mental floss presents Instant Knowledge

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching theories collected from around the world, Instant Knowledge will jumpstart riveting exchanges at cocktail parties, the watercooler, or any powwow. To experience the clean, rich flavor at home, just tear into a topic of your choice, and add conversation. It's that simple! Zusammenfassung Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching theories collected from around the world, Instant Knowledge will jumpstart riveting exchanges at cocktail parties, the watercooler, or any powwow. To experience the clean, rich flavor at home, just tear into a topic of your choice, and add conversation. It's that simple!

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Editors of Mental Floss, Will (EDT)/ Hattikudur Pearson
• Mitarbeit: Mangesh Hattikudur (Herausgeber), Will Pearson (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: William Morrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.10.2005
• EAN: 9780060834616
• ISBN: 978-0-06-083461-6
• Seiten: 240
• Abmessung: 83 mm x 117 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Sociology, Popular Culture, Humour, Reference works, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Trivia and quiz questions, Encyclopaedias and reference works, Miscellanies and compendia, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, HISTORY: Social History, REFERENCE: General, HISTORY: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, LITERARY CRITICISM: Science Fiction & Fantasy, REFERENCE: Curiosities & Wonders, LITERARY CRITICISM: Humor