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 the What What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight