| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages :) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Gary Fuller's entertaining and engaging guide enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun, using trivia to open up new worlds of knowledge for all readers. Often dismissed as unimportant, trivia here highlights issues that are far from trivial, pondering, for example, what peaceful country requires citizens to keep guns in their homes? what continent contains at least 75 percent of the world's fresh water? and why aren't New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia the capitals of their respective states? An inveterate traveler and geographer extraordinaire, Fuller provides extensive background, clear illustrations, and thorough explanations for each intriguing question, carefully grounding the text in practical geographic concepts. Both enjoyable and enlightening, this book challenges today's global generation to truly get to know their world. <br /> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Geography -- Miscellanea.
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Geography -- Miscellanea. |
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Curiosities and wonders.
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Curiosities and wonders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fuller, Gary, 1941- Trivia lover's guide to the world. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., ©2012 (DLC) 2011051863 |
| ISBN |
9781442214040 (electronic book) |
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144221404X (electronic book) |
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1283574276 |
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9781283574273 |
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1442214031 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781442214033 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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