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Ladataan... Peculiar Questions and Practical AnswersTekijä: New York Public Library
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"The New York Public Library staff answers questions remarkable and preposterous, with illustrations by Barry Blitt. Have you've ever wondered if you can keep an octopus in a private home? Do you spend your time thinking about how much Napoleon's brain weighed? If so, Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers is the book for you. The New York Public Library has been fielding questions like these ever since it was founded in 1895. Of course, some of the questions have left the librarians scratching their heads... "In what occupations may one be barefooted?" "What time does a bluebird sing?" "What does it mean when you're being chased by an elephant?" "What kind of apple did Eve eat?" "How many neurotic people are there in the U.S.?" In Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers, the staff of the NYPL has dug through the archives to find thoughtful and often witty answers to over one hundred of the oddest, funniest, and most whimsical questions the library has received since it began record-keeping over seventy-five years ago. One of The New Yorker's best-known and beloved illustrators, Barry Blitt, has created watercolors that bring many of the questions hilariously to life in a book that answers, among others, the question "Does anyone have a copyright on the Bible?""-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Like most public libraries, the NYPL has been helping patrons, answering questions and researching problems since their opening. In this quirky compilation they opened up their archives and contemplate, research and respond to dozens of weird and wonderful questions that have been asked over the years. Barry Blitt adds further colour with some gorgeous and cheeky illustrations of the questions.
I really enjoyed the selection of questions and answers provided. Some had me nodding along, others had me scratching my head and many had me googling the suggested books. The illustrations were amusing as well.
My favourite questions and answers were;
Is it possible to keep an octopus in a private home?
Is is proper to go alone to Reno to get a divorce?
What is the social significance of a person playing blind man's bluff?
I received a letter from a friend in the South Seas who says he is in a country where monkeys have no tails. Where is he?
What kind of apple did Eve eat?
Has a cow upper teeth?
Is there a list of museums that might be interested in buying a shrunken head that has been in my family for years?
Where can I rent a guillotine?
An enjoyable meandering read through a variety of topics that fill the library shelves. 4 stars. ( )