Geoff Tibballs

Advantages: Great book
Disadvantages: Can't put it down!

...The best book of Lists Ever! Is compiled by Geoff Tibballs. Geoff Tibballs is the author and/or compiler of several books including Legal Blunders, the Mammoth Book of Dirty Jokes, Brookside the First 10 Years, the Mammoth Book of the Titanic and The Bill. Hey! Guess what? I just compiled my own list! The book is billed as containing "over 275 fascinating lists to amaze and entertain you and your friends." The lists are broken down into a number of categories: People, All Creatures Great and Small, Music Film and TV, the World About Us, Sport, and the 20th Century. The lists are wide and varied. But Geoff Tibballs does not merely provide lists. He also, in some instances, gives fascinating background material, too. For example in his 10 actors who have played multiple roles in films, we discover that although Peter Sellers played... Read review

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Advantages: great idea
Disadvantages: needs planning

...Geoff Hamilton was a brillant Television Gardener and Writer. In the series "Ornamental Kitchen Garden" he grows flowers and produce such as vegetables together. This is a great idea, especially if you have a small garden or allotment. As a Presenter, Geoff gets stuck in and does all the jobs himself, including the messy ones!! Geoff was known for giving great money saving ideas, such as his Plant carry cot.This was the empty frozen food hamper box.Sting was threaded through the lid to make a handle. The stuck in the mud B.B.C. should show all Geoff Hamilton's Programmes again, Especially at peak times such as 7p.m. on a Friday evening. Geoff's memory lives on in his programmes and books as well in our Hearts!! There will never be another TV gardener in the same league as Geoff Hamilton. Alan Titchmarsh forget it !... Read review

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Advantages: Funny, modern and different
Disadvantages: A bit egotistical and lacking in morals

...Geoff Dyer is definitely an author with a personality. In 'Yoga for people who cant be bothered to do it' he narrates his rather random travels around the world with a cynical and witty (depending on your opinion) voice. He seems to spend most of his time either high on drugs or drink, complaining about the local culture and sleeping with girls. I suppose he could be seen as the epitomy of the modern traveller! The thing with Dyer is that he doesnt do justice to the countries he is visiting. Whilst you get some interesting snippets of information, I expect accidently, he revels in telling of his innermost ponderings and experiences with people, and that is really what this book is about. I wouldnt buy this book as a travel book. To be fair, you're not going to learn an awful lot about the countries he visited, in fact I'm struggling... Read review

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