"The First Book of Seconds" By Matthew Murrie & Steve Murrie

Title: The First Book of Seconds
Authors: Matthew Murrie & Steve Murrie
Published Year: 2010
Pages: 233
Description: Susan Lucci, Al Gore, and the Buffalo Bills all received top billing by coming in second. But that's not normally the case--most runners-up dwell in obscurity.
Finally, there's a book that celebrates the many unsung qualities of those who faltered on their way to the top! Inside, you'll discover little-known second-acts with entries that highlight their worthy achievements, such as:

• The second highest homerun hitter
• The second man to set foot on the moon
• The second most dangerous animal in the world
• The second-largest car rental chain (whose motto is fitting: "We try harder")

With more than 200 accounts of almost-claims-to-fame, this book leaves trivia junkies of all ages feeling like they won a gold medal--not a booby prize.

My take:

I have to admit I am a fan of books that just present facts. Some of these tend to stay in my memory for long periods of time and when I state them they can get you a double-take look from people who are not used to it. This book fits perfectly into the whole fact book thing. Seconds are not always mentioned and finding out the seconds to many well known facts was entertaining, well at least to me. Not only do they present the seconds in the facts world, but the book also splits up the facts into separate categorize so it is easier to find something that interests them. I find facts categorized awesome for when I want to go back and find something at a later time after I have already finished the book. Of course there is some information on some firsts too, since it is a logic question of what could have possibly outdo the second.