Curiosities & Wonders

Dive Into the Fun Facts Behind Names and Word Origins#1 Bestseller in Words, Language & Grammar, Etymology The best-selling book is back in it's second volume with more names, more words, and even more in-between than before!What's in a name? The answer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945551192Author Charles PhoenixFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Prospect Park BooksPublisher Prospect Park Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609914806Author Ripley's Believe It or Not Ripley's Believe It or NotFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Ripley Entertainment Inc Div of The Jim...

The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origin stories behind the English language's most common sayings!Nobody thinks twice about sayings like bite the bullet and the cat's out of the...

An enthralling exploration of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510741577Author Graham TarrantFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

Fun Trivia Questions and Answers for Brainiacs"A fun collection of facts that will leave you full of information you never knew you needed to know!" Sophie Stirling, author of We Did That?#1 Bestseller in Reference, Puzzles, Trivia, Curiosities &...

The definitive reference book on Ireland's cultural and religious heritage. Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance is long overdue. There are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593231746Author David S. KidderFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Rodale BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118112755Author Kee MaleskyFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492355423Author Dudley WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Vamzzz PublishingPublisher Vamzzz PublishingWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578634507Author Deena West BuddFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

The legends of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe--spanning from Germany and Austria across Scandinavia to Iceland and England--include a broad range of mythical characters and places, from Odin and Thor, to berserkers and Valhalla, to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963679468Author Loren RhoadsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Automatism PressPublisher Automatism PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Improve Your Life with the Help of Crystals"...craft beautiful, and more importantly, meaningful rituals to enrich your life." Arin Murphy-Hiscock, author of Power Spellcraft for Life#1 New Release in Trivia & Fun Facts and NatureA how-to guide for...

Daniel Smith looks behind what we think we know about the well-known sleuth and reveals little-known facts of which every Sherlock aficionado should be aware.Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes has been fascinating generations of readers, watchers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450807470Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint Publications International, LimitedPublisher Publications...

In THE MYSTERIUM David Bramwell and Jo Keeling (authors of THE ODDITORIUM), present a user guide to the strange and unexplained corners of modern life. THE MYSTERIUM catalogues a host of bizarre, funny and intriguing stories for a post-Nessie generation...

From cubed wombat poop to mantis shrimp eyesight, impress your friends with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!Learn the weirdest things about planet earth with this hilarious guide to all things bizarre. Challenge your friends, puzzle your family,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorWilliam Hartston has spent over ten years writing for The Independent. He also writes columns for The Express. He has written several books of useless information...

A beautifully illustrated picture atlas designed to take children on an exciting journey around the world. The atlas opens with the continents, then presents a world view of countries before exploring deeper into each country and the exciting places to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955125192Author Lawrence WeschlerFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Hat & BeardPublisher Hat & Beard

Bizarre tales you won't believe of The Titanic, nuclear cockroaches, alligators in the subway, the two-headed dog, Black Bart the Pirate, Bonnie and Clyde, The Bunny Man, and much more! Fact or fiction?Did you hear about the kids who found a Ferrari...

A giant humorous collection of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, hilarious blunders and gaffes--over 1000 extraordinary cases from around the world. Who needs urban legends, when these are all true? It's everything readers love about Ripley's Believe...

A superbly illustrated guide to the mysteries of myth, legend, and-gulp!-real life.About the AuthorTerry Breverton is the author of Breverton's Nautical Curiosities (Lyons Press) and numerous other books on subjects such as the sea and pirates. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780922233205Author Ken SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Blast Books,U.S.Publisher Blast Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680228434Author Publications International LtdFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884956720Author Laurie TriefeldtFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Quill Driver Books, U.S.Publisher Quill Driver Books, U.S.Dimensions(mm) 356mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781440563621Author Dan LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Adams Media CorporationPublisher Adams Media CorporationWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

From icons of British history to geography, and the economy to the legal system, I Should Know That: Great Britain covers a wide range of topics, filling in all those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge of this fair isle.Inspired by the UK citizenship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735204676Author Don MacLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin Books Canada LtdPublisher Penguin Books Canada LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112709Author Kate AscherFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 275mm *...

We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true-roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees-but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all...

Vampires and Vampirism (1914) is a work from another era, a time when belief and wonder led some to travel down pathways of knowledge in search of truth and terror, not knowing what they would find. Written in response to an "awakened [popular]...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250268563Author Ben BowlinFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 196mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594865138Author David S. KidderFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Rodale PressPublisher Rodale PressWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767920599Author Karl ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

The natural world is full of awesome surprises, and the animal kingdom is no exception. As The Secret Lives of Animals reveals, it seems that the more we discover about the unusual species that populate our planet, the more we understand just how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250078773Author Giles MiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143035442Author Michael FarquharFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255g