The Other Book... of the Most Perfectly Useless Information

By Mitchell Symons

The latest entry in Mitchell Symons's trivia trifecta is chock-full of more obscure scientific facts, sporting stats, celebrity gossip, and pure trivia than ever Did you know that: Polar bears cover their black noses with their paws for better camouflage? John Steinbeck had to rewrite Of Mice and Men because his dog ate the first draft? Wayne Newton is a descendant of Pocahontas? Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood because metal was in short supply? Brooke Shields and Glenn Close are cousins? Diet Coke was invented in 1982. However, in 1379, a Mr. and Mrs. Coke of Yorkshire, England, named their daughter "Diot" (a diminutive of Dionisia, the predecessor of the modern-day name Denise)? Male monkeys go bald in much the same way that men do? James Gandolfini was voted Best Looking by his high school class? If you are titillated by trivia or fascinated by facts, The Other Book . . . of the Most Perfectly Useless Information will keep you entertained for hours

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061134058
• ISBN13: 9780061134050
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: It Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

great book

everything was great, the book is wonderful! even my teenage daughter read it and loved it!

has some errors

SOME ERRORS in this book: in the chapter on "born religious affiliations": (1) Rev. Billy Graham was NOT born a Baptist; he was instead raised in the Chalmers Reformed Presbyterian Church in N.C., and only at age 19 joined the East Palatka Baptist Church in Florida. (2) Gladys Knight, singer, was NOT born a Mormon - she joined as a convert only in 1997 (in fact, Mormons did not even exist at that time in her rural Alabama community, even for whites; much less for blacks who were all but barred from the church universally). I just spotted these two errors on browsing quickly a few minutes at the bookstore; I would venture to say there are numerous more errors in the book.

Excellent

The book is great, very interseting, will keep you reading. Great speedy delivery and perfect condition, will buy again!

Fabulous compilation

I picked up a copy of this book and could not put it down for ages. It is replete with more trivia and odd facts that you could shake a stick at. Many trivia books claim to be entertaining but Mitchell Symons's work really does live up to the bill matter. If you like useless information, you will love The Other Book.