The Book of General Misconceptions is a book written by John Lloyd to popularize the British television program QI . A series of similar books were later released. The "Book ..." contains a list of false facts that some people consider true.
| Book of General Misconceptions | |
|---|---|
| The book of general ignorance | |
 British edition cover | |
| Author | and |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 2006 year |
| Date of first publication | October 5, 2006 |
| Publishing house | Faber and faber |
| Following | |
Content
- 1 History of creation
- 2 Structure
- 3 Critical Reviews
- 4 Continuation
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Creation History
It was first published by Faber and Faber Publishing House in the UK on October 19, 2006 . In the USA - on August 7, 2007 by Harmony Books , in France - “Book ...” was renamed to"Les autruches ne mettent pas la tête dans le sable: 200 bonnes raisons de renoncer à nos certitudes" and was released on October 3, 2007 by Éditions Dunod .
In the year of release in the UK, the book was listed " Amazon's number one Global bestseller for Christmas 2006." [1] [2] By the end of January 2007, more than 300,000 copies were sold. Unexpectedly high sales motivated the authors to release a sequel , and then an annual.
In the United States, “The Book ...” received generally positive reviews from Publishers Weekly magazines [3] and the newspaper The New York Times . [four]
The book was in the top 15 of the New York-Times bestsellers from December 9, 2007 to January 13, 2008. [5] [6]
Structure
The Book of General Misconceptions contains a list of 230 questions, mainly those that have already appeared in QI . The questions are accompanied by the correct answer, as well as an explanation of why the proposed answer is correct. Sometimes assumptions are made why people are used to believing lies or various urban myths .
The book contains introductions by Stephen Fry and Alan Davis , the presenters of the QI program.
Criticism Reviews
Responses to the book as a whole were more positive. Critic Jennifer Kay wrote that "... the Book of General Misconceptions" will not make you feel stupid. It really is an appeal to be more curious. " [7] The New York Times, [8] critic of Doug Brown, [9] American newspapers Los Angeles Times , Monsters and Critics, were also positive , USA Today , The Seattle Times , Chicago Sun-Timesen and Seattle Post-Intelligencer . [10]
Continuation
The pocket edition of the Book ... was released on April 3, 2008. [eleven]
The second book of the series - “The Book of Animal Ignorance” - was released in the UK on October 4, 2007, and in November 2008 the audio book “The Sound of General Ignorance” was released .
Since November 2007, the QI Yearbook has been published. [12]
Notes
- ↑ Everything QI: Quite Interesting, the QI Blog. January 31, 2007 . Retrieved February 5, 2008
- ↑ Wray, Richard QI News: QI is Amazon's Global Bestseller Worldwide (link unavailable) . The Guardian (February 3, 2007). Date of treatment July 29, 2007. Archived March 14, 2007.
- ↑ Web-Exclusive Reviews: Week of 8/6/2007 . Retrieved February 5, 2008 Archived October 5, 2009.
- ↑ Grimes, William . Reading Fun Before Frosty Melts Away, and After , New York Times , New York Times Company (November 30, 2007). Date of treatment February 4, 2008.
- ↑ Hardcover Advice . The New York Times (December 9, 2007). Date of treatment February 5, 2008. Archived May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Hardcover Advice . The New York Times (January 13, 2008). Date of treatment February 5, 2008. Archived May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Kay, Jennifer . Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong , San Francisco Chronicle (July 30, 2007). Archived January 11, 2008. Date of treatment August 1, 2007.
- ↑ Schillinger, Liesl THE BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE: EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW IS WRONG . The New York Times (September 2, 2007). Date of treatment April 23, 2008. Archived May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Powell's Books “Review-a-Day” Archived February 10, 2008 on the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 10, 2008
- ↑ QI News: Book of General Ignorance Archived February 15, 2008 on Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 10, 2008
- ↑ The Pocket Book of General Ignorance . QI. Date of treatment April 18, 2008. Archived May 19, 2013.
- ↑ QI Talk Blog - QI Book Releases For 2007 . Created April 19, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.