{"product_id":"just-my-typo-9781444759990","title":"Just My Typo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sublime to the ridiculous, Just My Typo is a hilarious collection of typographical errors, slips of the pen and embarrassing misprints which, like any typo of any kind, should never have happened, cannot be excused, and must not in any way be glorified. Enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou''ll travel back in time to meet great figures from history: Sir Francis Drake (who circumcised the world in a small ship), Queen Victoria (who pissed graciously over the Menai Bridge), and Rambo (the famous French poet). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou''ll find moral instruction (''Blessed are the meek, for they shall irrigate the earth'') and pearls of wisdom (''love is just a passing fanny''). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou''ll be outraged by politicians who exploit disasters to boost their pubic profiles; entranced by lambs that gamble in the fields; concerned for a man who was admitted to hospital suffering from severe buns; and appalled to meet 11-year-old twins Helen and Ugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prefect. A grate book!'\u003c\/b\u003e -- . * Mark Forsyth, author of THE ETYMOLOGICON *\u003cbr\u003eThe typo: creator of angst and giggles. \u003cb\u003eBest not read this in public, as you will laugh out loud\u003c\/b\u003e. Or have the urge to nudge the stranger sitting next to you, just so you can tell them about that \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e thing you just read. Like how Hitler had a ruthless gazpacho. Or how Rambo was a famous French poet. Or how... \u003cb\u003eoh, just read the damn thing\u003c\/b\u003e. -- . * Jen Campbell, author of WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is one of the most abusing books around.\u003c\/b\u003e Amusing. I meant amusing. With an M. Listen, someone had to do that joke, why not me? -- . * A J JACOBS, author of The Year of Living Biblically *\u003cbr\u003ePicked as one of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year: \u003c\/b\u003e'You could put a gentle reminder in your card that \"gift\" has been used as a verb since the 16th century, and gift a book about language'. * \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilarious!\u003c\/b\u003e Don't read it through in one sitting, tempting as it might be to see what's over the page. You do reach a stage where \u003cb\u003eit's difficult for onlookers to establish if you're convulsed with laughter or in need of medical assistance.\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003ci\u003eBookbag\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelightful\u003c\/b\u003e... as an 1864 edition of the Bible suggested, ''Rejoice and be exceedingly clad!'' * \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eKing of the stocking filler books this Christmas... \u003cb\u003eEssentially it's the best most fun chunks of the internet that you're thrilled to see when you're hungover.\u003c\/b\u003e * Alex Heminglsey, 60SecondReview *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHard to suppress the snorts of laughter\u003c\/b\u003e when reading this jolly collection of spelling mistakes, sub-editing disasters and misprints. * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Stocking-Filler Book 2012. * . *\u003cbr\u003e'Roundly entertaining... the pedant's stocking filler for 2012'. * \u003ci\u003eBookseller magazine\u003c\/i\u003e humour picks *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408400425303,"sku":"9781444759990","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444759990.jpg?v=1730502767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-my-typo-9781444759990","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}