Schotts Miscellany is one of those ‘dip in and out of’ books. It’s a collection of the interesting, the weird and the varied – from Morse Code signs, to collective nouns, to country flag colours, to cricketing terms – there is something of interest to everyone.

It’s not the sort of book to read in one sitting, largely because there aren’t really any links between the facts and thus can be a little confusing. That said, it a lot of fun and if you’re the sort of person who likes to toss in weird knowledge or be the smart arse in a conversation (like me), then this is the book for you.

You can never have too many odd, weird and possibly useless facts.

5 stars. (Although the print is VERY small so get your specs out….)

Blurb

Schott’s Miscellany” makes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does…