Why Girls Can't Throw: ...and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered – Shocking Truths and Quirky Facts About the Universe, Human Body, and Everyday Life - Couverture souple

Symons, Mitchell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060835184 ISBN 13 : 9780060835187

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2006

Synopsis

Warning: the truth can be shocking, seductive, offensive, outrageous...even disgusting!

Are you perplexed by the mysteries of the universe, confounded by the workings of the human body, prone to pondering the great imponderables? At long last, the answers are here for every inquiring mind that's not afraid to face up to the cold, hard facts of life. The author who brought you That Book . . . of Perfectly Useless Information now addresses the quirky, the eclectic, and the essential conundrums of our age in Why Girls Can't Throw . . . and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered, including:

• What's the kindest way to tell a friend he has halitosis?
• Is it cheaper to send yourself as a package to Australia rather than fly on an airplane?
• Are there any benefits to smoking?
• Is it true that Keith Richards used to regularly replace all the blood in his body?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mitchell Symons is the author of Why Girls Can't Throw, as well as This Book, That Book, and The Other Book. The creator of dozens of crossword, trivia, and humor books, Symons is a columnist for London's Sunday Express.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Warning: the truth can be shocking, seductive, offensive, outrageous...even disgusting!

Are you perplexed by the mysteries of the universe, confounded by the workings of the human body, prone to pondering the great imponderables? At long last, the answers are here for every inquiring mind that's not afraid to face up to the cold, hard facts of life. The author who brought you That Book . . . of Perfectly Useless Information now addresses the quirky, the eclectic, and the essential conundrums of our age in Why Girls Can't Throw . . . and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered, including:

• What's the kindest way to tell a friend he has halitosis?
• Is it cheaper to send yourself as a package to Australia rather than fly on an airplane?
• Are there any benefits to smoking?
• Is it true that Keith Richards used to regularly replace all the blood in his body?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060835184
• ISBN 13: 9780060835187
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Mayor Street Upper 39/40; Dublin; D01 C9W8; Irlande