John Mitchinson Bücher

In gritty Glasgow, a police detective confronts criminals--as well as an enemy that lies within . . . In the seedy environs of 1980s Glasgow, Scotland, it takes guts to be a cop. DI Luc Kidston has guts--though he also has a weak spot thanks to his fear of heights. Now he must focus on finding a samurai sword-wielding vigilante--and untangling the case of one of his protégés, who's been arrested for allegedly putting a woman into a coma. Solving both problems will lead Kidston to take some unorthodox steps, including hiring a forensic hypnotist. It will also bring him into conflict with his own colleagues and lead him to fight for his life in a terrifying showdown . . .

Book of Quotes

Brilliant quotes for every occasion chosen by the QI team.

The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all. Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?

The QI team have blown your socks off, made your jaw drop and knocked you sideways. Now they return with 1,234 brand-new mind-blowing facts that will leave you speechless. - Flowers get suntans. - Denmark imports prisoners. - Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest. - The Republic of Ireland first got postcodes in 2015. - Martin Luther King Jr got a C+ in Public Speaking. - No one in the UK dies of 'natural causes'. - Penguins can't taste fish.

ALL NEW FACTS FROM THE QI TEAM!Orchids can get jetlag. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie. The soil in your garden is 2 million years old.1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop.

Now in paperback. The QI team returns with a fresh stack of facts to astonish and enlighten. Pigs suffer from anorexia. Wagner always wore pink silk underwear. Lord Kitchener had four spaniels called Shot, Bang, Miss and Damn. The first computer mouse was made of wood. If there are any facts you don't believe, or if you want to know more about them, all the sources can be found on QI's website.

The quirkiest biographical dictionary you'll ever read.

Just when you thought it was safe to start showing off again, the bestselling authors of The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off are back.

In einer Zeit, in der alles Wissen der Welt nur einen Mausklick entfernt ist, fragen uns zwei Engländer: Welches ist das größte Lebewesen? Wie heißt der höchste Berg? Welche Farbe hatte der Himmel im antiken Griechenland? Nimm dich in Acht, kleiner Mensch, denn die Macht des Scheinwissens ist groß. Nein, es ist nicht der Wal, nicht der Mount Everest und nicht die Farbe Blau. Es handelt sich um einen mehrere Tausend Jahre alten unterirdischen Pilz aus der Familie der Hallimasches, den Vulkan Olympus Mons auf dem Mars und Bronze, denn die Griechen hatten kein Wort für 'blau'. Dass fast niemand die richtigen Antworten weiß, ist eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse an Schulen und Universitäten. Was sollen wir bloß mit diesem Super-rechner in unserem Gehirn anfangen? In diesem Bestseller ist die Antwort: mehr fragen.