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Bezig met laden... The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Minddoor Milo Rossi
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Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two). With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life--childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death--dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girl What you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii The surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dye Ol' Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from Texas How to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board game And much more! Covering various facets of everyday life, The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is sure to make you laugh, provide some spark to your next conversation, and, maybe, even give you a new perspective on how best to live this thing called life. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I say a youngish readership mainly because a lot of the information isn't that unusual or unknown to large numbers of people. I don't mean the majority necessarily, but there just wasn't a lot of "oh wow" moments, but there were a lot of "oh yeah, I remember hearing something about this before" moments. I do still appreciate those moments, like most of us, I have forgotten a lot of fun facts, so being reminded of them, and given a little more about them, is still fun. But not what I was expecting and hoping for based on the title.
This would be a nice book to help engage a young mind and, as in my case, reengage an old mind. I wasn't aware that the author is apparently a social media type who makes videos with this kind of stuff, so I looked at the book as a book, not something as an extension of some other media. Those who enjoy his other outlets will likely enjoy this more than I did. Perhaps this might be better presented some other way, the authorial voice in this form leaves a lot to be desired.
I would recommend this to those already familiar with him as well as those who just enjoy short informative reads about various topics. Just temper your expectations with regard to the "weird and wonderful" hyperbole.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. (