The PERFECT GIFT for the terminally cool._________________________________________________This is a hipster.He is childless, unaccountably wealthy, and always well turned out.He likes art, porridge,s carves, and anything reclaimed from French factories . . ._________________________________________________Hipsters like to collect old things that are unfashionable, because that makes them fashionable.Vintage washing-up bowls are highly prized, because they look neither retro nor valuable, and therefore both._________________________________________________This delightful book is part of a Ladybird series specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. Also available:How it Works: The HusbandHow it Works: The WifeHow it Works: The MumThe Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life CrisisThe Ladybird Book of the HangoverThe Ladybird Book of MindfulnessThe Ladybird Book of the ShedThe Ladybird Book of DatingThe Ladybird Book of the Hipster
ISBN: | 9780718183592 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Michael Joseph |
Published date: | 29 Oct 2015 |
DEWEY: | 306.10207 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 52 |
Weight: | 126g |
Height: | 179mm |
Width: | 120mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |