Bøger af Noel BothaM

The death of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, sent shockwaves around the world. A nation was left in mourning, but soon feelings of suspicion surfaced: was her death all that the Establishment might wish us to believe? This book aims to reveal what the people of Britain have always believed - that Diana's death was murder.

This collection of amazingly pointless-yet fascinating-facts will answer questions readers never even knew they had.

What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to The Useless Information Society, any fact that passes its gasp-inducing, not-a-lot-of-people-know-that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book... Did you know (or do you care)...• That fish scales are used to make lipstick?• Why organized crime accounts for ten percent of the United States's annual income?• The name of the first CD pressed in the United States?• The last year that can be written upside-down or right side-up and appear the same?• The shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar®?• How much Elvis weighed at the time of his death?• What the suits in a deck of cards represent?• How many Quarter Pounders can be made from one cow?• How interesting useless information can be?The Book of Useless Information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate you-and anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of pointless knowledge.

If you have ever wanted to know more about the fascinating history of Britain's Royal Family, then look no further: The Book of Royal Useless Information is jam-packed with surprising, shocking and hilarious facts.

Part of Dr Dino's Learnatorium series, Do Turtles Really Breathe Out Of Their Bums? is the ultimate collection of totally awesome, totally useless animal facts.

Did you know that snails can sleep for three years without eating? Or that the average four-year-old asks over 400 questions a day? The Useless Information Society was formed by some of Britain's best-loved journalists, who meet regularly to swap new nuggets of trivia. This is the third collection of their incredible, fascinating, and utterly trivial findings. Each page is packed with off-the-wall, mind boggling facts guaranteed to amuse and delight in equal measure.

The full extent of Doug Lidderdale's adventures in North Africa only came to light after his son, Dave Travis, revealed the existence of his father's diaries. With exclusive access to these and dozens of photographs, Catch That Tiger tells the incredible story of one of the most dangerous and thrilling secret missions of World War II.