Stranger than fiction : urban myths - Healey, Phil; Glanville, Rick (Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, 1999)
1. That's life: No jobs in the cupboard -- The wrong lover -- The bigger, the better? -- Cheap and easy -- Watch the water -- Hit and hear -- Wrong in the head? -- Red faces at Christmas -- Where did I leave my wife? -- The taxi driver, the Germans, and the plan -- 2. Accidents: Falling into bed -- The flying cow -- Look before you jump -- Don't lose your teeth -- Never leave your name -- 3. Doing wrong: Hit the floor! -- Biker at the bank -- The hair on her hands -- Hats on! -- The bank robber's mistake -- 4. Living and dying: Dead cold -- Coat from the dead -- Beer today, gone tomorrow.
What happened to the man who fell from the Empire State Building? What about the family who went to sleep in the wrong house? Can cows fly? These and many more questions are answered in this book of strange, funny and sometimes unbelievable stories.
Keywords: Readers; Urban folklore; Anglais (Langue) -- Lectures et morceaux choisis