Schott's Almanac Page-A-Day Calendar 2008

About this book

Schott's Original Miscellany is "the ultimate book for browsing" ( Newsweek ), "utterly indispensable" ( Vanity Fair ), "a charmingly addictive curiosity cabinet" ( Entertainment Weekly ). Making Schott's a natural fit for our Page-A-Day line. Introducing Schott's Almanac, a wittily engaging new calendar packed with tidbits of uncommon— yet seemingly indispensable—knowledge from the mind that brought us the bestselling Schott's line of miscellanies and the soon-to-be published U.S. edition of Schott's Almanac . Where else can you find the 13 principles of witchcraft, the importance of snooker to nuns, famous last meals, why surfing is the "sport of kings," and the Bad Sex in Fiction Award?