Any Body’s Guess!by Michael J. Rosen
Price: $9.99
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-8991-5
ISBN-10: 0-7407-8991-0
Format: Paperback
Size: 5 x 7 in.
Page Count: 240 Pages
Take Your Best GuessThe human body is an extraordinary, complicated piece of equipment that, unfortunately, comes with no operating manual. Any Body’s Guess!: Quirky Quizzes About What Makes You Tick, by Michael Rosen, Ben Kassoy, and M. Sweeney Lawless offers a hilarious reference guide to answer many of the questions and conundrums that emanate from our human anatomy.
Full of fascinating facts that will amuse and astonish, Any Body’s Guess! uses the latest research, amazing but true tales, and humorous illustrations to answer 100 peculiar questions, such as:
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1. What type of mutant includes 2 percent of Germans and 1 percent of Neanderthals?
2. Compared to the British, the French do this 142 times in an hour. Do what?
3. In a group of 100 adults, only 10 or 15 can. In a group of 100 elementary kids, about 85 can. Can what?
Part brainy quiz book and part stand-up comedy, Any Body’s Guess! is a fun way to learn about the bizarre human body that will appeal to an audience of all ages, especially kids and teens. If humor is the best medicine, Any Body’s Guess! is just what the doctor ordered.
Answers:
1. Redheads 2. Touch one another 3. Be hypnotized
Michael J. Rosen has written or edited more than 80 books for both adults and children. He has spent numerous years directing programming at the Thurber House, the cultural center in James Thurber’s boyhood home, where he edited four collections of Thurber’s work, created a three-volume humor biennial, and established the Thurber Prize in American Humor. An educator, author, poet and illustrator, Michael lives in Glenford, Ohio.
His collaborator, Ben Kassoy, coauthored No Dribbling the Squid. He attends Emory University. M. Sweeney Lawless, comedy writer and performer, lives in New York City and can hide up to five bees secretly in her mouth.
