The Ultimate: The Great Armchair Debates Settled Once and for All

by William Poundstone

A humorous trivia book that has the official and final word on what qualifies as the coolest, the best, the toughest, the most, and of course the ultimate.

Readers will enjoy learning which rollercoaster is the best, and what was the most ingenious college prank. Those are only a sample of this trivia book that will entertain all readers.

Genres: Science, Trivia, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

William Poundstone is the author of more than ten non-fiction books, including 'Fortune's Formula', which was the Amazon Editors' Pick for #1 non-fiction book of 2005. Poundstone has written for The New York Times, Psychology Today, Esquire, Harpers, The Economist, and Harvard Business Review. He has appeared on the Today Show, The David Letterman Show and hundreds of radio talk-shows throughout the world. Poundstone studied physics at MIT and many of his ideas concern the social and financial impact of scientific ideas. His books have sold over half a million copies worldwide.

Reviews

[Rich Meyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one was a complete miss for the normally reliable Mr. Poundstone. Few of these "great armchair debates" are settled, and the book's so small in physical size it's just annoying to read. I expected more from the author of Big Secrets.

[Xenophon Hendrix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many of the entries are dated, but the book is often humorous.