Now You Know: The Book of Answers

Now You Know

by Doug Lennox, Catriona Wight (Illustrator)

Why are golf assistants called caddies? Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? Why is football played on a "gridiron," and a leg injury called a "Charlie horse"? The answers to these questions and the origins of hundreds of other expressions and customs are brought together in this fascinating collection of the history behind everyday words and routines. With all the conciseness of his original radio scripts, Doug Lennox "cuts to the quick" in telling you the things you always wanted to know.

Genres: Nonfiction, Trivia, Reference

212 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Doug Lennox was an internationally acclaimed broadcaster, a veteran character actor, a commercial voice artist, and a bestselling author. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television features, including X-Men, Police Academy, Lonesome Dove, and Against the Ropes, and shared screen time with Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Burt Reynolds, Holly Hunter, Eric McCormack, Gary Oldman, and a myriad of others.

Reviews

[Dan Stern · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately it was trite and tiresome. Nothing of real substance, but a riot for dilletantes or those with time to read but without the mind to know what to read. It barely skims the surface of the things rambles about.

[Jacob Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these facts! Fun read and nice history on lots of little things we don’t take note of on our everyday.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, and contradicted some "facts" I thought I knew. While I know the radio script format prevents footnoting, some form of referencing would have been appreciated, just so I could explore some of these things in a little more depth.

A good read for trivia lovers.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book about the etymology of phrases. The problem is that I really don't believe half of the explanations.

[Shishir · Rating 2 out of 5]

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