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Who, or Why, or Which, or What-- ?

A Global Gazetteer of the Instructive and Strange

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WHO...was the only modern leader to return fire during an assassination attempt?WHY...is kissing on trains banned in France?WHICH...island used to be home to a crocodile that jumped on its prey from trees?WHAT...was the first song to be sung in Outer Space?With a reasonable claim to be the most useful book ever written, John Oldale's Who, or Why, or Which, or What...? is a cornucopia of history, travel, politics, wildlife, language - indeed, a celebration of everything which makes this planet so fascinating.With an entry for every country, from the impenetrably immense (China) to the most completely marginal (San Marino - although it has stiff competition), this beautifully illustrated book is jammed with the most peculiar, fascinating and surprising information.Whether you are interested in man-eating catfishes, the use of wizards to influence archery contests or the location of the Land of Hum, this is the book for you.

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Who, or Why, or Which, or What-- ?, John Oldale

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Tytuł
Who, or Why, or Which, or What-- ?
Podtytuł
A Global Gazetteer of the Instructive and Strange
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2011
Oprawa
twarda
Liczba stron
300
ISBN10
1846143365
ISBN13
9781846143366
Seria
Ocena
4,5 z 5
Opis
WHO...was the only modern leader to return fire during an assassination attempt?WHY...is kissing on trains banned in France?WHICH...island used to be home to a crocodile that jumped on its prey from trees?WHAT...was the first song to be sung in Outer Space?With a reasonable claim to be the most useful book ever written, John Oldale's Who, or Why, or Which, or What...? is a cornucopia of history, travel, politics, wildlife, language - indeed, a celebration of everything which makes this planet so fascinating.With an entry for every country, from the impenetrably immense (China) to the most completely marginal (San Marino - although it has stiff competition), this beautifully illustrated book is jammed with the most peculiar, fascinating and surprising information.Whether you are interested in man-eating catfishes, the use of wizards to influence archery contests or the location of the Land of Hum, this is the book for you.