Book of Answers : The New York Public Library Telephone Reference Service's Most Unusual and Entertaining Questions

Name: Book of Answers : The New York Public Library Telephone Reference Service's Most Unusual and Entertaining Questions
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ISBN: 9780139574320

ISBN-10: 0139574328

ISBN-13: 9780139574320

Edition: N/A

Authors: Barbara Berliner, Melinda Corey, George Ochoa

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How many of these questions can you answer without calling the New York Public Library's Telephone Reference Service? Who really designed the American flag? How hot is the sun's surface? How does quicksand work? When was the Ark of the Covenant last seen? Who sat at the Algonquin Round Table? Where does the name "The Grateful Dead" come from? Why is Christmas abbreviated as Xmas? Can any creatures besides humans get a sunburn? How many muscles does it take to smile? To frown? Why are rabbits' feet considered good luck? You could, of course, do all the painstaking research yourself. Or you could pick up the phone and call the resourceful, erudite, quick-witted librarians of the New York…

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List price: $21.45
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 228
Language: English

George Ochoa holds a B.A. from Columbia College & a M.A. from the University of Chicago. He is the author or coauthor of about twenty-five books including "The New York Public Library Amazing Hispanic American History: A Book of Answers for Kids", & "The Fall of Mexico". He lives in Dobbs Ferry, NY.