That
Book
Perfectly Useless Information
By Mitchell Symon
This
is one book whose title needs no explanation. We have here 371 pages
(including an index) of information you have always wanted to know....ideal
for anyone hoping to become a contestant on Jeopardy or for spending
an evening with friends in a game of Trivial Pursuit. You certainly
don't need any of this information to pass a college course or to
fill a job application.
However, if you want
to pass the time learning the winning word in the national spelling
bee, or what people have changed their name, or the many facts about
kissing, this is the book for you. It provides a wide range of topics,
all arranged in categories, from the ridiculous to the sublime:
facts about U S presidents; movie facts (Oscars, actors, films);
funny newspaper headlines; things invented or discovered by Americans,
Britons, French.
This is a perfect volume to be picked up
for browsing. It adds to your miscellaneous knowledge and even provides
you with an occasional chuckle. There are a myriad of subjects to
be perused, and with an index provided to help, the reader can locate
a particular subject he couldn't survive without knowing more about.
Not the Encyclopedia Britannica or the Columbia Desk Encyclopedia,
but a handy volume for a light hearted enjoyable pursuit of knowledge.
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The
Book |
William Morrow / HarperCollins |
Oct 26,2004 |
Non fiction/ reference |
0060731694 |
Non fiction/ reference |
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The
Reviewer |
Barbara Buhrer |
Reviewed
2005 |
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