Celoživotní nuzák, George Mikes, nás učí chudobě s elegancí, nadšením a vtipem. Již jako mladý si dobře uvědomoval nevýhody vlastnictví velkého majetku a později dovedl až k dokonalosti způsoby, jak se tomuto zlu vyhýbat a o své těžce nabyté... Zobraziť viac
George Mikes says, 'the English have no soul; they have the understatement instead'. But they do have a sense of humour - they provide it by buying over three hundred thousand copies of a book that took them quietly and completely apart, ... Zobraziť viac
Contemporary / British English: This is the funniest book that you will read about English people! Why are the English different from Europeans? George Mikes book describes the strange things the English do and say. And the English dont get angry when... Zobraziť viac
The indispensable manual for everyone who longs to attain True Britishness George Mikes's perceptive best-seller provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life. Having been born in Hungary, he eventually spent more than forty years in the field, ... Zobraziť viac
George Mikes v úsporných a o to vtipnějších povahopisných črtách postihuje svéráz života v Anglii a nástrahy, jaké tam čekají na „cizozemce“, člověka, který přišel odjinud a usiluje o přijetí do vybrané společnosti těch opravdových Britů... Zobraziť viac
This is the funniest book that you will read about English people! Why are the English different from Europeans? George Mikes' book describes the strange things the English do and say. And the English don't get angry when they read the book.... Zobraziť viac
If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies Zobraziť viac
How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable, How to be Decadent. George Mikes has written many successful books on a variety of interesting subjects, but one so successful as ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. .. Zobraziť viac
