Odds 'R [Paperback]

Roger Schlaifer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2005

An amusing and quirky compendium of everything you've ever wondered about, worried about, or wished you knew...

Odds 'R™ has picked some of the best brains around to deliver the most fascinating and factual odds-based Q&A on life, love, sex, sports, death, and much, much more, sure to challenge and amuse even the most devoted trivia buff.

To learn more about odds and the Odds 'R™ game, visit www.oddsrgames.com.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Roger L. Schlaifer is well known for his bow ties and for his creative development and marketing of intellectual properties--among them Cabbage Patch Kids and the name and works of Andy Warhol. Schlaifer is a graduate of Syracuse University and is president of Atlanta-based, Schlaifer Nance & Company.

Odds 'R™--the Odds on Everything Book, is Schlaifer's first non-fiction work and is based on his original game, Odds 'R™--The Odds on Everything Game. For more information, please visit www.oddsrgames.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553383469
• ISBN-13: 978-0553383461
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,311,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger L. Schlaifer is an entrepreneur, graphic designer and author known for his creative development and marketing of intellectual properties--among them, Cabbage Patch Kids and the name and works of Andy Warhol. Schlaifer is a graduate of Syracuse University (MFA Advertising Design) and completed special coursework at Rhode Island School of Design and at Art Center College. Schlaifer's book, Odds'R--The Odds-on-Everything Book, is a compendium of quirky, outrageous Q&A, based on his boardgame, Odds 'R. The book was published by Bantam/Dell in 2005.

It is being re-introduced as an e-book under the title, "What Are the Odds of That?" in November 2011.

Schlaifer is currently completing a thriller to be published in Fall 2012.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, November 25, 2005

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DL (Herndon, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odds 'R (Paperback)

As an avid player of the Odds'R board game by the same author, I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of the book of the same name. I was not disappointed. My family, friends and I have already spent many an evening quizzing eachother with the seemingly endless number of amusing and interesting questions and answers in the book. Further, I must admit that I also read excerpts from the book on occassion when I feel a need to amuse myself and take a break from the 'real world'. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a great gift or to amuse and entertain themselves and others. Kudos to the author and his researchers for identifying the myriad of fascinating items and presenting them in such an amusing way. 'Odds R' that I will purchased the sequel to this as well, if one evers comes out.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your run-of-the-mill trivia book!, November 2, 2005

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s.h.nadler - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odds 'R (Paperback)

Odds'R is a fantastic off-the-wall book filled with truly useful and unusual information. The chapters are laid out in a Q&A format that makes for an easy and fun read. I especially enjoyed the insightful and often hilarious analysis in the answers.

Oh, and unlike other books of this kind, the answers aren't printed upside-down (or microscopically) at the bottom of the page. The questions appear on the right side and the answers appear on the left--you just flip the page and there they are, same size and everything!

I first noticed it at Borders in the puzzle section (not sure why its shelved there) where I was shopping for my sudoku-crazed wife. Now she's hooked on Odds'R! I hope they come out with another edition soon--she looks hungry...

This is a great book to take on road trips or the train to work. I believe it will find its way into several stockings this year.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought 2 copies for friends and a third for myself!, January 2, 2006

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A.P.N. (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odds 'R (Paperback)

A friend of mine recommended this fun book to me as a great Christmas present. After checking it out, I went back and ordered another for myself. My wife read it out loud to me as we were driving back from visiting my inlaws over the holiday (no, she was not driving, I was). It really helped the time fly by. A great quiz book for someone who thinks they know everything.