{"product_id":"schotts-original-miscellany-9781582343495","title":"Schott's Original Miscellany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003emakes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does, however, claim to be essential. It will afford you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark. \u003cbr\u003eWhere else can you find, packed onto one page, the thirteen principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, all of the clothing-care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing? \u003cbr\u003eWhere else but \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003ewill you stumble across the name of John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple? \u003cbr\u003eAn encyclopedia? A dictionary? An anthology? An almanac? An amphigouri? A treasury? A commonplace book? Well... yes. \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003eis all these and, of course, more. A book like no other, \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003eis entertaining, informative, unpredictible, and utterly addictive. \u003cbr\u003eBen Schott is a photographer, designer, and trivia collector. He is twenty-eight (although he believes you might prefer to picture him as a white-haired librarian) and lives in Highgate, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582343495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 4.85w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2003 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Schott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917278384309,"sku":"9781582343495","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fa4e7c74-d00b-4971-bd30-ce25cb931f8b.jpg?v=1687281358","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/schotts-original-miscellany-9781582343495","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}