The QI Book of the Dead The QI Book of the Dead The QI Book of the Dead (sold as "The Book of the Dead" in the United States) is the fourth title in a series of books based on the intellectual British panel game "QI", written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson. It is a book of "quite interesting" obituaries. "The QI Book of the Dead" was first published by Faber and Faber in hardback on 5 November 2009. The idea of the book originated before the television series "QI" was broadcast. Mitchinson wrote in an article for the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that,
What Is Mathematics? Expectations" by Charles Dickens. According to Constance Reid, Courant finalized the title after a conversation with Thomas Mann. What Is Mathematics? What Is Mathematics? is a mathematics book written by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins, published in England by Oxford University Press. It is an introduction to mathematics, intended both for the mathematics student and for the general public. First published in 1941, it discusses number theory, geometry, topology and calculus. A second edition was published in 1996 with an additional chapter on recent progress in mathematics, written by Ian Stewart. The book was based on Courant's course material. Although