Mental Floss: What's the Difference?

图书信息

作者	Editors of Mental Floss
出版社	HarperCollins e-books
ISBN	9780061747700
出版时间	2009-10-01
字数	21.0万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,艺术,建筑,历史

读书简介

Enlighten Up Already!MonetManetWho can even tell the differenceWell, with the help of the newest mental_floss tome, you can! Want to learn how to tell egg rolls from spring rolls, nuclear bombs from dirty nuclear bombs, or even how to tell an idiot from a moron (there's a real scientific difference)Piece of cake! Whether you're trying to impress your boss, your mother-in-law, attractive singles, or a pack of fourth graders (you know how they love semantics), mental_floss gives you all the tips and tricks to have you sounding like a genius.

目录

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Forewords vs. Prefaces vs. Introductions

English

Idiot vs. Moron

I.e. vs. E.g.

En Dash vs. Em Dash

Charlie Sheen vs. Emilio Estevez

Polytheism vs. Pantheism

Disciples vs. Apostles

Pluto vs. Goofy

Paul vs. Saul

Tom Sawyer vs. Huck Finn

Geek vs. Nerd vs. Dork

The Iliad vs. The Odyssey

Socrates vs. Plato vs. Aristotle

Transsexual vs. Transvestite

Freud vs. Jung

Purgatory vs. Limbo

Home Ec

IZOD vs. Lacoste

Egg Roll vs. Spring Roll

Paper vs. Plastic

Champagne vs. Sparkling Wine

Counterfeit Bills vs. Real Money

Coke vs. Pepsi

Regular Model vs. Supermodel

Cordial vs. Liqueur vs. Schnapps

Lager vs. Ale

Miracle Whip vs. Mayonnaise

Penne vs. Ziti vs. Rigatoni vs. Mostaccioli

Scotch vs. Bourbon

Social Studies

President John Adams vs. President John Q. Adams

Aztec vs. Inca

Serial Killer vs. Mass Murderer

NASDAQ Composite Index vs. Dow Jones Industrial Average

Murder vs. Manslaughter

World Bank vs. the International Monetary Fund

Hasidic Jew vs. Orthodox Jew

Communism vs. Socialism

Cathedral vs. Basilica vs. Shrine

State vs. Commonwealth

Crazy Horse vs. Sitting Bull vs. Geronimo

Ireland vs. Northern Ireland

Taoism vs. Confucianism

Hitler vs. Himmler vs. Goebbels vs. Göring

Roman Empire vs. Holy Roman Empire

Shia vs. Sunni

Franciscans vs. Benedictines vs. Dominicans

Samurai vs. Ninja

Science

Grizzly vs. Black Bear

Amphetamines vs. Methamphetamines

Celsius vs. Kelvin

Tropic of Cancer vs. Tropic of Capricorn

Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes

Nuclear Bomb vs. Dirty Nuclear Bomb

El Niño vs. La Niña

Bee vs. Hornet vs. Wasp

Clones vs. Originals

Blimp vs. Zeppelin

Frogs vs. Toads

Asian vs. African Elephant

Meteor vs. Meteorite vs. Meteoroid

Neanderthal vs. Cro-Magnon

Quasar vs. Pulsar

Regular Gasoline vs. Diesel

TNT vs. Dynamite

Fission vs. Fusion

Art, Band, P.E.

FM vs. AM

Bluegrass vs. Country

Bach vs. Beethoven

Symphony vs. Orchestra vs. Philharmonic

Ella Fitzgerald vs. Billie Holiday

Monet vs. Manet

Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau

Impressionism vs. Expressionism

Ionic vs. Doric vs. Corinthian Columns

Marvel vs. DC

Pyramid vs. Ziggurat

Romanesque vs. Gothic Architecture

Jogging vs. Racewalking

Billiards vs. Pool vs. Snooker

Foil vs. Épée vs. Saber

Yoga vs. Pilates

Canadian Football vs. Australian Rules

Baseball vs. Cricket

Tag vs. Kabaddi

Not So Different After All

P. DIDDY AND GANDHI

CHURCHILL AND MAE WEST

ALBERT EINSTEIN AND BEN FRANKLIN

WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND JANE AUSTEN

CHEVY CHASE AND HELEN HUNT

TRUMAN CAPOTE AND HARPER LEE

ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND TWO-YEAR-OLDS

CAMERON DIAZ AND JACK JOHNSON

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Also from mental _floss:

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher