{"product_id":"schotts-original-miscellany-hardcover","title":"Schott's Original Miscellany - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Schott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003emakes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does, however, claim to be essential. It will afford you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark. \u003cbr\u003eWhere else can you find, packed onto one page, the thirteen principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, all of the clothing-care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing? \u003cbr\u003eWhere else but \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003ewill you stumble across the name of John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple? \u003cbr\u003eAn encyclopedia? A dictionary? An anthology? An almanac? An amphigouri? A treasury? A commonplace book? Well... yes. \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003eis all these and, of course, more. A book like no other, \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany \u003c\/i\u003eis entertaining, informative, unpredictible, and utterly addictive. \u003cbr\u003eBen Schott is a photographer, designer, and trivia collector. He is twenty-eight (although he believes you might prefer to picture him as a white-haired librarian) and lives in Highgate, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Schott\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer, designer, and trivia collector. He is twenty-eight (although he believes you might prefer to picture him as a white-haired librarian) and lives in Highgate, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.64 x 4.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769263161632,"sku":"9781582343495","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f7a7c19d4494df747889a5c9a685f3b.webp?v=1780344568","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/schotts-original-miscellany-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}