The Mental Floss History of the World - An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits

Zusatztext "[A]n admirable job of covering 60!000 years of human history in one volume. Along with the names of people and places! the dates and statistics! the wars! disasters! revelations! and accomplishments! there are fascinating stories! hilarious oddities! and plenty of fun?.[A] wealth of information." Informationen zum Autor Erik Sass is a journalist based in Los Angeles with branch offices around the country. When not writing for mental_floss! he reports on the media and advertising business for MediaPost.com. An award-winning political journalist and history writer for more than three decades! Steve Wiegand has worked as a reporter and columnist for the San Diego Evening Tribune ! the San Francisco Chronicle ! and the Sacramento Bee ! where he currently covers state government and politics. During his career! he has interviewed four presidents and six California governors—and has the dubious distinction of once being airsick and throwing up on the shoes of the state attorney general's wife. It may have been his greatest personal contribution to world history. Wiegand is a graduate of Santa Clara University! where he majored in American literature and U.S. history. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Mass Communications from California State University! San Jose. In addition to The mental_floss History of the World ! Wiegand is the author of U.S. History for Dummies ! Sacramento Tapestry ! and Papers of Permanence ! a contributing author to mental_floss presents: Forbidden Knowledge ! and a frequent contributor to mental_floss magazine. He lives in Northern California. 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 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! Zusammenfassung “An irreverent romp through history’s best bits!” The Mental Floss History of the World is an amazingly entertaining joyride through 60!000 years of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying! here is a hilarious and irreverent—yet always historically accurate—overview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind! courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought you Mental Floss   presents Condensed Knowledge  and Mental Floss Presents Forbidden   Knowledge. Updated with all the hot topics and events of the past few years! The Mental Floss History of the World is proof positive that just because something’s true doesn’t mean it’s boring.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Editors of Mental Flos, Editors of Mental Floss, Erik Sass, Erik/ Pearson Sass, Steve Wiegand
• Edition: Harper Collins Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 28.10.2008
• EAN: 9780060784775
• ISBN: 978-0-06-078477-5
• Pages: 432
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 34 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Dictionnaire, ouvrages de référence > Dictionnaires, encyclopédies; History, Europe, European History, Africa, Middle East, Reference works, Ancient World, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, African History, General and world history, History of the Americas, The Americas, Religion and beliefs, Trivia and quiz questions, Encyclopaedias and reference works, Historical Geography, REFERENCE: General, HISTORY: Middle East / General, HISTORY: Africa / General, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, HISTORY: Historical Geography, HUMOR: Topic / Religion, HUMOR: Form / Trivia, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Human Geography, TRAVEL: Africa / General