by Ken Jennings
An excellent companion to Jan Harold Brunvand, Cecil Adams and Mythbusters, this collection centers on the things that parents have said to their kids. The humor really comes out in the writing, and I found this to be a nice light read for the summer.Best thing I learned - just how much bacteria is ...
I admit, I find Ken Jennings amusing. I loved him on Jeopardy, and I really enjoyed his last book, Maphead. This book doesn't do it for me though. After the 10th example I started skimming - too many examples that I already knew the answers to. He does have my eternal gratitude for crediting Cec...
This review is based on the audiobook version.Author Ken Jennings is the Jeopardy! contestant who held an incredibly long 74-game winning streak back in 2004. His book Because I Said So! is the Snopes of "parental folklore," covering a multitude of common things parents have said to their children, ...
Here's how the audio works:Ken Jennings introduces the topic in an exclamatory voice.He gives some anecdotes, sometimes personal, about the myth.He shares some research about the myth.He might throw in a joke that makes him sound like your friend's corny dad.And finally he gives a verdict of true, f...
What if there's a 0.95 percent chance that a kid who bikes to school will get in a wreck, but a 95 percent chance that a kid who's not allowed to bike to school will grow up more tentative, complacent, lazy, and/or unhappy, because riding your bike to school is awesome?Ever wonder if all of those "m...
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