50 Facts You Need to Know: Europe
UK £9.99,Canada $20.00,
UK Publication May 2006
ISBN 9781840466881
Paperback
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The sequel to the bestselling 50 Facts that Should Change the World
- Santa Claus lives in Greenland and he is broke
- David Hasselhoff had a role in ending the Cold War
- Snails are a type of fish under EU law
From the railway in Hungary run entirely by children to the British comedy sketch, unknown in the UK, but watched by millions across Europe every New Year?s Eve, Emma Hartley reveals the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of Europe today. Covering everything from poverty to pop music via politics and pirates, 50 Facts You Need to Know: Europe paints a picture of an astonishingly varied continent.
Find out where the worst place in Europe is, why Germans are required to pay a tax direct to the church ? unless they declare themselves unbelievers ? and what the twelve stars on the EU flag actually represent. This is a sometimes shocking, often surprising and enjoyable guide to the Europe you thought you knew ...
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Emma Hartley is a journalist and author. She has worked for the Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Independent (as a leader writer and as a reporter) and The Times, where she is now a news sub-editor.
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