Bet you didn't know; hundreds of intriguing facts about living in the USA.

9781591026358

Bet you didn't know; hundreds of intriguing facts about living in the USA.

Russell, Cheryl.

Prometheus Books

2008

316 pages

$18.95

Paperback

E169

This entertaining volume for general readers is a collection of facts and trivia about life in the United States, and is designed to provide a no-nonsense alternative to media spin and propaganda. Russell, an expert on statistics and demographics and editorial director of New Strategist Publications, offers the facts, only the facts, on such topics as health, families, finance, jobs, luxury goods and leisure activities, with special emphasis on the "big issues" such as religion, politics, race and immigration. Each entry also examines the differences between public perception of the subject in question and the actual facts, providing a humorous and enlightening "reality check."

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