The dedicated and quick-witted staff of librarians from the New York Public Library Telephone Reference Service has compiled some of its strangest and most-asked questions into this delightfully readable book. Subjects range from history and culture to language and science, and a special section on trick questions and popular delusions in also included.
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The dedicated and quick-witted staff of librarians from the New York Public Library Telephone Reference Service has compiled some of its strangest and most-asked questions into this delightfully readable book. Subjects range from history and culture to language and science, and a special section on trick questions and popular delusions in also included.
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New. New Ships From Canada New No dust jacket as issued Trade paperback (US) Glued binding Audience: General/trade From Library Journal What do NYPL librarians do with the most popular, peculiar, and humorous questions asked over a 20-year period? Find the answers, organize them into 27 subject areas, compile a 1300-term index, and publish it all in a book, of course The result has enough whos, whens, wheres, whats, and whys to drive even the most dedicated trivia buff mad (Who invented the brassiere? What is the longest recorded attack of hiccupping? Why are manholes round? ) Although sources are not cited, the introductory material notes that each answer is based on documentation in the library's extensive collection Use the New York Public Library Desk Refer ence ( LJ 7/89) as a primary reference source; purchase this for its entertainment value, or as a gift for the reference librarian who has everything-Stanley P Hodge, Ball State Univ Lib, Muncie, Ind Copyright 1990 Reed Bu.
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