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Schott's Original Miscellany | 
| Author: Ben Schott
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 14452
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1582343497
Dewey Decimal Number: 031.02
EAN: 9781582343495
ASIN: 1582343497
Publication Date: August 4, 2003
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Condition: Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Impossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, Schott's Original Miscellany is a unique collection of fabulous trivia.
What other book boasts an index that includes shoelace lengths, sign language, and the seven deadly sins; dueling and dwarves; the hair color of Miss America and the Hampton Court maze?
Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the names of golf strokes, a history of the Hat Tax, cricketing dismissals, nouns of assemblage, an unofficial motto of the US Postal Service, and the flag of Guadeloupe?
Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, the labors of Hercules, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple?
A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 Perfect Bathroom Book September 9, 2008
J. Aubrey (Seattle, WA)
A handsome little book. Sturdy and compact. Full of interesting, mostly obscure, minimalist trivia. A great gift idea.
 Things you thought you'd never know May 5, 2008
J. Schovanek (Alberta, Canada)
This is one of the most unusual books I've ever seen. It contains a virtual treasure trove of miscellaneous information that is most cleverly organised and presented. A work that you will go back to again and again. No personal library should be without it.
Schotts Miscelleny April 29, 2008
Leah Hayes (Lubbock, Tx USA)
This is the book for you if you are a trivial buff!! What a wealth of information you will find here. There are so many categories you can find almost anything you are looking for. I highly recomment this book if you are just looking for general facts also.
Leah Hayes
The Best January 1, 2008
Adelaide Ayer
This book is perfect for a random five minute read, an all night stretch, or a fun day with your friends. Every page provides a new never ending source of knowledge. You will not be able to put this down.
Schott's book is a stroke of pure genius with added quotes. So take one; buy it; and get ready for one of the best, most original books ever.
Great book! July 15, 2007
Micah V. Olson (Kamiah, Idaho)
I got this book for my Father for his birthday and it was a big hit! It is full of really interesting facts about tons of stuff!
My Dad is a guy who likes fact books and Schott's Miscellany would fall into that category! It is a great book and highly recommended!
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