Genius Instruction Manual: The Genius Instruction Manual (Mental Floss) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060882530 ISBN 13: 9780060882532

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2006

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: October 2006 Pages: 224 in Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his The monologue of on string theory went completely over your head Man was that awkward Or remember the time you were at a party and someone asked. Who knows how to perform open-heart surgery and you were the only one who didn't raise your hand Well. put all of that embarrassment behind you. Want to dazzle crowds with your wondrous knowledge of Shakespeare and surgeries Want to learn to woo just like history's greatest minds Well. start reading already The Genius Instruction Manual is a foolproof finishing school for polishing your ain. All you've got to do is dive in.

About this title

Review:

"A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine."--Washington Post

"For the discerning intellect, mental_floss cleans out the cobwebs."--Chicago Tribune

"A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun."--Newsweek

"The titans of trivia."--Newsweek

"An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory."--Calgary Herald

"Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protégé."--Charlotte Observer

About the Author:

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060882530
• ISBN 13: 9780060882532
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Pearson Will, Hattikudur Mangesh, Green John