Title: Not Impressed, but Mildly Entertained
Product review: The book was entertaining and contained some pretty interesting information. A lot of the stuff in there is a stretch, however.For example:The book offers the interesting trivia that the western-most point of Virginia is actually west of West Virginia. In my opinion, however, the author is way off base in concluding that "West Virginia is not really west of Virginia".Another interesting fact: The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo DaVinci, was not called the Mona Lisa until a later period. Thus states the author: "Leonardo DaVinci didn't paint the Mona Lisa."Another totally inappropriate entry is the author's personal interpretation of the US 2nd Amendment presented as fact.These are probably the worst items in the book, however, and there was some pretty good information besides.If you would like a trove of fascinating information, however, I would instead recommend Bill McLain's 'What Makes Flamingos Pink?'
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