{"product_id":"9781473604933","title":"Thistle Versus Rose: 700 Years of Winding Up the English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ask a Scotsman for directions and he'll tell you which way to go. Ask an Englishman and he'll try to sell you a map.' \u003ci\u003eAnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's 700 years since the Scots thrashed the English at Bannockburn. Has there ever been a better opportunity to celebrate seven centuries of winding up the English?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Exploring everything from money, diet, war and weather to language, love and landscape, \u003ci\u003eThistle vs Rose\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious miscellany of Anglo-Scots rivalry. Introduced by Susan Morrison, it features quotes, jokes and trivia from Robert Burns, Billy Connolly, Frankie Boyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Johnson and many, many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * published alongside Albert Jack's rival Ebook \u003cb\u003e700 YEARS OF WINDING UP THE SCOTS\u003c\/b\u003e (9781473605008)*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173577769200,"sku":"9781473604933","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473604933_p0.jpg?v=1763602238","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473604933","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}