The Giant Bathroom Reader: Dip into a compendium of useless knowledge, hilarious facts and bizarre trivia - Brossura

Shaw, Karl

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1845294688 ISBN 13: 9781845294687

Casa editrice: Magpie, 2006

Riassunto

Did you know that during a visit to Germany, Peter the Great once used his host's curtains as toilet paper? That a French dwarf once sued his government for the right to participate in ths port of dwarf tossing?

From Mother Goose to Gold Fever, Celebrity Scandals to Cults and Fanatics, and from Wis Thoughts to the World's Longest..., this is a wealth of incredible and occasionally improbable information. Be amazed, be appalled, but above all be enthralled by this cornucopia of craziness.

Contents include: Weird Laws from around the world, Scientific Snippets, Astounding News Stories, Urban Legends, Crazy Animals, Brief Histories of everything from the Third Reich to Ancient Breakfasts, Peculiar Inventions, and much, much more.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Dip into a compendium of useless knowledge, hilarious facts and bizarre trivia

Author on Cover

L'autore:

Karl Shaw has worked as a journalist, in advertising and in marketing. His books include New York Times bestsellers Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty and 5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Magpie
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845294688
• ISBN 13: 9781845294687
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 396