wendy baumwendy baum: Teflon to ice cream. This book describes the origins of many common things we use today.
United States on Jan 10, 2023
Tina lee: A bucket of knowledge
You will learn so much
Easy to remember
AND A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY HOME.
great Christmas gifts idea
United States on Sep 21, 2022
STAMATIOS M. KAZAS: Very interesting but took to long to arrive
United States on Mar 30, 2022
Jennifer Bell: A cool book you can pick up and open to any page to find an interesting little origin story or fact. A great gift!
Canada on Sep 03, 2021
carla: You will find more updated info on google. Plus I couldn't find some items in the book but I did on google.
Canada on Jul 11, 2019
Wendy: Great book, very entertaining
Canada on May 17, 2019
H. Nieuwenhuizen: Very interesting but only for dipping into and reading bits when you feel like it. A lot of it can be found on the internet nowadays but it's well researched and is an easy reference book. Unlike one of the scathing reviews which mentioned the Levi Strauss story as incorrect and condemned the book on that basis the book story matches the Levi Strauss website story, so it gave me more confidence in the other stories too.
It's a book to dip into and use from time to time and being a paperback it doesn't take much room lying around and won't drop to pieces. Well worth the money.
United Kingdom on Jul 24, 2018
steven harding: a very interesting book,even though a lot of its content is U.S. sourced.
Recommended read.
United Kingdom on Jun 19, 2016
mydiamondpk: This is a goofy book I stumbled across at Half Price Books, and have since purchased several copies for friends. I love this book! It tells all kinds of obscure (and not so obscure) origins of things we have all over our house, and our world. Kids love it, adults love it... it's just fun to read about how things came to be (did you know "Uncle Sam" was a Real guy? or that Germans invented shampoo in the 1890's? the brassiere was from Greece 2500 BC? or that high heels were developed over time in France beginning in the 16th century because the King (Louis XIV) was short?!) I guarantee there's something in there that would appeal to anyone you know. I have yet to find someone that can't find something they thought was interesting in this book...
United States on Aug 19, 2011
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| Total Reviews | 4 reviews | 171 reviews | 38 reviews |
| Dimensions | 6.12 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches | 6 x 1.09 x 9 inches | 8.4 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches |
| Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks | Dey Street Books | Capstone Press; Media tie-in - Combined edition |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6/5 stars of 329 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 921 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 1,127 ratings |
| Trivia (Books) | Trivia | ||
| Paperback | 480 pages | 128 pages | |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Trivia & Fun Facts (Books) | Trivia & Fun Facts | ||
| Engineering Patents & Inventions | Engineering Patents & Inventions | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-0060964191 | 978-0062958693 | 978-1496565822 |
| ISBN-10 | 0060964197 | 0062958690 | 1496565827 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #38 in Engineering Patents & Inventions#200 in Trivia & Fun Facts #388 in Trivia | #915 in Rich & Famous Biographies#2,479 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies#8,223 in Memoirs | #27 in Children's Television & Radio Performing Books#149 in Lawyers & Criminals Humor#265 in Children's General Humor Books |
| Item Weight | 1.23 pounds | 1.09 pounds | 1.1 pounds |
| Lexile measure | 1260L | IG1070L |
United States on Jul 24, 2023