Reviews

Encyclopedia Paranoiaca by Henry N. Beard, Christopher Cerf

danggeun's review against another edition

5.0

Fun book of information that can expand your trivia/ general knowledge. Honestly a good look into how research findings from different but seemingly similar questions can have contradictory answers. An easily approachable introduction to some fascinating science that can sate or inspire curiosity.

fastfinge's review

2.0

If you read this book as a kind of self parody of our CNN run culture of fear porn, you'll get some enjoyment from it. If you try to take it seriously as an actual information source, forget it. Unfortunately, this book is not nearly as funny as [b:Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead|6697553|Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead|Robert Brockway|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320454952s/6697553.jpg|6893238]. But it isn't nearly as offensive and childish.

mondovertigo's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

intplibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

Does this kind of book appeal to you? Read others like it? Then I think you'll love this one. If you're reading it because you are actually worried about dangers in the world, you'll probably feel like some other reviewers whose reviews I have read -- What the heck? This book claims everything, even complete opposite actions, are dangerous.

Yes. Because that's true. If you find that amusing, though, this book is great.

AND IT HAS CITATIONS FOR EVERYTHING!!!

Wow. Again an if statement... if you understand how amazing that fact is, you'll love this book.

LOVE it.

mvvre's review against another edition

3.0

This kinda took me a while to read but only because of the layout. It's very condensed as it's a dictionary format of everything that could possibly be of danger to you. Ever.

It's fun for trivia and facts that you'll probably never need.