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Old 05-30-2011, 02:50 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by phenomshel View Post
Same here, Anne. I know a little about lots of things (otherwise known as knowing just enough to be dangerous). I tried to put together a list of topics I learned about by reading JUST one author's novels once. It included jewelry design, rose rustling, antique sewing, writing a dissertation, diving, vintage clothing, politics, Egyptian artifacts, the Oriental Institute in Chicago, architecture, the Underground Railroad, demon worship, schizophrenia, ghosts, sea monsters, hynotism/mesmerism, and Revolutionary war history.
The author? Barbara Michaels.

Now, I'm not saying I got a comprehensive education on all these subjects by reading only those titles, but I sure learned more than I ever needed to know on a few of those subjects (like rose rustling). And like you said, most of it sure comes in handy for Trivial Pursuit!

Rose Rustling????? As in stealing rosebushes, or new varieties of them?
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