<DIV><B>For anyone who ever wanted to know the history of the chocolate chip cookie, earmuffs, and Daylight Savings?</B><BR><BR> Firsts?history through the milestones of human achievement?are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architec­ture. Each ?first? is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:<br><BR> ?The true history of the golf tee<br><BR> ?How a blind man came up with cruise control<br><BR> ?The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad<br><BR> ?Why and how the first dieter dieted<br><BR><BR><BR></DIV>