mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge : A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Author(s): Editors of Mental Floss
Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts!
mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind!
Ingredients include:
5 tiny nations that get no respect • 4 civilizations nobody remembers • 5 classics written under the influence • 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold • 3 schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex • 4 things Einstein got wrong • 5 classical tunes you know from the movies • 3 famous studies that would be illegal today • 2 religious mysteries solved by chemistry • 5 scandals that rocked art, and much more ...
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“A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.”
“Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protégé.”
“For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs.”
“The titans of trivia.”
“An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.”
ISBN: 9780060568061