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Item Details
Title:
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COLOURS
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By: |
Jim Pipe |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£3.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0749648317 |
ISBN 13: |
9780749648312 |
Publisher: |
THE WATTS PUBLISHING GROUP |
Pub. date: |
9 January, 2003 |
Edition: |
New ed |
Series: |
Reading About S. |
Pages: |
24 |
Synopsis: |
In 1963 Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also examines the history of cab-driving in the capital - including the variety of taxis that have been used - and even tries to shed some light on the most ancient and obscure Hackney Carriage laws that are still on the statute book. (Do you know why a taxi is so tall? So a passenger can get on board wearing a top hat: it's true. . . .) Concluding with a look at the seamy side of night work, the rise and rise of the mini-cab, and what the future may hold for the London cabbie, Alf Townsend's book should prove entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab. |
Illustrations: |
colour illustrations |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
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