The Book of Unusual Knowledge

by Publications International

Book Overview

Get answers to questions to you didn't even know to ask The perfect book for anyone with a curious mind and a passion for learning, The Book of Unusual Knowledge is crammed full of interesting facts and mind-blowing information. The book includes more than 20 chapters themed around such topics as Movies and Television, American Landmarks, Art and Literature, Animals, Earth and the Universe, Holidays, Pop Culture, the Supernatural, History, and more. Engaging articles, lists of factoids, and games provide hours of fascinating reading, from the useful to the obscure. Learn about such diverse topics as radio soap operas in the 1930s, Hollywood urban legends, how Route 66 got its start, strange sporting events, the inventor of the Zamboni, the science behind the phenomena of "singing sand," the story behind Mary Shelley's creation of Frankenstein, and presidential pets Hardcover, 704 pages. A great gift for any trivia buff in your life

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1450845800
• ISBN13: 9781450845809
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Publications International, Ltd.
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A stupid book

There are a series of these books that have just appeared, Book of Bizarre Truths, Book of Unusual Knowledge, Book of Misinformation, several others. They are printed in China, they list no authors, no credits of any kind. The books are filled with a pastiche of pithy "knowledge ", like, Worldwide New Year Traditions, or, What Bill Gates Did Before He Was A Billionaire. It's like scrolling on your phone. They are not badly bound, they look good on your shelf, but that's not why you buy a book, is it? Don't buy these, they are stupid books.