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1. This is a great year for coffee tables.
   I purchased this book shortly after receiving Pete Souza’s “OBAMA: An Intimate Portrait.” Each morning as I prepare for work I casually flip each of these books to a random page and take in the short vignettes from each. In “Encyclopedia of Misinformation” I learn about a single topic, many times while also having a laugh; in Souza’s – as you know – I delve into the Obama presidency. I’m somewhat amazed that all these events are what I just lived through and yet I’m either just finding out about them, or seeing them in a completely new light.
   With each of these books featuring what appears to be around 150 items I’ve got a very interesting remainder of 2018 ahead of me.
   NOTE: The only change I would suggest for either book would be that Sorgatz’s encyclopedia come with a lay-flat binding (as Souza’s does) so that my most recent learnings would be on display for conversation with visitors. But even that doesn’t move me off 5-star for this item.
   I hope your coffee table is doing as well as mine is this year.

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2. Five Stars
   A witty and fantastic book filled with fascinating facts and covering a scope of interesting topics!

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3. cover corners crinkled, but neat content
   It would have been a 5 star review, but the hard cover book arrived with slightly crinkled corners and there were smudges on the white cover. I had to take a magic eraser to the cover to clean it before I gifted it. Since I bought it new I was disappointed that it looked a little banged up. I’d say it happened during shipping, but that wouldn’t explain the dirty spots on the book. Anyway – really neat content, definitely a conversation starter amongst friends/guests.

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4. And Compendium of Overused Words
   Interesting, well researched, and cleverly tied together. However, why did his editor not catch the frequent use of singular nouns with plural verbs? The fixation and overuse of certain words over and over became irritating: provenance, portmanteau, and especially TROPE !

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5. Perfect for a teen library
   As a librarian, I am always looking for books for the teen section of the library, and this one is perfect!
   It’s got cool cover art, and the facts all check out, which I am guessing is why some of the reviews call the author a “lefty”???
   Overall a fun read! Great for a coffee table or gift!

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6. Funny, serendipitous, and even good for coffee tables
   Really love this book. It’s entertaining to just open to a random page and read aloud (although if you’re searching for a topic that you think involves misinformation, you’ll find that too).
   I put this book on my coffee table in my office. It looks cool and people are intrigued to open it. I walk up to the waiting area and find them laughing.

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7. Five Stars
   So awesome!

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8. Can’t believe I wasted $2.50
   I read about half the book and decided not to waste any more of my time. I’m embarrassed that I actually paid someone for such a slathering of pseudo intelligence intertwined with an occasional poke at certain public figures that the author obviously does not like. This is what you get when someone develops a very strong vocabulary but neglects to develop any substance at all. I’m erasing this from my kindle library because I’m embarrassed that I spent $2.50 on it.

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9. Ya sea como libro de referencia (no “académico”), de divulgación popular o simplemente como curiosidad, este libro es muy interesante e incluso divertido. No es TAN vasto como la enciclopedia de James Randi, pero definitivamente es un 10/10 para conocer (sobre ALGUNOS de) los mitos y creencias que tiene la gente. La edición está muy bien cuidada. El diseño es muy agradable.
   Sobre su utilidad “académica” puedo decir que, si bien no es un tratado antropológico, sociológico ni psicológico, definitivamente pudiera tener gustosa cabida y empleo como “texto adicional” en cursos académicos donde se hable del tema. En este aspecto le daría un 8/10.
   Sobre sus posibilidades como “referencia académica”, lo situaría en un 7-8/10.

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10. Book delivered….3 hours later

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11. Worst book on my shelf by far. Untruthful and just completely made up garbage. How can someone get the definition of clickbait wrong? This is disinfo on disinfo.

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