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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. How much junk is in space? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare?When was the Sack of Rome? How long is a New York minute?What building did Elvis last leave?Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Noted NPR librarian Kee Malesky presents a compendium of fascinating facts on intriguing subjects ranging from history and science to the arts, packing every page with valuable nuggets of information mined over her twenty-six-year career--everything from the useful to the downright bizarre.There isn't a journalist born who hasn't been tempted to--as they say--not let the facts get in the way of a good story.?And that is the genius of Kee Malesky.?Inquire about a fact, and she produces a tale, as seductive as it is accurate. Sacred cows, plastic soup, star-crossed lovers, the roots of red hair.?Within these pages you will be treated to a taste of the vast sweep of all things Kee--something we at NPR have long savored simply by dialing the number for 'Library, Reference.'--Renee Montagne, co-host of NPR's Morning EditionKee Malesky enshrines the humble fact in a way that is both instructive and enchanting.--Daniel Schorr, NPR Senior News AnalystEvery one of us 'media figures' who appears smart or well prepared in public has somebody standing behind the curtains, knowledge at the ready, covering for our ignorance like Marni Nixon singing for Natalie Wood. My knowledge-double is Kee Malesky, who makes me and everybody else at NPR sound brighter than we are.?With this book, a little memorization, and some practice on your knowing, slightly world-weary tone, you too will seem smarter.?But not, ever, as smart as she is.--Peter Sagal, host of the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. How much junk is in space? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare?When was the Sack of Rome? How long is a New York minute?What building did Elvis last leave?Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Noted NPR librarian Kee Malesky presents a compendium of fascinating facts on intriguing subjects ranging from history and science to the arts, packing every page with valuable nuggets of information mined over her twenty-six-year career--everything from the useful to the downright bizarre.There isn't a journalist born who hasn't been tempted to--as they say--not let the facts get in the way of a good story.?And that is the genius of Kee Malesky.?Inquire about a fact, and she produces a tale, as seductive as it is accurate. Sacred cows, plastic soup, star-crossed lovers, the roots of red hair.?Within these pages you will be treated to a taste of the vast sweep of all things Kee--something we at NPR have long savored simply by dialing the number for 'Library, Reference.'--Renee Montagne, co-host of NPR's Morning EditionKee Malesky enshrines the humble fact in a way that is both instructive and enchanting.--Daniel Schorr, NPR Senior News AnalystEvery one of us 'media figures' who appears smart or well prepared in public has somebody standing behind the curtains, knowledge at the ready, covering for our ignorance like Marni Nixon singing for Natalie Wood. My knowledge-double is Kee Malesky, who makes me and everybody else at NPR sound brighter than we are.?With this book, a little memorization, and some practice on your knowing, slightly world-weary tone, you too will seem smarter.?But not, ever, as smart as she is.--Peter Sagal, host of the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A full year's worth of fascinating factsPlus a bonus fact for leap year!A bon-bon of a book crammed with delicious nuggets of information and morsels of amusement. Best of all, the only weight you'll gain is in your brain.--Susan Stamberg, Special Correspondent, NPRKee Malesky has done it again. Day by day in any year, the reader will find interesting and absorbing facts and stories.--Carl Kasell, Official Judge and Scorekeeper, NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?What color did carrots used to be?Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts?What does it mean to have one's eyes lined with ham?If you claim to know the answers to these questions, then you're John Hodgman. If you had to look for them below, you need this book.Kee Malesky, author of All Facts Considered, returns with a year's worth of facts on the arts, history, language, natural history, religion, and science to build up your brain. From the only sea without a coastline to the origin of April Fool's Day, this book is the best way to know more stuff than that other guy.Learn Something New Every Day is the ideal gift for those with inquisitive minds and an appreciation of the wonders of the world around us. But don't give it to them. You don't want them to know more than you do. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A full year's worth of fascinating factsPlus a bonus fact for leap year!A bon-bon of a book crammed with delicious nuggets of information and morsels of amusement. Best of all, the only weight you'll gain is in your brain.--Susan Stamberg, Special Correspondent, NPRKee Malesky has done it again. Day by day in any year, the reader will find interesting and absorbing facts and stories.--Carl Kasell, Official Judge and Scorekeeper, NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?What color did carrots used to be?Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts?What does it mean to have one's eyes lined with ham?If you claim to know the answers to these questions, then you're John Hodgman. If you had to look for them below, you need this book.Kee Malesky, author of All Facts Considered, returns with a year's worth of facts on the arts, history, language, natural history, religion, and science to build up your brain. From the only sea without a coastline to the origin of April Fool's Day, this book is the best way to know more stuff than that other guy.Learn Something New Every Day is the ideal gift for those with inquisitive minds and an appreciation of the wonders of the world around us. But don't give it to them. You don't want them to know more than you do.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. How much junk is in space? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare?When was the Sack of Rome? How long is a New York minute?What building did Elvis last leave?Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Noted NPR librarian Kee Malesky presents a compendium of fascinating facts on intriguing subjects ranging from history and science to the arts, packing every page with valuable nuggets of information mined over her twenty-six-year career--everything from the useful to the downright bizarre.There isn't a journalist born who hasn't been tempted to--as they say--not let the facts get in the way of a good story.?And that is the genius of Kee Malesky.?Inquire about a fact, and she produces a tale, as seductive as it is accurate. Sacred cows, plastic soup, star-crossed lovers, the roots of red hair.?Within these pages you will be treated to a taste of the vast sweep of all things Kee--something we at NPR have long savored simply by dialing the number for 'Library, Reference.'--Renee Montagne, co-host of NPR's Morning EditionKee Malesky enshrines the humble fact in a way that is both instructive and enchanting.--Daniel Schorr, NPR Senior News AnalystEvery one of us 'media figures' who appears smart or well prepared in public has somebody standing behind the curtains, knowledge at the ready, covering for our ignorance like Marni Nixon singing for Natalie Wood. My knowledge-double is Kee Malesky, who makes me and everybody else at NPR sound brighter than we are.?With this book, a little memorization, and some practice on your knowing, slightly world-weary tone, you too will seem smarter.?But not, ever, as smart as she is.--Peter Sagal, host of the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. How much junk is in space? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare?When was the Sack of Rome? How long is a New York minute?What building did Elvis last leave?Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Noted NPR librarian Kee Malesky presents a compendium of fascinating facts on intriguing subjects ranging from history and science to the arts, packing every page with valuable nuggets of information mined over her twenty-six-year career--everything from the useful to the downright bizarre.There isn't a journalist born who hasn't been tempted to--as they say--not let the facts get in the way of a good story.?And that is the genius of Kee Malesky.?Inquire about a fact, and she produces a tale, as seductive as it is accurate. Sacred cows, plastic soup, star-crossed lovers, the roots of red hair.?Within these pages you will be treated to a taste of the vast sweep of all things Kee--something we at NPR have long savored simply by dialing the number for 'Library, Reference.'--Renee Montagne, co-host of NPR's Morning EditionKee Malesky enshrines the humble fact in a way that is both instructive and enchanting.--Daniel Schorr, NPR Senior News AnalystEvery one of us 'media figures' who appears smart or well prepared in public has somebody standing behind the curtains, knowledge at the ready, covering for our ignorance like Marni Nixon singing for Natalie Wood. My knowledge-double is Kee Malesky, who makes me and everybody else at NPR sound brighter than we are.?With this book, a little memorization, and some practice on your knowing, slightly world-weary tone, you too will seem smarter.?But not, ever, as smart as she is.--Peter Sagal, host of the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. A full year's worth of fascinating factsPlus a bonus fact for leap year!A bon-bon of a book crammed with delicious nuggets of information and morsels of amusement. Best of all, the only weight you'll gain is in your brain.--Susan Stamberg, Special Correspondent, NPRKee Malesky has done it again. Day by day in any year, the reader will find interesting and absorbing facts and stories.--Carl Kasell, Official Judge and Scorekeeper, NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?What color did carrots used to be?Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts?What does it mean to have one's eyes lined with ham?If you claim to know the answers to these questions, then you're John Hodgman. If you had to look for them below, you need this book.Kee Malesky, author of All Facts Considered, returns with a year's worth of facts on the arts, history, language, natural history, religion, and science to build up your brain. From the only sea without a coastline to the origin of April Fool's Day, this book is the best way to know more stuff than that other guy.Learn Something New Every Day is the ideal gift for those with inquisitive minds and an appreciation of the wonders of the world around us. But don't give it to them. You don't want them to know more than you do.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A full year's worth of fascinating factsPlus a bonus fact for leap year!A bon-bon of a book crammed with delicious nuggets of information and morsels of amusement. Best of all, the only weight you'll gain is in your brain.--Susan Stamberg, Special Correspondent, NPRKee Malesky has done it again. Day by day in any year, the reader will find interesting and absorbing facts and stories.--Carl Kasell, Official Judge and Scorekeeper, NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?What color did carrots used to be?Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts?What does it mean to have one's eyes lined with ham?If you claim to know the answers to these questions, then you're John Hodgman. If you had to look for them below, you need this book.Kee Malesky, author of All Facts Considered, returns with a year's worth of facts on the arts, history, language, natural history, religion, and science to build up your brain. From the only sea without a coastline to the origin of April Fool's Day, this book is the best way to know more stuff than that other guy.Learn Something New Every Day is the ideal gift for those with inquisitive minds and an appreciation of the wonders of the world around us. But don't give it to them. You don't want them to know more than you do. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.