The Politics Companion (A Think Book) - Hardcover

Sampson, Daisy

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9781861057969: The Politics Companion (A Think Book)

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ISBN 10: 1861057962 ISBN 13: 9781861057969

Publisher: Anova Books, 2004

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In which country did a rhinoceros win an election? What is a kakistocracy? Which Mexican president held a funeral for his own leg? For answers to these and hundreds more burning political questions, turn to any page in this entertaining, bizarre, highly enlightening collection of facts, statistics, quotes, and trivia.

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Ever wonder what happens to the 36,000 tennis balls used at the annual Wimbledon championships? Or what was on the menu at Henry IV's coronation? Would you like to know how to master the Japanese art of packing a rucksack? Or how to say hello in 20 different languages? The delightfully eclectic, exceedingly collectable volumes in The Companion Series are bursting with useful trivia and quirky facts to amuse and amaze. Pleasingly designed, eminently browsable, downright addictive.

About the Author:

Consultant editor Daisy Sampson began her career in politics as a researcher in the House of Commons, and spent several years at the frontline of politics before moving on to political broadcasting. She has worked for several television and radio stations, and now presents The Daily Politics on BBC2 with Andrew Neil, and has a slot on BBC Breakfast called Yesterday in Parliament.

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