The Random Book of... John

by Stewart Cruttenden, Jonathan Pugh

The Random Book of... John features facts, figures, stats, and trivia on legions of record breakers, record losers, actors, singers, sportsmen, historical figures, the famous and infamous, felons, inventors, rulers, heartthrobs, politicians, and scientists called John. Which John jokingly suggested he might be offered the job of tea boy in a Gordon Brown government, sent 3,700 extra British troops to Afghanistan, and is chairman of Celtic? Which John led 10,000 officers, wrote a bestseller ,and appeared, with his dog, in TV ads for patio awnings? Which John was turned down for a job at Pizza Express but later earned $1 million for his role as Jonathan in The Mummy Returns (2001)? Which John landed a Gulfstream jet aircraft at Washington National Airport with complete electrical failure in icy conditions at night in 1993? Which John doesn't read newspapers or watch TV, has designed record covers for Donovan and The Beatles, and is in a famously open relationship?

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009

Reviews

[angela]

a book about people called john