The Third Book of General Ignorance: Qi: Quite Interesting
Lloyd, John; Harkin, James
ISBN 10: 0571308988 ISBN 13: 9780571308989
Published by Faber & Faber, 2018
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Synopsis:
“Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place.”―New York Times
“The Book of General Ignorance won’t make you feel dumb. It’s really a call to be more curious.”―The Associated Press
From the brains behind The Book of General Ignorance comes another wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating, and unbelievable facts, taking on the hugely popular form of the first and second book in the internationally bestselling series. In this collection the great minds behind the Quite Interesting series, address even more outrageous mistakes and misunderstandings. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still totally wrong. In this most recent volume readers will be treated to questions such as:
The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.
About the Authors:
John Lloyd CBE is the creator of QI and founding producer of The News Quiz, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Spitting Image, Blackadder and No Such Thing As The News. Anne Miller is a scriptwriter and researcher for QI. She is Head Researcher for BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity and writes a literary column for Standard Issue magazine.
James Harkin, QI’s Head Elf, presents the QI Elves’ podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and BBC 2’s No Such Thing As The News. He also produces The Museum of Curiosity.
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Title: The Third Book of General Ignorance: Qi: ...
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
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