ISBN: 0307366170 9780307366177

Category: Reference / Trivia

Page count: 800

A new edition of the classic bestseller from the original authors, with additional material specifically prepared for Canadian readers by long-time <i>This Morning</i> CBC producer, Ira Basen, and Jane Farrow, the author of <b>Wanted Words</b>.<br><br>In 1977, a publishing sensation was born. <b>The Book of Lists</b>, the first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, was published. Filled with intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia it has spawned many imitators — but none as addictive or successful.<br><br>For nearly three decades since, the editors have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in a long-awaited, thoroughly up-to-date new edition that is also the first Canadian edition. Ira Basen and Jane Farrow have augmented the existing lists with fascinating homegrown material, and compiled lists specifically of relevance to Canadian readers.<br><br>So if you’ve always wanted to find out how porcupines really mate, how comedy can kill and — that most essential piece of knowledge — how long the longest recorded nose was, this is the book for you. With contributions from a variety of celebrities and experts including Margaret Atwood, Mike Myers, Michael Ondaatje, Dave Eggers, Phillip Pullman and Charlotte Gray, this anthology has something for everyone — and more than you ever suspected you wanted to know.<br><br><br><b>A list of lists from <i>The Book of Lists</i>:<br></b>10 Notable Film Scenes Left on the Cutting Room Floor<br>10 Afflictions and Their Patron Saints<br>14 Nations with More Sheep Than People<br>5 Trips to the Canadian Wilderness That Ended in Disaster<br>10 Really Bad Canadian Sports Teams<br>14 Last Words of Famous Canadians<br>Kurt Browning’s 9 Turning Points in Figure Skating History<br>7 Trial Verdicts That Caused Riots<br>12 Museums of Limited Appeal<br>10 Unusual Canadian Place Names That Start with a “B”<br>7 Well-Known Sayings Attributed to the Wrong Person<br>10 Celebrated People Who Read Their Own Obituaries<br>Sloan's Jay Ferguson’s 10 Perfect Pop Songs<br>13 Possible Sites for the Garden of Eden<br>9 Canadian Sports Stars Who Became Politicians<br>First Sexual Encounters of 13 Prominent Canadians