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Fighting Talk
Hodder & Stoughton 2008; Not AvailableThe Sports Fact: the bedrock of any self-respecting fan, the trump card of the pub conversation. We cant quote Shakespeare or remember our loved ones birthdays - superfluous! - but we can list, in alphabetical order, the last three strikers for our teams to have a 20-goal season, together with the names of their wives, children, aunts, favourite TV... more...
The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities
Henry Holt and Co. 2009; US$ 14.99Delightful doses of medical miscellany about wacky doctors and their curious patients, from their smallest bones (the stapes) to their heaviest organs (the liver) In this addictive collection of trivia, Nicholas Bakalar, the ?Vital Signs? columnist for The New York Times , spoons out the things you never realized you really want to know about... more...
I Call Bullshit
Ulysses Press 2011; US$ 13.95IS THAT SMART-SOUNDING PERSON SPOUTING KNOWLEDGE, OR ARE THEY FULL OF IT? Do you want the real facts to counter and correct the steaming piles of myth and misinformation you hear all the time? This fascinating collection tells exactly what you need to know so the next time you hear someone repeat one of these common falsehoods, you?ll be ready... more...
Now You Know Baseball
Dundurn Press 2010; US$ 19.99Everyone will know the score with this grand slam of Q&A that?s sure to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Doug Lennox hammers it out of the park by filling us in on who?s won the most Cy Young Awards and the five ways that a player can be called ?out.? This is a treasure trove of baseball lore. more...
Fact. Fact. Bullsh*t!
F+W Media 2011; US$ 13.95Think again. It's going to be a lot harder than you think to pick out the BS. Each entry hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it's up to you to figure out what's fascinating and what's fabricated on everything from koala bears to Confucius to high-fructose corn syrup. Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh? Can you... more...
Question
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 8.99Lee Hoyle - philosopher, man on the street or genius? Perhaps after reading this book you will make your own mind up. Unedited from his original manuscripts, this eBook contains a large number of 'mini articles' with Lee's thoughts on everything from films to planets, cranes to drugs and almost everything inbetween. This book will almost... more...
De inmigrante a ciudadano (A Simple Guide to US Immigration)
Atria Books 2009; Not AvailableDe inmigrante a ciudadano: Cómo obtener o cambiar su estatus migratorio en Estados Unidos La inmigración en Estados Unidos es un asunto complejo. Y al igual que cualquier otra meta que valga la pena, obtener la ciudadanía en este país exige muchísimo trabajo. Se enfrentará a múltiples obstáculos,... more...
Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them
Gallery Books 2011; Not AvailableIs the five-second rule for real? Will eating carrots improve your eyesight? Is your cookware a health hazard? Do spicy foods cool you down? Has your grandmother been lying to you all these years? No, no, no, no, and . . . probably. In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough... more...
Cause of Death
Pocket Books 2009; Not AvailableFACE IT. WE CAN GO ANYTIME. BUT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS! Death becomes you, and it's just another fact of life explored in Cause of Death, a revealing abundance of startling data, false perceptions, bizarre fallacies, and some totally unexpected statistics about how, why, when, and where we all bite the dust, check out, buy the farm, kick... more...
Barguments
Gallery Books 2008; Not AvailableIf you could marry into any family, which would you choose? Who talks about sex more: men or women? Is it harder to be a pitcher or a running back? Name the best television theme song of all time. Who would win in a war: Texas or California? These are just a few of the entertaining, provocative, endlessly debate-worthy questions... more...









