- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; Second Impression edition (3 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593052404
- ISBN-13: 978-0593052402
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 315,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Did you know THAT: Nicholas Parsons' GP father delivered Margaret Thatcher? Elvis Costello's father sang the 'I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker' jingle for R. White's lemonade? Bob Marley's father was white and Liverpudlian? or THAT: The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters? Stewardess is the longest word typed with only the left hand? The word 'bigwig' derives from the time of Louis XIV of France, who used to wear a big wig? WELL, YOU DO NOW! That Book is quite unlike anything you have ever read. Frighteningly addictive and almost entirely useless information is packed onto every page - once you dip in you'll be hooked for hours ...
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Did you know THAT:
* Nicholas Parsons' GP father delivered Margaret Thatcher?
* Elvis Costello's father sang the 'I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker' jingle for R. White's lemonade?
* Bob Marley's father was white and Liverpudlian?
or THAT:
* The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters?
* Stewardess is the longest word typed with only the left hand?
* The word 'bigwig' derives from the time of Louis XIV of France, who used to wear a big wig?
WELL, YOU DO NOW!
That Book is quite unlike anything you have ever read. Frighteningly addictive and almost entirely useless information is packed onto every page - once you dip in you'll be hooked for hours ...
* Nicholas Parsons' GP father delivered Margaret Thatcher?
* Elvis Costello's father sang the 'I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker' jingle for R. White's lemonade?
* Bob Marley's father was white and Liverpudlian?
or THAT:
* The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters?
* Stewardess is the longest word typed with only the left hand?
* The word 'bigwig' derives from the time of Louis XIV of France, who used to wear a big wig?
WELL, YOU DO NOW!
That Book is quite unlike anything you have ever read. Frighteningly addictive and almost entirely useless information is packed onto every page - once you dip in you'll be hooked for hours ...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book on a whim, not quite knowing whether it would be another Ben Schott or not (i.e. rather dry and high brow). It is not. It is far better and great to dip in and out of. Even my kids (twins aged 9) have grabbed it for a 'look', which ended up lasting half an hour (which, if you knew my kids, is a pretty amazing length of time for them to be kept amused by one thing!).
I have now bought three more copies as Xmas presents since, to be honest, it looks much more generous a present (given it is a hardback book) than it actually costs.
I am hooked - can't wait until 'That Book 2'!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I can sit and read this for hours, its all what I like. Useful (or useless depending on how you look at it) bits of information that you can wow your friends with at the pub. God knows where they get it all from.
Amazing!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ben Schott's book was a great idea but this book is better. Not only does Mitchell Symons *really* know his trivia, he injects a warmth and humour to this book which is lacking in the competition. The glossy cover makes it more suitable for the loo, too!
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90% trivia, 10% urban myth
This book has so many factual inaccuracies and myths that it is suitable only as hamster bedding. You could edit dozens of pages of these "facts" out completely as myths by... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alana Muir
OK - but another rip off, really
Once more unto the rip-off dear friends.
It's not a bad book - in fact some thing inside are quite interesting - but I think we all know what "that book" really is. Read more
It's not a bad book - in fact some thing inside are quite interesting - but I think we all know what "that book" really is. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2003
Knocks spots off Schott
If you buy just one book this year, make sure it is this one.
If you buy two books, buy two copies.
Every time I pick it up, I find something new. Read more
If you buy two books, buy two copies.
Every time I pick it up, I find something new. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2003
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