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Odds 'R

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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.

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.

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.

Lots of fun, bizarre trivia in portable form. Great for an impromptu bet or some quick, edifying reading with a humorous twist. Perfect for business travelers (like my husband, who takes his with him for his flights to work) or college students...or anyone who enjoys Larry David or The Onion. A very worthwhile purchase! Definitely recommended.

A must read for anyone who liked Freakonomics or Why Do Men Have Nipples, Odds'R is more informative than the latter and a better read than the former--and probably funnier than any trivia type book on the market!

Odds 'R provides a series of questions about the odds of various events occuring. Some are fairly easy to guess at, most are fairly difficult. Provides good material for conversation filler.

This book is not really what it advertises itself to be. It is not about the odds of things. Rather, it is just a book of fairly random trivia and useless statistics.

The book is in the form of a quiz. For example:

Q: In which of the following countries are you most likely to have to bribe a government official to get things done?

a. Colombia
b. Turkey
c. Finland

This is not a question of odds, it's simply a trivia question, and not a particualry interesting one at that.

I'm being harsh because this isn't what one expects. As a trivia book, I'll give it 3 stars.