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Professor Gary Fuller sets out to fill in the gaps in your geography knowledge.
I would guess that I know a little more geography than the average American but I’ll be the first to admit that I’m still woefully lacking. I downloaded this book on a nook Free Friday (I believe), thinking that I might learn a thing or two.
I sure did! I wish more of it had stuck with me, but I now know that camels originated in North America, the first country you come to if you go directly south of Detroit is Canada (I’m ashamed that I didn’t know that one) and if you go directly south of Chicago, you’ll run into the Pacific ocean, not South America (again, I’m ashamed that I didn’t know that). There were lots more facts packed into this little book, all presented in a fun, entertaining way. I actually had a hard time putting the book down!
The format of the book worked really well for me. The chapters were short and began with a series of questions. That’s the one thing I didn’t like. By the time I got to the answer, I’d forgotten what the question was and there often wasn’t much of a contextual clue. I would have had an easier time with a physical copy, just marking the question page, but I wasn’t willing to go clicking back through the pages on my nook.
Trivia lovers should really enjoy this book, and I highly recommend it!
Read an excerpt.
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Might be useful for Worldle players!