The Discworld Almanak: The definitive guide to Discworld's Common Year of the Prawn - Hardcover

Terry Pratchett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385606834 ISBN 13: 9780385606837

Publisher: Doubleday, 2004

Synopsis

This ultimate guide to the Year of the Prawn is a veritable cornucopia of advice, direction and wisdom - a must have not only for all inhabitants of Ankh-Morpork and the Sto Plains, but also anyone wanting to immerse themselves in the whimsical and wonderful ways of Sir Terry Pratchett's incredible Discworld.

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This is the definitive Almanak to the Common Year of the Prawn: a Compendium to all Knowledge. Not only a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock it is also a boon companion in affairs of the heart and health and full to the brim with information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike.

Including:
*homemade remedies for common ailments
*recipes
*horoscopes
*scientific discoveries
*a calendar
*strange tales
*valuable facts about the cabbage

Beautifully illustrated, this is an artistically presented package guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of all Pratchett fans.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.

From the Back Cover

In this latest accessory to the Discworld phenomenon, Terry Pratchett joins forces with Bernard Pearson to produce the definitive Almanac to the Common Year, 2004 being the Year of the Incipient Goat, for the city of Ankh-Morpork and Surrounding Areas & Benefices. Here you will find an essential guide to all aspects of life, and a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock, also a boon companion in affairs of the HEART & HEALTH, with notes on Husbandry, Physic, Fairs & Marts, and other such information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike. Including homemade remedies for common ailments, recipes, horoscopes, scientific discoveries, a calendar, strange tales and much much more...

With witty illustrations from Paul Kidby, this is an artistically presented package guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of all Pratchett fans.

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385606834
• ISBN 13: 9780385606837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128