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The Chicago columnist offers sarcastic answers to questions on such topics as transportation, the human body, and technology.
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Return of the Straight Dope

Still More from the Popular Newspaper Column

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 1994

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Summary

“When inquiring minds want to know, there is someone to turn to for an answer.”-The Wall Street JournalCecil Adams’s first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to “Louie, Louie,” to whatever became of Einstein’s brain. You probably thought you couldn’t stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts!In Return of the Straight Dope, you’ll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as Adams winsomely and wisely answers questions like these- Can people really hear radio broadcasts through their teeth? What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse, anyway? So how DO porcupines mate? And many more. When you hear the answers, you’ll be glad someone asked the questions.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780345381118
ISBN-10:0345381114
Author:Cecil Adams, Slug Signorino
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Ballantine Books Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Edition:1st
Release Date:15 July 1994
Weight:524g
Dimensions:25mm x 140mm x 216mm
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Return of the Straight Dope by Cecil Adams - ISBN: 9780345381118
140 × 216 mm
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About The Author

Cecil Adams

Cecil Adams is the author ofThe Straight Dope,More of the Straight Dope,Return of the Straight Dope, Triumph of the Straight Dope, andThe Straight Dope Tells All.All of Cecil’s dealings with the public are handled by his editor and confidant, Ed Zotti, author ofKnow It All!, who has been sworn to secrecy. Consequently, little is known about Cecil’s private life.Slug Signorinois an illustrator best known forhis cartoons inThe Straight Dope.

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