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The Second Book Of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong (2011)

by John Lloyd(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

030795174X (ISBN13: 9780307951748)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Crown

review 1: The first thing that came to mind in reading this book was Cecil Adams Straight Scoop column. This seems to be a British take on the idea of researching trivial or outlandish topics. More specifically, John Lloyd attempts to debunk popularly held beliefs. Whether he always does this successfully, I think, is a matter of opinion. However, the book is quite entertaining, full of all kinds of little factoids presented in a wry and amusing way.
review 2: The book was fun. I cannot possibly see water in the same light here after. The end bang about immortal Turritopsis was awesome. I never realized how much entertaining being wrong and then corrected was before the first book of general ignorance and this tome backs that up. It was a scientific, historical and lingu... moreistic roller coaster ride that will not fade from my memory that easily.The book follows a simple pattern.Hey, you know this popular notion that you swear by? Well, that's wrong. This is right. And, while we are on the topic, here are some more related facts regarding a whole other bunch of stuff.I cannot imagine the amount of evaluation that the researchers have gone through not only to ask themselves the questions which are contrary to popular belief but also to correct the wrong ones. So, hats-off. less

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