Schott's Original Miscellany
| AUTHOR | Schott, Ben |
| PUBLISHER | Bloomsbury USA (08/04/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Schott's Original Miscellany makes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does, however, claim to be essential. It will afford you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark.
Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the thirteen principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, all of the clothing-care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing? Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across the name of John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple?An encyclopedia? A dictionary? An anthology? An almanac? An amphigouri? A treasury? A commonplace book? Well... yes. Schott's Original Miscellany is all these and, of course, more. A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781582343495
ISBN-10:
1582343497
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
158
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
4.85 x 0.82 x 7.64 inches
Weight:
0.54 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Bookmark,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Trivia
Dewey Decimal:
031.02
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003057745
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Schott's Original Miscellany makes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does, however, claim to be essential. It will afford you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark.
Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the thirteen principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, all of the clothing-care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing? Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across the name of John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple?An encyclopedia? A dictionary? An anthology? An almanac? An amphigouri? A treasury? A commonplace book? Well... yes. Schott's Original Miscellany is all these and, of course, more. A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
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Author:
Schott, Ben
Ben Schott is the author of the international bestsellers "Schott's Original Miscellany" and "Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany," which have sold collectively almost two million copies worldwide. A photographer, designer, and miscellanist, he lives in London and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.
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