The Book of Random Oddities
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The Book of Random Oddities is a massive 704-page padded hardcover book that is packed with stories, lists, anecdotes, and quotes about words and language. Explore 16 chapters of fascinating information about the quirks of language, unusual vocabulary, word games, etymology, and more. Find out the origins of words from "juggernaut" to "meh." Discover the intricacies of baseball lingo. Laugh at poorly worded headlines and spell-checker mistakes. Review: Solely about origins of words and phrases - Beautiful looking book… it’s just, it’s not at all what I expected. Random Oddities, I imagined it to be about weird and wonderful stories from around the world. Instead, it’s about the origins of words and phrases!? Confused and disappointed. Review: service - odd fun
| Best Sellers Rank | 2,284,362 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2,312 in Curiosities, Imponderables & Wonders 3,776 in Trivia Games (Books) 114,514 in Humour Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 564 Reviews |
J**L
Solely about origins of words and phrases
Beautiful looking book… it’s just, it’s not at all what I expected. Random Oddities, I imagined it to be about weird and wonderful stories from around the world. Instead, it’s about the origins of words and phrases!? Confused and disappointed.
B**H
service
odd fun
J**H
Trivia answer with explanations
I love this book. Actually the series. I have four different titles and 2 more on the way. They are all hard bound, nicely decorated, about 200 pages (guessing) and look presentable on a book shelf. All are the same size. This is a great gift as well. IDK how many I have gifted but it's substantial. I best describe it as a trivia Pursuit answers with explanations, The multitude of topics usually are explained in 2 or 3 paragraphs. It short enough to keep one interested. My 1st book, I probably read about 60 pages in the first sitting without realizing it because it was short but interesting. I'm not a big reader, but I've gone through these pretty quick. Very enjoyable & affordable.
A**R
Super cool I got all the books in the series
Fantastic facts I got all three books in the series.
K**R
Super fun
Awesome book! Super fun!!
G**.
Great book!
The book arrived with the contents bound upside down. Initially I assumed this was a manufacturing defect. Upon reflection, I have concluded it is the most committed title-page joke I have ever encountered. Five stars for thematic consistency.
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