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** This especially applies if you're not British, in which case you will miss about half the references.
** The [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/index.html Annotated Pratchett File] lists hundreds of obscure and esoteric Genius Bonuses from each of the books in the series, a must read for any Pratchett fan who wants to truly appreciate Pterry's abilities as a writer.
** The most obvious Genius Bonus in the entirety of the series is the title of ''[[Monstrous Regiment]]'', which refers to a 1558 tract by John Knox.
* [[Alfred Bester]]'s ''[[The Demolished Man]]'' features a code key of various business phrases in its first chapter. There are so many listed that readers will likely just skip over them. However, {{spoiler|if you actually apply the key to the messages sent and received in the chapter, you'll see that the message a character claims is a rejection of a merger request is actually an approval of the merger. This becomes very important toward the end of the book.}}
* ''[[House of Leaves]]'' is stuffed with references both to entirely fictitious and real works, mixing them up for maximum confusion. Astute readers, however, will start noticing the references to [[Jorge Luis Borges]], author of ''The House of Asterion'' and ''The [[Library of Babel]]''... including a multiple-paragraph quote from ''Pierre Menard: Author of the Quixote''.
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