10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything : A collection of fascinating historical, scientific and cultural facts about people, places and things

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Mark.

Contributor:

Benzkofer, Stephan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Curiosities and wonders.

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Local Subjects:

Culture.

Curiosities and wonders.

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything : A collection of fascinating historical, scientific and cultural facts about people, places and things

Place of Publication:

: Agate Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For years, the Chicago Tribune's ""10 Things You Might Not Know"" column has been informing and entertaining readers on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a comprehensive collection of these columns, presented in a fun and easy-to-read format. This book gives readers well-researched, obscure facts on universal topics-including arts and culture, food and leisure, history, politics, science and technology, sports, holidays and religion, lifestyle, language, and more.

Contents:

""_GoBack""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""ARTS/CULTURE""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Best-sellers""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Blonds""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Bridges""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Fictional Fathers""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Leaks""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Modern Art""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Music Festivals""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Screenwriters""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Stanleys""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Teachers""

""10 Things You Might Not Know About TV Ads""""10 Things You Might Not Know About Underwear""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Unhinged""; ""SPORTS""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago�s Ballparks""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Chicago Bears""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About College Football""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Sports Gambling""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Olympics""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Olympic Torch""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Running""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Stadiums""

""CHICAGO""""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Authors""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Chicago City Council""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Elections""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Mayors Not Named Daley""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Murders""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About The Outfit""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Protests""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Radio ""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the North Side""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the South Side""

""10 Things You Might Not Know About the West Side""""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago�s Northern Suburbs""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago�s South Suburbs""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago�s Western Suburbs""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Chicago Transit ""; ""LIFESTYLE""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Divorce""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Gay Rights""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Lovers""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Marriage""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Racism""

""10 Things You Might Not Know About Tipping""""10 Things You Might Not Know About Class Warfare""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Royal Weddings""; ""SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Air Travel""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About the Color Green""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Contraceptives""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Elephants""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Epidemics""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Gasoline""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Hair""; ""10 Things You Might Not Know About Height""

""10 Things You Might Not Know About Hurricanes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-57284-407-8

OCLC:

868488830