Knowledge: Stuff You Ought to Know

Hamilton, Ray

ISBN 10: 1849538891 / ISBN 13: 9781849538893

Published by Summersdale, 2016

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge: Stuff You Ought to Know
• Publisher: Summersdale
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849538891
• ISBN 13: 9781849538893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 390 grams

About this title

Synopsis

You can never know too much stuff. For example,today, the people of earth take more photos in two minutes than they did in the whole of the 19th century; when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris in 1911, one of the suspects was Pablo Picasso; and the surface area of Russia is larger than the surface area of Pluto. This outrageously informative book is packed full of fascinating nuggets of history, science, literature, technology, sports, geography, culture, and miscellanea from every corner of the world—enough mind-blowing trivia to ensure you’re never short of a jaw-dropping conversation starter (or stopper) again.

About the Author

Ray Hamilton is a freelance writer and editor. He has edited books on a wide range of subjects, including politics, history, travel, sport, gangland violence, and bird-watching. He previously pursued a varied career in government.