In 1958, ad man and soon-to-be best-selling author Shepherd Mead moved to England with his family to pursue his career. Six years later, his observations on the oddities of British culture were enough to compile a satirical guidebook for fellow Americans planning to visit from across the pond. The blunders that could befall them were many. For instance, explains Mead, Pants are always underpants and what you wear out in the open are trousers. Mistakes in this area can lead to nasty misunderstandings. Structured around the fictional Brash family Peggy and Buckley Brash and their two...