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by Bill Duncan (Author) "Such was the North-East Scottish childhood ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (4 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141019727
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141019727
  • Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 11 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 201,816 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Ironic satire in a self-help book full of sorrow... quintessentially Scottish and strangely hypnotic"

Don Paterson - Winner of Whitbread Poetry Prize 2003
"The Feng-Shui of broken windows... Gull Soup for the soul..."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Happiness is over rated, 1 Dec 2004
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This a true original and everyone in your family should have one beside their bedside candle (before accidently burning the cottage down).We need Bill Duncan and I hope he will take this book and preach with it far and wide and beyond the wild borders of Carnoustie.

Next time you glance at those prissy little books at the counter remember Arbroath on a dreich day. You will feel better for feeling worse.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Trust a Fifer to Look on the Bright Side!, 1 Dec 2004
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Weel, as ma Granny wuld say 'wurst things happen at sea' (and as a fisherman's daughter, she knew).

Every silver lining has a cloud and the author does an excellent job of reminding us of them.

A refreshing change from the feelgood psycho dribble....and an excellent Christmas present for all your true friends....

'Be happy while yer liven fer yer a lang time deed'

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Book For Yiz All, 14 Mar 2005
If you're walkin' aboot wi a droopit moo in some far off land; and need a bit of a lift, this is the book fir you.

Plenty of aphorisms that you have probably not heard or used for a while but understand completely as Bill Duncan resurects them in his "Wee Book of Calvin."

Whenever you're surrounded by PC, "happy" people; pick this up and have a wee greet ti yirsel. You'll feel the better fir it!

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