Schott's Original Miscellany.Schott's Original Miscellany Ben Schott Ben Schott is a British writer and author of the "Schott's Miscellanies" and "Schott's Almanac" series. Ben Schott was born in North London, England on May 26 1974, the son of a neurologist and a nurse. He has one brother, also now a neurologist. Bloomsbury USA ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 1582343497 $14.95-144 pages Untimely Death of Musicians Chet Baker, death by defenestration, aged 58 Marc Bolan, overdose of tree while driving, aged 29 Buddy Holly, killed in "that" plane crash, aged 22 Gene Vincent, general rock'n'roll excess, aged 36 Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Wilson, drowned; Beach Boy not Buoy buoy (boi, b  `ē), float anchored in navigable waters to mark channels and indicate dangers to navigation (isolated rocks, mine fields, cables, and the like). , aged 39 excerpt from "Untimely Death of Musicians", page 28, Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott The deceptively thin Schott's Original Miscellany is a large and delightful collection of bizarre, interesting, or even sometimes useful bits of trivia such as how to wrap a sari, the knights of the Round Table Knights of the Round Table chivalrous knights in King Arthur’s reign. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur] See : Chivalry Knights of the Round Table set out to find the Holy Grail. [Br. Lit. , a discussion on pencil hardness and a the "to be or not to be" speech presented in Pig Latin. Schott presents his facts in a completely serious manner that disguises a bit of dry wit. I read the book from cover to cover, sometimes laughing, sometimes saying "I didn't know that!" and sometimes just agog at the fact that such information is collected in one tome. I mean, where else could you find instructions for measuring bra size on the page facing the schematic of Dante's Inferno? This is a five star book all the way and would make a perfect gift for any trivia fan. I'm just sorry I waited so long to buy it and I'm not sure how I ever lived without having the Irish Code Duello or Archaic Golf Club Nomenclature or various Sesquipedalians at my fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . Thanks Mr. Schott--I look forward to the next two! Medb, Reviewer http://www.arachibutyrophobia.com/bibliophilia/ |
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