{"product_id":"peculiar-questions-and-practical-answers","title":"Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eSecond-Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Book of Whimsy and Wisdom from the Files of the New York Public Library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e If so, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeculiar Questions and Practical Answers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“In what occupations may one be barefooted?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“What time does a bluebird sing?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“What does it mean when you’re being chased by an elephant?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“What kind of apple did Eve eat?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“How many neurotic people are there in the U.S.?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeculiar Questions and Practical Answers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne 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?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barry Blitt, New York Public Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43064354832553,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/peculiar-questions-and-practical-answers.webp?v=1684209873","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/peculiar-questions-and-practical-answers","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}