by Mitchell Symons · Random House · tapa dura · ISBN 9780593053485
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«This Book» is Mitchell Symons's book of curiosities, published by Random House in hardcover (432 pages, in English).
It collects hundreds of unusual facts and brief anecdotes on the most varied topics: oddities of the animal kingdom, unexpected relationships between famous figures, stories behind great novels, and curiosities about popular culture. Written in a light-hearted tone, it invites readers to jump from one entry to another with no fixed order.
Originally published in 2004, it appears in catalogs as nonfiction, reference, humor and trivia.
For curious readers who enjoy useless facts, humor and reference reading for entertainment.
Mitchell Symons is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an opinion column for the Daily Express, for which he was named If It's In the News Columnist of the Year in 2002.
