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The Rabbit Hole Book
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 10 October 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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Whatever you think you know about history… think again!
The first trivia book from the team behind the hit history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives, investigating the provenance of historical objects, real and metaphorical, with intelligence and humour
Ever fallen down a rabbit hole? Ever got lost chasing a fact, a hunch or a curious piece of cultural ephemera?
Then the Rabbit Hole Detectives – Richard Coles, Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer – are here to do the burrowing for you.
Why were eight WWII Hurricane fighter planes buried in Ukraine?
What have chimpanzees to do with the invention of toilet paper?
How many dynamite sticks should not be used to blow up a whale?
Which ancient civilisation liked a short tongue and a shaved head?
The Rabbit Hole Book follows Richard, Cat and Charles as they investigate and elucidate weird and wonderful curiosities from history, telling stories that are as often dumbfounding as they are gripping, as unexpected as they are hilarious or deeply moving.
What are you waiting for?
Welcome to the warren . . .Whatever you think you know, guess again.
'Compulsively dip-in-able' The Times
© Richard Coles, Charles Spencer and Cat Jarman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
Critics Review
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Compulsively dip-in-able
The Times
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I'd be amazed if you found none of the chapters interesting. My own curiosity gland was tickled by many of the entries
Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Richard Coles, Charles Spencer and Cat Jarman
- Narrator
- Richard Coles, Cat Jarman, Charles Spencer
- Duration
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781405971331
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Trivia and quiz questions, Ancient history, Research and information: general
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Whatever you think you know about history… think again!The first trivia book from the team behind the hit history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives, investigating the provenance of historical objects, real and metaphorical, with intelligence and humourEver fallen down a rabbit hole? Ever got lost chasing a fact, a hunch or a curious piece of cultural ephemera?Then the Rabbit Hole Detectives – Richard Coles, Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer – are here to do the burrowing for you.Why were eight WWII Hurricane fighter planes buried in Ukraine?What have chimpanzees to do with the invention of toilet paper?How many dynamite sticks should not be used to blow up a whale?Which ancient civilisation liked a short tongue and a shaved head?The Rabbit Hole Book follows Richard, Cat and Charles as they investigate and elucidate weird and wonderful curiosities from history, telling stories that are as often dumbfounding as they are gripping, as unexpected as they are hilarious or deeply moving.What are you waiting for?Welcome to the warren . . .Whatever you think you know, guess again.'Compulsively dip-in-able' The Times© Richard Coles, Charles Spencer and Cat Jarman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
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