A World of Imponderables (Imponderables Series)
by David Feldman
Category: Reference

There are ImponderablesTM Everywhere, Waiting to Be Answered! A World of ImponderablesTM will shed light on those nagging, seemingly impenetrable conundrums that pester the best of us. Discover WHY there are no purple Christmas lights, WHY skyscrapers are never made out of brick, WHY male birds tend to be more colorful than females, and WHY a marshal or sheriff's badge is traditionally a five-pointed star, while a deputy's is six-pointed. Experts from around the world have offered up their considerable wisdom to satisfy your curiosity. Filled with hundreds of fascinating, ferreted-out facts, A World of ImponderablesTM promises to bring you to the farthest (and strangest) corners of knowledge.