Jonathan Cowap: if someone is described as hirsute what are they? Contestant: Erm... Jonathan Cowap: here's a clue. Most men are & most women would like us to think they are not. Contestant: is it gay Jonathan?
- 24 Hour Challenge" (BBC Radio York). There's nothing quite like a quick fire question the pressure of a countdown or the expectant stare of Jeremy Paxman for making even the most intelligent quiz show contestants (as well as the not so clever) come out with the most unbelievably stupid answers. " Universally Challenged" is a collection of slip-ups blunders & misunderstandings from contestants who really are the weakest link. It

Includes:: these priceless examples from " Family Fortunes"
- Les Dennis: name something that could be useful to a blind man. Contestant: a sword. Les Dennis: name a bird with a long neck. Contestant: Naomi Campbell. Les Dennis: name something people might be allergic to. Contestant: skiing. This hilarious compendium of stupidity is guaranteed to have readers of any age howling in disbelief."



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Where did the Universe come from? This is the single biggest & most difficult question that there is. From early religions through Greek Philosophy & Western Science man has always attempted to discover the meaning of our place in the Universe. In the last twenty years these debates have all been stood on their head by amazing discoveries big bang theory & ideas about new sub-atomic layers. The nature of Time & Space are truly up for grabs. With a witty & accessible style Osborne leads us on a historical & informative journey through the philosophies of the universe including the importance of telescopes mathematics & relativity theory & ending with contemporary mind-expanding concepts such as the reversibility of time & parallel universes. Chapters include: The Beginnings of Cosmology; From Stars In Their Eyes to Telescopes & Beyond; The Newtonian Revolution: Mechanics & Maestros; The Rise of Modern Cosmology: From Here to Eternity; New Dimensions; & Holes Bangs & Curvature: Eternity Gets Bigger. ...

The Universe: 365 Days has been created by the founders of Astronomy Picture of the Day a website created & maintained by two astrophysicists in collaboration with NASA that has been in existence since 1995. The site has become one of the most popular on the web
- it now gets one million hits a week. Using this website as a resource for The Universe: 365 Days this book contains a visually stunning group of the best & most educational astronomy-based images available. The text that accompanies each picture is both fun & informative engaging the reader with questions anecdotes & the wonders of the cosmos.
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This is an out-of-this world journey across the universe. From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Universe" takes you on the ultimate guided tour of the cosmos. Full of stunning out-of-this world images reflecting recent advances in space imagery you'll go on a journey from our solar system all the way to the farthest limits of space. This new edition has been expanded & updated to include the most exciting new discoveries from water on Mars to planets in other solar systems plus up-to-date charts & information on the latest equipment for studying the wonders of the universe. The comprehensive night-sky atlas covers all the constellations & planetary charts showing their positions right up to 2019. With a special embossed jacket " Universe" is a beautiful special gift for keen amateur astronomers as well as a great reference book for the whole family." ...

This stunning collection of images & essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe ...

Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time was a publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages it has sold over nine million copies worldwide. It continues to captivate & inspire new readers every year. When it was first published in 1988 the ideas discussed in it were at the cutting edge of what was then known about the universe. In the intervening years there have been extraordinary advances in our understanding of the space & time. The technology for observing the micro- & macro-cosmic world has developed in leaps & bounds. During the same period cosmology & the theoretical sciences have entered a new golden age. Professor Stephen Hawking has been at the heart of this new scientific renaissance. Now in The Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking brings us fully up-to-date with the advances in scientific thinking. We are now nearer than we have ever been to a full understanding of the universe. In a fascinating & accessible discussion that ranges from quantum mechanics to time travel black holes to uncertainty theory to the search for science's Holy Grail
- the unified field theory (or in layman's terms the 'theory of absolutely everything') Professor Hawking once more takes us to the cutting edge of modern thinking. Beautifully illustrated throughout with original artwork commissioned for this project The Universe in a Nutshell is guaranteed to be the biggest science book of 2001.
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Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years home to a zoo of tiny aliens & controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science Brian Clegg explores mitochondria in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses which include the ability to detect warps in space & time & why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read THE UNIVERSE INSIDE YOU & you'll never look at yourself the same way again. ...

Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years home to a zoo of tiny aliens & controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science Brian Clegg explores mitochondria in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses which include the ability to detect warps in space & time & why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read THE UNIVERSE INSIDE YOU & youll never look at yourself the same way again. ...

In the twelfth century Christians in Europe began to build a completely new kind of church
- soaring spacious monuments flooded
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A tale of an unexpected friendship an unlikely hero & an improbable journey Alex's story treads the fine line between light & dark laughter & tears. & it might just strike you as one of the funniest most heartbreaking novels you've ever read. Alex Woods knows that he hasn't had the most conventional start in life. He knows that growing up with a clairvoyant single mother won't endear him to the local bullies. He also knows that even the most improbable events can happen
- he's got the scars to prove it. What he doesn't know yet is that when he meets ill-tempered reclusive widower Mr Peterson he'll make an unlikely friend. Someone who tells him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make the best possible choices. So when aged seventeen Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat & an entire nation in uproar he's fairly sure he's done the right thing.. .
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