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| Author | Alfie Deyes |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Activity book |
| Published | Dorking |
| Publisher | Blink Publishing |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781905825905 |
| 828.9202 | |
The Pointless Book is a 2014 activity book by British vlogger, YouTuber and presenter Alfie Deyes.
Deyes runs a number of popular YouTube channels. The book contains 'pointless tasks' such as baking a cake of mud or creating a time capsule and contains interactive features.[ citation needed ]
The book sold 30,000 copies in its first two weeks, [1] and was top of The Times of London Bestseller list [2] and a bestseller overall for 2014. [3] The book was praised for its range of activities by fellow YouTubers, however similarities with Wreck This Journal were noted [4] and was reviewed in The Guardian . [5]
A signing at a bookstore in Piccadilly Circus in London was attended by 8,000 'screaming fans' and resulted in road closures and police helicopters being used, [6] forcing Deyes to reschedule another event at ExCeL London [7] while more than 1000 attended a signing in Birmingham. [8]
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