Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem : And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past - Dale Shaw

Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem

And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past

By: Dale Shaw

Hardcover | 19 October 2017

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From God (‘what sized bang is appropriate to begin with?’) to Dickens (‘things urchins say’) and including all of the giants of world history, comes Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem by Dale Shaw, a short history of the world in internet-search histories.

Following on from classic humour titles such as 1066 and all that and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain comes the perfect gift for any history buff who wants a chuckle.

About the Author

Dale Shaw is a television and radio writer, journalist, screenwriter, performer and musician. His first book, Letters of Not, was published by The Friday Project in 2014. His sketch show, What The Future was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. His second book F*ck this Journal was published in 2015.

He has written for The Now Show, The News Quiz, Russell Howard's Good News, The Impressions Show, That Mitchell and Webb Sound, School of Comedy, as well as for the Guardian, Index, Huffington Post, BBC Online, Washington City Paper and many more.

Industry Reviews
Made me chuckle heartily! * Greg Jenner, author of A Million Years in a Day * Very funny book alert! * Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina *

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