The Colossal Reader: Super-Size Stories & Irresistible Information

by Rhonda Markowitz, Tom DeMichael, Lexi M. Schuh

The Colossal Reader: Super-Size Stories & Irresistible Information, from the popular Armchair Reader series, is a 576-page collection of facts, trivia, and knowledge on virtually every subject imaginable, from the intellectual to the esoteric. Amazing anecdotes, stories, and fast facts are mixed with quotations, a running calendar of memorable moments, and a vault of information that will entertain even the most discerning readers for countless hours. Hundreds of eclectic topics include sports, history, animals, science, entertainment, business, philosophy, you name it.

Here is a sampling of what you will find in The Colossal Reader:
- The Stopwatch Gang, a group of 20th-century bank robbers who were in and out in 90 seconds.
- The Avrocar, a real-life flying saucer created in a top-secret United States military program.
- Candy bars of the early 20th century, including Chicken Dinner, Chick-O-Stick, and Baby Lobster bar.
- Sir Francis Henry Egerton, eighth Earl of Bridgewater, who had a pair of shoes for each day of the year and regularly hosted dinner parties for his dogs—who also were shod in fancy footwear.
- ARPANET, an ancestor of the Internet, planned as an inter-galactic computer network.

The Colossal Reader: Super-Size Stories & Irresistible Information is an incredible compendium of revealing stories and fascinating facts.

Genres: Nonfiction

576 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

Reviews

[Dan Stern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Armchair Reader is a good trivia book series. It is the other good trivia book series second to the Uncle John's Bathroom reader series which came first, I believe. this series comes up with good trivia. on the rare occasion the subject overlaps with Uncle John's. this series does not have humor in it like Uncle John's does (who could?) but has a lot of good trivia. if you are done reading Uncle John's and want something good to read you should check these out!
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[Margret · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic, fun, and informatve read. This book s full of fun-facts, trivias, and crazy story. I love all of them.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

great trivia book!
gave it to a friend as a birthday present.