Is there really a pub called The Toad Rock Retreat? Which one town has the pubs with both the longest and shortest names? How many Lions, Crowns and Horse are there? How many pubs are called The Speculation, The Triple Plea, and The Welcome Stranger? Why would you give your pub a name like The Geese Have Gone Over the Water? The author in his valiant attempt to answer these questions has produced a book which is surely essential reading. What exactly is a pub? What should pubs be like? Why do we think that way? Is there a perfect pub? Can we imagine one that nobody would go to? Who goes into pubs, and why, and for what? Where is the straightest pub crawl? So, how did we get where we are, and where do we go from here? Whether it's to The King's Head, The Queen's Arms, The Three Legs or The Eel's Foot, be sure to take this book with you. AUTHOR: Gordon Thorburn is the author of the best selling ?Men and Sheds'. Already published by Remember When is his practical guide to growing your own, ?The Classic Allotment'. ?The Classic Herb Garden' is due in June 2010, and ?Famous Names from the High Street' in 2011. Other books have included ?Cassius, the true story of a courageous police dog', and ?No Need to Die' about American volunteers in RAF Bomber Command in WW2. ILLUSTRATIONS 70 b/w illustrations *
