Böcker av Michael Francis

Misadventures in Language, Love, and LasagnaGet ready to laugh out loud as you encounter the joys and struggles of learning Italian.Aged fifty-five, Michael Francis stumbles through an Italian for Beginners class in Brooklyn.After no end of comical mishaps and linguistic chaos (both in and out of the classroom) he travels to Italy, putting his newfound language skills to the test. Will his hard work pay off, or will he find himself stranded in towns and villages where English is as rare as a stone-cold cappuccino?Positively Pazzo is a must-read for anyone learning Italian, traveling to Italy, or who enjoyed Under the Tuscan Sun. Let Michael's joyful storytelling and irresistible humor have you in stitches as he navigates the ups and downs of his ambitious Italian adventure.Don't miss this hilarious and inspiring tale.Buy your copy of Positively Pazzo now, and enjoy a reading experience that is positively crazy - in the best possible way!

Who Knew Gardening Was So Funny?When he can't get a job in New York, a care free optimist decides to start a gardening business.Eager to make a success of his ambitious new career, there's just one problem. He doesn't know ANYTHING about gardening.Undeterred, he relocates to Greenwich, Connecticut; where he chops down the wrong tree and discovers that stinging nettles and shorts are not a good mix.Do you enjoy hilarious stories with unlikely heroes, eccentric characters and crazy misadventures?Then meet Mad Annie Marsh, Nasty Mrs. Phillips and the Trash Monster in this side-splitting tale."If you are looking for great gift ideas for gardeners, you won't go wrong with this book." - letsgrowwild.co.ukBuy Yards and Stripes now and laugh out loud as you turn each page!

Mickey Francis and his brothers led an army of Manchester City thugs on a 15-year trail of terror on the streets and football terraces of Britain. They fought scores of pitched battles with rival 'firms' until they were arrested by the police in the most successful undercover operation of its kind.