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Mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists In The History Of Listory (2000)

by Will Pearson(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

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History & Biography

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HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: If you're familiar with Mental_Floss, then you know already how awesome it is that such a thing as Mental_Floss The Book exists. If somehow you have missed out, it's a magazine for geeks that focuses on all kinds of trivia. This book is made up completely of random trivia lists that have appeared in Mental_Floss. Some examples? This list is from the Goodreads Publisher description and should give you an idea:Five Presidential Fashion FlubsSeven Shameless Abuses of Diplomatic ImmunityFive Units of Measurement Weirder Than the Metric SystemFour Toys That Have Gone to War for AmericaSeven Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor EverFive Things Your Body Can Do After You DieFour Foods People Actually Die ForSeven Things Walmart Has BannedTen “Q” Words That Aren’t... more “Q-U” WordsFour Horrifying Parasites to Keep You Awake at NightFive Articles of Clothing That Caused RiotsFour Memorable Moments in Cross-Dressing HistoryFive Doomsdays We’ve Already SurvivedIt's hard to do my typical Writing/EntertainmentValue review on this kind of book. If you're not interested by now then I'm afraid there's no hope. Trust me when I say that you need to check this out. I cannot recommend it enough to basically anyone with the ability to read. It's a great bathroom book, a great book for when you're sick, a great book to carry around and read a little at a time in doctors' offices, etc, etc ad nauseum. Buy this book! I'm not even kidding.
review 2: I'm a huge fan of Mental_Floss magazine and I'm a huge fan of lists. If there is a top ten list anywhere I want to read it. Mental_Floss has put together this fabulous book that is the mother load of lists. If you're not familiar with Mental_Floss their tag line is "Where knowledge junkies get their fix". The magazine is chocked full of interesting tidbits from music to science to history and more. I had high expectations for this book. I was not disappointed. This book contains lists of:The Five Most Annoying People in History14 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Didn't KnowEight Latin Phrases You Pretend to UnderstandEight Celebs and their Incredibly Odd PhobiasSix Tasty Foods Named After PeopleThere are hundreds of lists in this book. I love looking through this book. The lists are great to read. This would make a great coffee table book. You can read it cover to cover one list at a time or you can just flip through it every now and again. The History of Listory is a great read. It's very entertaining and fun. If you love lists or know someone that does. I'd definitely recommend this book. less

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