Schott's Miscellany 2008

Schott's Miscellany 2008
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Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 1596913827
ISBN-13 : 9781596913820
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Book Synopsis Schott's Miscellany 2008 by : Ben Schott

Download or read book Schott's Miscellany 2008 written by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury USA. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the modern age, where information is plentiful but selection and analysis elusive, Schott's Almanac presents a unique biography of the year: from Hillary Clinton's and Barack Obama's historic presidential runs to George Bush's continued infatuation with "the Google," from marriage and crime statistics to the incidence of shark bites worldwide, and from the Nobel Prize for Literature to the Bad Sex in Fiction award, Schott's Almanac distills information and opinions critically, giving readers an accurate biography of the year past. Practical, entertaining, and utterly compulsive, Schott's Almanac eschews endless lists and tiny type to present an elegantly designed and utterly compulsive selection of the year's events.


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