My goal is to write a quiz book that will stand out with interesting, educational and fun content; it will both entertain and challenge. I'm tempted to promise that it will be "one-size-fits-all" but it would be a lie. It won't serve you with all possible facts on the subject and won't substitute a reference book. It could even shake your beliefs and offend you. What I promise is a book that has nothing boring inside.
The questions are not just "recycled" facts from Wikipedia or from my first book. Everything inside is quite entertaining and addictive to read. Life is too short to settle for something that is just okay The book is based on the well-known multiple choice format. It simply means that by answering a single question, you will learn two facts about places, people or animals! It is the anthem of. It will provide you with never-ending intellectual ammunition for a lifetime of parties and could be used for organizing quizzes with your family, friends and colleagues.
Each quiz will comprise 8 to 12 questions. All the facts in the book are being thoroughly checked.
The verification itself has taken me hundreds of hours so far. Talking about facts, everyone knows that:.
Which of the above is not true? How would you feel if I told you that they were all myths? The e-book will be DRM-free Digital rights management or DRM schemes are used to restrict usage of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. The paperback edition will be printed by CreateSpace, size To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
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The questions are unique, educational and humorous. The pictures are also bright and lovely. Read more Read less. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: February 9, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. I groaned at the fabulism of an exploration of the 'seven mysteries' of life The science and theoretical stretches Murchie attempts are generally weak and maybe even a bit mystical or spiritually pious , but the whole is an effective and tremendously substantial meditation on the utter bizarreness of biology.
I groaned at the fabulism of an exploration of the 'seven mysteries' of life which, apparently, include both 'divinity' and transcendence' , but it turns out that Murchie scripted a rara avis with this book, a thoughtful and completely readable text that thinks about the broader implications of scientific knowledge. Apr 07, Bernard marked it as to-read Shelves: I saw this book while browsing in a book store; I read a few pages and was very interested.
But then I noticed it had been publish in It is surly outdated. Back at home I googled it and found a review of the book on Goodreads by someone who had the same concern that i had but read it anyway, he gave it 5 stars.
So I decided to give it a try. By the way, that is the day I joined Goodreads. I'm reading this one really s I saw this book while browsing in a book store; I read a few pages and was very interested. I'm reading this one really slow. I would say I'm nibbling at it every other day 70 pages in 2 weeks , and when I do read it, I'm always stopping to go on Wikipedia to learn more about this plant and that other tree I'have never heard of.
I very much enjoy it but I will be at it for months at this pace. Nov 13, Jjohnson The Delicatemonster rated it it was amazing. A nearly bottomless book of inspiration and delight--one of those take to a deserted islands books Now here's an anecdote to explain how good this book was. Every other weekend for about four months I have to go to gymn meets which are by turns excruciatingly boring events hour upon hours of the routines, by the approximate same level of talent with the occasional flashes of mind numbing anxiety and fear at least for a pare A nearly bottomless book of inspiration and delight--one of those take to a deserted islands books Every other weekend for about four months I have to go to gymn meets which are by turns excruciatingly boring events hour upon hours of the routines, by the approximate same level of talent with the occasional flashes of mind numbing anxiety and fear at least for a parent.
Murchie's book saw me through an entire season and then some. Read his book, it'll either save your life, or get you through the lassitudes of gymn season: Apr 28, Scott rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: This is one of the most influential books I've ever read. I own multiple copies and I've read it many times.
Murchie spent 18 years writing it.
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He illustrated it by hand. Every page has its own title. I've never read a book so lovingly created. He makes hard science read like poetry. Nov 13, Justin rated it really liked it Shelves: Comprehensive, well written and longer than my attention span. Jan 13, Tommy Estlund rated it did not like it. Jun 03, Justin rated it it was amazing. If you consider this question as classic and unanswerable, then your knowledge of science needs brushing up!
Of course, the egg is easily proclaimed the winner by half a billion years as the hen has only been here for fifty million years. This is just one of the lighter gems found in one of the most wonderful books ever written: Here, a look at the first mystery which he calls The Abstract Nature of the Universe. Mu Which came first: Murchie's writing is so insightful and provocative that any summary or analysis runs the risk of extending beyond the length of an accessible review, so I will procure brevity.
In other words, there is Indeed the fact that you can move your legs and walk, or your tongue and talk, makes you alive. And so does the fact that you can control the engine and wings and tail of your airplane when you fly. You may object that the airplane is not really alive because it is not a natural organism but only man-made and artificial. But I reply that so is a bird's nest artificial for it is bird-made and not strictly a part of the bird's body.
And so too is coral artificial in the sense that it is made or excreted by the coral polyps. And so is the oyster's shell built of calcareous substances out of the sea. And so also are the shells of bird's eggs and a bird's feathers made of things the bird eats. And so are even your teeth and bones and your fingernails and hair, in fact your whole body.
There is no definite line, you see, where artificiality begins. And there is no absolute boundary between life and the world. Just as your house is your shell and your coat your pelt, in effect, so does your consciousness form your aura of personal life However, "the reason a living body can be made of such everyday stuff" as water, fat, carbon, phosphorus, magnesium, etc Then I tried to define the physical boundaries of the body and began to realize they are virtually indefinable, for the air around any air-breathing creature from a weed to a whale is obviously a vital part of it even while it is also part of other creatures.
The atmosphere in fact binds together all life on Earth, including life in the deep sea, which 'breathes' oxygen and some air constantly.
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And the water of the sea is another of life's common denominators noticeable in the salty flavor of blood, sweat and tears, as are the solid Earth and its molecules present in our protoplasm compounded of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and a dozen lesser elements. For a while I thought the body's essence might somehow lurk in the nucleus of each cell where the genes physically direct growth and development. Essentially no single atom or molecule or combination of them can be indispensable to a body for they are all dispensed by it.
It is only the pattern with its message that proves really vital to life. On the ocean one could make the analogy that it is not the saltwater but the abstract energy that shapes and powers the wave. Likewise it is not the atoms in the DNA but their geometric relation that makes the gene.
And it is not the paper and ink but the words and meanings that compose the book. Of course the design is not really a thing in the material sense for it is abstract. Indeed it is a kind of intangible essence, something like Lao-tzu's best knot which, as he explained, was tied without rope. Thus our very bodies that we always thought were material Our bodies are supposed to be material and the mysterious union formed with the soul is the necessary arena in which the soul can be tried, tested and matured. But, if the body is essentially abstract, then exactly what is the "material" context in which the soul progresses?
Must this context be, as we seem to have conceived so far, such a concrete thing or is the illusion of tangibility enough to do the trick?
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Is the illusion of solidity what differentiates this earthly plane from such purely spiritual realms characterized by immortality and similar limitlessness? This is just a look at a bit of the first mystery, the others are just as fantastic. This is an absolute must read for basically everybody. Dec 06, Stephanie Middleton rated it it was amazing. It's crazy to me that I never quite finished this book. It's super-long and very scientific though, so I always read it in small increments. If I put it down for too long, though, I forget what I learned and have to start over again!
I do want to go on record to say that this is still one of my favorite books. It's a perfect, non-didactic marriage between science, philosophy, and spirituality, and every time I pick it up I'm le It's crazy to me that I never quite finished this book. It's a perfect, non-didactic marriage between science, philosophy, and spirituality, and every time I pick it up I'm left marveling at the wonders of the natural world.
The author is brilliant, yet maintains this contagious, almost childlike joy. My father lent this to me as a teen, and since then, I've lent it to and bought it for countless friends. If you're in the mood for some deep thought, I suggest you pick it up too and tell me what you think! Sep 17, Martin rated it it was amazing.
One of the best books I have ever read. Definitely gives you a new perspective on all tangible aspects of life. Plus the story itself how long this book took for the author. That would make on average a sentence a day, making it really though out and compressed. And he even illustrated it himself. I guess you could call Guy Murchie a true renaissance man delivering knowledge from all endless categories of science to the fields of spirituality.