Quantity:

More Buying Choices

69 used & new from �0.01

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Bears Can't Run Downhill: And 200 Other Dubious Pub Facts Explained

See larger image

Share your own customer images

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Bears Can't Run Downhill: And 200 Other Dubious Pub Facts Explained (Hardcover)

by Robert Anwood (Author)

4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

RRP:	�9.99
Price:	�6.97 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save:	�3.02 (30%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, November 12? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

15 new from �3.20 52 used from �0.01 2 collectible from �6.00

Frequently Bought Together

Price For All Three: �15.64

Show availability and shipping details

This item: Bears Can't Run Downhill: And 200 Other Dubious Pub Facts Explained by Robert Anwood
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions by New Scientist
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions by New Scientist
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Emus Can't Walk Backwards: Another Round of Dubious Pub Facts

by Robert Anwood

5.0 out of 5 stars (1) �6.98

Why Pandas Do Handstands...: and Other Curious Truths About Animals

by Augustus Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars (2) �6.98

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions

by New Scientist

3.6 out of 5 stars (31) �4.77

Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions (New Scientist)

by "New Scientist"

4.1 out of 5 stars (38) �4.77

The Book of General Ignorance (A Quite Interesting Book)

by Stephen Fry

4.3 out of 5 stars (58) �7.77

› Explore similar items

Product details

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Ebury Press (7 Sep 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0091912555
ISBN-13: 978-0091912550
Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 13.2 x 3.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 106,232 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Ever wondered whether Bob Holness really did play the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street? Or whether a swan can break a man's arm? Or whether computer games are illegal in Greece?! If so, you've probably spent far too much time down the pub, conversing with a mate on the wrong end of four pints of lager. We've all heard them: wild claims, spurious rumours and barely believable 'pub facts'. Don't pretend you've never wondered whether a crocodile really can run faster than a racehorse. Or pondered the possibility that there is only one cash machine in the whole of Albania? If this sort of thing keeps you awake at night, then this book has come to the rescue. Bears Can't Run Downhill...debunks and explains 201 common claims and popular misconceptions. It?s the ideal stocking-filler for the quiz fanatic, the trivia buff, the show-off down the pub ? or the wife or girlfriend who wants a way to a) get the upper hand and b) put a stop to this nonsense once and for all. So here is the definitive tome ? all you will never need (until the sequel at least) - of well-known ?facts? both true and apocryphal.

From the Publisher

Fact, fiction and everything in between: 201 ludicrous claims, half-baked theories and fascinating titbits explained

See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

british comedy

trivia

humor

facts

entertaining books that teach you stuff ...

comedy

british

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	47% buy the item featured on this page: Bears Can't Run Downhill: And 200 Other Dubious Pub Facts Explained 4.2 out of 5 stars (6) �6.97
	15% buy Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions 4.3 out of 5 stars (14) �3.90
	15% buy Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions 3.6 out of 5 stars (31) �4.77
	12% buy Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions (New Scientist) 4.1 out of 5 stars (38) �4.77

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.2 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's many an untrue word spoken in drink, 8 Oct 2006

By	Erkki (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews

From the title of this book, I was expecting it to be yet another of those predictable compilations that come out at this time of year, containing "amazing" facts or "hilarious" urban myths, most of which you've seen before because they've been recycled from the 1001 previous books on the same subject. But, as Mr Anwood explains in his introduction, his approach to gathering material was rather different to this.

In short, he noticed that, after a few beers, people tend to become self-appointed experts on any subject under the sun, and will confidently inform you that, for instance, rice is technically a type of fruit, that Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button, or that the Queen's phone number used to be 1; they usually follow this up by exclaiming "FACT!".

The author appears to have taken a notebook to the pub with him, diligently written these booze-fuelled "facts" down, and gone away and thoroughly researched them. Combined with his dry humour, this makes for a highly entertaining (and at times surprising) read. Definitely a good Christmas stocking-filler - but read it yourself before you hand it over, and certainly before you next go down the pub!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

54 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential anthology of pub facts, 3 Sep 2006

By	Mr. S. J. Turner "P. FACT" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a splendidly researched and witty reference tome. It presents 201 so-called sozzled facts that one hears from time to time in a pub that are usually nonsense but nevertheless have an element of plausibility. Each fact or myth is analysed and at the end given a verdict, either true or false (or made-up) but sometimes the fact cannot be so easily verified. This book can also save your life - one learns that bears are very agile and that running downhill to escape from a bear will not help. The thing to do instead is to remain calm!!!, speak in a low voice!!! or wave your hands slowly!!!, while backing away from the bear's 'personal space'!!!. Also, don't eat too much nutmeg as it is poisonous, but a little will make you high. I like this book.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

49 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The joy of the pub !, 8 Sep 2006

By	M. FAVER "mickfaver" (Leicestoh) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a read! Anybody familiar with British pub culture, more especially 'blokes' will find this an absolute hoot. Its strength lies in the research that has gone into the inane drivel that we all exchange after a few beers. The patience of the man is enviable in the extreme. It is written in a suitably light hearted and tongue in cheek way and is, frankly, hilarious.

If you don't buy it for yourself, you must know somebody that wants it for Christmas. Don't miss out on the opportunity to 'party hard' with the termites.

Cheered me up on a dark, pre autumn morning !!!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 6 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and a great present
I really enjoyed this, as I found it a good mix of funny writing and proper factual stuff. Definitely recommend it as a good present book which is how I got it. Read more

Published on 11 Aug 2007 by Patricia Bridge

3.0 out of 5 stars derivative
This review would have been better if I hadn't also just read several other similar books including the superb QI book. Read more

Published on 9 Jul 2007 by C. Hatfield

2.0 out of 5 stars Debunked
Picked this book on the advice of the other reviews and found it has been misrepresented. I didn't find the writing particuarly amusing and the 'research' smacks of typing the... Read more

Published on 16 Dec 2006 by M. Chatterton

› See all 6 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }