Books by Patrick Scrivenor

Born in Palestine, Patrick Scrivenor was brought up in Africa and England and, after studying at Oriel College, Oxford, was commissioned into the army as an infantry officer. Since then he has been a journalist and writer for all his working life. Among his books are In Praise of Male Chauvinism, Egg on Your Interface: A Dictionary of Modern Nonsense, and I Used to Know That: English - stuff you forgot from school. He has co-authored two further books, Hansel Pless: Prisoner of History (a biography of the fourth Prince of Pless), and Cancer Positive: The Role of the Mind in Tackling Cancers.