| This Book: ...of More Perfectly Useless Information Contributor(s): Symons, Mitchell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060828242 ISBN-13: 9780060828240 Publisher: It Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Back with a second treasure trove of random facts and the truly trivial, Symons offers a feast of totally unimportant facts on everything from tongue twisters to celebrities who own islands--and the fact that Billy Crystal's babysitter was the legendary singer Billie Holiday. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Encyclopedias - Social Science | Popular Culture - Humor | Form - Trivia |
| Dewey: 031.02 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.6" W x 6.84" (0.57 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Did you know this... Billy Crystal's childhood babysitter was the legendary Billie Holiday? It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky? The dot above the letter i is called a tittle? Would you like to know which celebrities died virgins, or which novel was the first written on a typewriter? Or are you simply looking for some way to entertain yourself in the bathroom? Would you like to know the working titles of the Beatles' songs, or what things were invented by women? Answer yes to any or all of these questions and This Book--like That Book--is the book you've been waiting for |
Contributor Bio(s): Symons, Mitchell: - Mitchell Symons is the author of Why Girls Can't Throw, as well as This Book, That Book, and The Other Book. The creator of dozens of crossword, trivia, and humor books, Symons is a columnist for London's Sunday Express. |