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The pub has been the heart and soul of British life for centuries. But how has this unique institution developed over the years?
Organized thematically, this study explores alcoholic drink through its consumption, sale, function, use and abuse. The role of drinking is discussed in relation to class, gender and industrialization, and set in context with developments in other countries. Jennings situates drink as an important marker of wider social and cultural change.
I'm Uncovered . . . I try to hide my nakedness with my hand. But it doesn't work. Everyone can see. Also on show . . . Bad rabbit habits. Rapt in toilet paper. Birds with teeth. A live face on the wall.
Unbelievable? Maybe. But I'm telling you it's true. The crusher had pushed all the air out of my lungs. It was squeezing me tighter and tighter. I knew I had only seconds to live. Believe it or not . . . A kid can grow younger. Birds can bury you. Ghosts have exams. There are eyes in the milk. From the one and only Paul Jennings
Parents are the best reading teachers in the world. Parental involvement is key to a child learning to read, to use language - and to their whole early years education. This book presents simple strategies to show how parents can use books to enrich their children's lives - it's not just about learning to read, it's about learning to love reading.
It's unbearable . . . The bird's perch is swinging to and fro and hitting me on the nose. I can see my eye in its little mirror. Unbearably weird . . . You have the foulest feet ever. There are flies for lunch. A goat swallows your opal. And you have lived before.
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