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QI: Advanced Banter

by: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

October 02, 2008
What a great book - packed with gems of wit and wisdom. Only the interesting-facts QI team could deliver such a great collection and do it so well. Clearly a real labour of love for those who put it together.
A veritable treasure trove. An ideal present for almost anyone on almost any occasion.

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The QI Annual 2009 (Annual)

by: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

November 06, 2008
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.

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QI: The Book of General Ignorance

by: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

October 05, 2006
I really enjoyed reading this book and found it more than "Quite Interesting". Unfortunately though, if you are an avid fan of the television series like I am it offers nothing new. Most, if not all, of the material is taken from the series.

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QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance

by: QI, John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

April 03, 2008
The thesis of this book is that much of our `common sense' knowledge is made up of micro-myths, and most of these myths are mistaken. This is quite radical, if you think of it. If so much of the trivia of everyday knowledge is wrong, how much else of what we know for true is false? Maybe that's the appeal of such books, and this is a particularly good one with lots of random factoids I'd never read before, presented in a racy, engaging style. On the other hand it may all be a sad lad obsession (all the authors are male), appealing to the inner Mr Logic in us blokes. Chicken Tikka Massala was invented in Glasgow, Nelson never wore an eye-patch, we are only 60 miles from outer space (upwards), why biros are called bics in France...as my girlfriend kept ... Read More:

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QI: The Book of Animal Ignorance

by: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

October 04, 2007
A wonderful collection of animal miscellany. It is only let down by an absence of references and the fact that one wishes that they covered more animals.

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The QI Annual 2008

by: John Lloyd

November 01, 2007
As an Australian fan of QI, but still catching up on the publications, I'm a recent reader of a few QI books. The QI Annual brought back meories of the annuals of my childhood, but without the daft makeup tips and silly advice on boys! The QI Annual doesn't aim to be a deadly serious tome full of staid facts and figures, the QI team have done a fabulous job in making the books informative yet fun. I've read the Annual several times, yet I always manage to find something interesting I didn't see earlier. Great for trivia buffs and myth exploders, or anyone who has a fascination for interesting tidbits. A great companion to the show, and a must for all QI Fans.
I already have the QI Annual 2009 on pre-order!

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The Deeper Meaning of Liff

by: Douglas Adams, John Lloyd

October 23, 1992
This is an excellent little humourous dictionary of things that don't actually have names, but really should (like those corrugated bits of flesh you get round your ankles from wearing too-tight socks). Good fun, and Douglas Adams fans will find lots of great jokes within, just be aware that by it's very nature this is the sort of book you'll pull off of the shelf and randomly flick through for 5 minutes from time to time, rather than something you'll sit down and read from cover to cover. Great fun, but admittedly slight, even in it's expanded form.

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The Meaning of Liff

by: Douglas Adams, John Lloyd

November 11, 1983
In `The Meaning of Liff' Douglas Adams and John Lloyd have expanded the English language by noting down the meaningless names that lie underused on signpost and attribute new purpose to them covering the common experiences we have yet to assign a word to.

Depford(n).
The Disappointment one feels when our favourite author puts out a book not worthy of their name.

Twinning(n).
The nagging sensation the reader feels that he has been swindled out of five pounds that would have been better served giving to a barmaid in return for a couple of pints of beer or indeed burning.

Lepton(n).
The disconcerting feeling that some people will love the said book and Leap-Upon any critic daring to say it's rubbish.

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The Rough Guide to Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Simon Baskett, Jules Brown, Mark Ellingham, Geoff Garvey, Graham Kenyon, Marc S. Dubin, Phil Lee, John Fisher, Chris Lloyd, Iain Stewart

February 01, 2007
The Rough Guides rarely disappoint. They are thorough and interesting. My only complaint is that Murcia, as usual in guidebooks like this, just doesn't get the treatment it deserves. I always buy the most recent edition, but suggest you can probably skip an edition now and then!

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QI: The Sound of General Ignorance

by: John Lloyd, Stephen Fry, John Mitchinson

November 06, 2008
I really enjoyed reading this book and found it more than "Quite Interesting". Unfortunately though, if you are an avid fan of the television series like I am it offers nothing new. Most, if not all, of the material is taken from the series.