The Gigantic Reader: Overstuffed with Irresistible Information

by West Side Publishing

Book Overview

What do you get when you fill more than 500 pages with some of the most curious, interesting, and oddball facts and explanations available to intelligent man? You get Armchair Reader: The Gigantic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412716535
• ISBN13: 9781412716536
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: West Side Publishing
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fascinating treasure trove

Simple facts can prove endlessly entertaining. "The Gigantic Reader: Overstuffed with Irresistible Information" is a massive collection of facts and trivia to entertain for hours on end while enriching the mind. From tales of not-so-wise wise men, to unusual stories of love, to the strangest court cases in history, there is a fascinating treasure trove within "The Gigantic Reader".

Suzie Housley, Midwest Book Review

Are you someone who lives to discover new knowledge? Do you enjoy playing trivia and are always looking for more interesting facts and details to help strengthen you game? If so, then search no further for the Armchair Reader The Gigantic Reader is the book you need to add to your collection in order to enhance your life. This one book overflows with a wide variety of knowledge, facts, quotes, and an unlimited amount of details. What makes this book a must read is all of this knowledge is contained in one gigantic book that has 576 pages. From the moment you open this book you will amazed at all that you learn. I guarantee that you will be swept away at all the fascinating facts that your brain will absorb. Some of my favorites included: -The original title of the Buddy Holly hit song "Peggy Sue" was originally called "Cindy Lou" -Bears do not urinate while they are hibernating -Over a lifetime, an average human spends about six months on the toilet These are just a sample of what you will discover, there are hundreds more interesting things to discover in this one book, each time you open it up you will amazed at what you find. With Christmas around the corner, this book would make an excellent present. It would provide a unique gift that the receiver will be proud to own. I predict once others see how wonderful this book is they will be disappointed that they didn't find it under their Christmas tree.

Fun for both teens and adults

Did you know that Linda Hamilton had a body double in the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and did you know that the stand-in was Linda's identical twin sister Leslie? Have you heard that female turkeys don't gobble? And did you know that for every cockroach you see in your home (or office), there are likely 1,000 more in hiding? If you love reading random facts about just about every topic under the sun, then pull up a chair, grab a copy of The Gigantic Reader and get ready to have a lot of fun. The Gigantic Reader is over 550 pages of facts, presented in brief snippets, most no more than a page in length. The subject matter varies widely, from sports, to history, Hollywood lore, music and even animal behavior. Interspersed between these entertaining and curious facts are one page "Fast Facts." These fast facts are simple one or two line reports such as, "The first stolen car was reported in St. Louis, MO, in 1905," or "Babies are born without kneecaps..." Perhaps the most enjoyable segment of The Gigantic Reader are the "Flubbed Headlines." "Have you driven a Fjord lately?" "Kids make nutritious snacks," and "Local high school dropouts cut in half," are just a few of the offerings. The Gigantic Reader is not really a book that one would read from front to back. Rather, it is the sort of book to pick up often, flip through, settle on a page or two, and then read more later. While there is a ten-page (!) table of contents at the front of the book and an index at the back, there is no real organization. Page to page, the topics jump all over. That, however, is part of what makes this book so much fun. Rather than stick to a topic that you might be most interested in, you wind up reading about the most unlikeliest of topics. Quill says: Dig into The Gigantic Reader and soon you'll be able to impress your friends with all sorts of random facts.