Uncle John's Bathroom Reader History's Lists - Couverture souple

Bathroom Readers' Institute

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1607101807 ISBN 13 : 9781607101802

Editeur : Portable Press, 2010

Synopsis

Pick any page, and get your history fix!

Leave it to Uncle John to find a new way to make history fun and exciting! This quirky collection of lists is the latest volume in the Bathroom Reader’s best-selling history series. These 508 pages will breathe life into history’s most famous (and most unusual) stories. From the Stone Age to the Internet Age, some quick takes on must-know topics that will reveal the surprising connections among history’s greatest--and strangest--events. History buffs, trivia hounds, and readers looking for an educational snack will love this fun format. Here’s what you’ll find in this great book:

 

* 2 famous pioneering trails
* 3 one-armed men who lent a hand
* 4 famous folks who literally died laughing
* 5 horrifying medieval punishments
* 6 photographic firsts
* 7 hotel rooms where history was made
* 8 disgusting secret ingredients
* 9 famous trains

* 10 places you can’t go
* 11 disasters that changed the world
* 12 fast food firsts
 And much, much more!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market—Throne Sitters—and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Portable Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1607101807
• ISBN 13: 9781607101802
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 522
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas