This is NOT a guide book. This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Manchester. Learn more about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic city. The great and the good; the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, TRIUMPH and tragedy BEST places - Worst Places Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, fiction Origins, evolution, FUTURE Written by a local who knows what makes MANCHESTER tick
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Ben McGarr is Manchester born and bred. A graduate of Durham University (which he represented on University Challenge), he is passionate about his city, linguistics and archaeology. Having travelled extensively, during which he worked as a translator and interpreter at the British Embassy in Moscow, Ben is now a full time writer. This is his first title for The History Press.
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'Rather than entitle it `not a guide to Manchester', this informative and entertaining little book might have been more appropriately named `more than a guide to Manchester' since it is packed with a wealth of both strange and interesting facts which must have been painstakingly researched.
Although each of the chapters can be read as a stand-alone unit, together they form a very cohesive and pleasing whole. The book can be carried easily in bag or pocket and is filled with some great photographs that may evoke a sense of nostalgia and pride for any Mancunian reading it. I feel that this work will be of as much interest to a dweller in the Manchester area as to a visitor to its streets.
`not a guide to Manchester' is the kind of work that you can easily `dip into' and that may encourage you to do your own research on some of the topics covered. Whilst highly edifying, in view of some of its topics, it is a book that clearly does not take itself too seriously. In this respect, it has the right balance of wit and gravity.
In the run-up to Christmas, `not a guide to Manchester' would make a great stocking-filler.
David
Although each of the chapters can be read as a stand-alone unit, together they form a very cohesive and pleasing whole. The book can be carried easily in bag or pocket and is filled with some great photographs that may evoke a sense of nostalgia and pride for any Mancunian reading it. I feel that this work will be of as much interest to a dweller in the Manchester area as to a visitor to its streets.
`not a guide to Manchester' is the kind of work that you can easily `dip into' and that may encourage you to do your own research on some of the topics covered. Whilst highly edifying, in view of some of its topics, it is a book that clearly does not take itself too seriously. In this respect, it has the right balance of wit and gravity.
In the run-up to Christmas, `not a guide to Manchester' would make a great stocking-filler.
David
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Well written and informative. A good read just for the information alone. Small enough to fit in a briefcase. Enjoy!
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