Contrary to Popular Belief: More than 250 False Facts Revealed

by Joey Green

Book Overview

Isn't it time you knew the honest-to-goodness truth? We've all come to believe hundreds of "false facts"--myths that we've blindly accepted as truth, misconceptions that we've ignorantly retold to others-- Contrary to Popular Belief provides an instant remedy for your pounding head full of misinformation, giving you quick relief with enlightening and entertaining facts. Inside you'll learn: George Washington was not the first president of the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767919920
• ISBN13: 9780767919920
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Great read!

I've had a great time reading this book. It's full of lots of great facts that are both useful for trivial knowledge or as conversation starters.

Too fun to be true

Contrary To Popular Belief is a simple book with facts virtually nobody knows. Flip open to any page and learn something new just for fun! Not all facts are equally interesting, but worth the money nonetheless. 4 stars :D

For information junkies, this is 260 pages of Paradise!

Panama hats are from Ecuador, Cleopatra was not Egyptian, and the Pope was not deemed infallable in matters of faith and morals until 1870. What a fool I have been! Joey Green will set you back on the right path with this collection of fascinating facts, sure to put you at the head of the class.

Contrary to Popular Belief

This is a great book for astounding your friends with amazing facts. There are so many myths that are revealed as not being true (or not entirely true), you will wonder how so many "legends" evolved into "facts". It is a book you can pick up any time and read for as long or as little as you like. I find it hard to put down. I highly reccommend it.