That's Bollocks!: Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories and Old Wives' Tales

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Penguin Books, Limited, 2006 - Literary Criticism - 306 pages
Gathering together all the strangest, sickest, funniest and most unforgettable urban legends, Albert Jack recounts them with his usual deadpan humour. But this is far more than merely a book of urban legends. Like his previous books, it is also a detective story. Exploring the real events behind conspiracy theories, the exaggerations of history and the assumptions of old wives' tales (and self-help books amongst many, many other things), Albert Jack shows us that the truth can definitely be stranger than fiction.

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Tall Tales of the Rich and Famous
13
Not Such a Good Idea
44
Love is a Dangerous Business
63
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