Mental Floss: Genius Instruction Manual - The Genius Instruction Manual

Zusatztext "An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory." 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 Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his monologue on string theory went completely over your head? Man, was that awkward. Or remember the time you were at a party and someone asked, "Who knows how to perform open-heart surgery?" and you were the only one who didn't raise your hand? Well, put all of that embarrassment behind you. Want to dazzle crowds with your wondrous knowledge of Shakespeare and surgeries? Want to learn to woo just like history's greatest minds? Well, start reading already! The Genius Instruction Manual is a foolproof finishing school for polishing your brain. All you've got to do is dive in. Zusammenfassung Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his monologue on string theory went completely over your head? Man! was that awkward. Or remember the time you were at a party and someone asked! "Who knows how to perform open-heart surgery?" and you were the only one who didn't raise your hand? Well! put all of that embarrassment behind you. Want to dazzle crowds with your wondrous knowledge of Shakespeare and surgeries? Want to learn to woo just like history's greatest minds? Well! start reading already! The Genius Instruction Manual is a foolproof finishing school for polishing your brain. All you've got to do is dive in.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Editors of Mental Floss, Mangesh Pearson Hattikudur, Hattikudur Mangesh, Will Hattikudar Pearson, Pearson Will
• Con la collaborazione di: John Green (Editore), Mangesh Hattikudur (Editore), Will Pearson (Editore)
• Editore: William Morrow
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2006
• EAN: 9780060882532
• ISBN: 978-0-06-088253-2
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 181 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Mental Floss
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira; Humour, Reference works, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Travel and holiday, Puzzles and quizzes, Gender studies: women and girls, Adult colouring and activity books, Card games, Research methods: general, Gambling: theories and methods, HUMOR: General, HISTORY: Reference, TRAVEL: Reference, REFERENCE: Research, GAMES: Trivia, GAMES: Card Games / General, GAMES: Puzzles, HUMOR: Form / Trivia, GAMES: Quizzes