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How to be an Alien / George Mikes ; Nicholas Bentley drew the pictures ; retold by Karen Holmes

By: Holmes, Karen, 1955-.
Contributor(s): Bentley, Nicolas, 1907- | Hopkins, Andy [(series ed.)] | Mikes, George. How to be an alien | Potter, Jocelyn [(j. series ed.)].
Series: Penguin readersLevel 3. Publisher: Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 1999Edition: [New ed.].Description: iv, 42 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 1 activity book (31 p. ; 25 cm) + 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.).ISBN: 0582416868; 0582430844.Subject(s): Readers | England -- Social life and customs -- HumourDDC classification: 428.6
Contents:
Introduction. - Preface. - Pt. : The most important rules. - Ch.1. A warning to beginners. Ch.2. Introducing people. Ch.3. The weather. - Ch.4. Examples for conversation. - Ch.5. Soul: Not quite saying what you mean. - Ch.6. Tea. - Ch.7. Sex. - Ch.8. The language. - Ch.9. How not to be clever. - Ch.10. How to be rude. - Ch.11. How to compromise. - Ch.12. How to be a hypocrite. - Ch.13. Small pleasures. - Ch.14. Favourite things. - Ch.15. Remember. - Pt.2. : Less important rules and some special examples. - Ch.16. A Bloombury intellectual. - Ch.17. Mayfair playboy. - Ch.18. How to be a film-maker. - Ch.19. Driving cars. - Ch.20. Three games for bus drivers. - Ch.21. How to plan a town. Ch. 22. Civil servants. - Ch.23. British Newspapers. - Ch.24. If naturalized. - Activities.
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First published by Andre Deutsch 1946

This adaptation first published by Penguin Books 1998

Introduction. - Preface. - Pt. : The most important rules. - Ch.1. A warning to beginners. Ch.2. Introducing people. Ch.3. The weather. - Ch.4. Examples for conversation. - Ch.5. Soul: Not quite saying what you mean. - Ch.6. Tea. - Ch.7. Sex. - Ch.8. The language. - Ch.9. How not to be clever. - Ch.10. How to be rude. - Ch.11. How to compromise. - Ch.12. How to be a hypocrite. - Ch.13. Small pleasures. - Ch.14. Favourite things. - Ch.15. Remember. - Pt.2. : Less important rules and some special examples. - Ch.16. A Bloombury intellectual. - Ch.17. Mayfair playboy. - Ch.18. How to be a film-maker. - Ch.19. Driving cars. - Ch.20. Three games for bus drivers. - Ch.21. How to plan a town. Ch. 22. Civil servants. - Ch.23. British Newspapers. - Ch.24. If naturalized. - Activities.

How to be an alien : activity book by Madeleine du Vivier. ISBN 0582430836