Grant & Phyllis Helm: Great book for my son who has autism, his addiction is to facts
Canada on Jan 12, 2018
joe the wrangler: Lots of information from past events. I really was impressed to read all the facts and related stories.
Canada on Dec 16, 2017
Tony Siemens: It's ok. Whatever
Canada on Jun 03, 2017
C Wm (Andy) Anderson: Length: Print, 288 pages; Audible, 6 hours 6 minutes.
Target Audience/Genre: This nonfiction book is written for people who love trivia, and who want to know more than just the facts. I feel it is especially great trivia for the Jeopardy fan.
What was the Amazon Kindle Rank on the date this review was published? 5,436.
Is this a book that I can read without having to read others first? Yes, but if you’re at all like me you will read the follow-up companion title Now I Know More.
Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures? No, this is professionally edited.
Is this a fast, easy read or is it more of a leisure read? This is great reading anytime and, if you do as I have, you will purchase the Audible Whispersync so you can listed as you drive or while in the shower. Warning, this is an addictive book. The first I’ve found more enjoyable than Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series.
What sort of language does this writer use to amplify the points made? Plain English.
My biggest pleasure? The story on the Bats considered for use in spreading fires in Japan during World War II hooked me, line...
United States on Jan 15, 2016
Axle: Bought this book for my father for Christmas.
I haven't read it however I do enjoy Mr. Lewis' daily newsletters, which essentially is what this book is composed of.
I know this will be great reading! Composed of numerous interesting stories with interesting facts! Perfect for someone like me or my father who don't have much time to read especially for long periods of time.
Canada on Dec 23, 2014
B. Melton: Let's be clear to start off: I have not read this book. I have bought the book, in Kindle format, but only to support the author, whose mailing list has been filling my inbox, daily, with the most interesting trivia collection I've ever seen.
About the newsletter: I used to love 'DamnInteresting.com' for their content (and still do, I suppose), but the one thing I hated about them was their infrequency. "Now I Know" takes everything you love about DamnInteresting, and eliminates everything you might have disliked about it, and then adds +10 level awesomeness on top of everything else, just because.
If you haven't already subscribed, then you're an idiot, and I hate you. (Just kidding, but you should totally subscribe.)
About the book: Like I said, I haven't read the book, so I'll review how I imagine it.
This book is a pillowy haven of solitude upon which I can rest my weary head and be filled with knowledge as before unknown. I can place this book on an airplane and drop ship it into the plains of Africa to educate and civilize the wildlife therein so they might cease the violence. I can open this book in the dark of night and bask in the glow of its...
United States on Nov 13, 2013
Sterlingv: As the owner of an extremely popular "interesting fact" website (TodayIFoundOut) and someone who runs a similar newsletter to Now I Know, I've read or at least skimmed pretty much every major interesting fact/story website and book out there, so I can tell you from vast experience that Dan Lewis is one of the best in this genre. His articles are always extremely well researched and quite interesting, even sometimes when he's writing on a topic I initially thought would be boring- then he goes and finds an interesting twist to it. In some respects, his newsletter sometimes reminds me of the old Paul Harvey, "The Rest of the Story" show at times.
As for this book itself, I just got it in the mail the other day and have now read about half of it and I haven't been disappointed at all. It's well formatted, has great topics and articles, and despite the fact that what I do for a living is research and write about interesting facts, I'm still learning quite a few interesting new things.
So bottom line, if you're a fan of trivia / interesting facts or stories, you'll love this book. And, unlike so many other such books out there, you can be confident that what you're...
United States on Sep 30, 2013
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| Sale off | $7 OFF | $6 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 34 reviews | 169 reviews | 355 reviews |
| Publisher | Adams Media; Illustrated edition | Mango | TarcherPerigee |
| Paperback | 256 pages | 240 pages | |
| Item Weight | 10.2 ounces | 2.31 pounds | 0.035 ounces |
| Trivia (Books) | Trivia | Trivia | |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4/5 stars of 1,057 ratings | 4.9/5 stars of 3,453 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 2,361 ratings |
| History Encyclopedias | History Encyclopedias | ||
| Historical Study Reference (Books) | Historical Study Reference | Historical Study Reference | |
| ISBN-10 | 1440563624 | 1642502847 | 0593189418 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1440563621 | 978-1642502848 | 978-0593189412 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.64 x 7.5 inches | 8 x 0.75 x 9 inches | 7.5 x 0.7 x 7.4 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #390 in Historical Study Reference #522 in History Encyclopedias#1,353 in Trivia | #8 in Children's Fossil Books #13 in Children's Prehistoric Books #148 in Children's Dinosaur Books | #10 in Historical Study Reference #59 in Dating #79 in Trivia |
A good book to get for a gift.
Canada on Dec 14, 2018