Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Books) [Paperback]

David Feldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2005 | Series: Imponderables Books

Ponder, if you will ...
What is the difference between a kit and a caboodle?
Why don't people get goose bumps on their faces?
Where do houseflies go in the winter?
What causes that ringing sound in your ears?

Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most nagging questions. Part of the Imponderables® series and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? challenges readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of why hot dogs come ten to a package while hot dog buns come in eights?

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About the Author

David Feldman is the author of ten previous volumes of Imponderables^®. He has a master's degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He lives in New York City.

From AudioFile

From his book of "imponderables"--explanations of everyday phenomena--author David Feldman has selected two dozen questions that he adapts into an interactive multiple-choice quiz game. The format is ingenious, taking all passivity out of the listening experience. Feldman serves as host and moderator, with three actors playing the panelists, named "A" "B" and "C," who provide three possible answers to each imponderable. After a ten-second musical interlude, the listener must choose between the answers, testing wits with the panelists, after which Feldman provides the correct explanation. Even for those who have never thought about why some eggs are brown, why aluminum foil is shiny on only one side, or what makes whips crack, listeners young and old will enjoy this truly interactive audio game show. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060740922
• ISBN-13: 978-0060740924
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Education & Reference > Fun Facts > Imponderables

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun facts for curious adults and children alike!, April 7, 2000

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Debbie Tam "gabrielsmom" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables (Paperback)

The Imponderables series by David Feldman is a fun series of books filled with the answers to the questions that both adults and children often wonder about. This particular book is, I believe, the second in the series. It provides the answer to the proposed question in the title including such strange questions as: "If nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan?" I believe you get the idea. This book is one of those books which you will inhale like a bag of peanuts and will return to time and time again when the question comes up again and you have forgotten the answer. It is particularly handy if you have an inquisitive child in your house too!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for a group of intelligent people, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables (Imponderables Books) (Audio Cassette)

The quiz format was a blast as my enitre family of brilliant minds listened and answered. We enjoyed the questions, the challenge and the game! Much more interesting than the book version simply because it could be shared. For those of us who love trivial information and think there is little as fun as learning new things (and laughing at what we thought we knew but didn't), it is a blast. It wasn't meant for non-thinkers or impatient people (or the kind that look at the answers to their crossword puzzel!).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers to Some of the Questions I've Always Wondered About, February 2, 2002

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Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables (Paperback)

This book was pure pleasure reading. I finished the whole thing in a few hours. Great questions, with clear, easy-to-udnerstand answers. I'd love to read other books by the same author.