If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?
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If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People? by John Lloyd
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a lively, wonderfully enjoyable anthology of hundreds of quotes you probably have never heard before, arranged thematically from A to Z. From laugh-out-loud-funny bon mots to some real headscratchers, Lloyd and Mitchinson have gathered a universe of star-studded blurbs like: The Beatles are dying in the wrong order. --Victor Lewis SmithWhen you forget to eat, you know you're alive. --Henry James I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty. --Nancy Reagan You know 'that look' women get when they want sex? Me neither. --Steve Martin
JOHN LLOYD has a broadcasting background. As a radio producer he devised The News Quiz and To the Manor Born before moving to television to start Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, and Blackadder. Like the philosopher William James, he thinks there are only three important things in life: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
JOHN MITCHINSON is from the world of books. The original marketing director of Waterstone's, he became managing director of Cassell, where he published The Beatles, Michael Palin and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. He's with Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
The cult TV panel show QI first aired on the BBC in September 2003 with John Lloyd producing and John Mitchinson in charge of the research.
JOHN MITCHINSON is from the world of books. The original marketing director of Waterstone's, he became managing director of Cassell, where he published The Beatles, Michael Palin and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. He's with Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
The cult TV panel show QI first aired on the BBC in September 2003 with John Lloyd producing and John Mitchinson in charge of the research.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307460660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307460665 |
| Titre | If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People? |
| Auteur | John Lloyd |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Random House USA Inc |
| Année de publication | 2009-08-04 |
| Nombre de pages | 416 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
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