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The Original Compendium of Curious Information
Canongate
November 2005
On Sale: November 4, 2005
400 pages
ISBN: 1841957194
EAN: 9781841957197
Paperback
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The original, benchmark compendium of facts weirder than
fiction, intriguing information, and must-talk-about trivia
that has sold over eight million copies worldwide and
spawned many imitators. For nearly three decades David
Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace have been researching curious
facts and unusual statistics and the incredible stories
behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of
these have been brought together in a long-awaited,
thoroughly up-to-date, and Americanized new edition,
including brand-new lists and list makers. Contributors
include: Oliver Stone; Jane Fonda; Sean Connery; Robert
Duvall; Pedro Almodovar; Stephen King; John Waters; Wynton
Marsalis; Quincy Jones; Arnold Palmer; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar;
Isaac Stern; Ian Rankin; Alan Dershowitz; Margaret Atwood;
Dave Eggers; Brian Eno; and Elmore Leonard.
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