The Mental Floss History of the World : An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits (Paperback)
by Erik Sass and Steve Wiegand and Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur
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Overview
Pop quiz Who said what about history?
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 the 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
Now with Breaking News
"If You Thought the "Last" Depression Was Great . . ."
Answers: (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
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- ISBN-13: 9780061842672
- ISBN-10: 0061842672
- Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
- Date: October 2009
- Page Count: 420