Mental Floss Genius Instruction Manual [Paperback]

Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his monologue on string theory went completely over your head? Man, was that awkward. Or remember the time you were at a party and someone asked, Who knows how to perform open-heart surgery? and you were the only one who didn't raise your hand?

Well, put all of that embarrassment behind you. Want to dazzle crowds with your wondrous knowledge of Shakespeare and surgeries? Want to learn to woo just like history's greatest minds? Well, start reading already!The Genius Instruction Manualis a foolproof finishing school for polishing your brain. All you've got to do is dive in.

A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine prot?g?.For the discerning intellect, mental_floss cleans out the cobwebs.The titans of trivia.An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.