Author(s): Andrea Barham

Science

Hot on the heels of the 2005 hit The Pedant's Revolt comes The Pedant's Return, the latest in Andrea Barham's popular pedantry series. How many times have you encountered an extraordinary 'fact' in your everyday life that's led you to think, 'That can't possibly be true!'? Or you've heard something highly improbable and completely dismissed the chances of it being in the least bit authentic? In The Pedant's Return, a great many doubts will be dispelled as a range of surprising statements that sound as though they couldn't possibly be genuine, are, through careful and committed research, revealed to be 100 per cent correct. Covering every conceivable subject matter, from art and literature to food and drink, the animal kingdom, figures from history, science and medical matters, words and sayings, the human body and buildings, The Pedant's Return will clear up those niggling points of fact endlessly disputed at social gatherings and among friends, in an accessible, informative and highly entertaining manner. First published 2006.