Money for Old Rope - Part 2

by Albert Jack

Money for Old Rope - Part 2 is the second ‘best of’ collection of best-selling books that reveal the origins and history of just about everything we can think of. In fact, as one wise man suggested, it is the history of everything you didn’t realise you wanted to know about, until you found out about it. A must have for dinner conversations and pub chat the world over, this book of history will help to make you feel clever.

In this edition we reveal the history of more of our favourite phrases and learn why blood is thicker than water, something bites the dust, we can be double crossed, what the graveyard shift is, why it can be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey and why that Cheshire Cat grins so often. There are hundreds more tales from history that explain how the English language became so rich and expressive.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Language, Humor

336 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2012

About the author

Albert Jack, pen name for Graham Willmott, is an international best-selling author and historian. He is an expert in explaining the unexplained and has appeared on live television shows and has made thousands of radio appearances worldwide.

Reviews

[Les · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love trivia. I have been dubbed the "Queen of Useless information" this book was perfect for me. If you have ever wondered where phrases, idioms and nursery rhymes originated this book answers all of those questions.

A must read for the curious.

[Miranda Barker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, sometimes a little tedious and patronising, but meant in good humour I am sure. Easy enough as a bedside read but you won't be gripped enough to stay up all night with it.

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Money for Old Rope has a lot of information in it about how some of our phrases came about that we use, urban legends, etc. It's very interesting.

[Shirley · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have a deep interest in trivia and the origin of words, phrases, theories this book would appeal.

[Joanne Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of interesting info but loses a star for pushing his opinions and beliefs a little too much.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely Entertaining

Albert Jack, hopefully not by himself has complied a book containing the origins of words and phrases, some of which are still used today.