QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance - Brossura

QI; Lloyd, John; Mitchinson, John

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ISBN 10: 0571241395 ISBN 13: 9780571241392

Casa editrice: Faber And Faber Ltd., 2008

Riassunto

QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is an illuminating collection of fun facts, perfect for general knowledge, trivia and pub quiz enthusiasts. This number-one bestseller is a comprehensive catalogue of all the interesting misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. It is now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frustrate your enemies and win every argument. Henry VIII had six wives. Wrong! Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Wrong! Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Wrong! QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is the essential set text for everyone who's proud to admit that they don't know everything, and an ideal sack of interesting facts with which to beat people who think they do. Perfect for trivia, pub quiz and general knowledge enthusiasts, this is a number-one bestseller from the authors of The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, packed with weird, wonderful and really quite interesting facts.

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Descrizione del libro:

QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson is a runaway Christmas bestseller from the researchers at QI, now in a handy pocket-sized edition, perfect for flaunting fun facts on-the-go.

L'autore:

John Lloyd CBE devised The News Quiz and To the Manor Born for radio and Not The Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image and Blackadder for television. John Mitchinson has been both bookseller and publisher and looked after authors as diverse as Haruki Murakami, The Beatles and a woman who knitted with dog hair. Together they are in charge of research for the hit BBC show QI, and have written many bestselling books, including such titles as The Book of General Ignorance, 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off and most recently, 1,411 QI Facts To Knock You sideways.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Faber And Faber Ltd.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0571241395
• ISBN 13: 9780571241392
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320