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Product Identifiers

PublisherSourcebooks, Incorporated

ISBN-101492603082

ISBN-139781492603085

eBay Product ID (ePID)201644139

Product Key Features

Book TitleStuff You Missed in History Class : a Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicCivilization, Trivia, World

GenreReference, History

AuthorHowstuffworks.Com

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-018614

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal909

SynopsisThe scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer. Discover: How medieval torture devices really worked Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians!) If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans...and more!, The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer. Discover- How medieval torture devices really worked Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint- It's not the Italians!) If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans...and more!, For years, the hosts of Stuff You Missed in History Class, the popular podcast from the award-winning website HowStuffWorks.com, have been giving listeners front-row seats to some of the most surprising and incredible stories the human record has to offer. Now, tens of millions of downloads later, they present the ultimate crash course in world history. Featuring the best of the podcast, this captivating book explores the coolest and craziest scandals, myths, mysteries, lies, and crimes your history teachers never wanted you to know. Discover: How medieval torture devices actually worked, Whether the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans, How ninja work-the real Assassin's Creed, Which culture invented both pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians) And more? Packed with quizzes, trivia tidbits, sidebars, and more, Stuff You Missed in History Class invites you to come along for the adventure and stay for the education. You haven't met history like this before. Book jacket., The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer. Discover: - How medieval torture devices really worked - Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians ) - If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans...and more, The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class , comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer. Discover: How medieval torture devices really worked; Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians!); If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans...and more!

LC Classification NumberD24.S86 2014