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The Useless Information Society’s latest collection,. The Amazing Book of Useless Information, will answer. questions readers never even knew they had. From. space travel to the history of jelly beans, this wideranging,. brain-teasing, and altogether useless book. will give readers information to out-trivialize even. their cleverest of companions. Features such fascinating facts as:. • There is a town in West Virginia called. Looneyville. • Women can talk with less effort than men. • Lemons have more sugar than oranges. And answers to these life-changing questions:. • What was the Ancient Roman cure for a. stomachache?. • What is a “buckle bunny”?. • Where is the coldest place in the universe? more...

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Does your mother call you in a panic whenever there's a storm warning for your area? Does she act as though it's her duty to alert you to every health story on the news? Have you ever been briefly out of touch with your mother only to find she's phoned everyone short of the National Guard to track you down -- or, just maybe, are you that mother? Take .. more...

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Classic radio ad campaigns from the last fifty years, and how they used humor to win over audiences, And Now a Few Laughs from Our Sponsor offers an in-depth look at some of the most successful and entertaining radio ads from the last half century, presented by advertising veteran Larry Oakner. Extensive interviews with account executives, clients, producers, and actors offer a unique perspective on the development of humorous radio advertising over the years and what it takes to create a memorable and effective campaign. more...

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Apathy is neither an enemy nor an illusion. It's just a fact of life. Not to be confused with laziness (a reluctance to exert oneself), apathy is indifference, a lack of passion for a subject and the many advantages of being apathetic are explored in this book. Embrace your apathetic nature! Enjoy being a dilly-dallier, a fence-sitter, a procrastinator! Apathy has been around and documented since the Greeks. In fact, they first gave us the word apathy: the prefix 'a' meaning 'without' and 'pathy' meaning 'passion' or 'intense feeling'. Flip through this book and, apart from a great history of the subject, you'll read about great hobbies for the apathetic (sleeping, drinking, watching TV, shrugging, sitting looking at walls), stupid causes, ideal occupations (monarch, student, priest, customer service operator, politician) and much much more! more...

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