Items related to Ask the Past
Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or simply how to make a perfect omelet? Look no further. Rather, look backward.
Based on the popular blog, Ask the Past is full of the wisdom of the ages--as well as the fad diets, zany pickup lines, and bacon Band-Aids of the ages. Drawn from centuries of antique texts by historian and bibliophile Elizabeth P. Archibald, Ask the Past offers a delightful array of advice both wise and weird.
Whether it's eighteenth-century bedbug advice (sprinkle bed with gunpowder and let smolder), budget fashion tips of the Middle Ages (save on the clothes, splurge on the purse) or a sixteenth-century primer on seduction (hint: do no pass gas), Ask the Past is a wildly entertaining guide to life from the people who lived it first.
Based on the popular blog, Ask the Past is full of the wisdom of the ages--as well as the fad diets, zany pickup lines, and bacon Band-Aids of the ages. Drawn from centuries of antique texts by historian and bibliophile Elizabeth P. Archibald, Ask the Past offers a delightful array of advice both wise and weird.
Whether it's eighteenth-century bedbug advice (sprinkle bed with gunpowder and let smolder), budget fashion tips of the Middle Ages (save on the clothes, splurge on the purse) or a sixteenth-century primer on seduction (hint: do no pass gas), Ask the Past is a wildly entertaining guide to life from the people who lived it first.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Yale-educated historian Elizabeth P. Archibald is an instructor at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins. Her research focuses on the history of education from antiquity to the Renaissance, as well as the history of books. She launched the blog Ask the Past in 2013.
Review:
"Lucky for her readers, Archibald has a wry wit and keen eye for absurdity. Some of the book's advice makes the past feel very far away...but much of it reminds of what we have in common with our ancestors, who also worried about attracting lovers, raising children, and killing bedbugs (the secret is gunpowder)."―Boston Globe
"Comical and illuminating."―Johns Hopkins Magazine
"Comical and illuminating."―Johns Hopkins Magazine
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSquare Peg
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0224101242
- ISBN 13 9780224101240
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 16.53
Shipping:
US$ 5.73
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Ask the Past
Published by
Random House 2015-05-21, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 16.53
Convert currency
Seller Image
Ask the Past: Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear [Hardcover ]
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 26.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past (Hardcover)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Answers, advice and age-old wisdom, from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment.Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? Look no further than Ask the Past.Chock-full of advice that has (and some that hasn't!) stood the test of time, Ask the Past is the tongue-in-cheek compilation of hilarious and true answers to life's questions, drawn from actual antique sourcebooks by a historian and bibliophile.From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, Ask the Past brings you advice that will make you laugh out loud and shake your head in amazement.Here are the answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask - 'How do I impress my boss?' or 'How do I put out a fire' - and some that you didn't know you needed to. Brimming with advice both wise and weird, and illustrated throughout with charming images from rare books, Ask the Past offers a surprising vision of the past, together with a hilarious menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish! Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 27.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past
Published by
Square Peg
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780224101240_new
Buy New
US$ 17.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past: Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear
Published by
Square Peg
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish. Num Pages: 240 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: GBC; WQN; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 20.01
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past: Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear
Published by
Square Peg
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish. Num Pages: 240 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: GBC; WQN; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 22.06
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past: Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 8.27x5.67x1.10 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0224101242
Buy New
US$ 20.18
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past (Hardcover)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Answers, advice and age-old wisdom, from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment.Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? Look no further than Ask the Past.Chock-full of advice that has (and some that hasn't!) stood the test of time, Ask the Past is the tongue-in-cheek compilation of hilarious and true answers to life's questions, drawn from actual antique sourcebooks by a historian and bibliophile.From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, Ask the Past brings you advice that will make you laugh out loud and shake your head in amazement.Here are the answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask - 'How do I impress my boss?' or 'How do I put out a fire' - and some that you didn't know you needed to. Brimming with advice both wise and weird, and illustrated throughout with charming images from rare books, Ask the Past offers a surprising vision of the past, together with a hilarious menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish! Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 25.57
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ask the Past (Hardcover)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0224101242
ISBN 13: 9780224101240
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Answers, advice and age-old wisdom, from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment.Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? Look no further than Ask the Past.Chock-full of advice that has (and some that hasn't!) stood the test of time, Ask the Past is the tongue-in-cheek compilation of hilarious and true answers to life's questions, drawn from actual antique sourcebooks by a historian and bibliophile.From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, Ask the Past brings you advice that will make you laugh out loud and shake your head in amazement.Here are the answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask - 'How do I impress my boss?' or 'How do I put out a fire' - and some that you didn't know you needed to. Brimming with advice both wise and weird, and illustrated throughout with charming images from rare books, Ask the Past offers a surprising vision of the past, together with a hilarious menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish! Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780224101240
Buy New
US$ 37.28
Convert currency