Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780091912550
ISBN: 0091912555
Label: Ebury Press
Manufacturer: Ebury Press
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: September 07, 2006
Publisher: Ebury Press
Studio: Ebury Press

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Rating: - Fun and a great present
I really enjoyed this, as I found it a good mix of funny writing and proper factual stuff. Definitely recommend it as a good present book which is how I got it. There are a couple of other similar-soundnig books out there but of the ones I read this had the best mix. You couldn't accuse it of being derivative of the QI book as that came out either at the same time or possibly even a bit later!

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Rating: - derivative
This review would have been better if I hadn't also just read several other similar books including the superb QI book.

Nobody has ever mentioned any of these facts in the pubs I drink in.

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Rating: - Debunked
Picked this book on the advice of the other reviews and found it has been misrepresented. I didn't find the writing particuarly amusing and the 'research' smacks of typing the fact into google and reciting the results. In fact the majority of conclusions are unsubstantiated and left me feeling like only half the sorry had been told. There really are no real insights and by the time I was halfway through I felt like a list of the facts with a true/false next to them would have been just as entertaining. ... Read More

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Rating: - There's many an untrue word spoken in drink
From the title of this book, I was expecting it to be yet another of those predictable compilations that come out at this time of year, containing "amazing" facts or "hilarious" urban myths, most of which you've seen before because they've been recycled from the 1001 previous books on the same subject. But, as Mr Anwood explains in his introduction, his approach to gathering material was rather different to this.

In short, he noticed that, after a few beers, people tend to become self-appointed ... Read More

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Rating: - The joy of the pub !
What a read! Anybody familiar with British pub culture, more especially 'blokes' will find this an absolute hoot. Its strength lies in the research that has gone into the inane drivel that we all exchange after a few beers. The patience of the man is enviable in the extreme. It is written in a suitably light hearted and tongue in cheek way and is, frankly, hilarious.

If you don't buy it for yourself, you must know somebody that wants it for Christmas. Don't miss out on the opportunity to 'party ... Read More

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