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101 Things To Do Before You Dieby Richard Henry Horne, RICHARD HORNEISBN 1582344930 (1-58234-493-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Learn to fly a plane, go on a demonstration, meet your idol, milk a cow-there are a million things to do before you die, but only a hundred and one will change the way you live life now. 101 Things to Do Before You Die is an essential companion for anyone who wants to enjoy life as it races by. Stay in a five-star hotel, swim with sharks, study the Kama Sutra and put theory into practice-101 Things to Do Before You Die is about testing the limits of your freedom, taking some risks, and making your dreams come true. Entertaining and graphically arresting, and featuring checklists, cards to cut out and keep with you, and journal space to keep track of your 101 things as you experience them, this is the perfect book to help you or a loved one seize the day.More editions of 101 Things To Do Before You Die:
101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland: An Unauthorized Look At The Little Touches And Inside Jokesby Kevin Yee, Jason SchultzISBN 097283981X (0-9728398-1-X)
Softcover, Zauberreich
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2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions from White Elephants to Song Danceby Charles Earle FunkISBN 0883658453 (0-88365-845-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Big Book of Deathby Bronwyn Carlton, Carlton BronwynISBN 1563891662 (1-56389-166-2)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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Big Book of Hoaxesby Carl Sifakis, B. TaggartISBN 1563892529 (1-56389-252-9)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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Big Book of Urban Legendsby Robert F. Boyd, Jan Brunvand, Robert Loren FlemingISBN 1563891654 (1-56389-165-4)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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The Billboard Book of Number One Hitsby Fred BronsonISBN 0823076776 (0-8230-7677-6)
Softcover, Billboard Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Billboard Book of Number One Hits'Book summary:Five years in the making, this ultimate resource for all pop music fans notes and discusses every song to reach the pinnacle of the Billboard "Hot 100" charts since 1955. Each week's rundown includes the Top Five tunes to hit the charts; background notes about each song from the artists themselves; the hit's entry position, date, and duration on the charts; the date it hit Number One; the names of the songwriter and producer; and the record label and catalogue number. 850 illustrations. [via]
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Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns - The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: ISBN 0823082989 (0-8230-8298-9)
Softcover, Bpi Communications - The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: ISBN 0823075222 (0-8230-7522-2)
Hardcover, Billboard Publications - The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: ISBN 0823076776 (0-8230-7677-6)
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The Book of Questions: Love and Sexby Gregory StockISBN 089480619X (0-89480-619-X)
Softcover, Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Campaign That Won America: The StoryISBN 0915992019 (0-915992-01-9)
Softcover, Americas Natl Parks
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Can You Beat Ken?by Bob Moog, Peter CrowellISBN 1575289490 (1-57528-949-0)
Softcover, Univ Games
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Circles: Fifty Roundtrips Through History Technology Science Cultureby James BurkeISBN 0743249763 (0-7432-4976-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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A Collection of Familiar Quotationsby John BartlettISBN 0806502509 (0-8065-0250-9)
Softcover, Citadel Pr
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The Complete Gone With the Wind Trivia Bookby Pauline BartelISBN 0878336192 (0-87833-619-2)
Softcover, Taylor Pub
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Contrary To Popular Belief: More Than 250 False Facts Revealedby Joey GreenISBN 0767919920 (0-7679-1992-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Contrary To Popular Belief: More Than 250 False Facts Revealed'Book summary:Isnt it time you knew the honest-to-goodness truth? Weve all come to believe hundreds of false facts myths that weve blindly accepted as truth, misconceptions that weve ignorantly retold to othersContrary to Popular Belief provides an instant remedy for your pounding head full of misinformation, giving you quick relief with enlightening and entertaining facts.
Inside youll learn:
George Washington was not the first president of the United States.
Leap year does not occur every four years.
The ostrich does not bury its head in the sand.
Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb.
Ship captains cannot perform marriages at sea.
Sound does not travel at the speed of sound.
The needle on a compass does not point to the North Pole.
Leonardo da Vinci did not paint the Mona Lisa.
And more than two hundred other bits of conventional wisdom that are completely bunk. [via]More editions of Contrary To Popular Belief: More Than 250 False Facts Revealed:
The Cultural Literacy Trivia Guide?: The Ultimate Study Guide for the Quiz Show & Trivia Mania Sweeping the Country!by Steven J. FerrillISBN 0972012109 (0-9720121-0-9)
Softcover, Trivia Productions
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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Knowby E.D. HirschISBN 1569562199 (1-56956-219-9)
Softcover, William a Thomas Braille
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The Darwin Awardsby Wendy NorthcuttISBN 1587240491 (1-58724-049-1)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Darwin Awards'Book summary:www.DarwinAwards.com is the legendary website that commemorates the remains of people who have improved our gene pool by killing themselves in really stupid ways. The site honours those people for whom warnings such as "This Superman cape does not enable the wearer to fly" were made. Here are over 180 true stories that will make you glad to be alive. [via]
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Dirty Little Secrets of World War II: Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest, Most Terrible War in Historyby Albert A. Nofi, James F. DunniganISBN 0688122884 (0-688-12288-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dirty Little Secrets of World War II: Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest, Most Terrible War in History'Book summary:There aren't many "dirty secrets" in this addictively readable book. Really, it's a compendium of fun facts about horrors arranged in bite-size prose bits and written under the influence of lead author Dunnigan's favorite book, Will Cuppy's irreverent historical classic The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody. The minichapters have titles like "Killer Vegetables and the Farts from Hell" (at 20,000 feet, gas caused by eating cabbages expanded, killing airmen). Did you know that every single German spy who infiltrated England became an Allied double agent? That MacArthur, Churchill, and Roosevelt all descended from one Sarah Belcher of Taunton, Massachusetts? That World War II killed about 100 million, or five percent of humanity? That a Russian was 100 times likelier to die than an American? (A USSR boy born in 1923 had an eighty-percent chance of dying by 1945.) We learn the origin of the term "rock & roll" (all weapons firing on automatic), the superiority or stupidity of tracer bullets, Göring's air-war policy, and U.S. troop-replacement policy. Some will argue with this book's rather simple answers to complex questions--was Chamberlain smart to cave to Hitler in the Munich pact because it bought a year to build planes and invent radar, which won the Battle of Britain? Other books come to different conclusions, but few so ably honor the master of snappy history, Will Cuppy. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Disneyland Detective: An Independent Guide To Discovering Disney's Legend, Lore, & Magicby Brian McKim, Dave Hawkins, Kendra TrahanISBN 0971746400 (0-9717464-0-0)
Softcover, Permagrin Pub
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Don't Know Much About Geographyby Kenneth C. DavisISBN 0785720685 (0-7857-2068-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learnedby Kenneth C. DavisISBN 0688103324 (0-688-10332-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Don't Know Much About Historyby Kenneth DavisISBN 0833567063 (0-8335-6706-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Einstein's Refrigerator: And Other Stories from the Flip Side of Historyby Steve SilvermanISBN 0740714198 (0-7407-1419-8)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Essential Militaria: Facts, Legends, and Curiosities About Warfare Through the Agesby Nicholas HobbesISBN 0802117724 (0-8021-1772-4)
Hardcover, Atlantic Monthly Pr
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Fun Facts About the Bible You Never Knewby Robyn MartinsISBN 1557488975 (1-55748-897-5)
Softcover, Barbour Pub Inc
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The Handy History Answer Bookby Rebecca N. FergusonISBN 1578591708 (1-57859-170-8)
Softcover, Visible Ink Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Handy History Answer Book'Book summary:[via]A concise guide to all things historical, this compendium addresses people, times, and events in a wide-ranging and comprehensive manner, complemented by helpful illustrations and a chronology of major events. Some of the history-making events include the election of George W. Bush, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; spectacular images from probes in outer space, medical advances and debate, and many new scientific discoveries on Earth; a devastating earthquake in Iran and the deadly tsunami in Asia; the downfall of Enron and the comeback of Apple, as well as the dot-com bubble burst. Beginning with a section on historical eras, this popular reference source tracks history and organizes information in 13 specific subject sections, ranging from politics and war to science and religion. It tackles exploration and settlement, technological advances, legal fireworks, financial and business events, social movements, natural and man-made disasters, medicine and disease, and art and culture. This resource is the perfect fingertip, time-traveling guide through the pages of history.
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The Handy History Answer Bookby Rebecca Nelson-FergusonISBN 1578590809 (1-57859-080-9)
Softcover, Visible Ink Press
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History's Trickiest Questions: 450 Questions That Will Stump, Amuse, and Surpriseby Paul KuttnerISBN 0805021272 (0-8050-2127-2)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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How Did They Do That?by Caroline SuttonISBN 068805935X (0-688-05935-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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How Does Olive Oil Lose Its Virginity?: Answers to the Enigmatic Questions of Contemporary Lifeby Mark Watson, Bruce TindallISBN 0688126812 (0-688-12681-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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If...by Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell, David RosenthalISBN 0679445358 (0-679-44535-8)
Hardcover, Villard Books
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The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, And Roam Confidently With the Cultured Classby David Kidder, Noah D. OppenheimISBN 1594865132 (1-59486-513-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, And Roam Confidently With the Cultured Class'Book summary:[via]This daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning will arouse curiosity, refresh knowledge, expand horizons, and keep the mind sharp
Millions of Americans keep bedside books of prayer and meditative reflection--collections of daily passages to stimulate spiritual thought and advancement. The Intellectual Devotional is a secular version of the same--a collection of 365 short lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year. Each daily digest of wisdom is drawn from one of seven fields of knowledge: history, literature, philosophy, mathematics and science, religion, fine arts, and music.
Impress your friends by explaining Plato's Cave Allegory, pepper your cocktail party conversation with opera terms, and unlock the mystery of how batteries work. Daily readings range from important passages in literature to basic principles of physics, from pivotal events in history to images of famous paintings with accompanying analysis. The book's goal is to refresh knowledge we've forgotten, make new discoveries, and exercise modes of thinking that are ordinarily neglected once our school days are behind us. Offering an escape from the daily grind to contemplate higher things, The Intellectual Devotional is a great way to awaken in the morning or to revitalize one's mind before retiring in the evening.More editions of The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, And Roam Confidently With the Cultured Class:
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Jay's Journal of Anomalies: Conjurers, Cheats, Hustlers, Hoaxters, Pranksters, Jokesters, Impostors, Pretenders, Sideshow Showmen, Armless Calligraphers, Mechanical Marvelsby Ricky JayISBN 1593720009 (1-59372-000-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Ladies' Room Reader: The Ultimate Women's Trivia Bookby Alicia AlvrezISBN 1573245577 (1-57324-557-7)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American Historyby Richard ShenkmanISBN 0688065805 (0-688-06580-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrongby James W. LoewenISBN 156584100X (1-56584-100-X)
Hardcover, New Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong'Book summary:Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship
Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past. In ten powerful chapters, Loewen reveals that:
- The United States dropped three times as many tons of explosives in Vietman as it dropped in all theaters of World War II, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Ponce de Leon went to Florida mainly to capture Native Americans as slaves for Hispaniola, not to find the mythical fountain of youth
- Woodrow Wilson, known as a progressive leader, was in fact a white supremacist who personally vetoed a clause on racial equality in the Covenant of the League of Nations
- The first colony to legalize slavery was not Virginia but Massachusetts
From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages to an honest evaluation of our national leaders, Loewen revives our history, restoring to it the vitality and relevance it truly possesses. [via]
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Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories from Einstein's Refrigeratorby Steve SilvermanISBN 0740733400 (0-7407-3340-0)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones & Einstein's Brainby Harvey RachlinISBN 0805064060 (0-8050-6406-0)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones and Einstein's Brain'Book summary:Beginning in antiquity (the Black Stone of the Ka'bah, the Crown of Thorns), moving through the Dark and Middle Ages (Columbus' Books of Privileges), and finally arriving at the modern era (the Enola Gay, the rifle that killed JFK), this unique book pictures and describes the world's most fascinating artifacts, detailing the causes of their fame, recording their past and present ownership, and celebrating their lasting legend. 80 photos. [via]
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Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones, & Einstein's Brain: The Remarkable Stories Behind the Great Objects and Artifacts of History, from Antiquity to the Modern Eraby Harvey RachlinISBN 0805039643 (0-8050-3964-3)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Made in America: From Levi's To Barbie To Googleby Nick FreethISBN 0760322708 (0-7603-2270-8)
Softcover, Motorbooks Intl
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The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the Worldby Jacot De Boinod, Adam Jacot de BoinodISBN 1594200866 (1-59420-086-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World'Book summary:What began as a fortuitous discovery, when BBC researcher Adam Jacot de Boinod noticed that an Albanian dictionary contained 27 different words each for eyebrows and mustache, has become, after his obsessive 18-month journey through hundreds of foreign dictionaries, a very funny and genuinely informative guide to the world's strangest--and most useful--words. There are many books out there that invent, Sniglets-style, the words that the English language doesn't have but needs. What The Meaning of Tingo shows is that, like natural cures waiting to be found in the plants of the rainforest, many of the words already exist, in the languages of the world's other cultures. Who couldn't find a use for "neko-neko," an Indonesian word for "one who has a creative idea which only makes things worse," or "skeinkjari," a term from the Faroe Islands for "the man who goes among wedding guests offering them alcohol"? Some words that Jacot de Boinod has found are bizarre--"koro," the "hysterical belief that one's penis is shrinking into one's body" in Japanese--while others are surprisingly affecting, like the Inuit word "iktsuarpok," which means "to go outside often to see if someone is coming." And then there's "tingo" itself, from the Pascuense language of Easter Island: "to take all the objects one desires from the house of a friend, one at a time, by borrowing them."
Nearly any page you open to in The Meaning of Tingo pays hilarious tribute to the inventive genius of the world's peoples. Like Eat, Shoots & Leaves and Schott's Miscellany, with which it shares a quirky British charm and a gift-friendly look and size, The Meaning of Tingo is a UK bestseller that by all rights should become equally popular in North America. --Tom Nissley
The Man Who Swallowed 200 Dictionaries
There is no word (that we know of) to describe someone who spends a year and half of their life poring through a library's worth of dictionaries in hundreds of languages, but that's exactly what Adam Jacot de Boinod did after a chance encounter with a heavy Albanian dictionary. Listen to our interview with the author to hear just how he got started on this strange but fruitful journey, and what he hopes might be the usefulness of his light-hearted book in making us aware of the cultural riches in danger of being lost as the world's living languages become extinct nearly as quickly as its species.
The Meaning of Tingo Language Learning Lab
Adam Jacot de Boinod has chosen a handful of his own favorite words from The Meaning of Tingo Click here to hear him pronounce and define the words, and start slipping them into conversation today!
[via]nakhur, Persian a camel that won't give milk until her nostrils are tickled areodjarekput, Inuit to exchange wives for a few days only marilopotes, ancient Greek a gulper of coaldust ilunga, Tshiluba, Congo someone who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time cigerci, Turkish a seller of liver and lungs seigneur-terrasse, French a person who spends much time but little money in a cafe (literally: a terrace lord) Torschlusspanik, German the fear of diminishing opportunities as one gets older (literally: gate-closing panic; often applied to women worried about being too old to have children.) pana po'o, Hawaiian to scratch your head in order to remember something waterponie, Afrikaans jet ski More editions of The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World:
The Mensa Think Smart Bookby Abbie F. Salny, Marvin Grosswirth, Lewis Burke Frumkes, MensaISBN 1578660548 (1-57866-054-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Minnesota Triviaby Laurel WinterISBN 1558530924 (1-55853-092-4)
Softcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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Native Tonguesby Charles BerlitzISBN 0785818278 (0-7858-1827-8)
Hardcover, Castle Books Inc
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A Natural History of the Sensesby Diane AckermanISBN 0679735666 (0-679-73566-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Nicey & Wifey's Nice Cup of Tea And a Sit Downby NiceyISBN 0751537659 (0-7515-3765-9)
Softcover, Little Brown Uk
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One-Night Stands With American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidentsby Richard Shenkman, Kurt ReigerISBN 0688013996 (0-688-01399-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Order of Thingsby Barbara Ann KipferISBN 0679444785 (0-679-44478-5)
Hardcover, Random House Information Group
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The Other 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Saidby Robert BryneISBN 0689114729 (0-689-11472-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Paranoid's Pocket Guideby Cameron TuttleISBN 0811816656 (0-8118-1665-6)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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Plunges Into Texas: Uncle John's Bathroom Readerby Bathroom Readers Hysterical Society, William Dylan PowellISBN 1592231128 (1-59223-112-8)
Softcover, Portable Pr
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Where else could you learn about roadkill cuisine, the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, and, lest we forget, the Alamo? This book is packed with trivia and tidbits that are easier to digest than armadillo chili. So gather round, folks, and read all about
The true stories behind Black Gold and Texas tea (oil, that is)
Tuneful Texans: Willie, Waylon, and Janis
The Marfa Lights, the Houston Bride, and other Texas mysteries
Frances debt of honor to one Texas vintner
Rodeo Texas style: ropin, ridin, and wrasslin
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Rainbows, Curveballs, and Other Wonders of the Natural World Explainedby Ira FlatowISBN 0688067050 (0-688-06705-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Reader's Digest Book of Factsby Reader's DigestISBN 0895772566 (0-89577-256-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reader's Digest Book of Facts'Book summary:From Library Journal First published in Britain in 1985 as a combination almanac, encyclopedia, and trivia collection, this book succeeds best as a collection of trivia. A good fact book should be designed to answer ready reference questions and Book of Facts has deficiencies in this respect. The information is arranged by broad subjectspeople, places, arts, etc.with numerous colored photographs and charts. The subjects are then subdivided and the individual facts are prefaced by titles which are no help in quickly locating information. As an examplea reference in the index to a cone shell snail is found in the text under "Shell Shock." Since there is no similar source, and the book is entertaining and has an abundance of facts, it would be useful for persistent librarians or trivia fans in public, school, or academic libraries. Christine Bulson, SUNY at Oneonta Lib. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. [via]
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The Red Dwarf Programme Guideby Chris Howarth, Steve LyonsISBN 0753501031 (0-7535-0103-1)
Softcover, Virgin Books Limited
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This latest edition is completely updated to include details of the recent eighth season, along with new photographs, news of the forthcoming movie and totally revised information throughout all sections of the book. In addition to a guide to all the episodes, the Dwarf Programme Guide contains back information, a "Crew Roster" describing history of all characters (including Kocha a comprehensive "database" detailing all and aspects of Red Dwarf existence and e information on spin-off products and me dise.
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Red Dwarf Programme Guideby Steve Lyons, Chris HowarthISBN 0863696821 (0-86369-682-1)
Softcover, London Bridge
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!by Howard ZimmermanISBN 0812512847 (0-8125-1284-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Ripley's Believe It or Not: Odd Placesby Howard ZimmermanISBN 0812512855 (0-8125-1285-5)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Science's Trickiest Questions: 402 Questions That Will Stump, Amuse, and Surpriseby Paul KuttnerISBN 0805028730 (0-8050-2873-0)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Seinfeld Aptitude Test: Hundreds of Spectacular Questions on Minute Details from TV's Greatest Show about Absolutely Nothingby Beth B. GolubISBN 080651583X (0-8065-1583-X)
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Shite's Unoriginal Miscellanyby Antal ParodyISBN 1843170647 (1-84317-064-7)
Hardcover, Michael O'Mara Books
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Shite's Unoriginal Miscellanyby Stephen Blake, A. Parody, Andrew JohnISBN 1843170817 (1-84317-081-7)
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Slayer : A Totally Awesome Collection of Buffy Triviaby Keith ToppingISBN 0753509857 (0-7535-0985-7)
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The Star Fleet Academy Entrance Exam: Tantalizing Trivia from Classic Star Trek Voyagerby Adler, Bill, Jr., Peggy RobinISBN 080651695X (0-8065-1695-X)
Softcover, Carol Publishing Group
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The Timetables Of History: A Historical Linkage Of People And Eventsby Bernard GrunISBN 0743270037 (0-7432-7003-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The Timetables of "History spans millennia of human history.
Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day.
With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:
Recent breakthroughs in science and technology
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The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures
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Trivia Mania: Musicby Xavier EinsteinISBN 0821715216 (0-8217-1521-6)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Trivia Mania: Science and Natureby Xavier EinsteinISBN 0821714538 (0-8217-1453-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Ultimate Disney Trivia Bookby Dave Smith, Kevin F. NearyISBN 1562829254 (1-56282-925-4)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Ultimate Unauthorized Stephen King Trivia Challengeby BlyISBN 1567312888 (1-56731-288-8)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts And Bizarre Informationby Bathroom Readers Hysterical SocietyISBN 1592236057 (1-59223-605-7)
Softcover, Advantage Pub Group
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Kids Onlyby Bathroom Reader InstituteISBN 1571458670 (1-57145-867-0)
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Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Readerby Bathroom Readers Hysterical InstituteISBN 1592236790 (1-59223-679-0)
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Unsolved Mysteries of American History: An Eye-Opening Journey through 500 Years of Discoveries, Disappearances, and Baffling Eventsby Paul AronISBN 0762107162 (0-7621-0716-2)
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Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me: The Oddly Informative News Quizby Npr, Roy BlountISBN 1579546536 (1-57954-653-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Did you know that a World War II British spy manual recommended sneaking into German brothels to put itching powder in German prophylactics? How about that Elvis offered to help President Nixon track down communists and drug abusers? All manner of valuable and worthless news-- brought to you in the witty, smarty-pants style of National Public Radio's popular weekly news quiz show-- lies between these pages, waiting for you to take it to the beach, on a road trip, to the bathroom so you can roar with friends or privately.
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Whad'Ya Know?by Michael FeldmanISBN 0688052851 (0-688-05285-1)
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What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questionsby Robert L. WolkeISBN 155972398X (1-55972-398-X)
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What's Your Literacy IQ?: Over 1,000 Questions on Subjects from Abacus to Zygotesby Norma GleasonISBN 0806513896 (0-8065-1389-6)
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Who Can It Be Now?: The Lyrics Game That Takes You Back to the '80S...One Line at a Timeby Frank R. Scatoni, Peter Thomas FornataleISBN 0684856301 (0-684-85630-1)
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Who, What, When, Where, Why?: In the World of American Historyby Andy SeamansISBN 0812045475 (0-8120-4547-5)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday? : The Catholic Origin to Just about Everythingby Michael P. FoleyISBN 1403969671 (1-4039-6967-1)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The World's Worst : A Guide to the Most Disgusting Hideous Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earthby Mark FrauenfelderISBN 0811846067 (0-8118-4606-7)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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Most Unappealing Fetish
Most Disgusting Coffee Drink
Most Horrific Self-Help Technique
Least Adorable Pet
Saddest Fate for an Island Nation
Worst Molasses Related Disaster
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