Description
"When inquiring minds want to know, there is someone to turn to for an answer."--The Wall Street Journal
Cecil Adams's first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to "Louie, Louie," to whatever became of Einstein's brain. You probably thought you couldn't stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts! In Return of the Straight Dope, you'll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as Adams winsomely and wisely answers questions like these: Can people really hear radio broadcasts through their teeth? What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse, anyway? So how DO porcupines mate? And many more. When you hear the answers, you'll be glad someone asked the questions.
Author: Cecil Adams
Publisher: Ballantine
Published: 03/12/1999
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.50w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780345381118
ISBN10: 0345381114
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Trivia
- Reference | Questions & Answers
- Humor | Form | Essays
Cecil Adams's first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to "Louie, Louie," to whatever became of Einstein's brain. You probably thought you couldn't stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts! In Return of the Straight Dope, you'll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as Adams winsomely and wisely answers questions like these: Can people really hear radio broadcasts through their teeth? What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse, anyway? So how DO porcupines mate? And many more. When you hear the answers, you'll be glad someone asked the questions.
Author: Cecil Adams
Publisher: Ballantine
Published: 03/12/1999
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.50w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780345381118
ISBN10: 0345381114
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Trivia
- Reference | Questions & Answers
- Humor | Form | Essays
About the Author
Cecil Adams is the author of The Straight Dope, More of the Straight Dope, Return of the Straight Dope, Triumph of the Straight Dope, and The Straight Dope Tells All. All of Cecil's dealings with the public are handled by his editor and confidant, Ed Zotti, author of Know It All!, who has been sworn to secrecy. Consequently, little is known about Cecil's private life.