Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0060568062 ISBN 13: 9780060568061

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2004

Riassunto

An entertaining and informative compilation of trivia presents a wide variety of lists that encompass virtually very subject, ranging from history to science and economics and featuring such offbeat categories as "geniuses who died paupers," "poems nobody understands," and "explorers who fell short of their destinations but got credit anyway." Original.

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Recensione:

“A lot like that professor of your who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.” (Newsweek)

“A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.” (Washington Post)

“Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protégé.” (Charlotte Observer)

“For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs.” (Chicago Tribune)

“The titans of trivia.” (Newsweek)

“An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.” (Calgary Herald)

L'autore:

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060568062
• ISBN 13: 9780060568061
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 327
• Redattore: Pearson Will, Hattikudur Mangesh, Hunt Elizabeth