Author: Joseph Piercy

From logos to flags to punctuation marks, symbols are all around us. But were so used to seeing them that we never question why, for instance, the ...

From European favourites such as Mastichato Chios, which saved 2,000 Greeks from a bloody massacre at the hands of vengeful Turks, to legendary dri...

A book for men who are coming to terms with the fact that they would prefer to sit in their favourite chair than go to the pub, or wear socks with ...

A fascinating collection of revelations, quirky characters and other amazing pieces of trivia from the world of Shakespeare's. From the stories beh...

Everything you need to know about the 25 essential rules of English grammar.English grammar is often said to be over-complicated and difficult to...

In this absorbing collection of stories and trivia, readers will find answers to amazing aspects of Churchill's life, career and legacy. From his c...

The Oxford English Dictionary contains 175,000 words in common usage and yet linguists estimate that a vocabulary of 3,000 is sufficient to cover n...