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    <body><![CDATA[This is a perfectly respectable collection of quotations. Anyone expecting it to live up to the sheer brilliance of the Q.I. television show will be disappointed, however. Their sales pitch is that it is a cut above all other such collections (they don't explicitly say &quot;because we're smarter&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40135215">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another QI book which, like the other one(<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6082071.QI_The_Book_of_General_Ignorance_The_Noticeably_Stouter_Edition_" title="QI  The Book of General Ignorance (The Noticeably Stouter Edition) by John Lloyd">QI  The Book of General Ignorance</a>), is more of a reference book than something you'd read in one fell swoop. I want to show these books off though, because I'm very proud of owning them, so here they are.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81553055">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pass this one around the table, with the wine, at Sunday dinner and have everyone read aloud their favorite fast pick.  Great fun!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A brand new book of quotations!  I love quotations, and this is a lot of fun!  Smart quotes for dumb times indeed!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A superior collection of quotes. These two authors have been collecting quotes for more than 10 years and have included the best of the best. I really like the organization which mkaes it easy to use.]]></body>
    
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