The Discworld Almanak
no fan of Sir Terry Pratchett should be without this definitive guide to Discworld's Common Year of the Prawn
Terry Pratchett author Bernard Pearson author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:1st Oct '04
Should be back in stock very soon
The ultimate accessory for all Pratchett fans, the definitive almanak which will grace every loo in the kingdom.
Here you will find a Compendium to all Knowledge, and a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock, also a boon companion in affairs of the HEART & HEALTH, with notes on Husbandry, Physic, Fairs & Marts, and other such information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike.
This ultimate guide to the Year of the Prawn is a veritable cornucopia of advice, direction and wisdom - a must have not only for all inhabitants of Ankh-Morpork and the Sto Plains, but also anyone wanting to immerse themselves in the whimsical and wonderful ways of Sir Terry Pratchett's incredible Discworld.
What fans are saying:
'Brilliant, typical Pratchett' - ***** Reader review
'Insightful and funny as always from Terry Pratchett' - ***** Reader review
'Amazing' - ***** Reader review
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This is the definitive Almanak to the Common Year of the Prawn: a Compendium to all Knowledge. Not only a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock it is also a boon companion in affairs of the heart and health and full to the brim with information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike.
Including:
*homemade remedies for common ailments
*recipes
*horoscopes
*scientific discoveries
*a calendar
*strange tales
*valuable facts about the cabbage
Beautifully illustrated, this is an artistically presented package guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of all Pratchett fans.
Where would we be without it? -- Havelock Vetinari
A good stiff cardboard cover that will provide a whole month of inner soles, and soft paper inside, truly a boon for the working man -- Bernard Pearson
Better read than dead -- Reg Shoe, Fresh Start Club, 668 Elm St, Ankh-Morpork
With thys Almanak as my gide my every venture is bound to prosper -- C.M.O.T. Dibbler
ISBN: 9780385606837
Dimensions: 207mm x 160mm x 14mm
Weight: 236g
128 pages