Not Another Apple for the Teacher
Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Education
Will be published approx. on 21. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-57324-723-8 (ISBN)
Description
From devastating remarks made by teachers ("Addled, backward dunce" said about young Thomas Edison) to the rich and famous on campus (William Randolph Hearst kept a pet alligator at Harvard), this is a spirited and humorous collection of facts about teachers and students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
261 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57324-723-8 (9781573247238)
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Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo have authored 20 books, including How the Cadillac Got Its Fins, The Couch Potato Guide to Life and the bestselling Just Curious Jeeves. They have written articles for many major periodicals including The New York Times, Salon, Reader's Digest, and The Washington Post and have generated more than 30,000 questions for trivia games and game shows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Their website, which lists their "This Day in History" nationallysyndicated column.