Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything: Duct Tape, Airport Security, Your Body, Sex in Spaceand More!
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061435643 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Based on DISCOVER'S most eagerly awaited monthly column, "20 Things You Didn't Know About," this original book looks at many popular—and sometimes unexpected—topics in science and technology, and reveals quirky, intriguing, and little-known facts.Whether you're just curious or think you already know everything, this book is guaranteed to expand your mind.. How much do you know about .ObesitySleepMeteorsAliensBeesSperm banks Sex in spaceDuct tapeGermsAirport securityDeathAncient
New York Magazine called DISCOVER "the science magazine for the interested layman," and the Chicago Tribune said DISCOVER "is the science magazine for anyone who flunked eleventh-grade biology. He also spent a decade as a pianist, arranger, and composer in New York, Paris, and Madrid. Dean's constant yearning to learn has led him to become fluent in French and Spanish. D
A good general read Christie EP I look forward to the "20 things you didn't know about" page each month in Discover and was very excited when I saw there was a book. I expected many lists in the format that is in the magazine. Instead there are longer sections on each topic. I feel that for som. "Ok for a quick read, but a bit shallower than expected" according to Eric L. Fletcher. I had enjoyed the feature in the Discover Magazine, so I took a flyer on the book. Overall, the book goes pretty fast as the nature of the book make for perfect pre-bedtime or bathroom reading (and spare me your Seinfeldian horror). But the topics are uneven in q. Seems written by committee R. Mullen This book seems quickly thrown together to do one thing - get you to buy a book, by Discover editors, with a catchy title that seems to promise a good time.The facts could only be little more than items dug up from other similar books, though the element of suspe
The subjects fall into the categories of technology, health, and nature more so than hard science. For most teens, the selections will prove to be things they truly did not know. All rights reserved. Written with wit and humor, the entries are fun to read and easy to understand, demanding no scientific background. From School Library Journal Adult/High School—More than mere trivia, less than true science, this book is based on Discover's popular monthly column of nearly the same title, "20 Things You Didn't Know About." The first thing the editors do is apologize for the volume's title, calling it "absurd." "Everything" is indeed misleading: "20 Things about 20 Things" is spot-on accurate. Where is the most likely spot for alien life in the solar system? What did the ancient Greeks use to treat battlefield wounds? And that tape of a zillion uses: Is it