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Top 10 for Men

Top 10 for Men
It’s a fact that men love lists: with lists, men can find the most interesting information with the least amount of effort. Proving that trivia need not be trivial, this book – a sort of Top 10 Lite – contains over 250 lists covering the most important subjects in life - cars, sport, warfare, food and drink - and answers the most vital questions:

What are the most popular pizza flavours? The 10 most common names of Playboy Playmates? The most common murder weapons? The most valuable comics? Which mammals produce the most sperm? Which country has the highest proportion of women to men? Who eats the most baked beans?

Whatever your subject, Top 10 for Men is a must for every pub quiz enthusiast, every father of kids who constantly ask ‘why...?’ – and, indeed, every man.

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Top 10 for Men was given a full-page feature treatment in the Daily Express on 12 June and is currently (14 June) No.15 in the British hardback non-fiction bestseller list.

Hardcover: 304 pages
UK: Hamlyn, 15 May 2008, £10.00

ISBN-10: 060061817X
ISBN-13: 978-0600618171

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Potty, Fartwell & Knob
Potty, Fartwell & Knob
Apologies for the title – I blame the publishers – but then it does contain some rather rude names, so this part of my website is not recommended for minors, elderly relatives or those of a sensitive disposition. It also includes plenty of non-rude names that are simply extraordinary, from Temperantia Google to Opportune Ganwit, Epiphany Lullaby to Tiny Slurd. Click on the cover and – provided you are over 18 – find out more…

Hardcover: 256 pages

UK: Headline, 4 October 2007, £9.99

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Top 10 of Everything – 2008 edition

Top 10 of Everything – 2008 edition
This is the 19th annual edition of Top 10 of Everything. The series and others derived from it (Top 10s of Music, Film, Sport, and so on) have been a mainstay of my work in recent years and so a section of The Complete Works is devoted to it. Find out more about Top 10 of Everything by clicking on the cover.

Hardcover: 256 pages

UK: Hamlyn, 15 September 2007, £14.99
US: Sterling, 1 October 2007, $24.95

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Whitaker’s World of Facts – for 2008

Whitaker’s World of Facts – for 2008
This is the third, updated and revised edition of the book originally published in 2005. A lavishly illustrated one-volume reference book for children, the ‘Whitaker’s’ part of its UK title derives from Whitaker’s Almanack, the annual published by the same company. Click the cover to explore the new edition.

Hardcover: 320 pages

UK: A&C Black, 28 September 2007, £19.99
US/Canada: (as Firefly’s World of Facts), 4 September 2007, $29.95

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