Schotts original miscellany by ben schott, hardcover. The four books in the miscellany trilogy have been translated into 21 languages including braille, and have sold over 2 million copies. Within weeks of publication, schotts original miscellany was a number one bestseller in the uk. He is twentyeight although he believes you might prefer to picture him as a whitehaired librarian and lives in highgate, london. Schotts original miscellany was followed by another on food and drink, then sequels on sport, gaming and idling, followed by five annual almanacs. Buy schotts original miscellany book online at best prices in india on. Schotts original miscellany began life as a christmas card.
Schotts miscellany is a fascinating book of interesting, random, bizarre, hilarious, and informative facts and oddities. Maybe they didnt use s as a descriptor, but schott ran with the idea and published this book. Schotts original miscellany was published with little fanfare, but after an article in the guardian, in which the book was described as the book as the publishing sensation of the year, sales increased, and within weeks schotts original miscellany was at no. A book like no other, schotts original miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictible, and utterly addictive. Schotts original miscellany by ben schott goodreads. Impossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, schotts original miscellany is a unique collection of fabulous trivia. Its hard to define, but we know it when we find it. The idea was to create a little booklet which contained all of the essential information one needed to get through life, but could never find. The information ranges from lines of the london underground to ivy league fight songs to coffee shop slang.
Schott s original miscellany like most books started out as an idea for a christmas card. Schott declares that the purpose of his little book is to gather the flotsam and jetsam of the. Publication date 2003 topics handbooks, vademecums, etc publisher bloomsbury. Buy schotts original miscellany book online at low prices in india. From schotts original miscellany to the unbelievable. Buy schotts original miscellany revised edition by schott, ben isbn. Ben schott is a photographer, designer, and trivia collector.
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