
Clare Mackie
Author of Folio Book of Card Games
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Works by Clare Mackie
Bingo Boys & Poodle-Fakers: A Curious Compendium of Historical Slang Collected from the Best Authorities (2007) 60 copies, 1 review
Bingo Boys and Poodle-Fakers 1 copy
Associated Works
First Comes Love : All About The Birds And Bees - And Alligators, Possums, And People, Too. (2001) — Illustrator — 26 copies, 2 reviews
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I enjoyed the last half of this book a bit more than the first half, which is why I gave it four stars. For the first part I kept thinking, "oh, OK, that's it, it's all wrapped up then, the boy's got the girl and we're ready for our happily ever after!" But then the plot thickens and there's a significant twist and it got interesting! From that point on I was hooked. I could have done without quite as much detail in the sex scenes, but folks who are more into romance novels would probably show more enjoy those parts more than I did. Overall this was a good read, an enjoyable book, and I'm glad that Phoebe got her man in the end! (I suppose that's a spoiler, but this is a romance novel, so isn't that how they always end? :D ) show less
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No Accounting For Phoebe is a fast paced romantic novel, about a young woman not only searching for her place to work in the future but as well searching for love. It was a nice, fast-moving book with absolutely relatable scenes. I recommend this book for everyone who likes romance stories.
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The blue creature is sad so the yellow creature suggests some painting to cheer him up. The teachers you how mixing primary colors to make secondary colors. I can use this to teach students the color wheel. We can do the experiment with mixing water with food coloring to see what colors make.
Bingo Boys and Poodle-Fakers a Curious Compendium of Historical Slang Collected from the Best Authorities by Folio Society
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Attaboys, Gorgers, Night-Hawks and Widos, the street argot of the past is every bit as colourful and irreverent as today's hip hop and bling. Slang has always aroused strong opinions, but whether you agree with Alan Bennett that 'there is something suspect about those in the vanguard of slang' or with John Galsworthy that it is 'vigorous and apt', this fascinating new compendium unveils a wealth of information about the fads and peccadilloes of bygone days. What does it say, show more for instance, about the English that they once had over 100 terms for gin, including Stark Naked, Stinkious, and Wind? Always inventive, frequently hilarious - and occasionally utterly outrageous - slang is an exuberant celebration of the comic possibilities of everyday life. From Monday Mice to Marriage Music, Wiffle-Woffles to Bummaree - dip into the pages of Bingo Boys and Poodle-Fakers and discover the rough and rumbustious delights of Shakespeare's 'man of fire-new words, fashion's own knight': the ever-changing underworld of the English language.
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Attaboys, Gorgers, Night-Hawks and Widos, the street argot of the past is every bit as colourful and irreverent as today's hip hop and bling. Slang has always aroused strong opinions, but whether you agree with Alan Bennett that 'there is something suspect about those in the vanguard of slang' or with John Galsworthy that it is 'vigorous and apt', this fascinating new compendium unveils a wealth of information about the fads and peccadilloes of bygone days. What does it say, show more for instance, about the English that they once had over 100 terms for gin, including Stark Naked, Stinkious, and Wind? Always inventive, frequently hilarious - and occasionally utterly outrageous - slang is an exuberant celebration of the comic possibilities of everyday life. From Monday Mice to Marriage Music, Wiffle-Woffles to Bummaree - dip into the pages of Bingo Boys and Poodle-Fakers and discover the rough and rumbustious delights of Shakespeare's 'man of fire-new words, fashion's own knight': the ever-changing underworld of the English language.
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Nov 3, 2010Italian
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