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Item Details
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QI: THE POCKET BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE
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| By: |
QI, John Lloyd, John Mitchinson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0571241395 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780571241392 |
| Publisher: |
FABER & FABER |
| Pub. date: |
3 April, 2008 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Provides an illuminating collection of fun facts. This book is suitable for general knowledge, trivia and pub quiz enthusiasts. It is a catalogue of all the interesting misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. |
| Synopsis: |
QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is an illuminating collection of fun facts, perfect for general knowledge, trivia and pub quiz enthusiasts. This number-one bestseller is a comprehensive catalogue of all the interesting misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. It is now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frustrate your enemies and win every argument. Henry VIII had six wives. Wrong! Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Wrong! Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Wrong! QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is the essential set text for everyone who's proud to admit that they don't know everything, and an ideal sack of interesting facts with which to beat people who think they do. Perfect for trivia, pub quiz and general knowledge enthusiasts, this is a number-one bestseller from the authors of The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, packed with weird, wonderful and really quite interesting facts. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Faber & Faber Non-Fiction |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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