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One of the latest such books is attempting to cash in on America's fascination with millionaires.
"So You'd Like to Win a Million: Facts, Trivia, and Hints on Game Show Success," by Elina and Leah Furman (St. Martin's Paperbacks, $5.99), is something of an S.A.T. primer for game shows. The book is a study guide of questions and answers on topics such as entertainment, art and literature, science and technology and, ooh, a real toughie, history and politics.
Here's a sample question: Which of these inventors created the escalator in 1900?
A. Johaan Valer
B. Charles Seeberger
C. Horace Short
D. Willis Carrier
If you answered B in the right time and place, you'd be richer now.
The book, not endorsed by any of the game shows mentioned, is based on the premise that you'd do better if you expand your reserve of general knowledge. Then even if you don't win any money, you'd at least walk away a little smarter, even if you blew it on an easy question.
