Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets by Tom Fort

Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets by Tom Fort

Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets is The Repair Shop meets The Diary of a Bookseller all conveyed in Tom Fort's signature easy-going writing style.

strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish (third row, second shelf) * Country Life *
A hymn to hardware. . charming . . . This book tells a quirky tale of subculture, a shrine where many of us worship. -- Book of the Week * Sunday Times *
A paean to DIY, and a history of the various rivets, trivets and gadgets on sale. If you want to read about the evolution of the humble screw, then this is the book for you . . . * The Times, Best Books of Summer 2023 *
Educational and entertaining, take a trip behind the shelves, window displays and hooks to discover more about this industrious world * Best of British, Book of the Month *
This delightful book is full of surprises * Literary Review *
strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish (third row, second shelf) * Country Life *

Tom Fort was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1978 he joined the BBC in London where he worked in the BBC Radio newsroom for 22 years. He lives in South Oxfordshire with his wife and two of his children. Two of his books have been selected for BBC R4's 'Book of the Week.'

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ISBN 13	9781472291967
ISBN 10	1472291964
Titel	Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets
Autor	Tom Fort
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Headline Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-05-11
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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