Author: Caroline Taggart

Put your vocabulary skills to the test with this witty and engaging book.Improve Your Word Power is primarily a collection of multiple-choice chall...

CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS?Whether youve ...

A fascinating collection of the many unusual and vibrant phrases that adorn our language, looking at their origins and meanings. Dont be down in th...

'This is a fascinating book ... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a dinner table' She Magazine______________________...

Choosing how to behave in unfamiliar situations is one of the many minefields with which modern life abounds. In this amusing yet practical guide t...

Practical and invaluable advice on every aspect of modern etiquette, both royal and everyday. The author, Her Ladyship, guides you through basic go...

We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War had gripped Britain. Wave after wave of bombs fell,...

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were?Did you know that Piccadil...

Dust off those cerebral filing cabinets and remind yourself of all those facts you really should know!From pi and Pythagoras to presidents and pope...

''Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.'' - Yorkshire Post______________________In t...

A re-issue of the popular 2017 hardback edition, The Accidental Apostrophe.____________________________________The trouble with punctuation - well,...

A question that doesn''t require an answer - what kind of question is that?The rhetorical question is one of those grammatical quirks that just doe...

No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home to keep them safe from bombing; your husband, fat...

Ever wondered how to fit the ironing into an already overcrowded schedule? Or needed advice on how to deal with house guests whose political opinio...

Wherever you are, whatever the company, the ability to engage and entertain your companions will always stand you in good stead. For many though, s...

Great Britain has a long tradition of spectacular seasonal events, parties, pomp and ceremony. But times have moved on since the days of formal man...

From the Chelsea Flower Show, the Glyndebourne Festival and Glorious Goodwood to Royal Ascot, the Henley Royal Regatta and Wimbledon, the British S...

Walking is one of the most natural and fundamental of all human conscious movements. It raises your heartbeat, calms your mind and tones your muscl...