Description
From the languages we speak, to the cars we drive, to the sports we play, there's so much we take for granted, but there's a fascinating story to be told about each and every one.
320 pages of lively text and colourful illustrations reveal the extraordinary secrets behind the origins of ordinary things. How did the ancient Etruscans make false teeth? Why do we shake hands? Discover just how old a joke can be.
Settle arguments and help with homework projects: Raleigh didn't make tobacco fashionable in Britain, it was Sir John Hawkins, and smoking was first recommended as a cure for disease.
ISBN:9780276423208
