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Who, or Why, or Which, or What...?: A Global Gazetteer of the Instructive and Strange

Who, or Why, or Which, or What...?: A Global Gazetteer of the Instructive and Strange


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WHO...was the only modern leader to return fire during an assassination attempt? WHY...is kissing on trains banned in France? WHICH...island used to be home to a crocodile that jumped on its prey from trees? WHAT...was the first song to be sung in Outer Space? With a reasonable claim to be the most useful book ever written, John Oldale's Who, or Why, or Which, or What...? is a cornucopia of history, travel, politics, wildlife, language - indeed, a celebration of everything which makes this planet so fascinating. With an entry for every country, from the impenetrably immense (China) to the most completely marginal (San Marino - although it has stiff competition), this beautifully illustrated book is jammed with the most peculiar, fascinating and surprising information. Whether you are interested in man-eating catfishes, the use of wizards to influence archery contests or the location of the Land of Hum, this is the book for you.

About the Author :
Dr John Oldale is a scientist by training, a lawyer by profession and an explorer by passion. His life can be summarized as a four-decade struggle between sound career advice and following his heart. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, speaks five languages and has travelled some half a million miles, visiting over ninety countries. He has outrun knife-wielding brigands (twice), been rescued from a sub-Antarctic beach, faced down a charging buffalo and breakfasted on thirty-seven sorts of mushroom in a Korean monastery. He lives with his family in a former village pub in Hampshire.

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Bona fide facts, presented with a refreshingly earnest charm ... an information-compendium of ... infinite fascination about every country on our sweet earth ... Oldale organizes his ceaseless flow of facts in a droll, inviting way that reveals as much about his own sensibilities as it does about the subjects themselves


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781846143366
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Particular Books
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 530 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1846143365
  • Publisher Date: 29 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Global Gazetteer of the Instructive and Strange
  • Width: 160 mm


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