Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bitesized facts. The book, a funny, surprising, factpacked compendium of more than 200 of the greatest lists in the history of listory. A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia tastic information. It is owned by minute media and based in new york city. I have worked in a book store before and usually this denotes that the book is on sale, or in the clearance area. Launched in 2001, the bimonthly magazine has been targeting renaissance trivialists who look for the connections among seemingly different elements in the world to make sense of. Condensed knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mindblowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind. Broken down into the 7 deadly sins, it ranges the gambit from tiny and trivial interesting facts to large facts that we dont know but probably. If you love classic logic puzzles, you know how hard it is to find good ones. An irreverent romp through civilizations best bits by mental floss editors, steve wiegand and erik sass 2008, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Trivia almanac by ken jennings 10,000 answers by stanley newman the new york times trivia quiz book.
Buy a cheap copy of mental floss presents forbidden. July 9, 2019 a truly tough quiz for harry potter superfans, with a side of relaxing royal icing. Random, interesting, amazing facts fun quizzes and trivia. This book was written in such a folksyflippant manner that it. The mental floss history of the united states by will pearson, 9780061928222, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Youll snicker, youll snort, youll groanyou may even learn some fun new facts. The mental floss book club will officially kick off on july 29th, with two weeks dedicated to jane austens pride and prejudice, and will cover a total of six titles through the end of september. Trivia isnt any fun if it isnt funny or surprising. Its a really good diverse from a lot of typical quiz books out there.
Each doublepage contains 5 questions on a certain topic. I have always loved trivia, and when mental floss the magazine first appeared, i was thrilled. The mental floss history of the world is one of my favorite books to flip through, so i had similar expectations and was disappointed. The editors of mental floss magazine have put together the type of quickread book i thoroughly enjoy since it boosts your knowledge quotient with a minimum of effort.
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