A compendium of popular misconceptions, misunderstandings and common mistakes culled from the BBC show, "QI".[...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most famous - and most controversial - composer of musical theatre alive today. Hundreds of millions of people have seen his musicals, which include "Cats", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Starlight Express", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Jesus Christ Super[...]
Presents a whimsical compendium of popular misconceptions, misunderstandings, and common mistakes based on "common knowledge," culled from the fields of history, science, literature, and biography, presenting such "helpful" facts as French toast comes from Rome, camels originated in North America, c[...]
So, you think George Washington was our first president? Wrong Or that bagpipes come from Scotland? Nice try, genius. Perfect for parties, trivia buffs, and anyone who thinks the earth has just one moon, this deck offers 100 flash cards of brain-building fun
Discover the truth behind these see[...]
From the brains behind "The Book of General Ignorance" comes another wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating, and mind-bending facts, taking on the hugely popular form of the first book in the internationally bestselling series.
The original "Book of General Ignorance" was publi[...]
Presents an off-road safari through a hundred interesting members of the animal kingdom, with illustrations and diagrams. This title covers: the water bears that can live in suspension for hundreds of years, the parasite carried by your cat that makes men grumpy and women promiscuous, and the woodlo[...]
A sourcebook of wise one-loners, of knock-out jokes, of drole asides and heartfelt statements of truth and beauty. It gathers insights of some of the best minds, and organises them into 250 subjects. It offers you a different take on almost every situation life throws at you.[...]
Imagine an edition of "The Guinness Book of Records" selected by a panel of stand-up comedians. This work is packed with original contributions from Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Bill Bailey and other regular guests on the show, with games to play at home, puzzles, cartoon strips, mini-encyclo[...]
A number-one bestseller, this is a comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. Now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frus[...]
A festive funbag of F stuff, featuring Fantasy Football with Alan Davies, Food Foraging the Sean Lock way, Jimmy Carr's Famous Fannies, Romantic Ronni Ancona and Rob Brydon's Foto-Feature, Fags of the World (as used by Jo Brand), Fry's Forebrain forensically filleted by Phill Jupitus and a 'How-to-U[...]
Compares and contrasts the different ways individual human beings cope (or fail to cope) with the curves that the uncaring universe throws at us.[...]
Compares and contrasts the different ways individual human beings cope (or fail to cope) with the curves that the uncaring universe throws at us. This work offers us a chance to share the secrets of the Dead, to celebrate their wisdom, to learn from their mistakes, and to marvel at their bad taste i[...]
Meet the water bears that can live in suspension for hundreds of years, the parasite carried by your cat that makes men grumpy and women promiscuous, and the woodlouse that drinks through its bottom. Marvel at elephants that walk on tiptoe, the pigs that shine in the dark, and the woodpeckers that h[...]
Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are orang[...]
Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are orang[...]
Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are orang[...]
QI is the smartest comedy show on British television, but few people know that we're also a major legal hit in Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Africa and an illegal one on BitTorrent. We also write books and newspaper columns; run a thriving website, a Facebook page, a Twitter feed; and produce a[...]
I En ytterst interessant bok om alt du ikke vet kaster radarparet «Borgulfsen» nytt lys overspørsmål som har plaget filosofer, forskere og fulle menn på pub gjennom store deler av menneskehetens historie.Dette er først og fremst en grenseløst morsom og lite pretensiøs sjarmbombe av en lydbok[...]