A breezy but fact-filled dissection of more than two dozen of the most popular urban legends and conspiracy theories of the 21st century.

Film critic Richard Roeper has seen thousands and thousands of films -- and not all of them were pretty. But as a result he's stored up enough movie knowledge to write this hilarious collection of movie lists.

But while Roeper devotes most of the book to mockery and ridicule, this book is, in the end, a love letter to film.

During the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling in America.

Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history.

In this book, the processes that determine the waveforms and magnitudes of short-circuit currents are described.

The truth behind myths of film, television, and music.

Offers the truth about a variety of urban legends that have been circulated on the Internet, by the media, and around offices.