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What Makes Flamingos Pink?
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 10.99Do spiders sleep? Why are barns red? Why is there a crescent moon on outhouse doors? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes? As the Xerox Corporation's official webmaster, Bill McLain often fielded as many as 1,000 questions a day on just about everything under the sun -- and beyond. The wildest, funniest, and even most astute... more...
The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists
Ulysses Press 2009; US$ 15.95BIZARRE STUFF, AMAZING FACTS, ASTONISHING MYSTERIES, NATURAL WONDERS, LITTLE-KNOWN PEOPLE, USEFUL TIPS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE From crime, movies and music to science, history and literature, this book offers an incredible array of intriguing top-10 lists, including: ?Urban Legends?Debunked ?Influential People Who Never Lived ?Ancient Methods of... more...
What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?
Ulysses Press 2010; US$ 12.95BAFFLING AND BIZARRE. ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING. This witty and compulsive collection of trivia will captivate and surprise you with its fun and funky revelations: ?Why is New York called "the Big Apple"? ?How do people count cards at casinos? ?What keeps the head on a glass of beer? ?Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? ?Why is getting... more...
The Quirks & Quarks Question Book
McClelland & Stewart 2010; US$ 15.95? Is there really such a thing as a blue moon? ? What time is it at the North Pole? ? Why don?t woodpeckers get concussed? ? Why don?t snorers wake themselves with the racket they make? ? Do insects sleep? These are just a few of the intriguing questions asked and answered in The Quirks & Quarks Question Book, the first question and answer book... more...
I Used to Know That
Penguin Group US 2010; US$ 14.95This small but mighty collection will trigger your memory with fun facts you learned in school-from adverbs to the Pythagorean Theorem. Witty, engaging, entertaining-a book you'll pick up again and again. Author Caroline Taggart discovered two things while researching this book and talking with other people: One, everybody had been to school.... more...
The End Of The Question Mark?
Profile 2006; US$ 9.58The perfect gift book for those who want to know the meaning of life or the fastest running speed of a chicken. Based on the questions texted to Any Questions Answered (AQA), number 63336, and the answers given by the service. For example: Q. How many baked beans would you need to place end to end to reach the moon? A. The moon's average distance... more...
Random Obsessions
Cleis Press 2009; US$ 16.95Did you know Thomas Jefferson?s grandson was an ax murderer? Don?t you delight knowing some dinosaurs were teeny tiny as hens? Before buying that plane ticket, don?t you NEED to know which exotic islands still have cannibals? Wonder what it?s like to live in Hell Town at the End of the World? How about an ailment so surreal it?s named after Alice... more...
Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists
Ulysses Press 2010; US$ 15.95FREAKS OF NATURE, ODD CRIMES, SHOCKING DEATHS, DEVASTATING DISASTERS, BLOOD-CURDLING RITES, CRAZY CONSPIRACIES & MUCH, MUCH MORE ?Gruesome Torture Devices ?Mass Hysteria Outbreaks ?Unbelievable Miniatures ?Disturbingly Scary Clowns ?Outer Space Mysteries ?Astonishing Aphrodisiacs ?Disgusting Ancient Jobs ?Spooky Sports Curses ?World-Famous... more...
The Quote Verifier
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 20.99Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes?s The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as ?Nice guys finish last,? and ?Play it again, Sam,? but more surprising ones such as ?Ain?t I a woman?? and ?Golf is a good walk spoiled,? as well as the origins of popular sayings... more...
Players
Random House Group Ltd 2009; US$ 26.69It may be natural to play games, but the sports we love aren't natural at all. Each and every one of them has been invented, tweaked, pushed and pulled to come up with better rules, cleverer tactics and more effective techniques. There are no prizes for guessing who invented the Cruyff Turn or the Fosbury Flop - but who invented the header or the... more...









