Covering a wide variety of topics, this is a great book for trivia hounds. Entertaining and informative it also points at the knowledge of people and the inquisivness of people. Amusing and well worth dipping into.
A collection of questions culled from the New Scientists "Last Word" column, where the public pose questions and the public answers, includes some editoral answers as well. Fun, witty and informative.
Why are Orangutans Orange? is yet another instalment in the popular Last Word series from the New Scientist. I say yet another as this is a series that could go on endlessly, given science never runs out of questions. Thankfully these questions and answers are entertaining and therefore that is no b...
home audio Daily Express - 'a fascinating mix of the baffling, ridiculous and trivial...answers the scientific questions you never got round to asking.' Independent on Sunday - 'at last, the mysteries of the world are explained...the book everyone is talking about' Daily Mirror - 'They are the thing...