Mental Floss: What's the Difference?

by Editors of Mental Floss

Overview

Enlighten Up Already!

Monet? Manet? Who can even tell the difference? Well, with the help of the newest mental_floss tome, you can! Want to learn how to tell egg rolls from spring rolls, nuclear bombs from dirty nuclear bombs, or even how to tell an idiot from a moron (there's a real scientific difference)? Piece of cake! Whether you're trying to impress your boss, your mother-in-law, attractive singles, or a pack of fourth graders (you know how they love semantics), mental_floss gives you all the tips and tricks to have you sounding like a genius.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061747700
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/13/2009
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	605,596
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.

Editorial Reviews

A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.” — Newsweek

“A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.” — Washington Post

“The titans of trivia.” — Newsweek

“An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.” — Calgary Herald

From the Publisher

An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.

Calgary Herald

A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.

Newsweek

A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.

Washington Post

A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.

Washington Post

The titans of trivia.

Newsweek