The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits
- ISBN-10
- 0060784776
- ISBN-13
- 9780060784775
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-10-28
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Authors
- Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand, Editors of Mental Floss
Description
History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur Schopenhauer It turns out that answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous—but accurate—facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. Remember: just because it's true, doesn't mean it's boring!
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