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The Mental Floss History of the World[世界史]
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins US
- 出版时间 2009年10月
- ISBN 9780061842672
- 定价 142.80
内容简介
Popquiz!Whosaidwhatabouthistory?Historyis...(a)moreorlessbunk.(b)anightmarefromwhichIamtryingtoawaken.(c)asthoroughlyinfectedwithliesasastreetwhorewithsyphilis.Matchyouranswers:(1)StephenDaedalusofJamesJoyce'sUlysses(2)HenryFord(3)ArthurSchopenhauerItturnsoutthattheanswerneednotbebunk,nightmarish,ordiseased.Inthehandsofmental_floss,history'smostinterestingbitshavebeenhandpickedandroastedtoperfection.Packedwithlittle-knownstoriesandoutrageous—butaccurate—facts,you'lllaughyourselfsmarteronthisjoyridethrough60,000yearsofhumancivilization.Remember:justbecauseit'struedoesn'tmeanit'sboring!NowwithBreakingNews"IfYouThoughttheLastDepressionWasGreat..."Answers:(a)2(b)1(c)3
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