{"product_id":"quizzical-venice-timothy-noel-harris-9781732536425","title":"Quizzical Venice: 300 Puzzling Questions about the City of Canals and Conundrums","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuizzical Venice\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who is going to Venice, has been to Venice, or has an interest in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a newspaper advertisement for the book run in the \u003cem\u003eDoge's Daily Journal-Express\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuizzical Venice\u003c\/em\u003e has some things to ask you; 300 things to be exact. Like this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What event once threatened to destroy the Piazza San Marco?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e a. A 1989 Pink Floyd concert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e b. The locust invasion of 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e c. The unmooring of a Norwegian cruise ship in 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're thinking, \"I seem to remember something about that cruise ship. But then, those locusts come every few decades, but do they come to Venice? A rock concert seems unthinkable there.\"\u003cem\u003e Quizzical Venice\u003c\/em\u003e asks you puzzlers in 12 chapters, covering art and architecture, history, navigation, religion, geography, the opera, the Biennale, the Film Fest, the Venetian Empire, odd customs concerning death and burial, perhaps testing your knowledge, or maybe just straining your credulity with the strange uniqueness of the city seemingly floating on water. Take the quiz, and you might find the answers on the dark side of the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 35 black-and-white photos and cover and book design by Tara Key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Noel Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732536422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732536425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torcello Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.54d","brand":"Timothy Noel Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984239231231,"sku":"9781732536425","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a3cc2e0-9aaa-4268-a7d9-7f277bdba25f.jpg?v=1683271252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quizzical-venice-timothy-noel-harris-9781732536425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}