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Title: Know It All!: The Fun Stuff You Never Learned in School by Ed Zotti ISBN: 0-345-36232-2 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Funny to read and easy to understand
Comment: Ed Zotti makes in a plain and simple language a quick and straightforward explanation of some mysteries, myths, weird things and such you always wanted to know or wanted to check out.
Plus, the cool drawings ease to help the understanding of some difficult subjects.
Working on a tandem with Cecil Adams, Ed Zotti has made a powerful contribution to trivia fans.
If I were you I wouldnt doubt it for a second...
Rating: 4
Summary: The Straight Dope, Jr.
Comment: Ed Zotti is the editor of Cecil Adams' "The Straight Dope" and its sequels, each of which is a collection of fascinating articles that answer a lot of interesting (and sometimes bizarre) questions. The answers are, of course, administered with bitter sarcasm.
"Know It All" is a mellow version of The Straight Dope--some of the sardonic wit remains, but the text has been "dumbed down" to reach younger and less sophisticated readers. (The book even contains pronunciation guides for words that aren't all that difficult.)
Having said that, "Know It All" covers the same ground as "The Straight Dope" and does it with the same no nonsense style. Almost all of the questions and answers are adapted from longer, more cynical pieces appearing in the Straight Dope series--which makes me wonder whether Ed Zotti is really just Cecil Adams' editor, or whether Cecil Adams is instead Ed Zotti's pen name. (For his part, Zotti marvels that "people accept unquestioningly that my name is Ed Zotti."--Triumph of the Straight Dope at 285.)
The bottom line is that I enjoyed this book, though it is not as good as the Straight Dope series. The short "question and answer" format make it a perfect "bathroom reader" (for those of you who are inclined to do your reading at single sittings), and it is still entertaining and informative. Think of it as the Cliff's Notes for the classic "Straight Dope."
Rating: 3
Summary: PURE FUN !
Comment: This book is a lot of fun; but don't take everything too seriously. The author obviously likes to kid around. We enjoyed reading it and checking facts to determine if everthing was REALLY true. You be the judge...
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Title: Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts: 3,000 Of the Most Interesting, Entertaining, Fascinating, Unbelievable, Unusual and Fantastic Facts by Isaac Asimov ISBN: 0517065037 Publisher: Gramercy Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: 2201 Fascinating Facts by David Louis ISBN: 0517395746 Publisher: Gramercy Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1987 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Ever Wonder Why? by Douglas B. Smith ISBN: 0449147460 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Straight Dope: A Compendium of Human Knowledge by Cecil Adams, Ed Zotti, Slug Signorino ISBN: 0345333152 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Everything You Pretend to Know and Are Afraid Someone Will Ask You by Lynette Padwa ISBN: 0140513221 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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