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This is NOT a fact-based compendium. It's purely opinion - the opinions of John Rentoul, his readers -- - and, yes, Twitter. Every week in the Independent on Sunday John Rentoul publishes a top ten based on suggestions from the great British public, covering a wide range of pressing issues, such as: which are the books that people buy but never read?* Now collected together for the first time, and featuring previously unpublished lists, this is a book of open arguments that will ask readers to continue the discussion and contribute to the great debate online. It addresses essential topics such as: most overrated 1960s bands; meaningless words found on modern menus; great bands with terrible names; films panned as turkeys that are actually quite good; most beautiful British railway journeys; stupid car names; unsung villains; political heckles; words that ought to be used more often; British place names; best prime ministers we never had; visual cliches; political myths; anagrams; misquotations; worst Beatles songs; most interesting politicians. Listellany is a compendium of the answers to such quintessential pub arguments. But who knows best? You, John, or Twitter? Pick up this book and join the debate. *Top answers: Long Walk to Freedom; A Brief History of Time; Ulysses; Life of Pi; Longitude; Spycatcher; Gravity's Rainbow; My Life by Bill Clinton; Living History by Hillary Clinton; anything by Jamie Oliver.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Humour Humour collections & anthologies

• Full title: Listellany
• Subtitle: A Miscellany of Very British Top Tens, from Politics to Pop
• Author: John Rentoul
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 128
• EAN: 9781783960040
• ISBN: 1783960043
• ID: 04847250
• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
• Weight: 194 g
• Dimensions: 186 × 123 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. September 2014

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