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This third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages, and exotic...

Why do we call the best of something 'the bees' knees'? Where did the term 'barmy army' come from? Which 'colours' do we 'nail to the mast'? How are we ever 'dressed to the nines'? Why do we refer to New York as 'The Big Apple'? There are hundreds of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399536090Author Harry OliverFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Oxford United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable U's diary - with an entry for every...

The QI Annuals are the nearest things to having the hit BBC1 TV show live in your living room. Top comedians and brainiacs, from Stephen Fry and Alan Davies to guests such as Phill Jupitus, Jo Brand, Clive Anderson, Jeremy Clarkson and Rowan Atkinson,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935786412Author Kent HesselbeinFormat PaperbackPage Count 740Imprint Saint Clair PublicationsPublisher Saint Clair PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999977627Author Grace TierneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Wordfoolery PressPublisher Wordfoolery PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426333712Author National Geographic KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Mathmatters is a humorous guide to the hidden calculations that are essential to everything we do.From making a cup of coffee to negotiating traffic to selecting candidates for an interview, we can't make it through the day without employing some...

Ipswich Town Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Tractor Boys. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the Town...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592407200Author John McWhorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 133mm *...

The NES is one of the most iconic video game systems of all time, and is often credited with saving the American video games industry in the early 80s when it looked likely to collapse. The NES Encyclopedia is a complete reference guide to every game...

What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats? Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts and enlightening lists, this book explores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375700545Author William BergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450807463Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint Publications International, LimitedPublisher Publications...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399535369Author Don VoorheesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910295182Author Chris CowlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Apex Publishing LtdPublisher Apex Publishing Ltd

Ever wondered how fat Henry VIII really was? Or what made Mary I 'Bloody'? Over many hundreds of years, British royalty has had its fair share of accidents, rumours, scandals, misrepresentations and misconceptions. For instance, could Richard III be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648450464Author Bill O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Lak PublishingPublisher Lak PublishingWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648450105Author Bill O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Lak PublishingPublisher Lak PublishingWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989351635Author Mark LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Stark PublishingPublisher Stark PublishingWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 108mm...

'I have a dream', 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people', 'This was their finest hour', 'Tear down this wall', 'Give me liberty, or give me death', 'Free at last!'. They are the great words of history, inspiring war and peace, outrage...

Which are the oldest museums in the world? What is a cabinet of curiosities? Who haunts Hampton Court? What is on the FBI's list of stolen art? 'A Museum Miscellany' celebrates the intriguing world of galleries and museums, from national institutions...

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 &...

This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does mean? And what about its meaning might have led my...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922435170Author Professor SmartFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Professor SmartPublisher Professor SmartWeight(grams) 626gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Play the best damn trivia night ever! From one of the pioneers of pub trivia, Jeopardy! champion Austin Rogers, comes the complete resource for playing and running an uproariously entertaining trivia night, whether you're hanging out with friends and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399533518Author Rod L. EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 184g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419678288Author Billie Rae BatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

A Fan's Look at the Back to the Future Franchise"Brad Gilmore's book not only offers new perspectives and a deeper understanding of Back to the Future, it reminds us why we fell in love with it in the first place." Mark Ellis, Comedian & Movie Critic#1...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995680913Author Scott AllsopFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint L & E BooksPublisher L & E Books

How do you light a decent campfire? What can you do if it rains? And what exactly is 'glamping'? Find the answer to all these and more inside The Camping Pocket Bible, a camping gift full of camping tips and trivia for the first-time and the experienced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789821888Author Jack GoldsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint Acorn Books LtdPublisher Andrews UK LimitedWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A is for...Awards. The Big Bang Theory has been showered with awards for being the smartest and funniest TV sitcom around. B is for...Barenaked Ladies. Read all about the band that performed the show's famous theme song, 'The History of Everything'. C...

Did you know? * Cows moo in regional accents. * The international dialing code for Russia is 007. * The water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body. * Pants are responsible for twice as many accidents as chain saws. * Saddam Hussein's...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448651702Author Chris K. CaldwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint BookSurgePublisher BookSurge

100 Symbols That Changed The World looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols. Universal symbols have been used as a form of communication from the Bronze Age, when the dynasties of ancient Egypt began the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910223260Author Dan BradyFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint UK Book PublishingPublisher Consilience MediaWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...