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In 2003, a curious, old-fashioned, pocket-size book transformed the way we look at information. Since then, Schott's Original Miscellany and its two sequel volumes have been translated into more than fifteen languages and have sold some three million copies.Now Ben Schott * to the miscellany format with a brand-new cabinet of curiosities. Inside, you'll find fascinating facts cheek by jowl with information you can't live without. All things are considered, from footwear labeling symbols, airport runway markings, and sign-writing brush sizes to the traditional method of counting sheep and how to smoke cigars while reading the news.Nothing escapes the jeweler's eye of this curator of unconsidered trifles. An essential addition to the bookshelf of all who love life's rich tapestry, Schott's Quintessential Miscellany-equal parts encyclopedia, almanac, treasury, and lexicon-will remind you that there is only one Ben Schott.Praise for Schott's Miscellanies: "If we live in an information age, then Ben Schott has become something of a maestro, or perhaps a master chef, ranging over the whole of knowledge and seasoning his...books with a pinch of this, a drop of that." -Chicago Sun-Times"Genuine practical value...Elegantly designed...A vast empire of informational flotsam and jetsam." -New York Times"One of the oddest and most addictively readable reference books in print."-Boston Globe "Completely earnest and mischievous at the same time."-Newsday
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Praise for Schott's Original Miscellany
'Schott's Original Miscellany is without doubt the oddest, nay maddest, and possibly merriest, title you will come across in a long day's march through the shimmering desert of contemporary publishing' (Observer)
'This bizarre little book manages to be both totally useless and nearly indispensable' (Daily Telegraph)
'Entertaining, informative and unpredictable, Schott's Original Miscellany is a book like no other' (Saga)
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Ten years ago Schott's Original Miscellany took the world by storm and went on to sell more than a million copies. Now Ben Schott returns with a brand new Miscellany - Schott's Quintessential Miscellany.
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- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1608190218
- ISBN 13 9781608190218
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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