{"product_id":"eliots-book-of-bookish-lists-henry-eliot-9780241562727","title":"Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany of Literary Lists","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sparkling miscellany of literary trivia. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I loved this so much. Lists for bookish folk, filled with things I had not known or dreamed.\" --\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'If there was a list of books about lists, \u003c\/i\u003eEliot's Book of Bookish Lists\u003ci\u003ewould be top.' --\u003cb\u003ePhilip Pullman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was \u003ci\u003eThe Chronic Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favorites: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's traveling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between ­- Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading. Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, \u003ci\u003e Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential gift for book-lovers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0241562724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241562727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Particular Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Henry Eliot","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149614313727,"sku":"9780241562727","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9a77a64-6b4d-4df6-8f5e-d7ab97c42878.jpg?v=1688457626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eliots-book-of-bookish-lists-henry-eliot-9780241562727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}