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The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything

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The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything

By: Jonn Elledge
Narrated by: Jonn Elledge
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 Bizarre, brilliant and filled with things you didn't know you didn't know - The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything evokes a sense of wonder at the scale of this planet, and the universe in which it sits.

The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything is a treasure trove of random knowledge. Covering everything from the furthest known galaxies to the murky origins of oyster ice cream, inside you will find a discussion of how one might determine the most average-sized country in the world; details of humanity's most ridiculous wars; and, at last, the answer to who would win in a fight between Harry Potter and Spider-Man.

Bizarre, brilliant and filled with the unexpected, The Compendium covers the breadth and depth of human experience, weaving its way through words and numbers, science and the arts, the spiritual and the secular. It's a feast of facts for a hungry mind.

Includes entries on the cosmos, the human planet, questions of measurement, history/politics, the natural world, leisure and many 'oddities' that don't fit elsewhere...

(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2021 Jonn Elledge Political Science Politics & Government War Africa Imperialism

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A delightful combination of facts and details about almost any subject you could think of.

The book is excellently read by the author Jonn Elledge, who adds occasional comments, and is accompanied by a handy pdf of extra figures from the print version.

Highly recommended.

Packed with fascinating and unexpected facts

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