Triumph of the Straight Dope
$29.75
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 March 1999
Summary
Why do parachute jumpers yell “Geronimo”? Is it aerodynamically impossible for bumblebees to fly? Will watching too much TV ruin your eyes?
Fresh from the popular newspaper column by CECIL ADAMS!
WHAT IS CECIL ADAMS’S IQ?
“Do you want it in scientific notation? Little Ed, get out the slide rule.” – Cecil Adams
For more than a quarter of a century Cecil Adams has been courageously attempting to lift the veil of ignorance surrounding the modern w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345420084 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 034542008X |
| Author: | Cecil Adams, Ed Zotti |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Release Date: | 15 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 19mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
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Critics Review
“Trenchant, witty answers to the great imponderables”.
– Denver Post
About The Author
Cecil Adams
Cecil Adams is author of The Straight Dope, More of the Straight Dope, Return of the Straight Dope, and The Straight Dope Tells All. All of Cecil’s dealings with the public are handled by his editor and confidant, Ed Zotti, author of Know It All!, who has been sworn to secrecy. Consequently, little is known about Cecil’s private life.
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