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Library of Curious and Unusual Facts September 1990
1990 - Time-Life Books Inc - Library of Curious & Unusual Facts : Feats & Wisdom of the Ancients - Hardcover - Never Read - Limited Edition - New - Collectible


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Time Life Education; 1st edition (September 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0809476754
  • ISBN-13: 978-0809476756
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,557,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A catalog of interesting facts, and anomalies., October 5, 2000
This review is from: Feats and Wisdom of the Ancients (Library of Curious and Unusual Facts) (Hardcover)
This interesting book is an encyclopedia of interesting and curious things that the ancients knew, or at least might have known. There are entries (among many) on the Library of Alexandria, the rust-resistant Delhi pillar, Petra, Great Zimbabwe, and the Greek explorer Pytheos.

Did you know that aluminum beads were discovered in a third-century Chinese tomb, some 1700 years before its "discovery" in the West? Did you know that the ancient Egyptians might have had the secret of making a battery? You would have had you read this book!

This book is well written, and easy to understand. The articles are short and to the point, but lacking in individual bibliographies (a minor complaint). This is an interesting book, and you will enjoy spending a few hours with it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A must see, November 16, 1999
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My son has never forgotten this book. I subribed to this series for him, but had to cancel half way through. I am looking for the rest of the set? It is just plain mesmerizing.
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