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We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A-Z of All Things British

We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A-Z of All Things British

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Author: Iain Aitch
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Category: Book

List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 335140

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.2

ISBN: 0007271328
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0941
EAN: 9780007271320
ASIN: 0007271328

Publication Date: October 6, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Expected US delivery in 7-10 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Written in a snappy A–Z format with quiz questions throughout to test your Britishness, Iain Aitch explores all things British in a funny, evocative way. Whether it's fish and chips, James Bond, red telephone boxes, or white dog poo, everything you've ever regarded as being uniquely British is within these pages and guaranteed to bring a smile of recognition to even the stiffest of upper lips. Test your knowledge of Britain and what it means to be British by answering a multiple choice question for each entry and then read on to discover the correct answer. With more style than Jarvis Cocker's moves and more pomp than Elgar's masterpiece, Iain Aitch celebrates all that is truly glorious about good old Blighty. A book for the entire British population—Northerner, Southerner, and even tourist and immigrant alike—this is the perfect read for someone looking for the truly British experience. Aitch gives us the real Britain, not one filtered through the eyes of civil servants or politicians. This is the dictionary of the Britain that you affectionately know and love. From asbos to garden gnomes, Tennent's Super to tube maps, to socks and sandals and spam and Smash potato, this is the most definitive list yet created that encapsulates the sights, sounds, and even smells that make Britain what it is today.



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3 out of 5 stars Cliched view of what makes the British so very British.   October 29, 2008
A somewhat irreverent look at everything British, or what defines the British, We're British, Innit is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes entries as diverse as Ants, Boudica, The Beatles, Harrods, Net Curtains, Queuing, Rhubarb and Grammar (errors of which can be found in the book!). More entertaining or amusing than outright funny, it provides a pleasurable diversion; probable best taken in small doses.

It is far from a substantial book at a little over 200 pages, each encyclopaedic style entry on average occupying just over half a page of extravagantly line-spaced text. Also included is short quiz to test How British Are You, as well as an Index.

While this is clearly not the place to look for the facts, it does yet give, albeit very cliched, an overview of what makes the British so very British; or at perhaps what it is that preoccupies the British mind.

(Reviewed by a Brit)


 

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