mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory
- ISBN-10
- 0062069314
- ISBN-13
- 9780062069313
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-01
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Authors
- Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur
Description
The geniuses at mental_floss are back with mental_floss: The Book, a funny, surprising, fact-packed compendium of more than 200 of the Greatest Lists in the History of Listory. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the award-winning mental_floss magazine, authors Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, and Ethan Trex offer a cornucopia of additive, edifying, oddball, and irreverent information guaranteed to make dedicated trivia fans “feel smart again.” In the spirit of their top-selling book, Condensed Knowledge, mental_floss: The Book is perfect for everyone who likes to laugh while they learn.
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