Why Do Pirates Love Parrots? - An Imponderables (R) Book

Ponder, if you will . . . Is yawning contagious? Do starfish have faces? Why do they put crinkly paper into pairs of men''s socks? Why is it that cans of Diet Coke float, but cans of regular Coke don''t? Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in Why Do Pirates Love Parrots? One of the Imponderables r --the unchallenged source of answers to civilization''s most perplexing conundrums--and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don''t cover. And think about it: Where else are you going to find out how they get the paper tag into a Hershey''s Kiss?

About the author

David Feldman is the author of ten previous volumes of Imponderables^®. He has a master's degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: David Feldman, David/ Schwan Feldman
• Assisted by: Kassie Schwan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2007
• EAN: 9780060888435
• ISBN: 978-0-06-088843-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Imponderables Series; Imponderables Series
• Subjects: Guides; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; REFERENCE: Questions & Answers, HISTORY: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, HUMOR: Topic / Political, HUMOR: Topic / Animals, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, REFERENCE: Curiosities & Wonders, HUMOR: Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, HUMOR: Topic / Language, HUMOR: Topic / History