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If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $21.99
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $21.99
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Book of General Ignorance
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $19.95
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $19.95
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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The Box of General Ignorance
Format: Non-traditional book
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.95
So, you think George Washington was our first president? Wrong! Or that bagpipes come from Scotland? Nice try, genius. Perfect for parties, trivia buffs, and anyone who thinks the earth has just one moon, this deck offers 100 flash cards of brain-building fun!
Discover the truth behind these seemingly simple questions:
-What is... Read more >
Format: Non-traditional book
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.95
So, you think George Washington was our first president? Wrong! Or that bagpipes come from Scotland? Nice try, genius. Perfect for parties, trivia buffs, and anyone who thinks the earth has just one moon, this deck offers 100 flash cards of brain-building fun!
Discover the truth behind these seemingly simple questions:
-What is... Read more >
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The Book of Animal Ignorance
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $12.00
Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer?
Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn’t know that there are... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $12.00
Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer?
Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn’t know that there are... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $12.00
Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer?
Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn’t know that there are... Read more >
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $12.00
Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer?
Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn’t know that there are... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Book of General Ignorance
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $19.95
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $19.95
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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The Book of Animal Ignorance
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Box of Beasties
Format: Non-traditional book, 100 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $16.99
Read more >
Format: Non-traditional book, 100 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $16.99
Read more >
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If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $21.99
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a... Read more >
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $21.99
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Book of General Ignorance
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $15.00
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $15.00
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the... Read more >
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