mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Published on 27. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-06-056806-1 (ISBN)
Description
Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts! mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind! Ingredients include: 5 tiny nations that get no respect * 4 civilizations nobody remembers * 5 classics written under the influence * 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold * 3 schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex * 4 things Einstein got wrong * 5 classical tunes you know from the movies * 3 famous studies that would be illegal today * 2 religious mysteries solved by chemistry * 5 scandals that rocked art, and much more ...
Reviews / Votes
"A lot like that professor of your who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun." -- Newsweek "A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine." -- Washington Post "Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protege." -- Charlotte Observer "For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs." -- Chicago Tribune "The titans of trivia." -- Newsweek "An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory." -- Calgary HeraldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
615 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-056806-1 (9780060568061)
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A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
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Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.