Trivia Lover's Guide To The World: Geography For The Lost And Found (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Professor Gary Fuller sets out to fill in the gaps in your geography knowledge.I would guess that I know a little more geography than the average American but I'll be the first to admit that I'm still woefully lacking. I downloaded this book on a nook Free Friday (I believe), thinking that I might learn a thing or two. I sure did! I wish more of it had stuck with me, but I now know that camels originated in North America, the first country you come to if you go directly south of Detroit is Canada (I'm ashamed that I didn't know that one) and if you go directly south of Chicago, you'll run into the Pacific ocean, not South America (again, I'm ashamed that I didn't know that). There were lots more facts packed into this little book, all presented in a fun, entertaining way. I actually had a hard time putting the book down! The format of the book worked really well for me. The chapters were short and began with a series of questions. That's the one thing I didn't like. By the time I got to the answer, I'd forgotten what the question was and there often wasn't much of a contextual clue. I would have had an easier time with a physical copy, just marking the question page, but I wasn't willing to go clicking back through the pages on my nook.Trivia lovers should really enjoy this book, and I highly recommend it! A quick light read filled with interesting geographical trivia. Although I think I'm fairly knowledgeable about geography there were plenty of facts that I didn't know - or even if I knew, I wouldn't have thought of them in response to the questions. Now whether I'll remember them later is another story. My one negative comment is that I read this on the iPhone Nook app, which apparently does not allow zooming in on images. So while this book had numerous maps, I can't tell you anything about them since they were too small to see. Anyway this was a "Free Friday" book so I can't complain too much!
What do You think about Trivia Lover's Guide To The World: Geography For The Lost And Found (2012)?
Some of the trivia was rather interesting, but I did find myself drifting a little towards the end.
—rayray
A bit pedantic, but overall a fun, quick read.
—Miss_Mar
Lots of interesting geography information.
—sirunderwood
