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.QI: Advanced Banter

by: Stephen Fry, John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

October 02, 2008
This book is simply a collection of amusing quotations from the famous - and the not so famous. It doesn't really appear to have anything more to do with QI than having the series name on the cover. It's a great book for dipping into but hardly something you'll want to tirelessly read from cover to cover. Ideal as a bathroom reader or to amuse others with.
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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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.The QI Annual 2009 (Annual)

by: John Lloyd, 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.
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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
Fabulous fabulous fabulous fabulous fabulous book. Fabulous. Ideal for reading to your other half when lying in bed after an overly heavy meal.
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.The QI Annual 2008

by: John Lloyd

November 01, 2007
If you like the series, then you will love the book. It is split in very small pieces of information, which makes it ideal for commuting. I recommend it!
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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 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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.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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."Blackadder": The Whole Damn Dynasty

by: Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Rowan Atkinson, John Lloyd

November 04, 1999
One of the best TV shows ever, with lines as funny as watching Celine Dion being tarred and feathered by music lovers. If you want to see how great comedy is scripted, or just want a laugh or an ideal toilet book, then buy this.
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