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Uncle John's Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader)
Bathroom Readers' Institute
Portable Press, 2007
It Was 20 Years Ago Today Uncle John Taught the Band to Play!
For trivia fans, 1988 stands as a landmark year. 1988 was the year "Uncle John" and the Bathroom Readers' Institute published the first BATHROOM READER volume containing interesting and oddball facts. That first book ran to 224 pages and cost $9.95. And now, praise be, ...
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Guinness: World Records 2009 (Guinness World Records)
Guinness World Records
Guinness, 2008
The best gets better every year
I still buy and read the Guinness Record book every year, because it's become like an old friend that I like to catch up with, but I have to disagree with Birch East. I like the way it has changed and brings out a fresh look each year. The changes, like holograms, 3D ...
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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Judy Jones, William Wilson
Ballantine Books, 2006
A great gift item
I purchased one for my husband who loved it. It is a general overview of many topics and is as much fun as it is educational.
I will be purchasing 3 more as Christmas gifts for those on my list who "have everything."
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The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits
Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand, ...
Collins, 2008
History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur Schopenhauer It turns out that answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In ...
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The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
Rick Beyer
Collins, 2003
Fun stuff!
A great little book to have around for a quick few minutes of reading. The stories are presented in a short form that provide just enough reading to fill a boring few minutes.
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The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2003
Best Pendergast Book
I have read all of the Pendergast novels and other various Preston/Child works and find myself always thinking of this one as my favorite. Although I like the "Diogenes Trilogy" (Brimstone, Dance of Death and Book of the Dead), this one seemed to really work my ...
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The Book of General Ignorance
John Mitchinson, John Lloyd
Harmony, 2007
what a fun book!
i loved this book!
it's a collection of short (like, 1 page) mini-essays about things we commonly believe to be true, but aren't. each is written as a question. then the correct answer is revealed, with a load of back up and ancillary information.
a few of the ...
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The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
John Mitchinson, John Lloyd
Harmony, 2008
Addictive animal trivia
I defy you to read even a few pages of this little book and not be tempted to yell out to whoever else is in the house: "Did you know that ...?" The other person will laugh and say "You made that up!"
This is a perfect book for people who love animals and/or arcane ...
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition 2009 (Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition)
Scholastic Inc., 2008
Excellent purchase
The book was awesome! I'm so glad to have Amazon. I can shop in peace and know I am getting excellent products.
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Late Show Fun Facts
David Letterman, The Late Show Writers
Hyperion, 2008
GREAT BOOK IF YOU LIKE THE SHOW
This is a great book - but you have to like the show. Unlike the other review I read, he or she is obviously not a David Letterman fan. Well I am and if you are pick up this book! It is hilarious. Read it on the subway, the toilet, the doctor's office waiting room, ...
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Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ologies)
Master Merlin, Dugald Steer
Candlewick, 2005
Entertaining book for the younger reader
My daughter really liked this book. I didn't read it so I can't say too much more than that.
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The Best Book of Useless Information Ever
Noel Botham
Perigee Trade, 2007
Fun Book
A fun book, great for irritating bar conversation. Really does have useful information presented in a humorous manner. Entertaining reading.
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The Gruffalo's Child
Julia Donaldson
Puffin, 2007
Hilarious sequel to the Gruffalo - the big bad mouse is back
This is the gorgeous sequel to Julia Donaldson's amazing and imaginative story, the Gruffalo. If you thought she couldn't top The Gruffalo - then think again. Again, this has been ably illustrated by the amazing Axel Scheffler - whose pictures of the Gruffalo cave and ...
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Guinness World Records 2008 (Guinness World Records)
Bantam, 2008
Unique
Guinness World Records is unique in that it was the first to certify all kinds of weird records. For example, Fastest Banana Eater. All the records are certified. Some records are continually broken. This book is the inspiration for the eating contests like the ...
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13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
Michael Brooks
Doubleday, 2008
A baker's dozen of baffling scientific mysteries
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"I have investigated just thirteen of today's scientific anomalies [or mysteries]. Some are more anomalous than others but all cry out for explanations and further study. Some have yet to be taken seriously; others are perhaps taken too ...
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