A wonderful
collection of shooting excuses, gaffes, and blunders on the shooting field,
illustrating the experiences and exhortations of those who have committed minor
faux pas and misdemeanours. Tongue-in-cheek advice and novel excuses for
light-hearted incidents make this the perfect gift for shooting enthusiasts.
Author: J.
C. JEREMY HOBSON
Illustrations: Oliver Preston
In the
Garden with the Totterings is a fabulous collection of Annie Tempest’s
‘Tottering-by-Gently’ cartoons around the theme of gardening, which encompasses
inter-generational tensions, the differing perspectives of men and women and
more. Tottering-by-Gently is a village in the fictional county of North
Pimmshire, where Lord and Lady Tottering reside in the fading grandeur of their
ancestral home, Tottering Hall. Annie Tempest’s cartoons are based on Lord and
Lady Tottering (Dicky and Daffy) and their extended family. Her now
international following proves that she touches a note of universal truth in
her exquisitely detailed and beautifully executed cartoons as she gently laughs
with us at the stuff of life.
Authors: Annie Tempest
Inspired by
an amusing book given to Rosie Nickerson as a young girl, published in 1979 by
Debretts entitled 'I'll Never Be Asked Again' featuring a young Canadian girl
who goes grouse shooting for the first time and gets everything wrong, 'How To
Be Asked Again' is a step-by-step guide to modern shooting etiquette stuffed
full of amusing quotes and anecdotes. How To Be Asked Again instructs the Gun
on how to be the perfect guest out shooting. Inspired by the fact that so many
more people are taking up shooting as adults, it incorporates everything you
are simply "expected to know" without anyone ever telling you.
Covering a range of topics in a logical way, from the moment you receive a
shooting invitation (aligned with invitation "Do's and Don'ts"), to
arriving at the shoot, shooting safely, what never to say and even how to tip
the keeper. Much of this information comes from beaters, keepers, flankers,
pickers up, shoot organisers and shoot owners, combined with hilarious cartoons
by Oliver Preston, making this a very informative yet entertaining book on
shooting the perfect gift for any shooting man or woman, be they novice or
experienced.
Author:
Rosie Nickerson
Illustrations:
Oliver Preston
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