Condensed knowledge
by Hattikudur, Mangesh Hunt, Elizabeth Pearson, Will
A mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind! Ingredients include: tiny nations that get no respect, civilizations nobody remembers, classics written under the influence, things your boss has in common with slime mold, schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex, things Einstein got wrong, classical tunes you know from the movies, famous studies that would be illegal today, religious mysteries solved b…
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- Full title :Condensed knowledge / edited by Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, and Elizabeth Hunt.
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A mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind! Ingredients include: tiny nations that get no respect, civilizations nobody remembers, classics written under the influence, things your boss has in common with slime mold, schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex, things Einstein got wrong, classical tunes you know from the movies, famous studies that would be illegal today, religious mysteries solved by chemistry, scandals that rocked art, and much more.--From publisher description.
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- Publication Date:©2004.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):HarperResource
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2004.
Notes
At head of title: Mental Floss presents.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 327 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0060568062, 9780060568061
- oclc:ocm55058054
- LC Classification:AG243
- Dewey Decimal:031.02
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