Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again

Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Elizabeth Hunt, Mangesh Hattikudur

Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
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Author: Elizabeth Hunt, Mangesh Hattikudur
Editor: Will Pearson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-27
ISBN: 0060568062
Number of pages: 345
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Book Review: Laura Reviews: Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge
Summary: 4 Stars

As I get older, my brain gets mushier. It was high time I brushed up on something to stay useful in this world.

I'd be lying if I said that Mental Floss' Condensed Knowledge is a veritable encyclopedia.

It's even better.

In summary, it lists 15 categories of information (from performing arts to geography to economics), that include short summaries of accurate knowledge in a flippant tone.

But don't just leave it on the coffee table. Pick it up and read something new once a day. Invite friends over and quiz each other. Or if you have no friends, you can quiz yourself.

Summary of Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again

Armed with expert information and a biting wit, mental floss's Condensed Knowledge officially takes the chore out of learning. The book's 15 chapters, covering everything from pop culture to physics, are jam-packed with lucid explanations, intriguing facts, and a smug irreverence you're bound to love. Who else is going to tell you about 3 Major Mistakes on Your World Map, or which 5 Literary Classics Were Written Under the Influence, or which Nobel Prize Should Never Been Awarded, or what the 4 Things Einstein Got Wrong are?

Brush over the titles, flip through the pages, ease into a paragraph of your choice. And an hour later, when your kids are tugging at your pant legs and your spouse is burning dinner, and you're busy wondering just where the time went, you'll realize that learning isn't just easy, it's addictive.

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