Why Things Are Author:Joel Achenbach Complete and hilarious answers to all life's burning questions. Why do fools fall in love? Why is it impossible to tickle yourself? Why are yawns contagious? Why do women's shirts cost more to dry-clean than men's? Why don't people talk on elevators? — Do you find yourself lying awake at night wondering why? Relax and get some sleep! Nationally s... more »yndicated columnist Joel Achenbach has done the brain-racking for you. Displaying an ambition that makes other trivia books look -- well, trivial, his quirky collection of definitive and uproarious Q&A's dares to address matters from the micro to the macrocosmic.« less