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Used Book ~ Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? by author David Feldman
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Author: David Feldman
Book Information
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers; Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Rating: 38

ISBN-13: 9780060915155 - ISBN-10: 0060915153
Publication Date: 9/28/1988
Pages: 272

Book Description:
Here are the answers to questions that have been keeping you and your loved ones up nights, questions that have driven families to feuds, questions that nag and nag just won't let go. Have you ever wondered just what purpose those warning labels on mattresses are supposed to serve? Or what happens to the tread that wears off tires? And how many meals have you spent pondering the perennially baffling question of why hot dogs come ten to a package while hot dog buns come in eight?

"Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?" has the solutions to these and scores of other imponderables. David Feldman's witty and irresistible compendium of knowledge goes where other reference books fear to trend, uncovering closely guarded secrets, revealing long-hidden facts, and, like all other invaluable works of detection, never letting well enough alone. Whether you want to settle those arguments about the difference between a kit and a caboodle, or just curious about dry cleaning, Teflon, Wayne Gretzky, or chocolate bunnies, "Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?" is indispensable.

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Top Member Reviews

Julie B J. (jubilee14) from SAN DIEGO, CA wrote on 5/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Before Google, there was David Feldman and his collection of, let's say, unusual questions ... Why don't people get goosebumps on their faces? ... and serious answers. Honestly, this book and its companion "Do Penguins Have Knees" (included in my book inventory) are fun reads. Leave 'em on a coffee table for guests to read and see how many smiles you get.


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Tabitha O. (undeaddoll) from TWENTYNIN PLM, CA wrote on 5/16/2007...


i loved this book. some questions are little weird but i actually got an answer to a question i asked my husband a few weeks ago about speed limit signs. very enjoyable.

Liz F. (AlamoLiz) from SAN ANTONIO, TX wrote on 4/22/2007...


Hardbound copy features fascinating questions and even better answers.

Cindy P. (cinderella54) from BINGHAMTON, NY wrote on 10/17/2006...


interesting info

Barbara L. from PERRYOPOLIS, PA wrote on 10/7/2006...


The book gives probable answers to questions we never thought about asking such as "All the streets in Washington, DC are named in alphabetical order. Why is there no J?" A fun read!

H M. (anchovy) from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote on 9/12/2006...


For all those who wonder how they keep all the raisins from falling to the bottom of the cereal box, and why we use 21 guns in a 21 gun salute. Great discussion of the 10 hotdogs/8 buns issue.

Rachel H. from FLEETWOOD, PA wrote on 8/27/2006...


A fun "pick-up" book. No need to rush through it.

Carol M. (stardust4457) from VINEMONT, AL wrote on 5/7/2006...


Love these books! Really make you think about the Why's??

Judy R. (justjudyblue) from W FRANKFORT, IL wrote on 4/19/2006...


A quick read

Kimberly S. (kimbo) from HENAGAR, AL wrote on 1/23/2006...


good silly read

Jan B. from DULUTH, MN wrote on 1/10/2006...


This is a fun book that answers questions we might have pondered at one time or another. Great bathroom reader!