The Completely Useless Encyclopedia: (Incorporating the Junior Doctor Who Book of Lists) [Paperback]

Chris Howarth (Author), Steve Lyons (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: London Bridge (Mm); First published in Great Britain in 1996 by Doctor Who Books an imprint of Virgin edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0426204859
• ISBN-13: 978-0426204855
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,160,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud FUNNY, January 9, 2005

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Victoria Masters (Gainesville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia: (Incorporating the Junior Doctor Who Book of Lists) (Paperback)

This is one of the few books that I have laughed out loud until tears streamed down my face!!! When trying to share the funniest entries, I can't even read them without laughing again. From analyzing the famous "Yeti on the lou" Pertwee phrase to including a table of contents containing only the letters of the alphabet, this is humor and wit at its best. I have never found a funnier Doctor Who book and I am hard pressed to name a funnier novel in general. If you do not have this book you don't know what you're missing!!! A++++

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irreverent worship!, January 12, 2002

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Kristen A. Criado (Franklin, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia: (Incorporating the Junior Doctor Who Book of Lists) (Paperback)

This book is an incredible collection of phrases and Whoisms that have appeared throughout Doctor Who's many years on the air. The authors have managed to poke fun at the good Doctor while assuring the reader that they're really on our side. It's a lot like making fun of your family - only another family memeber can get away with it. If you're not family, watch out! From "AAH" to "ZORG AND ORG," it's all there - every last tasty fun morsel that makes Doctor Who a worldwide institution.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and Perfect, February 22, 1999

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This review is from: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia: (Incorporating the Junior Doctor Who Book of Lists) (Paperback)

This text is the funniest book I have ever read... Poking fun at not only Doctor Who, but the fandom of Doctor Who, this book is a laugh-riot from the introductory debate over stories' names, to the final index page which lists simply the letters of the alphabet and the Dedication to Godzilla. My favorite parts: the description of Season Eighteen as an "amusing omission from The Doctors: Thirty Years of Time Travel" and the description of Lazar's Disease as a syndrome whose main symptom is removing one's clothing... Lyons & Howarth are to be commended for such a devistatingly funny work.