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How Not to Be a Basic Peasant

How Not to Be a Basic Peasant A Medieval Bard's Guide to Living Your Best Life

Hardback (03 Apr 2025)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Hark Peasants! Let this Bard guide you on the journey to becoming a better version of your peasant self.

Imagine if the Middle Ages had its own set of influencers and life coaches. Their collected wisdom would produce this very guide. Here, the ultimate Bard takes readers on a self-improvement journey-with lessons that any peasant can pick up and instantly start implementing into their lives. Examples include:

- How not to make a fool of thyself at the local tavern
- How to make a scene at a jousting tournament to stay relevant
- How to make your tiny home into a pleasant place to reside (spoiler: it involves sweeping out the rats)
- What not to wear (is chainmail in or out?)
- And what to do in case of a bear chase

Including helpful and insightful illustrations inspired by medieval art, this handy guide will keep you become just slightly better than your peers, even if you may never achieve royalty status.

About the Publisher

Running Press

Running Press Publishers has been providing consumers with an innovative list of quality books and book-related kits since 1972. Running Press creates more than 80 new titles a year under four imprints: Running Press, Running Press Kids, Running Press Teens, and Running Press Miniature Editions™. Titles cover a broad range of categories, including: humor and essay, food and wine, performing arts, lifestyle and craft, children's illustrated picture books and award winning young adult fiction. Miniature Editions has the original and most innovative kit program in the industry, from abridged bestsellers, best licensed properties, to our clever and quirky in-house created kits. Running Press is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and is a proud member of the Perseus Books Group.

Book information

ISBN: 9780762487936
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Running Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.100207
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 278g
Height: 185mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 14mm