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The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird

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All this to say, this book will have you exploring your own version of batshit in the most entertaining way. Humans are fascinated with weird and unusual phenomena—hence the popularity of books, magazines, television shows and podcasts focusing on “unexplained” subjects such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, UFOs and the Bermuda Triangle. I'm a big fan of raccoons... and my jaw dropped to the floor of the bookstore when I saw the cover artwork. And I did try a Ouija board once and definitely still kind of think it worked (it knew the name of my dead grandma which no one else in the room knew).

The Theory of Everything Else is a warm, charming light hearted look at the strange, the odd, the weird and well, the downright batshit. A warts-and-all portrait of the famed techno-entrepreneur—and the warts are nearly beyond counting. Insomma, il suggerimento iniziale di questo saggio è “Fate quello che volete nel vostro privato, ma quando le conseguenze delle vostre idee non riguardano soltanto voi, attenti a credere sulla fiducia.” The writing was however under par, which I didn’t expect from Dan Schreiber, being a No Such Thing as a Fish fan. It felt like a book full of “have you heard of this? O wait, this is fun as well! And now I’m thinking of ghosts. And of presidents. Have you heard of …”. Many of the chapters and anecdotes did not really feel rounded, without a clear purpose.This Barnes & Noble exclusive edition includes a bonus short story and specially designed endpapers.

One of the country’s most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture disempowers ordinary citizens and makes the case for a reinvigorated democracy Io da piccola pensavo che di notte la Terra si scoperchiasse dal suo cappuccio celeste per lasciare spazio al cielo blu della notte e che per piovere la procedura fosse più o meno quella espressa dal cuoco neo climatologo, o meglio, ci fosse un cappuccio pieno di acqua. Poi non riuscendo mai ad assistere all’esatto momento del cambio di coperchio ho lasciato stare questa mirabolante idea. thanks to Dan Shreiber, I hope the wrinkles on his 🍑 cheeks will continuously be responsible for writing books like this. Now I have a collection of theories to throw around at the people I know, like I’m throwing rare holo Pokémon cards at my opponents <3 5/5 precious stars ⭐️ This is not a book of facts; it’s a book of ‘facts’. Should you finish it believing we became the planet’s dominant species because predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers – well, that’s on you. A pleasure. ... Schreiber is at his best when he’s digging into renowned loci of weirdness. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party. Schreiber brings a formidable amount of research to bear." — Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review

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A cheerful collection of paranormal phenomena, correct prophecies, alien encounters, and unlikely historical events. Let me also mention that the audiobook (read by the author himself) is a really fun way to experience this book. Dan Schreiber, of QI & No Such Thing As A Fish brings us a love letter to the odder side of life, from Aliens to murder-solving plants, from time travellers on the Titanic to Native Americans on the English south coast - these facts and ‘facts’ will keep you laughing and gasping. You may just realise how weird you are, how weird we all are - and when we can all accept our weirdness and be weird together - that could be world changing. The authors have created a sort of anti-Book of Virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power. Life is strange, and you never quite know how it’s going to play out nor where your big adventure may take place.”

We don’t know the answers to any of these questions (that includes the shower-curtain one, which is a mystery that has eluded scientists for decades, and which they are still trying to solve). But don’t worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf—and Dan Schreiber collects their latest findings. In The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird, comedian and co-host of the “No Such Thing as a Fish” podcast Dan Schreiber takes peculiar theories about some of life’s greatest mysteries and spins them into nonstop hilarity. Many of the ideas presented here are so implausible—such as the hypothesis that time travelers sank the Titanic—that Schreiber starts with a disclaimer, a suggestion that readers should “let the ideas alter your universe for a few seconds . . . but for God’s sake, don’t believe in a single one of them.” In fact, he uses the word batshit over and over to describe these unconventional beliefs and bizarre encounters, while also demonstrating that investigating such baffling notions (whether to solve them, prove them or disprove them) is often what leads people to discover something closer to the truth. This book is a testament to how unorthodox thinking has often been at the forefront of science and the development of humanity. How some of the people regarded as our "greatest mind" had many crazy theories: some that brought innovation, and some that were arguably "bat shit" and maybe taken too far. Where would the world be without these eccentric thinkers? Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future? Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you’re in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? Dan is well-known from the "no such things as a fish" podcast, where he is often explores crazy theories with his fellow hosts. In this book he takes a very factual and complete approach, but with all of the passion that he puts forward in the podcast.

A collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories by the co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, Dan Schreiber. If the authors are serious, this is a silly, distasteful book. If they are not, it’s a brilliant satire.

Questo libro racchiude teorie che per fortuna al momento sono molto meno pericolose di questa che vi ho appena raccontato (quella di Rugiati, non la mia) ma che ai loro tempi hanno scatenato dibattiti infiniti di scienziati e improvvisati tali. A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. We don’t know the answers to any of these questions (that includes the shower-curtain one, which is a mystery that has eluded scientists for decades, and which they are still trying to solve). But don’t worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf – and this book collects their latest findings. A pleasure. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party." —Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) In queste storie splende come il giorno che anche gli uomini di scienza (veri) incappavano in assurde teorie solo perché non riuscivano a capire il mondo, così come è chiaro che sicuramente anche ora staranno pensando a qualche teoria sbagliata ignari di dati di cui forse beneficeranno i posteri. Teorie assurde, tipo che il Titanic sarebbe affondato per colpa dei viaggiatori nel tempo, o che le piante in vaso potessero essere usate come testimoni oculari di delitti.I do sometimes think I’ve predicted what will happen that day (usually something that was very likely to happen anyway - we don’t talk about that). Alternately admiring and critical, unvarnished, and a closely detailed account of a troubled innovator.

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