| | |  | Reader Collection | Home » » Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader | | | | | | | Description: | | What do you get when you fill more than 500 pages with some of the most curious, interesting, and oddball facts and explanations available to intelligent man? You get Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader. It’s a classic installment in the popular Armchair Reader series.
Some of it is downright absurd, like “the art of gurning,” a British contest in which you try to make the ugliest face possible. Some of it makes you realize what a big world we live in, like the fact that the popular children’s TV show Sesame Street is now in 120 countries (and in several cases is very different from the original U.S. version). And some of it is startling, such as the descriptions of “The Women of the SS,” the females who saw fit to lend their aid to Hitler’s killing force.
Read a few pages of Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader and you will come away smarter and more amazed at the world around us. The book digs into hundreds of fascinating topics, such as: - Trepanation, the 7,000-year-old “art” of drilling holes in the skull for medical reasons
- The strangest baseball injuries, including 1950s and 1960s era pitcher Roger Craig lacerating his finger on a woman’s bra strap
- An interview with a pet psychic
- The largest living organism—not a whale but a mushroom
- An enormous list of “flubbed” headlines, such as “Meridian Woman Training for 20004 Games”
Equal parts wisdom and humor, Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader contains countless stories about the kooky, the fascinating, and the amazing. Perfect as a gift for a loved one—or for yourself—and a great way to pass a few minutes or a long weekend on the couch, Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader won’t fail to make you think.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| JR Raphael | | Paperback:
| 576 pages | | Publisher:
| West Side Publishing | | Publication Date:
| September 07, 2009 | | ISBN:
| 1412716535 | | Package Length:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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A fascinating treasure troveDec 11, 2009
Simple facts can prove endlessly entertaining. "The Gigantic Reader: Overstuffed with Irresistible Information" is a massive collection of facts and trivia to entertain for hours on end while enriching the mind. From tales of not-so-wise wise men, to unusual stories of love, to the strangest court cases in history, there is a fascinating treasure trove within "The Gigantic Reader".
Suzie Housley, Midwest Book ReviewDec 05, 2009
Are you someone who lives to discover new knowledge? Do you enjoy playing trivia and are always looking for more interesting facts and details to help strengthen you game? If so, then search no further for the Armchair Reader The Gigantic Reader is the book you need to add to your collection in order to enhance your life.
This one book overflows with a wide variety of knowledge, facts, quotes, and an unlimited amount of details. What makes this book a must read is all of this knowledge is contained in one gigantic book that has 576 pages.
From the moment you open this book you will amazed at all that you learn. I guarantee that you will be swept away at all the fascinating facts that your brain will absorb. Some of my favorites included:
-The original title of the Buddy Holly hit song "Peggy Sue" was originally called "Cindy Lou"
-Bears do not urinate while they are hibernating
-Over a lifetime, an average human spends about six months on the toilet
These are just a sample of what you will discover, there are hundreds more interesting things to discover in this one book, each time you open it up you will amazed at what you find.
With Christmas around the corner, this book would make an excellent present. It would provide a unique gift that the receiver will be proud to own. I predict once others see how wonderful this book is they will be disappointed that they didn't find it under their Christmas tree.
Fun for both teens and adultsNov 23, 2009
Did you know that Linda Hamilton had a body double in the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and did you know that the stand-in was Linda's identical twin sister Leslie? Have you heard that female turkeys don't gobble? And did you know that for every cockroach you see in your home (or office), there are likely 1,000 more in hiding? If you love reading random facts about just about every topic under the sun, then pull up a chair, grab a copy of The Gigantic Reader and get ready to have a lot of fun.
The Gigantic Reader is over 550 pages of facts, presented in brief snippets, most no more than a page in length. The subject matter varies widely, from sports, to history, Hollywood lore, music and even animal behavior. Interspersed between these entertaining and curious facts are one page "Fast Facts." These fast facts are simple one or two line reports such as, "The first stolen car was reported in St. Louis, MO, in 1905," or "Babies are born without kneecaps..."
Perhaps the most enjoyable segment of The Gigantic Reader are the "Flubbed Headlines." "Have you driven a Fjord lately?" "Kids make nutritious snacks," and "Local high school dropouts cut in half," are just a few of the offerings.
The Gigantic Reader is not really a book that one would read from front to back. Rather, it is the sort of book to pick up often, flip through, settle on a page or two, and then read more later. While there is a ten-page (!) table of contents at the front of the book and an index at the back, there is no real organization. Page to page, the topics jump all over. That, however, is part of what makes this book so much fun. Rather than stick to a topic that you might be most interested in, you wind up reading about the most unlikeliest of topics.
Quill says: Dig into The Gigantic Reader and soon you'll be able to impress your friends with all sorts of random facts.
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