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A revealing memoir about living with Asperger's syndrome that is by
turns laugh-out-loud funny and achingly sad. It is only when he is
diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, at the age of 55, that Tom
Cutler's life starts to make sense - his accidental rudeness, his
strange obsessions (including road signs and Sherlock Holmes), his
unusual way of dressing, and his trouble in company. In this moving
memoir, Tom explores his eccentric behaviour from boyhood to
manhood, examines the role of autism in his family, and
investigates the scientific explanations for his condition.
Eloquent, witty, and insightful, Keep Clear ultimately shows why
the day Tom received his diagnosis turned out to be the happiest
day of his life.
* Did NASA fake the moon landings? * Did aliens build the pyramids?
* Is Finland really there? Dive down the conspiracy-theory rabbit
hole with bestselling author and conspiracy buff Tom Cutler. Mingle
with the millions who do not trust the official version and find
out what THEY - the global elites - don't want you to know. This
compelling collection of the world's wildest conspiracy theories is
packed with startling stories, curious characters and freakish
facts - covering everything from Princess Diana to weather control,
from the cloning of Paul McCartney to 9/11, from Lizard Men to JFK.
It's a Conspiracy! will make you think again about everything you
thought you knew.
Devised by devious genius Tom Cutler, The Pilot Who Wore a Dress is
a fiendish collection of riddles, mysteries and puzzles to test and
tease your brain. Here's a simple one to get you started: four
bodybuilders are huddling together in the street, under a small
ladies' umbrella, yet after 20 minutes not one of them has got wet.
How is this possible? Separated into original brainteasers and
timeless conundrums, plus locked-room head-scratchers and
unsolvable crimes borrowed from the very best of detective fiction,
this cunning collection will give your lateral thinking muscle a
proper workout. See if you can crack the problems by tracing the
clues tucked away in each mystery, without sneaking a peak at the
answers at the back of the book. These puzzles are perfect for the
squashed commute and after-dinner whoopla alike. They are
guaranteed to entertain and delight, whether you're a wannabe
Sherlock Holmes or a budding Jonathan Creek. Side effects may
include bafflement, laughter, smugness, and exclamations along the
lines of, 'It's so obvious once you know the answer.' Oh, and about
those bone-dry bodybuilders - who said it was raining? So obvious!
Have you ever found that once you are between the sheets Madame
Bovary is too heavy, magazines are too slippery, and The Guns of
Navarone too long? In that case A Gentleman's Bedside Book is
perfectly designed to satisfy those final moments of the days with
facts, stories, ideas and instructions that will help every bright
boy to become a smarter man with a well rounded curriculum of
lessons in Science, English, Home Economics, R.E, Modern Languages,
P.E, Art, Music and Woodwork. A lucky dip of bedside derring-do,
humour, and oddity, written in his unique style by best-selling
humourist Tom Cutler. Constantly surprising, ridiculously
fascinating, and very, very funny. Includes such entries as: Human
anatomy for the practical man; the most frequent dream subjects;
delicious caustic curries you can make; Emergency meals from
nowhere; Shaving: top tips from the pros; Deerstalkers and why they
matter; How to grow a dashing moustache; How to open a Champagne
bottle with a sword; Samuel Pepys: the rude bits; Best ever book
titles; Tongue twisters; Those you may not marry, from The Book of
Common Prayer; The worst ever movie dialogue; Useful foreign
chat-up lines; An international swearing dictionary; filthy foreign
food; Historic dumb predictions; The history of concrete; Dad rock;
Coming out on top in a pub brawl; How to dissolve your wife; Mental
arithmetic tricks for the practical man: ten tricks; Famous car
crashes and victims; The seven habits of the highly effective
Lothario; Really bad chat-up lines; Best urban legends: a list;
Sword swallowing for fun and profit; How to develop a gigantic
memory; Mind blowing mind reading for the complete novice.
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