Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits

Name: Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits
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ISBN: 9780060784751

ISBN-10: 006078475X

ISBN-13: 9780060784751

Edition: 2005

Authors: Editors of Editors of Mental Floss, Will Pearson

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From the same evil geniuses that brought you Condensed Knowledge comes an adorably naughty and delightfully mischievous romp through the dark side of human nature. Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team at mental-floss, creators of the hit magazine and last year's Condensed Knowledge, have scoured the darkest, dirtiest corners of history and the globe to gather this ultimate collection of the bad stuff you're not supposed to know and you certainly never learned in school. Organised by theme, with chapters for each of the seven…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.94" wide x 7.56" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.