About this title: A remarkable book that contains enough information to help you win bets the rest of your life: -- The bagpipe was not a Scottish invention -- Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball at Cooperstown -- or anywhere else in America -- London's Big Ben is neither a clock nor a tower -- Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, and the boat he built ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The book is very solid with bright, unmarked pages. The dust jacket has minor shelf & edge wear except for a 3/8 inch tear on the top edge & a 3/8 inch tear on the bottom edge. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell
Date Published: 1975
Description: Good. A miscellany of misinformation, misbelief, miscontruction and misquotation, for reference, rumination and pure delight, presented in alphabetical chapter order, 302 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 1977
Description: Very Good. Tight spine, some cover and edge wear, and name written inside. "Amazing facts to astonish your friends and annoy your enemies. " Tanning pages. Non-Fiction (#81269) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. VG+/VG+, no tears or chips to the DJ, interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: Good. Dust Jacket. Spine tight and straight with very clean unmarked pages. Previous owners name and address inside front flyleaf. DJ has electrical tape around it. Book corners have small bumps. Still a very good overall book. Reliable and accurate service. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: Very Good. A good to very good condition book. Moderate cover wear. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! A Good to very good condition book. The average used book or better (and most are much better). 100% satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crowell
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780690001471ISBN:0690001479
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Perennial Library
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780060913151ISBN:0060913150
Description: Good. 15-W Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"Here is a trivia book with a twist. Rather than a collection of obscure facts, this book is a collection of common fallacies. Give it a read. You may be stunned to discover that you have been wrong about something you have been very confident was right. For example: neither the United States Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence contains the statement that all men are created equal; India ink is from China, not India; a sardine is not a specific living fish - it is anything you get out of a sardine can (which will likely be young herring or pilchard). The book is loosely organized by subject in chapters labeled A to Z. This allows you to find logical places at which to set the book aside between readings."
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