Behind every ritual of every day—waking up from a dream, calling in the dog, going for a drink after work—there are figures which detail the most common dreams, the most popular names for male and female dogs and the preferred after-work activities of various people. In an all-new approach to the list format, Hunter Davies explores these statistics and their meanings, dispensing knowledge on every topic from the top 10 breakfast cereals (and the amount every household eats each year) to the things people want to do before they die. If you want to know what doctors' slang really means, and what on earth the Twelve Days of Christmas actually refer to, Hunter Davies' Book of Lists is for you.
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Hunter Davies is the author of over 30 books, many of them world bestsellers, such as his authorized biography of the Beatles. He has also written six books about soccer. As a journalist, he contributes to The Sunday Times and writes a weekly soccer column in the New Statesman.
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cool little book,
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this book is fun to have around for some random reading and even for quizzing others on their random knowledge of the lists...good coffee table book :o)
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Here's a list of some interesting and also some awful events that happened to people when they were very, very young. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
person per night Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, North America, Lake Buena Vista, Los Angeles, Walt Disney World, Destination Visitors New!
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Here's a list of some interesting and also some awful events that happened to people when they were very, very young. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
person per night Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, North America, Lake Buena Vista, Los Angeles, Walt Disney World, Destination Visitors New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Peter Pan (Acting Edition) by Sir James M. Barrie in Front Matter
- How Many? (Slide and See Books) by Rh Value Publishing on page 73
- Charles Dickens (Chesterton's Biographies) by G.K. Chesterton in Front Matter
- Peter Pan (Modern Library Classics) by J.M. Barrie in Front Matter
- The Book of Ages by Rh Value Publishing on page 32
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