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Title: Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati ISBN: 0-06-096419-7 Publisher: Perennial Currents Pub. Date: 27 September, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: trivia at its finest
Comment: If you enjoy trivia and unusual
facts, then Charles Panati's
Extraordinary Origins of
Everyday Things, is the perfect
book. I have read other trivia books and I can say without
hesitation that Mr. Panati produces the best of the genre.
Many trivia books list a dry and uninspired fact sheet.
Panati, however, avoids this common pitfall and instead
entertains us with unusual and well researched trivia about
the history or origin of many everyday items and customs.
His books are formatted into logical chapter groupings
that easily flow from one topic to another. The book
is a pleasure to read and it teaches you in a pain free
style, answering questions that until now you couldn't find
answers for! Panati's words will both enlighten and
enchant you.
Rating: 1
Summary: Questionable Facts
Comment: I heard Panati speaking on the TV show "Modern Marvels" last night, and he repeated as fact the old myth that the palace at Versailles did not have so much as a single working toilet, and that guests would have to relieve themselves in the stairwells, which caused quite a stench and was the reason why the French people of the era used so much perfume. This absurd myth is easily disproven by a simple visit to Versailles, where the tour guides will readily show you the toilets of the era (while wondering aloud why so many American tourists have been misinformed). The idea that the sophisticated French elite of the day would relieve themselves in stairwells is also rather absurd on its face. I was amazed to see Panati repeat that hackneyed myth with such earnestness. I would have a hard time believing anything written in a book by someone who seems to state myths as facts. Another reviewer (who actually read the book), noted other factual distortions. Come on, Panati!! This stuff isn't so hard to get accurate!
Rating: 5
Summary: My All-Time Favorite Book
Comment: This was a gift to me from my parents well over ten years ago and is a book I still read occasionally. Believe it or not, it represents the single most important positive influence in my education. I realize that most first time readers will not be impressionable elementary-school children like I was, but I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't be able to find this book an enjoyable read.
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Title: Sacred Origins of Profound Things by Charles Panati ISBN: 0140195335 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Browser's Book of Endings: The End of Practically Everything and Everybody by Charles Panati ISBN: 014028690X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Sexy Origins and Intimate Things: The Rites and Rituals of Straights, Gays, Bi'S, Drags, Trans, Virgins, and Others by Charles Panati ISBN: 0140271449 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Really Useful: The Origins of Everyday Things by Joel Levy ISBN: 155297622X Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Panati's Browser's Book of Beginnings by Charles Panati ISBN: 0395562384 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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