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The book of general ignorance contains a list of 230 questions, most of which previously appeared in episodes of qi. Stephen fry four words from alan davies introduction how many wives did henry viii have. The book of general ignorance mitchinson, john lloyd. The book of general ignorance the noticeably stouter edition qi.
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The second book of general ignorance john lloyd and. Each question explains the correct answer, and usually attempts to show why people tend to make the wrong assumptions, or believe certain myths. The book of general ignorance john lloyd, john mitchinson, stephen fry. Stephen john fry born 24 august 1957 is an english 4 5 actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of norwich city football club. It is a trivia book, aiming to address and address many of the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in common.
The associated press ignorance may be bliss, but so is learning surprising information. Isbn 9780571233687 124 written by producer and seriescreator john lloyd and qis head of research, john mitchinson, it includes a foreword by fry and four words by davies will this do, stephen. The book of general ignorance the noticeably stouter edition main by john lloyd, john mitchinson, stephen fry isbn. The second book of general ignorance by john lloyd, john. The book of general ignorance stephen fry hardback. He loved it, infact the whole family loved it, as we held a made at home version of qi, with my father, armed with this book, acting as stephan fry. Challenging what most of us assume to be verifiable truths in areas like history, literature, science, nature, and more,the book of general. Davies initial foreword was credited as four words, which read simply. The main characters of this reference, trivia story are. The fry chronicles, stephen fry s second volume of autobiography.
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Stephen fry and john bird star in all four series of the bbc radio 4 satirical comedy, plus the 2006 special episode. A compendium of wise oneliners, laugh out loud jokes, and inspirational quotes of truth and beauty, compiled by the creators of qi, with contributions from stephen fry and alan davies. Amazon worldwide bestsellers christmas wagers books. The book of general ignorance by john mitchinson, john. The book of general ignorance hardcover published august 7th 2007 by harmony. To which all i can say is, go and smack your pert little botties very hard. A really quite interesting book of quotes one which gathers.
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