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Ignorance is Blitz

by Anders Henriksson
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Unique appeal: Hilarious historical facts, perfect for trivia buffs.

"Ignorance is Blitz" is an entertaining and educational book that offers a humorous take on various historical events and figures. The book is filled with hilariously wrong, yet memorable tidbits that are perfect for trivia buffs. The author, Professor Anders Henriksson, compiles some of the most absurd and amusing term papers and blue book exams from students who clearly missed some crucial historical information. This book is a great read for anyone who enjoys learning new things while being thoroughly entertained.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Ignorance is Blitz

by Anders Henriksson
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ISBN: 9780761149491
Authors: Anders Henriksson
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Date of Publication: 2008-03-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Goodreads rating: 4.26
(rated by 104 readers)

Description

Now in chunky format, the funniest book ever written about the history of Western Civilization. Originally published under the title Non Campus Mentis , this book made four national bestseller lists— The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post , and BookSense ; has 200,000 copies in print; and garnered praise from across the country: "Glorious . . . equal-opportunity idiocy for every era."— Philadelphia Enquirer . "A horrifically hilarious compendium . . . knitting together errors, assumptions, and creative fact-making that are shocking and hysterical."— Associated Press . "You'll laugh until you cry, shedding tears for the state of American education."— Baltimore Sun .Compiled by Professor Anders Henriksson from the term papers and blue book exams of students who clearly made it to college before the advent of "No Child Left Behind," Ignorance Is Blitz is unput-downable. You won't believe what you just read, and won't want to wait to see what's coming next, from the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Contraption to Pericles' greatest erection, the Parthenonon to Custard's Last Stand to Hitler shooting himself in the Bonker and Martin Luther King's ground-breaking speech, "If I Had a Hammer." And who knew: Caesar was assassinated on the Yikes of March, when he is reported to have said, "Me too, Brutus." Rasputin was a pheasant by birth. Victims of the black plague grew boobs on their neck. Judyism had one big God named Yahoo. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for inventing the radiator. And "During the Dark Ages, it was mostly dark."
 

Unique appeal: Hilarious historical facts, perfect for trivia buffs.

"Ignorance is Blitz" is an entertaining and educational book that offers a humorous take on various historical events and figures. The book is filled with hilariously wrong, yet memorable tidbits that are perfect for trivia buffs. The author, Professor Anders Henriksson, compiles some of the most absurd and amusing term papers and blue book exams from students who clearly missed some crucial historical information. This book is a great read for anyone who enjoys learning new things while being thoroughly entertained.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.