Fifty Curious Questions: Pabulum for the Enquiring Mind

by Martin Fone

The pace of life is such that we rarely have the luxury to stop and think. We take so much on trust or assume that we know why something happens or the way things work. It is only when we stop and think that nagging doubts or questions creep into our subconscious? For those of us blessed (or is it cursed?) with an enquiring mind, once the seed of a question has been planted, we need to find the answer. The purpose of this book is to shed light on some of those nagging and irritating questions. There is no overarching design behind the fifty questions. They are just some of the topics that have puzzled me, a self-confessed ignoramus on all matters scientific, over the years; and I have now had the time to find the answers. Fortunately, greater brains than mine have grappled with some of the issues and carried out bizarre experiments or made quantum leaps of logic to push out further the frontiers of human knowledge. This book celebrates this quest and thirst for knowledge.

112 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2017

About the author

A Classics graduate from Trinity College, Cambridge Martin Fone had a successful career in the insurance industry. He co-authored two books on public sector risk management which were adopted by the Institute of Risk Management as their standard text books.
Since retiring Martin has had the opportunity to develop his interests, mainly reading, writing and thinking or, as his wife puts it, locking himself away in his office for a few hours a day. In particular he has been blogging and writing in his tongue-in-cheek, irreverent style about the quirks, idiocies and idiosyncrasies of life, both modern and ancient. He has written five books, Fifty Clever Bastards, Fifty Curious Questions, Fifty Scams and Hoaxes, The Fickle Finger, and More Curious Questions.
In May 2018 Fifty Curious Questions was a Category Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award 2018 and in October 2019 Fifty Scams and Hoaxes was a Category Finalist in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award 2019.
Martin is a regular contributor to Country Life magazine's social media platform.

Reviews

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book very much. The author conducted a great deal of research to find answers those every day questions we think about. A very entertaining read and I highly recommend it!

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced and well-written this book is very interesting witty and informative. Everything is very well explained and the information is given in quite short sections so its easy to read. It is a very engaging and interesting book and I would highly recommend giving it a read.