Normally, even though he sellers say that the delivery of the book will take many days, it will be delivered in about 10 days. This books really took 23 days for me to receive. It was something they mentioned as other sellers also mention.
Except for the delay, no problems with the delivery. The book was in good shape.
Rating: 3 / 5
A very entertaining and interesting book, although a bit on the simple level. It is exactly what the title implies, “for entertainment”. The first volume of the book is quite interesting also but apparently not available in English. I did read it in Spanish.
Rating: 4 / 5
It was a big surprise to found such information in a book wrote in 1930′s. You will be surprised every other page. I would be in the line for buying other volumes if the editors discover them as the current book is the volume two of the Russian original edition.
If you like science,certainly you will appreciate this volume.
Rating: 5 / 5
As others have pointed out this is an old classic from 1930s that has been reprinted again in 2008. It sparks curiosity among the young and old with such questions as “Why do Bees buzz?”, “How to tell a boiled and raw egg apart?” or teasers such as “Ice that does not melt in boiling water” and experiments one should not do “How to jump from a moving car”. Prof Perelman explains how some of these questions are more complex than they appear. It is written in an informal and inviting style and yet covers many concepts with deep insights.
For example, in the icicles problem he discusses why icicles form, whether they’re formed during thawing and freezing, the need for two different temperatures (one to thaw, one to freeze), the impact of the angle of the Sun, etc. In short, he makes everyday observations and questions them and introduces scientific concepts to shine better light on them.
The book is also available free in a PDF version. The PDF version that has been scanned by library in India and uploaded to archive.org at[...]
I tried the Kindle sample, but unlike in the PDF version, many of the PDF to Kindle converters did not handle the images well. Stick to the hard bound edition sold on Amazon if you decide to buy this and skip the Kindle version.
Rating: 5 / 5
Normally, even though he sellers say that the delivery of the book will take many days, it will be delivered in about 10 days. This books really took 23 days for me to receive. It was something they mentioned as other sellers also mention.
Except for the delay, no problems with the delivery. The book was in good shape.
Rating: 3 / 5
A very entertaining and interesting book, although a bit on the simple level. It is exactly what the title implies, “for entertainment”. The first volume of the book is quite interesting also but apparently not available in English. I did read it in Spanish.
Rating: 4 / 5
It was a big surprise to found such information in a book wrote in 1930′s. You will be surprised every other page. I would be in the line for buying other volumes if the editors discover them as the current book is the volume two of the Russian original edition.
If you like science,certainly you will appreciate this volume.
Rating: 5 / 5
A great read from the get go. For an older book it is fun and gets the points across. Great fun.
Rating: 5 / 5
As others have pointed out this is an old classic from 1930s that has been reprinted again in 2008. It sparks curiosity among the young and old with such questions as “Why do Bees buzz?”, “How to tell a boiled and raw egg apart?” or teasers such as “Ice that does not melt in boiling water” and experiments one should not do “How to jump from a moving car”. Prof Perelman explains how some of these questions are more complex than they appear. It is written in an informal and inviting style and yet covers many concepts with deep insights.
For example, in the icicles problem he discusses why icicles form, whether they’re formed during thawing and freezing, the need for two different temperatures (one to thaw, one to freeze), the impact of the angle of the Sun, etc. In short, he makes everyday observations and questions them and introduces scientific concepts to shine better light on them.
The book is also available free in a PDF version. The PDF version that has been scanned by library in India and uploaded to archive.org at[...]
I tried the Kindle sample, but unlike in the PDF version, many of the PDF to Kindle converters did not handle the images well. Stick to the hard bound edition sold on Amazon if you decide to buy this and skip the Kindle version.
Rating: 5 / 5