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The Mental Floss History of the World

An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits

Erik Sass and Steve Wiegand

with Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur

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Erik Sass and Steve Wiegand

Erik Sass is a journalist who covers the media business.  When not writing for mental_floss, he reports on magazines, newspapers, radio, and billboard advertising for MediaPost.com.  An award-winning political journalist and history writer for more than three decades, Steve Wiegand has worked as a reporter and journalist for the San Diego Evening Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Sacramento Bee, where he currently covers state government and politics.



 

with Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur

The Editors of mental_floss:

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since.

Founded in 2001, mental_floss magazine, with its tagline “feel smart again,” has received rave reviews in a variety of publications. Reaching more than 300,000 readers, it’s available at newsstands everywhere as well as B & N, Borders, Books a Million and more.  Will Pearson lives in Birmingham, AL and Mangesh Hattikdur lives in Brooklyn, NY.
 



 

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The Mental Floss History of the World
Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060784775
  • 10/28/2008
  • $23.95 ($25.95 Can.)
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Mental Floss presents In the Beginning
Editors of Mental Floss
  • Trade PB
  • 9780061251474
  • 11/6/2007
  • $15.95 ($19.99 Can.)
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Mental Floss: Genius Instruction Manual
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  • 9780060882532
  • 10/31/2006
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Mental Floss: What's the Difference?
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  • Trade PB
  • 9780060882495
  • 7/3/2006
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Mental Floss: Scatterbrained
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  • 9780060882501
  • 7/3/2006
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Mental Floss: Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets
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  • 9780060882518
  • 5/30/2006
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mental floss presents Forbidden Knowledge
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  • 9780060784751
  • 11/1/2005
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mental floss presents Instant Knowledge (Collins Gem)
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  • 9780060834616
  • 10/18/2005
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mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
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  • 9780060568061
  • 4/27/2004
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