The Book of General Ignorance
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
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Book Reviews of The Book of General Ignorance
Book Review: Great book for trivia lovers
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this for my 17-yr.old son who is a real lover of nuggets of knowledge. He said it was a perfect Christmas gift. It's a great coffee table book in the non-traditional sense; you can pick up and begin reading anywhere on any of the interesting and surprising questions. The writing is funny, informative, and the book tempts you to read "just one more". A great book for those who like obscure and not-so-obscure trivia.Book Review: Examining the ignorant
Summary: 4 Stars
Most of what we have learned has been passed along by either observation or opinion and we seldom take time to examine facts.
Here are the facts concerning many of the assumptions we have made, only because we really were not concerned with the truth of the matter.
This book will not change the outcome of one's life, but it certainly will enhance the flavor of every day living.
Book Review: Great reading
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book based on a Wired magazine review and was not dissapointed by any means. it is a great easy reading about curious facts that we'll amaze, make laugh or just make you wonder. The short unrelated chapters format makes for a great commute book or just for a quiet time. I recommend this book to anyone that loves curious and not well known facts.Book Review: A few interesting facts, a lot of hyperbole
Summary: 3 Stars
While there are some interesting facts here, it's quite a stretch to say that "everything you know is wrong." Many of the facts are based on splitting hairs (i.e. largest city, coldest place on earth).
If you want interesting trivia presented in a way that's not snarky (and is hysterically funny) I recommend The Know It All by A.J. Jacobs.
Book Review: Poorly researched
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is for fun, but many of the "facts" are wrong or debatable. To correct just one: The universe has not been assumed to be infinite for about 100 years. A very little research would have avoided this erroneous premise.
P.S. Benjamin Franklin made many clever remarks. So why attribute one to him that he didn't make?