Curiosities category: 913 books
by Todd Andrew Rohrer
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Historical as well as current issues related to the members of the human species called Ghost People or genuine ghost with a pulse.
by Todd Andrew Rohrer
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Historical as well as current issues related to the members of the human species called Ghost People or genuine ghost with a pulse.
by Forrest Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Casinos hate me for this!Former Director of Surveillance and 30-year casino veteran shows you how to spot cheaters, count cards, and keep yourself safe when you visit casinos. Have you ever wished you could go to a casino and turn the tables on them? Tired of being just another player losing his money,...
Myth Information
More Than 590 Popular Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Misbeliefs Explained!
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you've been myth-informed by legend, by history...
The Man's Book
The Essential Guide for the Modern Man
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
Being modern and manly in today's world isn't always easy.
Do you know how to tie a bow-tie, mix a martini, or make a potato gun?
Do you know when to get married and how to break up, or the difference between a bock beer and a bitter?
Do you know which urinal to choose or how...
by Larry Green
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
Qué es lo que se necesita para ser una buena madre?
Es una pregunta que poco había oído, todas las madres que conocí en mis primeros años de juventud eran en su mayoría mujeres ya experimentadas en el asunto, con una cantidad de años de maternidad encima, y que para mis poco experimentados...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2006
Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful...
Coin Magic
The Complete Book of Coin Tricks
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Have some extra change rattling around in your pocket? Need a new party trick? Coin Magic: The Complete Book of Coin Tricks is your go-to reference for astonishing any audience-friends, family, people on the street, or even strangers sitting in a theater seat seeing your first public performance....
Preguntas y respuestas
Todo lo que siempre has querido saber
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 8, 2017
¿Por qué nos mareamos en el asiento de atrás del coche? ¿Cuál fue la primera ciudad que alcanzó un millón de habitantes? ¿Cómo hubieran expelido fuego los dragones?
Descubre todo esto y muchas cosas más en esta recopilación de preguntas y respuestas de la famosa revista de divulgación...
by Lynn Picknett
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
The ultimate guide to the history, background and meaning of whether UFOs really exist, plus associated phenomena such as alien abduction, crop circles and cattle mutilations. There is also a comprehensive overview of the many conspiracy theories which surround UFOs and abductions - from the craft...
by Caroline Sutton
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
How do they make mirrors?
How do sword swallowers swallow swords?
How does a Polaroid picture develop in broad daylight?
How do camels go without water?
How do they splice genes?
How do they create spectacular fireworks?
How indeed?
Ever found yourself wide-eyed at...
Superstitions
and why we have them
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
In Superstitions, Max Cryer explains the origins of many of the things we commonly say and observe and why we continue to include them in our lives: kissing under the mistletoe, the unlucky number thirteen, the significance of the bridal bouquet, saying ‘bless you’ after sneezing, the hanging...
The New York Times Book of Science Questions & Answers
200 of the best, most intriguing and just plain bizarre inquiries into everyday scientific mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
Why is glass transparent? Why do cats purr? Why do men have nipples? These are but a handful of the thousands of questions that over the years have been asked and answered in The New York Times "Science Q&A" column. At last, the best and most interesting questions-and their replies-have...
Deceived Wisdom
Why What You Thought Was Right Is Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Accessible, clear, and humorous, Deceived Wisdom answers questions people have pondered over for a lifetime, such as: Have you ever been informed that what you need to cool down is a nice cup of tea? And are you bored of being told that you have to let that red wine breathe first to improve its...