Now there's a new way of talking. Or rather, there is an old way of talking ripe for revival. Jive has returned. it's all thanks to Max Decharne's recently published Straight From the Fridge, Dad - a Dictionary of Hipster Slang, the lexicon for the hep cats of London's most swinging trotteries * The Times * If you enjoy watching noir films, listening to blues or jazz, reading pulp novels or poring over certain song lyrics, this dictionary of hipster slang , a guide to hep as it was spoken through the first half of the last century, will prove indispensable -- Tom Boncza-Tomaszewski * The Independent * handsomely illustrated with photos, record sleeves and pulp novel covers, this book would make a really great Christmas present for that one vintage clothing-obsessed 50s-throwback friend you have somewhere -- Stuart Hammond * Dazed and Confused * If you are the kind of hep cat who harbours a burning urge to gas the slobs, then the righteous Max is the man. He shoots the works to fascinating and often hilarious effect * Esquire * perfect for the wannabe hipster and will slip neatly into the inside lining of any zoot suit -- Chris Wiegand * Richmond Review *