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Always A Pleasure
This is one of those books to keep in the car and, when you have to wait in a doctor's office, dine alone, or wait in line for something, this book will entertain you over and over again with its fascinating (and often amusing) facts. Yes, it is a book you can pick up and put down, but you'll always enjoy it when you open it and read. As an example that made me laugh out loud... one of the ten songs with outrageous titles that were actually published is one titled, "It's Hard To Say I Love You, When You're Sitting On My Face!" I'd have bought it for that one alone.

The Facts Historical, In Order Categorical
Before people had the Internet as a source of trivia, this book was the next best thing.The lists, a masterpiece of compilation, are still a delight: they include a summary of Creasy's Most Decisive Battles, the world's greatest libel suits, the biggest recipients of cold war military aid, and famous virgins.The sequel was somewhat racier than the original but just as good.This book - if you can get hold of it - still has the power to keep you happy during down-time in your summer hammock or your winter chalet.

For any kind of reader....
This book is amazingly interesting, it shows the unbelievable origin of ordinary events and names through history. It is great to share with friends and for readings at parties. It's also very easy to read since youcan pick any piece of the book without loosing meaning or context.I sawthis book first when I was in high school, some 13 years ago. I liked it somuch that I bought it for my dad then, though we lost it on a moving about8 years ago. I've tried to find the Spanish edition ever since with nosuccess, now I'm eager to find it whether in Spanish or English. It's agreat gift for any kind of reader! ... Read more

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A relic from 1980
David Wallechinsky has had 2 series that he has done a number of titles on: "The People's Almanac" and "The Book of Lists". He has done these with other members of his family (his father was novelist Irving Wallace). This was originally published in 1980 and has guest contributions from notables such as Presidents Reagan and Ford, Grace Kelly, George Foreman, Muddy Waters and many more. The lists range from historical to sports to entertainment to trivia.
Some of the lists are dated by now while others are still fresh. Wallechinsky has continued to write further Books of Lists since this one and some of these lists have been reprinted in more recent editions. It is a very quick read as if one list doesn't interest you (say 8 Unusual Dolphin Incidents), you just move on to the next one. There's bound to be things in here for most people's interests. 4.5 Stars. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on August 9, 1999. The length of the article is 633 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La ira.(reseña de película)(TT: The wrath.)(TA: movie review)(Reseña)
Author: Pedro Crespo
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 9, 1999
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Title: Romance fantastico: basada en la novela de Natalie Babbit llega a la pantalla grande "Tuck Everlasting" que tiene como protagonista a la houstoniana Alexis Bledel en su debut.(TT: Fantastic romance: based on the novels by Natalie Babbit comes to the big screen "Tuck Everlasting" who has as star Houston actor Alexis Bledel in his debut.)(Artículo Breve)(Reseña)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
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Title: Predictions and errors.(On Marketing)(Book Review)
Author: Jim Karrh
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a "merry war"; they both talk a mile a minute and proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. By means of "noting" (which sounds the same as "nothing," and which is gossip, rumor, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar. However, Dogberry, a Constable who is a master of malapropisms, discovers—unbeknownst to himself—the evil trickery of the villain, the bastard Don John. In the end, Don John is captured and everyone else joins in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions.

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Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. Modern editors generally agree that Shakespeare is responsible for the main portion of the play after scene 9 that follows the story of Pericles and Marina. The first two acts detailing the many voyages of Pericles are thought to have been written by a relatively untalented reviser or collaborator, possibly George Wilkins. ... Read more

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The Merchant of Venice is a play by Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for Shylock and the 'pound of flesh'. The play's anti-semitic tendency gained more attention after the Holocaust, for example in a production by George Tabori.

The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and more famous character. This is made explicit by the title page of the first quarto: The moſt excellent Hiſtorie of the Merchant of Venice. VVith the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the ſayd Merchant, in cutting a iuſt pound of his flesh: and the obtaining of Portia by the choice of three chests.

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