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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

by JohnOldale (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: Particular Books
Published: 29 Sep 2011
ISBN 10: 1846143365
ISBN 13: 9781846143366

Media Reviews
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 * Wall Street Journal *
Author Bio
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.