About this title: Using the same bracket system as the enormously popular NCAA basketball tournament, the authors have organized everything that "really" matters in culture--people, arts, history--through a scheme of binary pairings that finally reveals what is truly the best in its class.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781596913103ISBN:159691310X
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Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Books, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781596913103ISBN:159691310X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781596913103ISBN:159691310X
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781596913103ISBN:159691310X
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
"I can't remember why I bought this book, but I do know that I wish I didn't. I guess I thought it might be cute, but it actually turns out to be trifling.
"Fun, the idea of pitting all your favorites against each other March Madness style. Experts on subjects outlining the choices, like best bald guy, dog, and wine. It's kind of addictive, after I read it, it was hard not to think of things in those terms."
"Someone asks you, "What's your favorite food?"; you quickly answer "Spaghetti", because it's at the tip of your tongue. But then you start thinking...what about pizza? what about cheese fondue? what about donuts (and are they actually "doughnuts")? This is where you need bracketology. Yes, the system used in sports playoffs. With bracketology, you can put pizza against cheese fondue (and all of your other favorites) and really get to the heart of which is your absolute favorite, which favorite knocks all other favorites out of the bracket.
This is, of course, a silly book. It ranks cheeses, beers, speeches in history, dogs, golfers, cartoon characters, and much, much more. For a topic you care about, the bracket is fascinating. For those that you don't, well, pages turn for a reason. The editor invited guest experts to create the brackets, so you're not reading one guy's take on all of these disparate subjects. It gives one lots to argue with, and--if you're like me--a "to do" list of cheeses to try."
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