Ever Wonder Why?: Here Are the Answers!

This book in two words "simply amazing". This books explains in detail the origins of some of our everyday terms and phrases. This book also explains the origins of some of our current customs and procedures. I was amazed to find out how terms like "Blackmail", "Scapegoat", "Making money hand over fist", were created, and how they were first used. Why we shouldn't put metal in the microwave, why the horse shoe is considered good luck, and why Judges wear black robes. I'm sure everyone at some point in time has wondered about these things we know and use, but never thought of where they came from and what they were originally intended to mean. This book gives information about our past, and how our ancestors and civilizations were thinking. This book also provides for those of us that are parents the ability to answer those many questions our children have. The answers are actually entertaining enough to remain in our memories and in our childrens memories as points of interest to pass along to future generations and friends. In all honesty this book was fun, and interesting at the same time. The amount of information you will receive in this book, whether you believe the information or not is far more than the cost of this book. If nothing else there should be at least one item in this book you will find interesting.

This mind-friendly book is very readable and enlightening. The author writes plainly as a friend who is speaking candidly to you and is sharing his most insightful discoveries of origins. The word "unputdownable" is often an exaggeration, but to say THIS book is unputdownable is an understatement! After reading it, I might not be wiser, but am definitely more knowledgeable. And I can't wait to dazzle my friends and family with all this magnificent trivia :) (If this review was helpful in any way, please click on the "Helpful" key below, or write a comment. Thanks).

I love these kind of books. They’re just very informative and interesting.

This is the 3rd time I've bought this book. One of my high school teachers had it so I asked for it for Christmas one year. Unfortunately, my mom brought it to her classroom and got it lost. I missed having it so she bought me a new one. I now just bought a copy for my very curious little cousins. It's a very interesting book. I find that I drop little nuggets of knowledge on my friends on all these random topics. That's what I was doing to my cousins and they kept asking me what else I knew. I figured I'd just buy them a copy for Christmas. Hopefully they enjoy it as much as I have.

I got this book as a stocking stuffer for my 15yo neice who is very curious, always asking questions. I flipped thru it before putting in stocking, I'll have to borrow it from her after Xmas, very interesting information!

This little book is nice to have sitting on the bathroom shelf due to its short and interesting entries. The writing is nice, the facts well arranged, and the answers to the questions are to the point. However, there's no way of knowing which questions are on which pages so if you ever want to go back and read the answer to just one question you will do a lot of floundering. So it's not exactly good as a reference book. I wouldn't proudly display it in my library, but it's a nice little handbook for my bathroom library to pass the time in a way that's more educational.

These were Christmas gifts for my hubby and a dear (male) friend. The books are already a hit. I've already learned facts that I didn't really need to know ;-) ............but I have a feeling my hubby is going to share every fact that he reads with me (which is really okay). As long as he's enjoying it, that's what counts.

My husband and I are both educators and used this book as one resource for our daily "opening activities." We would always start class with something simple, funny/goofy, or entertaining as a way of helping our students lighten their "emotional load" and get comfortable in the classroom. This book served the purpose wonderfully. Students found the information interesting. Overall, I think it prompted many of them to think more about the "back-stories" to a wide variety of things and to raise more questions in their life.

This is an interesting book, but it doesn't look anything like the cover that I got. It's a nice book to pick up and read anytime. But I would buy again.

It is brief and in easily understandable simple English it encompasses all aspects of wonders which were hereto unknown to many of us. A nice compilation of useful facts to unlock the wonders.

Interesting and fun little book. Well received by recipient I gave it to as a gift.

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