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"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
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"Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton. The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived...
3) Jumbo's hide, Elvis's ride, and the tooth of Buddha: more marvelous tales of historical artifacts
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Looks at forty historical artifacts that provide a key glimpse into the past, ranging from tracing the four extant copies of the Magna Carta to the search for Marilyn Monroe's white dress from "The Seven Year Itch."
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"Dogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi). Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings do it to communicate with each other. In 2017 zoologist Dani Rabaiotti's teenage brother asked her a most teenaged question: Do snakes fart? Stumped, Rabaiotti turned to Twitter. The internet did not disappoint. Her innocent question spawned...
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Offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from sources as diverse as Plato and Descartes to Ray Bradbury and Steven Spielberg, author Julian Baggini presents abstract philosophical issues in concrete terms, suggesting possible solutions while encouraging readers to draw their own conclusions. Lively, clever, and thought-provoking, this book is a portable feast...
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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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"In this fun, erudite, and often moving book, Cass R. Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption. As it turns out, Star Wars also has a lot to teach us about constitutional law, economics, and political uprisings. Sunstein tells the story of the films wildly unanticipated success and explores why some things succeed while others fail. Ultimately, Sunstein argues, Star Wars...
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"This is a book of miracles--medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters. Still other essays give voice to cases in which the physical aspects were less...
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If coffee is the foundation of your food pyramid, then this colorful compendium of fun facts and infographics is for you . . .
Ryoko Iwata collects the best pieces from her popular web site, I Love Coffee, and adds a generous shot of brand-new material in this tribute for true-brew fans of the beloved beverage. Overflowing with infographics and fun, interesting (and occasionally useful) facts, the book explores such topics as:
• Your Brain on...
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MLB Network host and commentator Brian Kenny uses stories from baseball's present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic, even when directly contradicted by evidence.
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Brian Kenny wants to reshape the way we think about baseball. The biggest proponent of sports analytics in the mainstream media, Kenny says that groupthink and tradition are standing in...
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A comprehensive illustrated exploration of the fascinating science of color. Arielle and Joann Eckstut, authors of The Secret Language of Color, offer a thorough, readable, and highly visual exploration of the science of color. Organized by 50 of the most essential questions about color across a variety of fields-physics, chemistry, biology, technology, and psychology-this book examines how and why we see color; how color relates to light; what the...
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HarperCollins
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2009
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English
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The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books,
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Anne Archet est connue pour ses récits érotiques et les textes polémiques qu'elle publie sur le web depuis la fin des années 1990. Avec Le vide: mode d'emploi, cette écrivaine caustique, fulgurante, volontiers provocatrice et un brin mythomane, s'essaie à un nouveau genre: l'aphorisme.
Les brefs commentaires sur le monde d'aujourd'hui dont est composé cet essai sont autant de petites grenades lancées pour faire éclater nos certitudes,...
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National Geographic Society
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[1997]
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English
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With no pictures at all, this collection includes such writers as Shelby Foote, Barry Lopez, Paul Theroux, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jane Goodall, Peter Benchley, David Remnick, Maya Angelou, Joseph Conrad, Diane Ackerman, and many others.
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This compendium brings together a selection of the very best games. There are parlor games, travel games, trivia games, riddles, puzzles and more. Traditional family favorites feature alongside an array of newly created games.
The centerpieces of this collection are the six games: Descriptionary, Just a Minute, Lost for Words, Ultimate Charades, Quick Draw, and Trivial Disputes.
In total, these six games alone include 1350 game cards (one Kindle...
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What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood used in clubs, or the type of cleats on their shoes. What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood...
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Author Victor Dorff brings you on a journey around the world to explore varying aspects of different religions. With everything from facts to pop quizzes to polls, World Religions offers fascinating trivia about spirituality.
Here are just a few of the interesting facts you'll find in World Religions:
• Early in the 7th century, a 40-year-old merchant named Muhammad ibn Abdallah began receiving revelations from God. Muhammad's revelations, which...
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The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Invention of Wings • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more!
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CRAZY-BUT-TRUE FACTS, PECULIAR OCCURRENCES, DESPICABLE CRIMES, BIZARRE RECORDS, UNBELIEVABLE CREATURES AND MANY MORE SHOCKING ODDITIES
Delving into the shocking side of pop culture, science and history, Listverse's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Lists offers a wealth of fascinating reading with over 200 lists and more than 2,000 interesting facts, including:
• Alien Artifacts
• Creepy Urban Legends
• Bizarre Murder Weapons
• Horrific TV Accidents
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