The Random Book of ... David 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 David. Which David shops at an English store, dislikes high culture and politics, and sees the world as a dangerous and depressing place? Which David once said "I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Checkpoint Charlie?" Which David claimed to have been born in Scotland, as it sounded more romantic, and was Ian Fleming's original choice to play James Bond? Which David opened a restaurant called Magic Underground, claimed to have discovered the Fountain of Youth in the Bahamas, and made the Statue of Liberty disappear? Which David was later revealed to be gay, along with his wife?