The Book of Amaz­ing Facts and Feats 4 is part of a series in which the authors col­lect infor­ma­tion of inter­est, both Juda­ic and gen­er­al, and present it in almanac-like fash­ion to fas­ci­nate col­lec­tors of out-of-the-ordi­nary facts. In the ​“Jew­ish Gems” sec­tion, for exam­ple, a page on hag­gadot dis­cuss­es the old­est hag­gadah in the world, the world’s largest hag­gadah col­lec­tion, and the most pro­lif­ic com­men­ta­tor. The ​“Strange But True” sec­tion devotes much of its space to more infor­ma­tion about Erno Rubik and his famous cube than one could ever imag­ine existing.

There’s a page on the Piga­sus Award, giv­en annu­al­ly on April Fools’ Day to those pro­fi­cient in decep­tion, fraud, mag­ic, and ​“psy­chic” prowess. Extreme sports, nat­ur­al phe­nom­e­na and won­ders, Jew­ish music, meno­rahs, mezuzahs, and chess are some of the many top­ics cov­ered. There is even a pic­ture of the world’s largest chan­de­lier, made entire­ly from bot­tles of wine. A triv­ia lover’s delight, burst­ing with col­or pho­tographs and well-trans­lat­ed from its orig­i­nal Hebrew, this book is rec­om­mend­ed for ages 9 and up.