Book of Totally Useless Information

SmartyPants is the nickname I've been crowned since owning this book! It's given me a lot of interesting conversation starters. The only complaint I have is the lack of an index, or table of contents so referencing this book can prove a bit timely.

I had to borrow this book from a friend, but I loved every page in it. I knew some of the information that was in the book, but 95% of it was new to me. I want to find more books like it. I think everyone will find something in the book they like.

As a bathroom reader, this book is five stars, hands down. But being fair to other "serious" writers, I can only give it four. After all, it IS just a collection of short articles. But they're a very fun read.Lots of fun tidbits and author comments as well. No English-speaking bathroom should be without this book.

This book was a fun, fast, easy read. I was surprised how many of the tidbits I already knew, however. The book didn't have any introduction/preface or "final thoughts;" it just started off with the tidbits. I don't know what kind of introductory and closing remarks I was expecting, I just know it felt like the book had a rather jarring beginning and end. One tidbit was worth the $5.58 I paid for "Land of 10,000 Lakes," I am often asked if the state really has 10,000 lakes. I always knew the state had more than 10,000 lakes, but now I can inform the inquisitors that Minnesota actually has 14,215 named lakes (pg. 117).All in all, quite a fun read for $5.58. (It looks like they've raised the price since I bought my copy.

this book was very good and worth the money, but if you check the paperback book it costs more than the hardcover. why? because the hardcover is not 720 pages like it says. it is only around 180. so i did like the book, but i just wanted to point out the error in the advertisment.