The Ultimate

The Great Armchair Debates Settled Once and for All

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$19.00 US
On sale Sep 01, 1991 | 336 Pages | 9780385242707

A humorous trivia book that has the official and final word on what qualifies as the coolest, the best, the toughest, the most, and of course the ultimate. Readers will enjoy learning which rollercoaster is the best, and what was the most ingenious college prank. Those are only a sample of this trivia book that will entertain all readers.
William Poundstone studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of The Recursive Universe, about information theory and physics, and Labyrinths of Reason, an exploration of paradox in science. The author of such popular books as Big SecretsThe Ultimate, and Prisoner’s Dilemma, he has also written for EsquireHarper’s MagazineSPY, and other periodicals. Poundstone lives in Los Angeles. View titles by William Poundstone

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A humorous trivia book that has the official and final word on what qualifies as the coolest, the best, the toughest, the most, and of course the ultimate. Readers will enjoy learning which rollercoaster is the best, and what was the most ingenious college prank. Those are only a sample of this trivia book that will entertain all readers.

Author

William Poundstone studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of The Recursive Universe, about information theory and physics, and Labyrinths of Reason, an exploration of paradox in science. The author of such popular books as Big SecretsThe Ultimate, and Prisoner’s Dilemma, he has also written for EsquireHarper’s MagazineSPY, and other periodicals. Poundstone lives in Los Angeles. View titles by William Poundstone