WHAT MAKES BRITAIN?. Includes: Top 10 largest islands in the UK; 10 unusual place names in the UK; Top 10 oldest cities in the UK; 10 extreme and weird weather events in the UK; THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN. Includes: Top 10 oldest British-born people; Top 10 ethnic groups in the UK; Top 10 heaviest people in the UK; Top 10 surnames in England & Wales GREAT BRITONS. Includes: Top 10 greatest Britons; The 10 first novels by Charles Dickens; 10 Britons' famous last words; Top 10 most expensive paintings by British artists; HISTORIC BRITAIN. Includes: 10 British world firsts; 10 unsolved British murders; The 10 last battles on British soil; 10 Knights of the Round Table; BRITAIN: A VISITOR'S GUIDE. Includes: Top 10 British cities most visited by overseas visitors; Top 10 most-visited historic properties in the UK; 10 British cemeteries and their famous inhabitants; A NATION OF ANIMAL LOVERS. Includes: Top 10 types of pet in the UK; Top 10 largest native land mammals in the UK; 10 pets of famous Britons; RULE, BRITANNIA!. Includes: The 10 shortest-lived British monarchs; 10 British royal nicknames; 10 strange British laws; Top 10 busiest members of the Royal Family; GREAT BRITISH PASTIMES. Includes: 10 sports and games invented in Britain; The 10 first GBP1 million footballers in Britain; Top 10 British toys of the decades; Top 10 largest sports stadiums in the UK; QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH. Includes: 10 British haunted houses; 10 traditional British nursery rhymes; 10 classic Monty Python sketches; Top 10 longest-serving Blue Peter presenters; LIVING AND DYING IN BRITAIN. Includes: Top 10 songs requested at funerals in the UK; The 10 most common causes of death in the UK; 10 unusual British epitaphs; ENTERTAINMENT. Includes: The 10 lowest-scoring British Eurovision Song?Contest entries; Top 10 James Bond films; Top 10 Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals in London; THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH. Includes: 10 bizarre British books; Top 10 most popular British poems; Top 10 most commonly misspelled English words; GREAT BRITISH FARE. Includes: 10 locally named British dishes; Top 10 British pubs with the longest names; Top 10 oldest distilleries in the UK; Top 10 sandwiches in the UK; INDUSTRIOUS BRITAIN. Includes: Top 10 oldest-established businesses in the UK; 10 defunct British car marques; 10 bizarre British patents; Top 10 busiest railway stations in the UK;
The Top 10 series is a well-established and bestselling brand, with Top 10 of Everything 2008 so far selling over 40,000 copies in the UK alone. Its latest spin-off, Hamlyn's Top 10 for Men, was reprinted only one month after publication, having featured in the Bestseller charts in the run-up to Father's Day.
Russell Ash has written and contributed to over 100 successful books, including over 20 years of Top 10 of Everything, Top 10 for Men,Whitaker s World of Facts and GreatWonders of theWorld.He is regularly featured on TV and radio.
Reviews for Top 10 of Everything 2008:''A must for fact fans'' - Daily Mirror''Dazzle friends with knowledge from this gem'' - Heat''Fulfilling in its desire to present 10 of everything, whereas Guiness makes do with one'' - The Times
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