Advantages: The ultimately 'useless info' book Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!
From the author of the international bestseller; Schott’s Original Miscellany, Ben Schott gives the perfect dose for those still addicted to the term ‘useless information’!!
Schott’s Almanac 2006 – giving details on everything that’s everything that ha ...
Advantages: everything you want to know about the last year Disadvantages: none
...Find out about everything from binge drinking to the President of Turkmenistan, Schott's Almanac is a wonderfully interesting and amusing collection of trivia that everyone should own. It is perfect for those awkward silences at dinner parties that will h ...
Advantages: Interesting little facts Disadvantages: Are they true??
This is another book that I received as a present for Christmas, and is another book I would put into the category of being good for a waiting room or toilet - a book you can dip in and out of every now and then, but not one you could just sit down and re ...
Advantages: Hundreds of short, fascinating and easy to read facts. Very good value for money. Disadvantages: Book could be a bit longer.
...Did you know that the French word for 'paper clip' is 'trombone'? Or how about the fact that 17% of the world's cranes are in Dubai? Me neither, until I read 'Further Factoids', courtesy of the BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright of Steve Wright in the Afternoon. ...
Advantages: Well-written, plenty of information and an original investigation Disadvantages: It's not entirely fair in its review of the topic
There is a scene in Dolly Parton's 1992 film, "Straight Talk" that immediately comes to mind whilst reading "SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless". Parton's character accidentally becomes a "radio therapist" despite having no qualificati ...
