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Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime [Paperback]

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Profile Books (26 Jun 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1861978413
ISBN-13: 978-1861978417
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 232,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"'Wonderfully entertaining...Every page pulses with humour, ephemeral research and irresistible nuggets of useless information... social history at its most accessible.' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail 'Thoroughly novel and refreshing...I loved his book enormously.' Andrew Marr 'Makes the banal and everyday surprising and often riveting... Fascinating stuff, and Moran delivers it in a relaxed and often hilarious style.' Daily Telegraph 'Splendidly entertaining...a deft, clever and endlessly fascinating example of social history at its best.' Dominic Sandbrook"

Juliet Gardiner

`A wonderfully insightful probe into the habits and rituals that have made up daily life in Britain since the Second World War. Almost nothing escapes Joe Moran's penetrating gaze; an inspired anthropologist of the ordinary, and often very funny, he turns his readers into informed observers, and gives an enhanced understanding of what we do every day
without a second thought and why we do it. You'll never eat a slice of toast, join a queue or send an e mail in the same way again.'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read, 31 May 2007

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This review is from: Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime (Hardcover)

An original book. Contents organised around people's typical days, but I find the chapters are great fun to dip into - and are the right length for that. They are in effect essays. I've learnt plenty of stuff from this book in terms of social history, sociology - but that makes it sound dry and academic, which it isn't. It's a whimsical, diverting, read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book - ideal for a gift, 23 Jun 2007

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This review is from: Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. It literally had me laughing out loud on the tube. It's insightful and well written. It's also an easy read and great for dipping in and out of.

I'm buying a copy for my dad as I know he'd like it. I'd say it's an ideal book for people interested in history, sociology or just British culture. It's also an easy read and not at all academic or dry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for inhabitants and immigrants, 7 Sep 2007

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This wonderful book should be compulsory reading for all UK citizens and those wishing to become one - or indeed those visiting and wondering why we are like we are.

Well written, well researched - a gem.

Rob Sawyer

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4.0 out of 5 stars it's all about being british
Curious social history , very readable ,things we take for granted explained . Did you know M & S made the first pre-pact sandwiches ? revolutionized our lunch breaks . Read more

Published 3 months ago by D. S. Sample

3.0 out of 5 stars Rather lightweight
I read this after reading the Author's "On Roads" which takes a single mundane subject and, by subjecting it to intense scrutiny, makes it rather interesting. Read more

Published 16 months ago by J. Wyper

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Queuing for Beginners

First thing - I will never look at Andrew Marr with quite the same degree of awe following his remarks on the front cover. Read more

Published 17 months ago by jsdeans

4.0 out of 5 stars revealing the perfectly obvious
how often do we stop to consider the mundane routines and rituals of everyday life??? that is the premise of this work, which takes us through a day in the life of the average... Read more

Published 19 months ago by tortoise girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers questions you hadn't even thought of asking!
`Queuing for Beginners' deals with the minutiae of everyday life: from sending emails to the history of packaged sandwiches; from the impact of IKEA stores opening and bed buying... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Sarah Durston

3.0 out of 5 stars It's good, but not THAT good
The aim of this book is to record the everyday life of someone commuting to an office, simply recording some of their experiences and reflecting on how these have become part of... Read more

Published on 1 Jan 2010 by Andrew Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting
I saw this in a book shop and the title totally pulled me in so i bought it on Amazon; it makes it sound like queueing is a skill to be learned! Read more

Published on 6 April 2009 by Dr. A. DEWITT

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and interesting
It's a great book, very interesting, funny read. I've thoroughly enjoyed it and it's full of useless information, which is always great!

Published on 23 Feb 2009 by M. Mustafa-holzapfel

5.0 out of 5 stars The everyday will never seem everyday again!
I love quirky books like this, that take simple and relatable ideas and open the reader's eyes to their history and complexity in an accessible and amusing way... Read more

Published on 7 Sep 2008 by Miss E. M. Potten

5.0 out of 5 stars An eye for the extraordinary in the ordinary
Joe Moran's book is a masterpiece of brilliant observation. "Queuing for Beginners" is a history of everyday life in Britian since the 1940s and looks at the imperceptible changes... Read more

Published on 21 Feb 2008 by Secret Spi

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