The Jazz Anthology

Arts & Photography

KINGTON, Miles

Music

Harpercollins

The trouble with French is that there are far too few English words in it. In this book, Miles Kington, the critic, columnist and creator of Franglais, puts all that right. The language here can be understood by almost anyone who failed GCSE French. If you have passed GCSE French, it could be tricky, but try anyway. A Frenchman would probably not understand a word of it, not that he would let on.

Let's Parler Franglais!

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Penguin??Books

Cover worn, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Let's Parler Franglais Again!

Literature & Fiction

Penguin

The " Punch" Cartoon Album

Doran, Amanda-Jane

History & Criticism

HarperCollins, Publishers

The World of Alphonse Allais

Faber and Faber

The " Punch" Cartoon Album: 150 Years of Classic Cartoons

Letʼs parler Franglais! (French Edition)

Robson Books

Parlez-vous Franglais? (Let's Parler Franglais Volume 3) Kington, Miles

Parlez Vous Franglais? (Let's Parlez Franglais)

Robson Books Ltd.

The Franglais lieutenant's woman (French Edition)

In this hilarious and moving book, popular English humorist Miles Kington faces cancer and death with his sparkling trademark wit, musing on everything from board games and yodeling to the prospect of being outlived by his dog.
When some people are told they have only a few months to live, they might travel around the world or write their memoirs or put their affairs in order. When it happened at the age of 66 to Miles Kington-one of England's best-loved humorists-he did what he did best, offering sharp, wry, laugh-out-loud observations and ideas about his situation. Following his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Kington proposes crazier and crazier ideas for his next book (what he calls "cashing in on cancer") in a series of letters to his literary agent, Gill.
And what sort of things capture Kington's attention in his waning months? The sudden grimness of those 1,000 Places to See Before You Die books, for example. (What about 100 Things to Do Before You Die, Without Leaving Home?, he suggests. Instead of bungee jumping and whitewater rafting, learn to whistle with two fingers in your mouth, yodel, or steam open envelopes.) The irony that his dog, Berry, will probably outlive him, or the semi-outrageous idea of creating a funeral video:
The answer is quite simple.
Make a video in advance of my farewell speech, to be shown on a monitor, from the pulpit, or on a screen behind the stage, or wherever the best place would be.
I have already visualised the opening shot.
It is of me, smiling ruefully, and saying to camera: "Hello. I'm sorry I couldn't be here in person with you today."
Mischievous and utterly original, Miles Kington's words in the face of death are memorable and surprisingly uplifting.

How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

William Morrow

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