Curiosities category: 913 books
by Cari Meister
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
A brand-new Guinness World Records book for kids!
Buckle up! The Guinness World Record holders in Wacky Wheels cover all the vehicles that roll along. From the largest monster truck to the loudest bike horn, these Guinness World Records will rev the engines of imagination. Simple text and full-color...
by Sherry Howard
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2019
Let's take a thrilling peek at some of the speediest boats in the world. From sailboats and pontoons to catamarans and speedboats, readers in grades 4-8 will check out these ten vessels known for top speeds—some topping out at more than 300 miles an hour!
Fast, faster, fastest! From cars...
Let's Explore India (Most Famous Attractions in India)
India Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
With picture books, a child can see, feel, hear and even smell India. Picture books are multi-sensory experiences that challenge your child's senses. They tackle the part of the brain that is responsible for logic. Make learning fun and easy to remember with the use of this picture book. Grab a copy today!
Don't You Believe It!
Exposing the Myths Behind Commonly Believed Fallacies
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Our cherished culturally shared beliefs stem from a variety of sources, many of which propagate old wives’ tales, myths, self-serving fantasies, innocent fallacies, or sheer nonsense. History is replete with stories of great men and events that either never happened or didn’t happen the way we...
by John Mitchinson, John Lloyd
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the phenomenal British bestseller.
Challenging what most of us assume to be verifiable truths in areas like history, literature, science, nature,...
5 People Who Died During Sex
and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2007
All in perfectly bad taste
Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across...
Brain Candy
Science, Paradoxes, Puzzles, Logic, and Illogic to Nourish Your Neurons
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
Feed Your Brain
Tastier than a twizzler yet more protein-packed than a spinach smoothie, Brain Candy is guaranteed to entertain your brain—even as it reveals hundreds of secrets behind what’s driving that electric noodle inside your skull.
These delicious and nutritious pages are packed...
Contrary to Popular Belief
More than 250 False Facts Revealed
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Is Everything You Know Wrong?
Set the record straight!
Debunk myths!
Learn the truth behind fallacies, falsehoods, hearsay, and lies!
Isn’t it time you knew the honest-to-goodness truth? We’ve all come to believe hundreds of “false facts”—myths that we’ve blindly...
Strange Medicine
A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Strange Medicine casts a gimlet eye on the practice of medicine through the ages that highlights the most dubious ideas, bizarre treatments, and biggest blunders. From bad science and oafish behavior to stomach-turning procedures that hurt more than helped, Strange Medicine presents strange but true...
Fox Tossing
And Other Forgotten and Dangerous Sports, Pastimes, and Games
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
In the spirit of Schott’s Miscellany and The Dangerous Book for Boys, a quirky collection of history’s most bizarre sports and stories of mankind’s most daring and ridiculous recreational pursuits—from baby boxing, to octopus wrestling, and ice tennis.
Have you ever wondered what people...
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, the Illmuniati, Skull & Bones, Black Helicopters, teh New World Order, and Many, Many More
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Did you know?
• Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members.
• The Knights Templarbegan as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers.
• Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip,...
The Right Way to Do Wrong
A Unique Selection of Writings by History's Greatest Escape Artist
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
One of the most intriguing and recognized figures of the twentieth century conducts a masterclass in subversion
Originally published in 1906, The Right Way to Do Wrong was a masterclass in subversion conducted by the world’s greatest illusionist. It collected Houdini’s findings, from...
The Book of Birthdays
What the Day You Were Born Reveals About Your Love Life, Your Career, Your Special Destiny!
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
Go beyond your sun sign to find your place in the cosmos!
Do you want to uncover your partner’s secret desires and fantasies? Enhance your health, rev up your career, improve your mind? Develop a more intimate knowledge of your own personality . . . and a deeper understanding of those you...
Canadian Mysteries of the Unexplained
Investigations Into the Fantastic, the Bizarre and the Disturbing
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
A vast country spanning an entire continent, Canada is a land of many secrets. Canadian Mysteries of the Unexplained is a compelling exploration into some of the country's most baffling events, creatures and personages. From the chilling fate of the Franklin Expedition, to the brutal murder of magnate...