The Random Book of... Christopher - Hardcover

The Random Book of ... Christopher 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 Christopher. Which Christopher used baked bean tins, a hairdryer, and fireworks at the early stages of inventing a revolutionary mode of transport? Which Christopher was stupid enough to attend a drug trial with a stash of cocaine in his pocket? Which Christopher ended a night of passion with his wife by having a rather intimate part of his body sewn back on by doctors? Which Christopher was arrested after being caught on CCTV wandering around the streets of Morecambe dressed as the Grim Reaper? Which Christopher was regarded as one of the bloodiest pirates to ever sail the high seas?

Jason Dickinson has written two books on Sheffield Wednesday, 100 Years at Hillsborough and The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday 1880–2005. Jonathan Pugh first studied law, which presented him with hours of doodling practice. After a brief stint as an art teacher, he began his career as a freelance cartoonist in 1987. In January 2010 he joined the Daily Mail as their daily pocket cartoonist after nearly fifteen years at The Times. He was voted the Cartoon Art Trust Pocket Cartoonist of the Year in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2007, and was the British Press Awards Cartoonist of the Year in 2001. As well as illustrating several books, his work has also appeared in the Guardian, the Independent, the Observer, Private Eye, Country Life, and the Spectator. His work also appears weekly in The Tablet.