An edition of The straight dope (1984)

The straight dope

a compendium of human knowledge

1st Ballantine books ed.

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An edition of The straight dope (1984)

The straight dope

a compendium of human knowledge

1st Ballantine books ed.

by

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"Once referred to as 'possibly the world's greatest reference librarian' (American Libraries, February 1995, page 146), Cecil Adams has been answering questions via his alternative newspaper column, 'The Straight Dope', since 1973. This online archive includes most of the questions and answers from the past quarter century. Entertaining and informative, Cecil over the years has answered questions like: Why do wintergreen Life Savers spark when crunched? What are the real lyrics to "Louie Louie"? and How do you become a United Nations weapons inspector? The archive is keyword searchable, and the last four years of columns can be browsed by date."--"Best Free Reference Web Sites 2004," RUSA Quarterly, Fall 2004; reviewed March 6, 2004.

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Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
417

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Subjects

Questions and answers, Humor, general
Edition Availability
Cover of: The straight dope
The straight dope
2004, Chicago Reader, Inc.?]
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: The straight dope
The straight dope: a compendium of human knowledge
1998, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade ed.
Cover of: The straight dope
The straight dope: a compendium of human knowledge
1986, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine books ed.
Cover of: The straight dope
The straight dope: a compendium of human knowledge
1984, Chicago Review Press
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
031/.02
Library of Congress
AG195 .A39 1986

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 417 p. :
Number of pages
417

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2484128M
Internet Archive
straightdopecomp00adam
ISBN 10
0345333152
LCCN
87404713
Library Thing
17378
Goodreads
804959

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Work ID
OL2008234W

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