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Andrew
Andrew Robinson
TheBook of…
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Christoph
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Jason Dickinson
TheBook of…
David
Dave Blake
TheBook of…
James
James Whittington
TheBook of…
John
Stewart Cruttenden
TheBook of…
Matthew
Paul Geraghty
TheBook of…
Michael
Dan Tester
TheBook of…
Paul
Paul Reaney
TheBook of…
Richard
Richard Shananan
TheBook of…
Robert
Max Leonard
The series that digs deep through history to discover the achievers, deceivers, winners, losers, rulers, spoilers, givers, murderers, funny men and bad men called…
The perfect gift for anyone who has a Robert, Richard, Paul, Michael,Matthew, Andrew, Christopher, David, James or John in their life
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An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Robert.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Richard.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Paul.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Michael.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Matthew.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Andrew.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named Christopher.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named David.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named James.
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales, trials and triumphs of people named John.
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nThe Random Book of… MichaelBy Dan Tester
The Random Book of... Michael features facts, figures, stats and trivia on legionsof record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures,the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians andscientists called Michael.
Which Michael...
•Trained as a boxer, performed at the Eurovision Song Contest, and isworth £350m?
•Attempted to levitate an amphibian using magnets?
•Was sent off for fighting with a team-mate whilst playing for CharltonAthletic?
•Was a serial-killing florist based in Chelsea who claimed to have had4,000 gay lovers?
•Who served as Secretary of State for Defence, has Denzil and Xavieras middle names?
The affordable gift for every Michael, Mickey or Mick.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-00-6ISBN 13 978-1-907158-00-1
TheBook of…
Michae
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Dan Tester
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Michael.
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nThe Random Book of… RobertBy Max Leonard
The Random Book of... Robert features facts, figures, stats and trivia onlegions of record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historicalfigures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs,politicians and scientists called Robert.
Which Robert...
• Bought London Bridge and shipped it brick by brick to Arizona?
•Discovered the Titanic while on a secret nuclear mission for the USNavy?
• Implanted boar’s tusks into his assistant’s mouth as a joke?
•Married his childhood sweetheart only after kidnapping her threetimes – and broke 433 bones during his lifetime?
•Was enjoying a hospitality lunch at Lords when he was called out ofretirement to keep wicket for England?
The affordable gift for every Robert, Bob or Rob.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
TheBook of…
Robert
Max Leonard
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Robert.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-09-XISBN 13 978-1-907158-09-4
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nThe Random Book of… RichardBy Richard Shananan
The Random Book of... Richard features facts, figures, stats and trivia on legionsof record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures,the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians andscientists called Richard.
Which Richard...
• Invented one of the world’s most popular children’s toys by accidentand then ran away to join a religious cult?
•Would rather have played rugby for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park thanHamlet at the Old Vic?
• Is a famous comedian whose 1980’s college band had a huge hit in thePhilippines without his knowledge?
•Accompanied William the Conqueror in 1066, was nicknamed‘Strongbow’, and died from an infected foot wound?
• ‘Breezed’ a degree in philosophy, released two singles and wasmistakenly identified as Robert de Niro by Swedish tourists?
The affordable gift for every Richard, Ricky or Dick.
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TheBook of…
Richard
Richard Shananan
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Richard.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-08-1ISBN 13 978-1-907158-08-7
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nThe Random Book of… PaulBy Paul Reaney
The Random Book of... Paul features facts, figures, stats and trivia on legionsof record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures,the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians andscientists called Paul.
Which Paul...
•Has battled Hodgkin’s disease, was on the first private flight intosuborbital space, and is worth over $22bn?
• Is in the Penzance South ward, has been raided by the Spanishtwice, and worships a former bus driver?
•Was a butterfly expert, predicted that life expectancy in the USAwould be 42 by 1990, and that England would not exist by the year2000?
•Was 33 feet tall, broke windows when he clapped, and was carriedby five storks at birth?
• Picked up an 18 stone man with his mouth and ripped out five frontteeth?
The affordable gift for every Paul.
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TheBook of…
Paul
Paul Reaney
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Paul.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-07-3ISBN 13 978-1-907158-07-0
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nThe Random Book of… MatthewBy Paul Geraghty
The Random Book of... Matthew features facts, figures, stats and trivia onlegions of record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historicalfigures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs,politicians and scientists called Matthew.
Which Matthew...
•Was visited by a mysterious poltergeist, could see auras and is ableto kill cancer cells?
•Turned down Chelsea and AC Milan, missed only one out of 49penalties, and scored 209 career goals from midfield?
•Won gold at the Beijing Olympics sporting a spiky red Mohican?
•Was a computer programmer before videoing himself dancing inHanoi, and then in dozens of other locations, to become an internetphenomenon?
• Broke the story of Bill Clinton’s affair and claimed that prominentpoliticians were closet homosexuals?
The affordable gift for every Matthew, Matt or Matty.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
TheBook of…
Matthew
Paul Geraghty
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Matthew.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-06-5ISBN 13 978-1-907158-06-3
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nThe Random Book of… JohnBy Stewart Cruttenden
The Random Book of... John features facts, figures, stats and trivia on legions ofrecord-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures, thefamous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians andscientists called John.
Which John...
• Jokingly suggested he might be offered the job of tea boy in a GordonBrown government, sent 3,700 extra British troops to Afghanistan, andis chairman of Celtic?
• Led 10,000 officers, wrote a bestseller and appeared, with his dog, inTV ads for patio awning?
•Was turned down for a job at Pizza Express but later earned $1 millionfor his role as Jonathan in The Mummy Returns (2001)?
• Landed a Gulfstream jet aircraft at Washington National Airport withcomplete electrical failure in icy conditions at night in 1993?
•Doesn’t read newspapers or watch TV, has designed record coversfor Donovan and The Beatles and is in a famously ‘open’ relationship?
The affordable gift for every John or Johnny.
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TheBook of…
John
Stewart Cruttenden
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named John.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-05-7ISBN 13 978-1-907158-05-6
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nThe Random Book of… JamesBy James Whittington
The Random Book of... James features facts, figures, stats and trivia onlegions of record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historicalfigures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs,politicians and scientists called James.
Which James...
•Caused a rift in his family by his conscientious objection and waslaid to rest in the same cemetery as Charlie Chaplin?
•Was a band originally called Venereal and the Diseases?
•Died on stage at the Sunderland Empire, was a successful hairstylist and got his big break on Hancock’s Half-Hour?
•Appeared on This Is Your Life twice, enjoyed jobs such as hospitalporter, club manager and wrestler, and presented Top of the Pops?
•Was stabbed by a Hawaiian, is honoured by a statue in Greenwichand helped to combat scurvy?
The affordable gift for every James, Jim or Jimmy.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
TheBook of…
James
James Whittington
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named James.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-04-9ISBN 13 978-1-907158-04-9
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nThe Random Book of… DavidBy Dave Blake
The Random Book of... David features facts, figures, stats and trivia on legionsof record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures,the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians andscientists called David.
Which David...
• Shops at ASDA, dislikes high culture and politics, and sees the worldas a dangerous and depressing place?
•Once said: “I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging onthe walls in the Berlin Museum at Checkpoint Charlie?”
•Claimed to have been born in Scotland, as it sounded moreromantic, and was Ian Fleming’s original choice to play James Bond?
•Opened a restaurant called Magic Underground, claimed to havediscovered the ‘Fountain of Youth’ in the Bahamas, and made theStatue of Liberty disappear?
•Was later revealed to be gay, along with his wife?
The affordable gift for every David or Dave.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
TheBook of…
David
Dave Blake
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named David.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-03-0ISBN 13 978-1-907158-03-2
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nThe Random Book of… ChristopherBy Jason Dickinson
The Random Book of... Christopher features facts, figures, stats and trivia onlegions of record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historicalfigures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs,politicians and scientists called Christopher.
Which Christopher...
•Used baked beans tins, a hairdryer and fireworks at the early stagesof inventing a revolutionary mode of transport?
•Was stupid enough to attend a drugs trial with a stash of cocaine inhis pocket?
• Ended a night of passion with his wife by having a rather intimatepart of his body sewn back on by doctors?
•Was arrested after being caught on CCTV wandering around thestreets of Morecambe dressed as the Grim Reaper?
•Was regarded as one of the bloodiest pirates to ever sail the highseas?
The affordable gift for every Christopher or Chris.
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TheBook of…
Christop
her
Jason Dickinson
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Christopher.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-02-2ISBN 13 978-1-907158-02-5
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nThe Random Book of… AndrewBy Andrew Robinson
The Random Book of... Andrew features facts, figures, stats and trivia onlegions of record-breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historicalfigures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs,politicians and scientists called Andrew.
Which Andrew...
•Has a pair of exposed bottom teeth, grows up to about five metres inlength, and is rarely seen alive?
•Was obsessed with faking his own death, impersonated Elvis andonce invited his audience for milk and cookies?
•Was the first to have jumped with a frameless parachute, inventedthe air vent, and was killed by a beam while building a hot-air balloon?
•Owns seven London theatres, was knighted in 1992, and hasproblems with his cat deleting work from his computer?
•Moved to Monaco to try motor racing, to Los Angeles to become anactor, and contracted an illness from raw sewage while surfing?
The affordable gift for every Andrew, Andy or Drew.
Stripe Publishingt: 07957 291 718e: [email protected]
Andrew
Andrew Robinson
TheBook of…
An extraordinary collection of trivia, tales,
trials and triumphs of people named Andrew.
Price £9.99Pub date Sept 2009Language EnglishHardcover 160 pagesSize 192mm x 121mmCategory Gift/TriviaISBN 10 1-907158-01-4ISBN 13 978-1-907158-01-8
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