Trivia Books

This is a bunch of photocopied pages but will do the trick if you want to brush up or test your blue devils facts !1

Delightfully chatty and catty as well. I particularly enjoyed the obscure bits and flops. Recommended.

"Oh, they are sooooo cute...." Isn't that what we say about dogs and cats, especially puppies and kittens? Well, this book has done "cute" two-fold.

Okay, I admit it. I wrote the same review for two books by the same author--they are different but the same--you know how cats and dogs don't always mix so well.

Susanna Geoghegan has a book about cats and one about dogs. One is Cat Quips; the other Canine Quips!

Each book has wonderful photos and great quotes that tie to the photo.

My two books have about a dozen little stickies marking certain quotes. I know--I am a quote collector (and there is no 12-step program for us) so I was glad to see some new quotes, and some famous ones brought to new life with the corresponding photo.

The animals are shown in and on things, doing things, or doing nothing. Each photo made me smile because of its charm.

Here's my favorite cat quote with a photo showing a kitten sleeping on a small folding beach chair. "One of the fallacies of a summer holiday is that you are going to get some serious reading done while you are lying on the beach."--Nancy Stahl.

Now let's hear it for the dogs...

A yawning dog is pictured next to "I don't grasp things this early in the day. I mean I hear voices all right, but I can't pick out the verbs."--Jean Collins Kerr

These 65-page books would be great gifts for dog or cat lovers--or quote lovers. I have mine, now get yours.

Armchair Interviews agrees with famous author Lewis Carroll, "What is the use of a book...without pictures or conversations." This book has both.

This is an interesting coffee table or bathroom book, and is a must have for the sexual trivia buff... It has a definite British feel to the writing, but is easy to read.

Thanks.
Lynn

The CatDog Quiz book is a good book. If you do not know CatDog that much then this is a book for you. Hi-Ho-Digity!

The follow-up to "Scams, Scandals, and Skulduggery" brings more fabulously entertaining stories of both past and present crooks. I read this book in one afternoon and felt guilty when I finished - I could read these stories forever. If you enjoy exploring some great criminal history, this is for you! And fans of CBC Radio's "Basic Black" should rate this a must-have!

The author really gives a lot of historical background to the images and traditions that we associate with Christmas. The book is written in the form of a dictionary, with thoughtful explanations under each word, e.g., "Advent Wreath," "Holly," and "Yulelog." It was very interesting to learn of specific "pagan" traditions and items which were eventually incorporated into the Christian Church's celebration of the Nativity. There is some repetition due to the dicitonary format, but the information is still fascinating.

This is a GREAT source for casual Civil War trivia buffs! Its concise, ordered question and answer format works well for use as an icebreaker in gatherings and allows reading in short sessions. Makes a good, inexpensive gift. Check out the Old West Quiz and Fact Book by the same author.

This book offers a good blend of the history of codes and ciphers and real-world applications of codes and ciphers.

Many books of this type, in my opinion, are either very high-level or very low-level in their treatment of this subject matter. I found this book to offer a good balance of the high-level concepts with some of the details associated with real-world applications of codes and ciphers.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the history of codes and ciphers as well as how codes and ciphers have been, and are being, used.

this is great book for the trivia buffs. i purchase the book when it originally went into print. this is my third time buying an dreading the book and i am still discovering it.