Tom Burnam (1913–1991)
Auteur de The Dictionary of Misinformation
Œuvres de Tom Burnam
The Dictionary of Misdirection 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Burnam, Thomas Bond
- Date de naissance
- 1913-10-02
- Date de décès
- 1991-09-06
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- United States of America
- Lieux de résidence
- Swan Lake, Montana, USA (birth)
Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA - Études
- University of Idaho (BA|1936, MA|1937)
University of Washington, Seattle (PhD|1949) - Professions
- English professor
- Relations
- Phyllis (wife)
- Organisations
- University of Washington
University of Northern Colorado
Portland State University - Courte biographie
- Burnam is dead, but I can't find a date of death.
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The Dictionary of Misinformation par Tom Burnham
This is an AWESOME book! I'm sure that nowadays there are multiple other trivia books that have these bits of information, but to my knowledge this is one of the first "misinformation" books. It was certainly the first one I read, years ago. And it's not filled with "trivia" that everyone actually already knows, like some books. It's filled with stuff you would never think of questioning, sayings and facts that you just take for granted, without ever knowing the real truth behind them.
"Amazing facts to astonish your friends and annoy your enemies!
The world's number one conversation starter and argument settler.
For example, did you know that …
-- Sir Lancelot never even SAW the Round Table?
-- The American Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4th?
-- Joan of Arc was not French?
-- James Watt did not invent the steam engine?
-- Churchill did not invent the phrase ""iron curtain""?
-- Hitler was never called Schicklgruber, nor was he a house painter?
-- There's no evidence that golf originated in Scotland?"… (plus d'informations)
The world's number one conversation starter and argument settler.
For example, did you know that …
-- Sir Lancelot never even SAW the Round Table?
-- The American Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4th?
-- Joan of Arc was not French?
-- James Watt did not invent the steam engine?
-- Churchill did not invent the phrase ""iron curtain""?
-- Hitler was never called Schicklgruber, nor was he a house painter?
-- There's no evidence that golf originated in Scotland?"… (plus d'informations)
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