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English Summary/英文概要： Encompassing a grand sweep of knowledge in a
bite-sized format, this book will take you on a journey of intellectual discovery and intelligent time-wasting.
Featuring a foreword by Jane Garvey, the awardwinning British radio presenter and co-founder
of podcast series Fortunately, The Book of 4 Minute
Reads is a fascinating compendium of big, modern
ideas written by an array of experts including Michael Rosen, Adam Rutherford and Grayson Perry. Also included are timed essays on a diverse range of subjects from animals and accents, to life lessons you never thought you needed and library secrets that you had never heard of.
From the seven toughest plants in the world and why they can survive in harsh climates and how teenagers’ brains are influenced by hormones, to what Chaucer would ask his voice command device and how where you live got its name, The Book of 4 Minute Reads is for the attention-deficit nation who are eager to indulge their intellectual curiosity in a short amount of time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本书包含了大量的知识，在一个小规模的格式，这本书将带你一个智慧的发现和智慧的时间浪费的旅程。
《4分钟读物》由获奖的英国广播节目主持人、播客系列节目《幸运的》的联合创始人简•加维撰写前言，这本4分钟阅读的书是一本引人入胜的现代思想概要，由一系列专家撰写，包括迈克尔•罗森、亚当•卢瑟福和格雷森•佩里。此外，还包括各种主题的定时论文，从动物和口音，到你从未想过自己需要的生活课程，以及你从未听说过的图书馆秘密。
七个孩子的大脑为什么会受到他的声音的影响，这本4分钟阅读是为那些渴望在短时间内放纵自己的好奇心的注意力不足的民族准备的。（WYL)
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