Andrew Thompson
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"This curious, captivating collection of trivia will surprise and intrigue readers with amazing answers to questions like: Is Jurassic Park possible? What causes 'the shakes' after drinking a lot of alcohol? Why do dogs walk in circles before lying down? What makes popcorn pop? The follow-up to the bestselling What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?, Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? has even more fun and fascinating trivia. Perfect for the ever-curious...
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"The English language is riddled with phrases that are complete nonsense. Ever met a monkey's uncle, seen a red-handed thief, or put a sock in it when asked? Everyone knows the real meaning of these common expressions. What isn't widely know is where, why, and how these idioms entered America's vernacular in the first place. Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red uncovers and explains the amazing and bizarre origins of 400 such phrases. Breezy and...
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"In Jesus of Arabia, the Reverend Canon Andrew Thompson introduces an unfamiliar Jesus--Jesus in the context of his home in the Middle East. Whether readers believe Jesus to be a prophet or the messiah, Thompson enhances our understanding of his work and character by looking at his social context as a man and Middle Easterner. Jesus's teachings take on new meaning as Thompson explores themes including family in Arabia, gender roles in the region,...
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A fun and fascinating trivia book with a wide range of intriguing questions and entertainingly written answers from a bestselling author.
Perfect for trivia junkies everywhere, this new collection will surprise readers with fascinating answers to age-old curiosities, such as:
• Does a goldfish's memory really only last a few seconds?
• Do plants feel pain?
• Why do cats' eyes glow in the dark?
• Why do people seem more attractive...
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An encyclopedia of over 160 frightening phobias from the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?
It is human nature to be curious about things that scare us-that's why we love scary movies and true crime podcasts. But what about our deepest, most specific phobias? Spiders, Clowns and Great Mole Rats presents a fascinating, friendly and even funny look at 160 fears, from the irrational to the truly terrifying.
This book will tell...
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More than 150 new fun facts to delight, befuddle and amaze, from the bestselling author of Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke?
This bizarre and baffling trivia collection with delight and intrigue readers, with answers to age-old questions like who was Dr. Pepper and what causes new-car smell? Written by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?, this new collection has 150 more curious questions and astounding answers.
Perfect...
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It is matter of just regret and complaint that no elaborate contemporary memoir of this great Puritan was ever, written. Twenty years after his death, Cotton Mather, in his "Magnalia Americana Christi," declared "that the church of God was wronged, in that the life of the great John Owen was not written;" and it was only, when twenty years more had elapsed that a life of Owen at length appeared, from the pen of Mr. Asty, a respectable Independent...
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In The Means of Grace, Andrew C. Thompson presents a clear and accessible explanation of the core tenants John Wesley instilled in the early Methodist movement-baptism, searching the Scriptures, prayer, the Lord's Supper, fasting, fellowship, accountability, works of mercy, and exercising the presence of God.
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Ulysses Press
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[2023]
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"Are you ready to take a trip down memory lane, exercise your brain, and rediscover all the interesting facts from past generations? Then get ready to immerse yourself in this captivating collection of trivia. With Back in the Day Trivia for Seniors, you'll test just how much you remember from some of the biggest pop culture and historical moments, from the Golden Age to the modern era. Highlighting seven extraordinary decades of business, science,...
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First Run Features
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[2010]
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English
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"Family patriarch Mike Campbell is one of the few white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent land seizure program in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos, the economy brought to its knees by the reallocation of formerly white-owned farms to Mugabe cronies, who have no knowledge, experience or interest in farming. In 2008, after years of intimidation and threats to his family and farm, Campbell decides...
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Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration delves into sociological research on Polish migrants who migrated to the lesser-explored South Wales region after Poland joined the European Union in 2004. At the time of enlargement, Polish migrants were characterised as being economically motivated, short-term migrants who would enter the UK for work purposes, save money and return home. However, over ten years after enlargement, this initial characterisation...
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IFC Films
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2013.
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In the summer of 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee and sentenced to 957 years in prison for killing 17 people and dismembering their bodies. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files explores this Midwestern city by meeting those who knew Dahmer during and after his hidden killing spree.
