I'm not gonna lie. I love me some trivia. And I love trivia books.
On my radar today is ALL FACTS CONSIDERED: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge by Kee Malesky.
This book hits store shelves this week. From the book publicity:
ALL FACTS CONSIDERED: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge (Wiley; November 2010; $19.95; Cloth; ISBN: 978-0-470-55965-9, by noted NPR librarian Kee Malesky, whom Scott Simon has called the "source of all human knowledge", answers the vexing questions that have stumped us for year. It answers questions on history, natural history, science, religion, language, and the arts. It’s packed with valuable nuggets of information, from the useful to the downright bizarre.
Among the pieces of info and everyday questions ALL FACTS CONSIDERED addresses are:
• How did New York get its name?
• What's the life span of a $5 bill?
• Who was the Prince of Cranks?
• What were those rockets with a red glare and the bombs bursting in air?
• What's the origin of chewing gum, paper and golf balls?
The perfect gift for every inquiring mind that wants to know, ALL FACTS CONSIDERED will put you at the center of the conversation as you show off your essential store of inessential yet irresistible knowledge.
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