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Intriguing Names, Facts, and Ideas for the Curious-Minded
Contributions by Michael Feldman, Edited by
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272 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5
Formats: Cloth, PDF, Mobipocket, EPUB
Cloth, $19.95 (US $19.95) (CA $21.95)
ISBN 9781572438200
Rights: WOR
Triumph Books (Apr 2006)
Overview
Encapsulating in brief explanations the most important people, places, things, events and ideas in the history of mankind, this educational resource features hundreds of items, many accompanied with photographs or diagrams to help provide additional information. Every entry is explained fully with a description intended to remain brief, but detailed. Running in length from 100 to 300 words, each entry is easy to read, using everyday language to explain items instead of fancy, rarely used words that appear to show off the writer’s vocabulary. The featured categories include art, culture, and pastimes; science, technology, and life; history; the world and its wonders; religion, philosophers, and ideas; and trailblazers.Author Biography
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From Aesop to Babe Didrikson Zaharias, artists to world
wonders,
the gamut of knowledge covered by the Encyclopedia
Britannica
quite
simply includes everything known in the world. But how do
you
compress a multiple-volume collection that takes up an entire
shelf
into a user-friendly single book? You enlist the help of one
of
the most widely-regarded experts on the field of wide-ranging
facts
and knowledge.
Glad You Asked: Intriguing Facts, Names, and Ideas For The
Curious-Minded by Encyclopedia Britannica,
Featuring Michael
Feldman
encapsulates in brief explanation the most important
people,
places, things, events and ideas in the history of mankind.
Hundreds
of items are listed and explained, many accompanied with
photographs
or diagrams to help provide additional information.
Every
entry is explained fully with a descriptions intended to remain
brief,
but detailed. Running in length from 100 to 300 words, each
entry
is easy to read, using everyday language to explain items
instead
of fancy, rarely used words that appear to show off the
writer’s
vocabulary.
On
his popular weekly radio show “Whad’ Ya
Know?”, Michael Feldman uses pop culture references and a wry sense of
humor to teach listeners in an engaging way. That approach is the backbone
for Glad You Asked, a 200-page book that condenses an entire
shelf of encyclopedias, turning the mundane into fun facts that are enjoyable
to learn about.
The
categories of information included in Glad You Asked are:
• Art, Culture, and Pastimes • Science, Technology,
and Life
• History •
The World and Its Wonders
• Religion, Philosophers, and Ideas • Trailblazers