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Mental floss presents Be amazing Mental floss presents Be amazing Editors Of Mental Floss,Maggie Koerth Be amazingWho says you can't? It's time to get off the couch and take your life to the next level.Step one: stand on the shoulders of geniusesWhat good are the world's greatest geniuses if you can't … OL13754393W
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge Mangesh Hattikudur,Elizabeth Hunt,Will Pearson mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing fact… OL16055978W
Schott's quintessential miscellany Schott's quintessential miscellany Ben Schott If Schott's Original Miscellany could claim to be essential then it is only logical that the distillation of ten years consideration of little known but important facts and the small details that mak… OL17882188W
Don't Know Much About Anything Don't Know Much About Anything Kenneth C. Davis In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, myt… OL1869247W
Now I know more Now I know more Dan Lewis "Contains 100 anecdotes of trivia ranging from science, sports, to pop culture"--Provided by publisher. OL19996858W
I used to know that I used to know that Caroline Taggart "Nostalgic, informative and entertaining, it is an ideal and accessible buy for adults wanting to brush up on their lost knowledge. If you've forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosi… OL20874216W
10 Things You Might Not Know about Nearly Everything 10 Things You Might Not Know about Nearly Everything Mark Jacob,Stephan Benzkofer "A collection of articles from the Chicago Tribune's '10 Things You Might Not Know' column"-- OL21142654W
The Longman handbook for writers and readers The Longman handbook for writers and readers Christopher M. Anson,Chris M. Anson,Robert A. Schwegler xxvi, 894, [85] p. : 22 cm OL26201W
The bedside baccalaureate The bedside baccalaureate David Rubel Containing colour images and a presentation, this title offers a different learning experience. It intends to place facts within the framework of knowledge. It contains 20 courses created by experts … OL2730402W
The amazing book of useless information The amazing book of useless information Noel Botham The Useless Information Society's latest collection, The Amazing Book of Useless Information, will answer questions readers never even knew they had. From space travel to the history of jelly beans, … OL5859817W
The fact checker's bible The fact checker's bible Sarah Harrison Smith These days fact-checking can seem like a lost art. The Fact Checker's Bible arrives not a moment too soon: it is the first—and essential—guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of che… OL6037174W
The Book of Origins The Book of Origins Trevor Homer Everything has an origin. This book is for people who want to know how, or when, things began, where they came from, and why they started. And when it has a human origin, such as Christianity or Ferr… OL8201499W