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A lavish and erudite miscellany with a global twist
978-0-452-29783-8 • U.S. $16.00 / $17.00 CAN.
Trivia
6” x 9” • 320 pages
Photos and illustrations throughout
Rights: G12
First Serial, Audio: Plume
Agent: c/o Penguin UK
Pub History: A Plume Original
Also available as an e-book
On Sale: 4/24/12
■■Designed to look like an almanac in the style of
Schott’s Miscellany
■■Perfect for father’s Day and graduation
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Photo © Alison Oldale
John oldale
a World of curiosities
surprising, interesting, and Downright unbelievable
facts from every nation on the Planet
a scientist by training, a lawyer by profession, and an explorer by passion,
John oldale has logged half a million miles, traveling through some ninety-plus
countries. now, he celebrates our wonderful and occasionally weird world—
from afghanistan to Zimbabwe—with a cornucopia of tidbits about history,
travel, wildlife, language, and more, including:
• Why is kissing on trains banned in france?
• Which island used to be home to a crocodile that jumped on its prey
from trees?
• Which nation is 77 percent male?
as witty as they are well-informed, oldale’s eye-opening factoids—including
those about man-eating catfish, the use of wizards to influence archery contests,
and the location of the land of Hum—will amuse and delight insatiable trivia
buffs in this charmingly illustrated compendium.
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plume
Original
john oldale speaks five languages, has outrun knife-wielding brigands
(twice), and has been rescued from a sub-antarctic beach. He lives with his
family in a former village pub in Hampshire, england.