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Armchair Reader: The Origin of Everything, Digging into the Beginnings of Things
Armchair Reader The Origin of Everything Digging into the Beginnings of Things Anthropologist George Dorsey said, Play is the beginning of knowledge. Armchair Reader: The Origin of Everything takes this dictum seriously, digging into the origins of hundreds of things people, places, concepts, names even stuff that doesn t exist except in the imagination. — Some examples: — Kitty litter, and how its invention turned cats from... more » outdoor pets into indoor members of the family
The fork, which has suffered through many eras when it was considered low-class (reminiscent of a pitchfork used to feed a horse) or too diabolical (the devil s instrument)
The knuckleball, hotpants, FM radio, and Spam
Origins in the broader sense, like a long list of real names of the rich and famous
Mother s Day, and why its inventor lobbied against its celebration
A breakfast cereal that was invented with the aim of inhibiting sexual desire
Armchair Reader: The Origin of Everything contains more than 500 pages of carefully researched, eminently readable mini-essays that range from The Secret Origin of Comic Books to America s First Skyscraper. It s an entertaining and informative addition to the wildly popular Armchair Reader series.« less