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  • Paperback: 236 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books; FIRST edition (5 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861978766
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861978769
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daily Express - 'a fascinating mix of the baffling, ridiculous and trivial...answers the scientific questions you never got round to asking.' Independent on Sunday - 'at last, the mysteries of the world are explained...the book everyone is talking about' Daily Mirror - 'They are the things we've all wondered about, from why we cry when we slice onions, to what makes our hair turn grey...' BBC Radio 5 Live - 'Extraordinary book...responsible for putting popular science back on its feet'

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars No, it's not because they wear a tuxedo, 23 Nov 2007
By Bellhop Bob (Gloucestershire and environs) - See all my reviews
I wasn't sure about this book, but then I bought DO ANTS HAVE ARSEHOLES? And laughed myself silly. This book is on the same scale.

The book contains questions we've all wondered about, but were afraid to ask. And here they are. With the answers. The great thing about WHY DON'T PENGUINS' FEET FREEZE is that it can be read by adults and children. PG rating. The ideas range from history to physics, to chemistry and strophysics, so you won't be bored, but neither will you be overwhelmed. For other great books, I'd reommend DON'T STOP ME NOW and the book DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUORY by David Sedaris.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb for any age !, 23 Feb 2007
By A Lover of Alessi "CAD" (Staffordshire UK) - See all my reviews
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Wonderful for anybody that wants to know the answers to life's sometimes baffling questions (especially if you have children that want the answers to questions that sometimes you even have doubts about). This book is almost certainly for you (look really clever in front of the childern, no more ask the teacher the answer to that one). Boys will love the question on snot, and for you older one's (the answer to why hair goes grey might be of some help, no it is not too much perming or colouring, buy and book and read it to find out.

I originally bought the book for our daughter who is aged 15 but couldn't resist a look at it myself, had to read it though as it is just so gripping, once looking at one question and answer, then it snowballs. (At least if I get caught short on the conversation front, now I can think of different questions and see how people answer), or they will just look and think what the heck am I on.

A must book for summer holidays, long car journeys, you could ask one question and get everyone to give their answer to it, enjoyable fun and could put the end to are we there yet?

Bought my copy from Amazon on offer, so got a really good deal, but even at full price less than £8.00 still a good buy.
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111 of 128 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Penguins' Feet Are Just the Start, 6 Oct 2006
I was a big fan of the first book and this one's even better. Once you start going through the questions, you get more and more caught up in them. As well as knowing about penguins' feet, I'm now also an expert on conkers, the dangerous lives of left-handers, and how to make the perfect cup of tea!
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