- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (Jun 12 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345351452
- ISBN-13: 978-0345351456
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.5 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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#1,130,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Reference > Encyclopedias > Humour
- #94 in Books > Reference > Encyclopedias > Humour
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Product Description
"Smart, saucy answers...the kind of book you'd buy as a goofy present for your wackiest friend--and then keep."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Since 1973, the redoubtable Cecil Adams has collected, corrected, inspected, and dissected thousands of reader's questions, reporting his sagacious findings in the popular weekly column, THE STRAIGHT DOPE. His first book amazed millions. Now he returns with another incomparable compendium of fantastic facts, insouciant information, and delicious data on every subject of import to personkind: Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of HARPER'S BIZARRE...? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bathtub...? and hundreds more burning questions explained at last!
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Since 1973, the redoubtable Cecil Adams has collected, corrected, inspected, and dissected thousands of reader's questions, reporting his sagacious findings in the popular weekly column, THE STRAIGHT DOPE. His first book amazed millions. Now he returns with another incomparable compendium of fantastic facts, insouciant information, and delicious data on every subject of import to personkind: Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of HARPER'S BIZARRE...? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bathtub...? and hundreds more burning questions explained at last!
Ingram
At last! More irreverent and funny, weird and arcane, facts and trivia. Adams offers a completely new compendium of brain-twisters to challenge the mind and fascinate the intellect. Excerpted in magazines and newspapers nationwide.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good trivia book,
This review is from: More of the Straight Dope (Paperback)
If you like Trivia then this is a good book for you...Cecil Adams has a "way" to narrate things but he has style in everything he does... He claims to know everything about everything and be able to tell it in a way to make you feel a jerk... Worth a try...
5.0 out of 5 stars
You Won't Regret Buying This Book,
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This review is from: More of the Straight Dope (Paperback)
Cecil Adams Straight Dope books are some of the best trivia books out there bar none. While you may not get the answers to the specific questions you are asking you will find answers to things you always wanted to know but never really thought to ask about.Cecil Adams has been writing his column for the Chicago Reader since 1973 and has been asked every random trivia questions under the sun and rarely is he unable to find the answer. Cecil Adams has a wicked sense of humor that makes his books so much fun to read over and over again. More Of The Straight Dope is the second book in his series and while it is hard to find, is certainly one of the best of the lot. He answers questions like - what exactly is Mojo? Why does your skin wrinkle in the tub? and so forth. No one has ever seen the real Cecil Adams and as long as he keeps answering questions and putting out books like this - no one will ever really care (well.... it is probably the last mystery that he will ever solve.)
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best DOPE of the Bunch,
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This review is from: More of the Straight Dope (Paperback)
The first book was great, but played it safe. The more recent books are likewise good, but seem to have been trying a tad too hard. This is the one to start with. Like Miss Manners, Cecil transcends his material or subject matter-- his sharp, witty voice is the real treat here. However, it should also be noted that unlike most authors of trivia and odd-knowledge compendiums, Cecil actually applies Real scholarship to his answers, instead of the usual assortment of second-hand hearsay. A great gift for the smartass on your list...
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