Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? - An Imponderables Book

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Ponder, if you will ... Has anyone ever seen a live Cornish game hen? Why do quarterbacks say "Hut"? Why do "sea" gulls congregate in parking lots of shopping centers? What does the "Q" in Q-Tips stand for? Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? Part of the Imponderables® series—the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's everyday mysteries—and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with information that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to find out what happens to the caffeine left over from making decaffeinated coffee? Zusammenfassung The sixth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Culled from the thousands of letters submitted by desperate fans, the questions in Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? would have overwhelmed a lesser authority than David Feldman.  H as anyone ever seen a live Cornish game hen? When a body is laid out in a funeral home, why is the head always on the left side from the viewer’s vantage point? Why is there no Betty Rubble in Flintstones vitamins? What are the little numbers on the bottom right of cancelled checks? Why do quarterbacks always say “Hut”? Why do dogs eat standing up while cats often eat sitting down? What does the “Q” in “Q-tips” stand for? What do they do with the caffeine left over from making decaffeinated coffee ? And more! With 141 irresistible entries, charming illustrations by longtime Imponderables® collaborator Kassie Schwan, and almost 100,000 copies sold in combined editions, Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? is an Imponderables® classic. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Feldman, David/ Schwan Feldman
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2005
• EAN: 9780060762957
• ISBN: 978-0-06-076295-7
• Pagine: 295
• Dimensioni: 133 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Imponderables Series; Imponderables Series; Imponderables Series, 6; Imponderables
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; History, Popular Culture, Humour, Reference works, General and world history, Puzzles and quizzes, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, Miscellanies and compendia, REFERENCE: Questions & Answers, HISTORY: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, NATURE: Reference, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, REFERENCE: Curiosities & Wonders, GAMES: Trivia, HUMOR: Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, GAMES: Puzzles, HUMOR: Topic / History