Harvey Wallbangers and Tam O''shanters - A Book of Eponyms - The People Who Inspired the Words We Use Every Day

Klappentext This entertaining and informative book is packed with eponyms from across the worlds of literature! history! medicine! religion! politics! science! nature and cuisine. And there are more of them out there then you might think! From a Harvey Wallbanger to a Wellington Boot; from a Catherine Wheel to a Caesar Salad! there's something for everyone. Zusammenfassung This entertaining and informative book is packed with eponyms from across the worlds of literature! history! medicine! religion! politics! science! nature and cuisine. And there are more of them out there then you might think! From a Harvey Wallbanger to a Wellington Boot; from a Catherine Wheel to a Caesar Salad! there's something for everyone.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Hannan
• Editore: Blake publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9781843584162
• ISBN: 978-1-84358-416-2
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira > Humour, satira, cabaret; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata