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thenovelbook's review against another edition
4.0
The world is truly full of interesting things... some man-made, some natural; some delightful, some macabre; some beautiful, some ugly. This book has it all. It's organized by continent and region.
This might be the perfect book to sit on your coffee table and page through every once in a while. I read/skimmed it in a short time since I had it from the library, and I think it would be even more interesting in short, spread out doses (when confronted with 450 pages of even the most interesting things, the mind tends to get a bit overloaded!).
Who knows where the world's largest Tesla coil is? The longest burning electric light bulb (first installed in 1901!)? Jacques Cousteau's favorite underwater sinkhole? An apparatus designed to let leeches predict the weather? Why does the southern pole of inaccessibility have a bust of Lenin? Etc., etc., etc.! Inquiring minds want to know, and this book explains.
This might be the perfect book to sit on your coffee table and page through every once in a while. I read/skimmed it in a short time since I had it from the library, and I think it would be even more interesting in short, spread out doses (when confronted with 450 pages of even the most interesting things, the mind tends to get a bit overloaded!).
Who knows where the world's largest Tesla coil is? The longest burning electric light bulb (first installed in 1901!)? Jacques Cousteau's favorite underwater sinkhole? An apparatus designed to let leeches predict the weather? Why does the southern pole of inaccessibility have a bust of Lenin? Etc., etc., etc.! Inquiring minds want to know, and this book explains.
zoes_human's review against another edition
Just not my thing, but I tried it because a friend wanted me to.
neuroqueer_af's review against another edition
5.0
This isn't a read cover-to-cover sort of book: more of a flick-through-and-occasionally-make-appreciative-noises kind of book. It not only lists odd or "unique" attractions in a particular country, it does a good job of telling the story behind a particular listing which makes you genuinely tempted to visit, say, a merry-go-round for leeches that predicts the weather in Devon.
Five stars because a little book about overlooked curiosities the world over would make a good edition to anyone's library. The e-reader navigation could be improved though.
Five stars because a little book about overlooked curiosities the world over would make a good edition to anyone's library. The e-reader navigation could be improved though.
nikshelby's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant and delightful book.
I've left it out - and my kids (and I) have spent hours digging for treasure among the pages.
The intensely researched book is full of fascinating details about our vast world.
I've left it out - and my kids (and I) have spent hours digging for treasure among the pages.
The intensely researched book is full of fascinating details about our vast world.
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars. Funky book. I bet as a website it is much more engaging, due to the overall mass of the experience. I like the organization and the expectations the book lays itself out in.
ashkvb's review against another edition
5.0
Love love love. I collect books and this is one of the books that I had to have. Such a good book. If you love to travel, are curious about the world or even want something to have for those awkward silent moments when a conversation comes to a stall. This is the perfect book for anyone.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
5.0
A really cool travel book that features some strange or hidden treasures you can find across the world! I especially like looking near my area and found some interesting things! Excellent book and in general fun to flip through!
nababbo's review against another edition
5.0
Nove pagine di indice analitico, un buon inizio per animi curiosi.
90sinmyheart's review against another edition
5.0
This was the travel book written just for me. I love all this weird garbage. I love all the people that collected strange objects or worked on art or buildings out of unusual materials. I love all the hoaxes. I love all the natural as well as the (extremely) unnatural. I think I've only been to one so far. Watson Lake Sign Post Forest for life!