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mental floss presents Instant Knowledge (Collins Gem) (Collins Gem) | 
 enlarge | Author: Editors Of Mental Floss
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 777744
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
ASIN: B000GH2YOM
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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fun book February 13, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Great book for those who enjoy random trivia. Contains short snippets of intersting info.
fun purse book March 16, 2006
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is a great little book to pass the time anywhere! I keep it in my purse for those waits at the doctor's office, airport, wherever! The facts in this publication are so much fun to read and to share and they make great cocktail party conversation!
Little Book That Packs a Punch November 8, 2005
73 out of 75 found this review helpful
A surprisingly tiny book. (The picture in the upper-left corner is nearly actual size.) After receiving it, I immediately looked up its dimensions in the description on this page. It says 4.7 x 3.3 x 0.6. I had not noticed that before I ordered it. The book seems much smaller than that. Not that that is a problem; it was just somewhat of a shock to find such a minuscule book when I opened the box.
I believe it is intended to be carried with you in your pocket or glove box or the locket around your neck so you'll have a chance to pick out a few choice topics of conversation before you enter a party or whatever.
It certainly is not intended as bathroom reading. For one thing, the pages are much too small for emergency TP use.
Not that I am complaining, mind you. This is a gem of a book with over 200 interesting bits of trivia listed more or less alphabetically from "The Amish" to "Zero". (This is not to imply that the title of each page has much to do with the text, but who cares - the book is fun.)
Each page has its stated "Fact" and a follow-up paragraph to expound on the subject.
Also, there are a number of pages randomly strewn through the book with three "Instant Personalities" each - little tidbits of info about famous people. (Although, Thomas Jefferson got his own page, as did Alfred Hitchcock.)
And unlike another trivia book I purchased recently (Bla Bla), the information here is actually correct. Will and Mangesh research their topics, not just publish un-provable "facts" gathered from the Internet. Use the contents with confidence.
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