Everybody's Book of Knowledge by Welbeck Publishing Group

Everybody's Book of Knowledge by Welbeck Publishing Group

A nostalgic compendium of fascinating answers, from the 1930s, to more than 1,000 curious questions

Knowledge is power. Whether it's at pub quiz or duringa lull at a dinner party, a situation could arise at any time when one needs to know if a sloth eats upside down, why onions make us cry, or whether worms are found on mountains.This compendiumis here to help the curiousprepare for those awkward moments when the golden wheat of facts needs to be separated from the chaff of stuff and nonsense. The nuggets of knowledge and wonderful illustrations selected for this book were originally found in a two-volume 1930s encyclopedia called Everybody's Enquire Within the Google of their day. Our interests may have changed and the world may seem smaller, but the answers to all the pithy questions posed here How are performing fleas trained?Can ice burst bombs? still have the power to fascinate readers young and old and fill them with the wonder of knowledge.

From his adolescence, Charles Ray has been writing fiction. This is the ninth installment in the Al Pennyback saga. He's also the author of three fantasy novels, a photo record of his adventures in southern Africa, and two leadership books. He is a frequent contributor to internet media and a Yahoo! Voices featured travel writer. His writing has appeared in a number of anthologies as a published poet.

Ray has also worked as a journalist for newspapers and magazines, including as an editorial cartoonist and feature writer for the Spring Lake (NC) News in the 1970s. He is a talented photographer whose work has appeared in a variety of Asian and North American journals.