Curiosities & Wonders

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615428000Author Sasha PogrebinskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Element PressPublisher Element PressWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399161537Author Albert JackFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 204mm * 114mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903071182Author Donough O'BrienFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bene Factum Publishing LtdPublisher Bene Factum Publishing Ltd

A follow-up to Helterbran's popular Why Flamingos Are Pink: ...and 250 other Things You Should Know, this entertaining volume identifies more of the surprising explanations for the facts, tales, and lore associated with day-to-day living and the world...

A smorgasbord of vignettes and tidbits about the quirky-and sometimes downright odd-origins of various kitchen inventions, products, and foodstuff, How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun includes seventy-five short essays that will dispel popular myths and draw...

How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom? And what's afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham provides informative, quirky, and sometimes downright hilarious answers to these questions. Arranged alphabetically within regions are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735683706Author Star LightFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Star LightPublisher Star LightWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612154602Author Joseph A DodjroFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Xulon PressPublisher Xulon PressWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886740196Author Erin McCarthyFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Weldon Owen, IncorporatedPublisher Weldon Owen, Incorporated

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780449147467Author Douglas B. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint FawcettPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 79gDimensions(mm) 171mm * 108mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645589419Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International,...

By any standard of normal behavior, sports cannot escape the definition of weirdness.Sports achievements have the capacity to inspire and excite watchers, whether through athletic brilliance or magnificent team performance, but there are times when our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642350548Author Michael W LucasFormat HardbackPage Count 118Imprint Tilted Windmill PressPublisher Tilted Windmill PressWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm)...

"I’m not hanging noodles on your ears." In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colourful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I’m not pulling your leg." Both...

Over 200 pages of legends, spells, facts and rainbow food recipes! Do you need a little more rainbow in your life? What about sparkle? Look no further. Unicornucopia is here! Packed full of over 200 enchanting pages of legends, spells, facts, crafts, and...

This is a collection of coincidences and oddities of every subject from animals, human anatomy and laws to science, sports and weather. "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" will blow your mind. It's the biggest, weirdest and most outrageously strange...

Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar’s deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.

From Welsh and Irish lore to modern-day sightings, this complete reference guide to fae, elves, pixies, changelings, and their magical brethren offers a world of understanding through a romantic and vintage lens. Graced with antique flourishes of art,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646048038Author Seamus MullarkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press