The festive fiefdom of QI follows last year's estimable 'E' Annual with a farrago of 'F'-themed fabulousness. Filled with the fabrications of Fry and friends, it's a feast of fascinating facts, from fish and frogs to ferrets and Freemasons, from the frozen fields of Finland to the fruit-fringed forests of Fiji, filled with flies, flags, flamingos, fleas, floods, flowers, fog, food, football, forests, fossils, fungi, fur and furniture . . . You get the idea. It's the nearest you'll get to having the phenomenal BBC show live in your front room. It's often said that 96% of the universe is missing, composed of so-called 'dark matter'. But isn't it interesting that the remaining 4% can be compressed into just 96 pages of fabulous, free-wheeling fun?
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A celeb-packed comedy book, published to coincide with the top rated new BBC2 series.
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John Lloyd has a broadcasting background. As a radio producer he devised The News Quiz and To the Manor Born before moving to television to start Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, and Blackadder. If pressed, he'd concur with Heraclitus: 'abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.'
John Mitchinson is from the world of books. The original Marketing Director of Waterstone's, he became Managing Director of Cassell, where he published The Beatles, Michael Palin and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. He's with Einstein: 'There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.'
John Mitchinson is from the world of books. The original Marketing Director of Waterstone's, he became Managing Director of Cassell, where he published The Beatles, Michael Palin and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. He's with Einstein: 'There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.'
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love buying these kinds of books for presents - you can read them first before wrapping-up! I bought this along with a Joined-Up Thinking by Colgan (Stephen Fry gave a quote on the front cover) and both books entertained me hugely on these cold, wet, darker days. great stuff.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Know someone who likes QI? read last years QI annual?
Then you know what to expect from this, more of the same (which is fine by me).
By turns, hilarious, educational and fascinating.
Quality entertainment by Stephen and the rest of the guys.
Then you know what to expect from this, more of the same (which is fine by me).
By turns, hilarious, educational and fascinating.
Quality entertainment by Stephen and the rest of the guys.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anualy terrific.
Arrived in time and in great condition. Another great product from QI, in a world were they seem to put QI on the front of almost anything to see if it sells.
Published 2 months ago by ronnie
5.0 out of 5 stars
The QI Annual 2009
The QI Annual 2009.
Educational and funny book. worth every penny. Will be read by many and enjoyed until the next one comes out.
Educational and funny book. worth every penny. Will be read by many and enjoyed until the next one comes out.
Published 19 months ago by Victor Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny
Great gift. But 2010 version is cheaper. No funnier but has bigger number on front.
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by Mr. A. W. Forward
5.0 out of 5 stars
QI annual 2009
Bought this for my husband as he is a big fan of the QI programme. I bought him the previous one as well. Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Williamina M. Gardiner
3.0 out of 5 stars
All good except that dent...
Delivery was quick, no problems, however wasn't too pleased with the massive dent on the side of the hardback cover - it looks like the book has been hit with an axe. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2009 by Kaisa Chief
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very happy
Thank you Amazon for a speedy delivery of an intended gift for someone.Very satisfied as always with the service you provide.
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Ms. A. Davis
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Quite Accurate
This book contains obvious errors, eg the inability to translate metres into feet correctly. There are other "facts" in there that just don't seem right, which makes me doubt the... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2009 by kiclarkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Quite Interesting Book
As a fan of the TV show, I tend to buy most of the books with an association to it. This book is both quite interesing and funny. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by C. Knott
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Quite Good annual from the Quite Interesting team.
This, like the last QI annual, is not a book to sit down and read all in one go, it is to be dipped in and out of at leisure. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by Mewsli
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