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The Essential Book of Useless Information (Holiday Edition)

The Essential Book of Useless Information (Holiday Edition) The Most Unimportant Things You'll Never Need to Know

Paperback (05 Oct 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The useless information never ends in the newest, most crucially meaningless addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

More facts! Less substance! This cornucopia of amazingly pointless facts and figures will have you marveling at all the things you never needed to know.

There's no good reason for you to know...

? that Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania.
? that a company sells bikinis made from salmon skin.
? that Brigham Young had fifty-five wives.
? that the Romans used to pay their legions in salt.

But we'll tell you anyway, along with...

? where the world's largest ant colony is.
? which country invented figure skating.
? the name of America's bestselling ice cream brand.
? how many muscles make up the tongue.

About the Publisher

Perigee Books

Perigee Books, originally created as the trade paperback imprint for G. P. Putnam's Sons, has featured an eclectic range of titles from virtually every category of publishing, both fiction and nonfiction. One of the earliest, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, is now the only work of fiction on the list. Perigee's publishing program has evolved to fulfill its mandate to be useful, useless, creative, and curious. Publishing in both hardcover and paperback formats (as well as original eBooks), Perigee features a range of prescriptive non-fiction, self-help and how-to books, guides to creativity, and popular reference. The list also features a line of illustrated gift and craft books.

Book information

ISBN: 9780399536526
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Perigee Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 212g
Height: 202mm
Width: 115mm
Spine width: 18mm