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by Marcus Berkmann (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (6 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316847690
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316847698
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 746,295 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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THE TIMES

'Enjoy a spell of obsessive indulgence in the company of a genuine and witty enthusiast'


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'It captures splendidly the many dazzling facets of the truly atrocious cricketer'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Depressingly entertaining!, 15 Aug 2000
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This review is from: Brain Men: The Insider's Guide to Quizzing (Paperback)
If you're as sad as me and live for quiz nights at the pub, if you've memorised the home grounds of every third division football team, every Eurovision winner since 1956, and the capitals of every U.S. state, you'll enjoy this book. Don't worry: the author's a bit sad too, and he knows it. It's warm and funny, recounting his triumphs (and trying to justify the defeats) in pub quizzes and TV quiz shows. Lots of anecdotes mixed with an entertaining history of the quiz, and some of those really tricky questions that you're sure you know the answer to... On the other hand, if you have a life, you'll probably hate this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book for years written for anoraks !, 3 April 2001
This review is from: Brain Men: The Insider's Guide to Quizzing (Paperback)
How funny is this book and for trivia buffs, how accurate is it to our lives? From the history of pub trivia, playing Give Us A Break and knowing "blokes who live off their winnings", through the evolution of Trivial Pursuit, to the pub quiz league, all quiz low-life is here. If you've ever put £1 in a trivia machine, ever sat in a smokey pub quiz or worse, set a quiz of your own, this book is laugh out loud funny and one you won't put down !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Berkmann rides again, 31 Oct 2000
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Brain men lacks the guffaw-out-loud quality that Rain men had but this does not stop it from being a brilliant read. The observation in Brain men is much keener (witness the classic discussion on who holds the pen) which makes it just as enjoyable as Rain Men and the questions are clever enough to make you walk around the office continually berating yourself for forgetting that Montgomery is the state capital of Alabama !
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5.0 out of 5 stars perfect light reading
Highly readable and entertaining from start to finish, I recommend this to anyone. The format, text liberally sprinkled with entertaining trivia, and questions at the end of each... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by waigie

4.0 out of 5 stars humorous and lighthearted
I read this because it was highly recommended as you can see below. Yes I would agree that it's a good read and in places very funny, but it is very lightweight and really in the... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Mike J. Wheeler

5.0 out of 5 stars An exacting observation
This book is a must for anyone who has ever been involved in either setting a pub quiz, or just taking part in one. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2000 by brianshaw1@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly accurate description of the Pub Quiz World
I happened to pick this book up while browsing through my local bookshop, and a furtive read of the first chapter hooked me. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars How did I live without this book?
I thought pub quizzes were for boring old farts or nerdy rejects....how wrong I was. Marcus Berkmann has made pub quizzes sexy - they are the new rock n' roll. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A bible for the Pub quiz anorak!
This is a highly entertaining and amusing book - with a fair number of challenging quiz questions thrown in. Read more
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