{"product_id":"triumph-of-the-straight-dope-9780345420084","title":"Triumph of the Straight Dope","description":"Why do parachute jumpers yell \"Geronimo\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs it aerodynamically impossible for bumblebees to fly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill watching too much TV ruin your eyes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh from the popular newspaper column by CECIL ADAMS  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHAT IS CECIL ADAMS'S IQ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Do you want it in scientific notation? Little Ed, get out the slide rule.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Cecil Adams \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a quarter of a century Cecil Adams has been courageously \u003cbr\u003eattempting to lift the veil of ignorance surrounding the modern world. \u003cbr\u003eNow, in his fifth book, he takes yet another stab, dissecting such classic \u003cbr\u003econundrums as \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--If you swim less than an hour after eating, will you get cramps and die?\u003cbr\u003e--What's the difference between a Looney Tune and a Merrie Melody?\u003cbr\u003e--Can you see a Munchkin committing suicide in The Wizard of Oz?\u003cbr\u003e--Was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on actual events?\u003cbr\u003e--Did medieval lords really have \"the right of the first night\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd much more  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE CRITICS: STILL RAVING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Trenchant, witty answers to the great imponderables.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Denver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecil Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345420084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCecil Adams is author of \u003cb\u003eThe Straight Dope\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMore of the Straight Dope\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eReturn of the Straight Dope\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Straight Dope Tells All\u003c\/b\u003e. All of Cecil's dealings with the public are handled by his editor and confidant, Ed Zotti, author of \u003cb\u003eKnow It All!\u003c\/b\u003e, who has been sworn to secrecy. Consequently, little is known about Cecil's private life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40000228524147,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d905108a-03f1-4812-91ea-c05b2a8ed472.jpg?v=1650124712","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/triumph-of-the-straight-dope-9780345420084","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}