1000 Things Worth Knowing (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Jr., Nathaniel C. Fowler S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332330843 ISBN 13: 9781332330843

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from 1000 Things Worth Knowing: "That All Who Read May Know" This book contains more than one thousand facts, many of which are not generally known to the average person; but all of them are of interest to humankind, and a knowledge of many of them is essential. The author has used the simplest English, and has avoided, as far as posible, all technical or scientific terms. He has endeavored not to fall into the common error of making his explanations harder to understand than the subjects treated. This book is not intended for the scientist, nor does it claim to be exhaustive. In the space of a few hundred pages the writer has presented the thousand or more things which are really worth knowing, and which are usually described at unprofitable length and without that simplicity of expression so essential to clearness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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From the Back Cover:

This handy book of useful information contains more than 1000 facts, many of which are not generally known to the average person; but all of them are of interest to humankind, and knowledge of many of them is essential.

Fowler has used the simplest English, and has avoided, as far as possible, all technical terms. He has endeavored to avoid the common error of making his explanations harder to understand than the subjects treated.

In the space of a few hundred pages, Fowler has presented the thousand or more things that are really worth knowing. He examines everything from April Fools Day ("Its origin is unknown, but it is supposed to follow an ancient pageant custom of playing tricks on the first day of April"), to the Seven Wonders of the ancient and new worlds, to the derivation of the term "Yankee."

The book is not a mere encyclopedia -- it is an education unto itself.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1332330843
• ISBN 13: 9781332330843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 239