The Smartest Book in the World : A Lexicon of Literacy, a Rancorous Reportage, a Concise Curriculum of Cool

from melydia

A collection of snarkily described facts and anecdotes, often quite funny but always very acerbic. It's actually really fun to read in parts, but wow is there ever so much baseball. So much! Seriously, if you don't care about baseball, this book may be a bit of a slog at times. But Proops does wo...

from DavidWineberg

These are a few of my favorite things It's difficult what to make of this book. On the one hand, it demonstrates Greg Proops' bottomless passions and capacity to soak up knowledge. But we knew that. On the other, it appears to be a widely scattered compendium of western history and arts with no f...

from knightlight777

The central theme of the book is that women and blacks are all that is great and good in the world. White men on the other hand are the great oppressors and demons of the world. If you can get beyond that which is cycled repeatedly through the book it actually is at times an entertaining read and...