The Book of Origins: The First of Everything from Art to Zoos
by Trevor Homer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0749951109
- ISBN 13
- 9780749951108
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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Synopsis
Read Trevor Homer's posts on the Penguin Blog. Everything—from the mundane (the pencil) to the catastrophic (the atom bomb)—has an origin, but often it’s not what we expect. A few things you may not have known: • Gandhi was married at age thirteen! • Chinese fortune cookies are an American invention and were not eaten in China until the 1990s when they were advertised as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.” • Bayer lost the trademark for aspirin (which they had held since 1897) as part of the reparations Germany was forced to pay after World War I. • The original idea for the electric chair came from an American dentist. For aspiring mindblowers and wanna-be know-it-alls, The Book of Origins is a treasure trove of trivia and fascinating facts guaranteed to entertain and enlighten.
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- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32120
- Title
- The Book of Origins: The First of Everything from Art to Zoos
- Author
- Trevor Homer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0749951109
- ISBN 13
- 9780749951108
- Publisher
- Portrait
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Reference; ISBN: 0749951109 EAN: 9780749951108 Trevor Homer The Book of Origins: The First of Everything from Art to Zoos
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