For the best-selling miscellany market, an NPR librarian's compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the arts....
How much water do the Great Lakes contain? Who were the first and last men killed in the Civil War? How long is a New York minute? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare? What building did Elvis leave last? Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Guaranteed to enlighten even the most seasoned trivia buff, this treasure trove of who knew? factoids spans a wide range of intriguing subjects.
The perfect gift for every inquiring mind that wants to know, All Facts Considered will put you at the center of the conversation as you show off your essential store of inessential yet irresistible knowledge.
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"Akin to a sports-stats book with a sense of humor, Malesky's (how cool is her job, librarian to NPR????) neatly organized fact-book is filled with fascinating information and a resource list that fulfills my Good Reference Work needs. Fun." — Kate (4 out of 5 stars)
"Akin to a sports-stats book with a sense of humor, Malesky's (how cool is her job, librarian to NPR????) neatly organized fact-book is filled with fascinating information and a resource list that fulfills my Good Reference Work needs. Fun."
" Great read for librarians who deal in facts all day long. Unfortunately, too many to recall. But it has a very helpful index! "
" Didn't finish because it was due at the library "
" A delightful collection of trivia delivered in occasionally witty style. "
" Fun little 'did you know?' book. "
" Lots of little known facts, all of which I have already forgotten! "
" Facts, ma'am. "
" Absolutely delightful facts in an easy-to-understand format. I had a blast reading this! Lots of learning, with enough weirdness and silliness for me. I hope to see more from him! "
" Filled with so many facts about things that were totally interesting to me and others that I didn't care about but were interesting to read about anyway. It was a great read and fun to share with others too. "
" well- skimmed. i decided it was most fun to work from the index. like emily dickinson. was a redhead. who knew? "
" An interesting small book of inessential facts. "
" I love books filled with trivia and related facts. "
" A great book for trivia readers and others who just like trivia. The author of this book is NPR librarian who gives us many facts and figures. As a former library asstant (paraprofessional position) I found it very informative. "
" Lots of interesting snippets in this book. It was a quick read and had some stories in there I hadn't heard of before. "
" Normally I like books like this, but this one fell short. Some of the information was interesting, but it wasn't organized in any sort of way. Might be a good coffee table book, but other than that... "
" A fun book of the random facts that kee Malesky has found while doing research for NPR shows. Some I've heard before, others are entirely new. If you love random trivia this is a fun book for you. "
" Trying to meld the likes of Richard Zacks' "An Underground Education" and "5 People Who Died During Sex" by Karl Shaw, this is insipid information that should fall flat to any reference guru. At least Zacks was shocking and Shaw was fun. A total snooze. "
" If you want to know how to write an unfocused, unentertaining book of trivia, read this for a stellar example. "
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