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Essential Shit: Facts that will Scare the Shit Out of You (Essential Shit)
By Cary Mcneal. 2011
Disturbing phenomena are everywhere we turn and this book is jam-packed with facts that will truly horrify you but undoubtedly…
entertain and educate at the same time. From the ugly truth about food and drink, to the human body exposed to the beastly tales of creatures that outnumber us - no subject is off limits. Did you know there is a sneaky fish that can swim up your genitals? Or that the average human loses 85,000 brain cells each day? If not, read on - there's plenty more where that came from.Wise Words and Country Ways: Traditional Advice And Whether It Works Today
By Ruth Binney. 2011
Have you ever wondered why red sky at night is a shepherd's delight? If eating your crusts will make your…
hair curl? Whether it really works to put white wine on a red wine stain? Or why you should blow out your birthday candles with one breath? The distillation of generations of life experience in one handy volume, Wise Words and Country Ways has the answers.Avoiding Everyday Disasters
By Laura, Lee. 2017
Learning from failure is an effective—and entertaining—way to make information stick. This fun and engaging guide showcases tons of common…
screw-ups and how to avoid them.Do you know how to tie your shoe? Or do you just think you do but you’ve actually been screwing it up for decades like most people have? This witty, light book takes a fresh spin on all the mistakes we make everyday that end up costing us big in our wallets, our health, our homes, and beyond. Topics covered are Yourself (appearance, skills, all things you), Your Home, Your Cooking, Your Money, Your Relationships & Family, and Your Health. This perfect combination of humor and wisdom entertains readers as they learn how to make their lives better by avoiding and remedying common screw-ups. Things we all mess up: *Using chopsticks as spears because you just can’t figure them out (Yourself) *Throwing Frisbees behind you, sucking at horseshoes, and other game/sporting fouls (Yourself) *Getting your sofa stuck on moving day (Your Home) *Gluing your fingers together (Your Home) *Turning your brown sugar into a brick (Your Cooking) *Breaking the yolk every time you flip an egg (Your Cooking) *Your taxes. Argh. (Your Money) *Overdrawing your account and paying a fee even though you have overdraft protection (Your Money) *Cracking someone’s ribs in the Heimlich maneuver (Your Health) *Inability to make a Band-Aid stick or get a Band-Aid off without tearing out your hair (Your Health) *Forgetting your loved ones’ birthdays year after year (Your Relationships & Family) *Embarrassing yourself on a date because you don’t understand the French menu or the 90-page wine list (Your Relationships & Family) The ways in which we flub and flounder are infinite, and this book taps into that boundless fountain of foul ups in a way that will entertain and enlighten readers of all kinds.101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School (101 Things I Learned)
By Matthew Frederick, John Kuprenas. 2013
Providing unique, accessible lessons on engineering, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned® series is a perfect resource…
for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seasoned professionals. An experienced civil engineer presents the physics and fundamentals underlying the many fields of engineering. Far from a dry, nuts-and-bolts exposition, 101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School uses real-world examples to show how the engineer's way of thinking can illuminate questions from the simple to the profound: Why shouldn't soldiers march across a bridge? Why do buildings want to float and cars want to fly? What is the difference between thinking systemically and thinking systematically? This informative resource will appeal to students, general readers, and even experienced engineers, who will discover within many provocative insights into familiar principles.The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies And Blunders On Maps
By Edward Brooke-Hitching. 2018
The Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be.…
It's a world of ghost islands, invisible mountain ranges, mythical civilizations, ship-wrecking beasts, and other fictitious features introduced on maps and atlases through mistakes, misunderstanding, fantasies, and outright lies. This richly illustrated book collects and explores the colorful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too good to be true. Author Edward Brooke-Hitching investigates the places where exploration and mythology meet, using gorgeous atlas images as springboards for tales of the deranged buccaneers, seafaring monks, heroes, swindlers, and other amazing stories behind cartography's greatest phantoms.How to Live with a Huge Penis: Advice, Meditations, And Wisdom For Men Who Have Too Much
By Richard Jacob, Owen Thomas. 2014
Is Bigger Really Better? Here at last is the first self-help book for men with Oversized Male Genitalia (OMG), a…
genetic birth defect that grows the penis to absurd proportions. Every year, thousands of men are diagnosed with OMG. Sadly, most are banished to the fringes of society, victims of their own freakish length and girth. How to Live with a Huge Penis brings them an inspiring message of tolerance and hope--along with helpful information on * Unzipping: Coming Out to Your Friends and Family * Sharing Your Pain: Sexual Intercourse with a Huge Penis * Big Blessings: Unexpected Advantages of a Huge Penis * and much, much more Complete with prayers, poetry, a daily affirmations journal, and thoughtful quotations from leading self-help experts, How to Live with a Huge Penis will inspire men of all shapes and sizes.The Book of Shells: A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells
By M. G. Harasewych, Fabio Moretzsohn. 2010
Who among us hasn’t marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our…
ear, and then gazed in wonder at its shape and hue? Many a lifelong shell collector has cut teeth (and toes) on the beaches of the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, or the coasts of Sanibel Island. Some have even dived to the depths of the ocean. But most of us are not familiar with the biological origin of shells, their role in explaining evolutionary history, and the incredible variety of forms in which they come. Shells are the external skeletons of mollusks, an ancient and diverse phylum of invertebrates that are in the earliest fossil record of multicellular life over 500 million years ago. There are over 100,000 kinds of recorded mollusks, and some estimate that there are over amillion more that have yet to be discovered. Some breathe air, others live in fresh water, but most live in the ocean. They range in size from a grain of sand to a beach ball and in weight from a few grams to several hundred pounds. And in this lavishly illustrated volume, they finally get their full due. The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum—the piece that protects the mollusk when it’s in the shell. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each shell and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Matchless Cone, for instance, or Conus cedonulli, was one of the rarest shells collected during the eighteenth century. So much so, in fact, that a specimen in 1796 was sold for more than six times as much as a painting by Vermeer at the same auction. But since the advent of scuba diving, this shell has become far more accessible to collectors—though not without certain risks. Some species of Conus produce venom that has caused more than thirty known human deaths. The Zebra Nerite, the Heart Cockle, the Indian Babylon, the Junonia, the Atlantic Thorny Oyster—shells from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to the ocean’s deepest recesses, are all on display in this definitive work.From the most trusted name in real estate, a new and fully updated edition of the indispensable guide that helps…
first-time buyers land the home of their dreamsWhat does "location, location, location" really mean? How do I decide what to offer on a house? What exactly is the closing?Buying a home is one of the most important decisions in any person's life. It will be the place where you plant your roots, come home after a long day, raise a family, or make a successful investment. But how, with everything from student loans and an uncertain marketplace stacked against you, do you get to that idyllic future? In 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Ilyce Glink, one of the most trusted names in real estate, answers all of your questions about home buying--and some you didn't know you had--and takes you on a personal journey from open houses to moving day. Weaving together advice from top brokers around the country with illustrative stories and her own unparalleled expertise, 100 Questions is a one-stop shop to getting the home of your dreams.La rojería: Esbozos biográficos de comunistas mexicanos
By Óscar De Pablo. 2018
El marxismo asevera que la historia de la humanidad es la historia de la lucha de clases. De ser así,…
la historia de cualquier nación en el siglo XX puede reflejarse en el devenir de su movimiento comunista. Y una manera particularmente entrañable de relatar la vida del comunismo mexicano es seguir el rastro biográfico de sus protagonistas. ¿Quiénes eran las personas detrás de las siglas y los programas? ¿De dónde provinieron, qué sacrificios hicieron, qué errores cometieron? En sus diferencias y claroscuros -en sus valentías y mezquindades- empujaron tanto la soberanía como el internacionalismo, los derechos para los trabajadores y las instituciones para controlarlos, las libertades individuales y los mecanismos que las sofrenaron. Ayudaron a definir, en suma, el rostro de la izquierda en el país y la idea misma de México. Los casi 150 esbozos biográficos aquí reunidos pueden consultarse como entradas independientes de un diccionario o bien leerse como un relato continuo, poblado de batallas. En cualquier caso, el diálogo entre ellos ilumina una parte clave de nuestro siglo XX.TIME for Kids Top 5 of Everything: Tallest, Tastiest, Fastest!
By The Editors of TIME for Kids. 2013
Here's a trivia quiz for you: What are the five most popular names for dogs? Which five nations spend the…
most on chocolate per year? What are the five oldest baseball stadiums? Who were the five youngest Presidents? The answers to those questions-and dozens more-are found in the Time For Kids Top 5. Filled with fascinating trivia and kid-appealing lists, this book is based on Time For Kids' most popular feature: the TFK Top 5. And just as in the magazine version, the lists have amusing and colorful illustrations accompanied by information at a glance. Topics include animals, sports, technology, food, people, and entertainment. Each Top 5 list has guaranteed kid and parent appeal and is certain to surprise young readers who will refer to the book over and over.Essential Shit: Bollocks! Why Didn't I Think of That? (Essential Shit)
By Randall Peffer. 2011
From the invention of the electric chair to the less offensive post-it note, "Bollocks! Why Didnt I Think of That?"…
features 101 clever inventions we could no longer imagine life without. Each ingenious invention comes complete with its history and handy trivia - I bet you you didn't know early Romans used porcupine quills as tooth-picks? Or that 1,000,000,000 Barbies have been sold worldwide? This must-have guide will allow you to impress your mates with your newfound fascinating knowledge of every invention from toilet paper to the Theory of Evolution. And it will have you slapping your head in no time, thinking "Bollocks! Why didn't I think of that?"Amazon Fire Phone: The Missing Manual
By Preston Gralla. 2014
Unleash the powers of the Amazon Fire phone with help from technology guru Preston Gralla. Through clear instructions and savvy…
advice, this fast-paced, engaging guide shows you how to make the most of Fire phone's innovative features--including Firefly, Dynamic Perspective, one-handed gestures, and integration with Amazon Prime.The important stuff you need to know:Gain control with Dynamic Perspective. Tilt your phone to scroll, move your head to play games, and explore maps in 3D.Take pictures further. Capture high-res, panoramic, and moving (lenticular) photos. Shoot HD video, too.Shop with ease. Use Firefly to identify music, videos, and other items, and go straight to the product's Amazon page.Get the apps you want. Load up on games and apps for productivity, health and fitness, and social networking from Amazon's Appstore.Solve problems right away. Get live tech support from Amazon via video chat with the Mayday help feature.Carry the Cloud in your hand. Access Prime Instant Video, your Kindle library, and your uploaded photos and videos.Essential Shit: Pub Science to Impress Your Mates (Essential Shit)
By Randall Peffer. 2011
This is science but not as you know it - here you get all the really cool stuff they didn't…
teach you in the classroom but you've always wanted to know...For example, ever wondered why hair grows out your nose and ears and if cockroaches really would survive a nuclear blast? Do you wish you could crush a beer can on your forehead or open a door with a credit card? Then look no further, all will be explained here. This is the ultimate science textbook and will answer all your craziest science questions with clarity, practical guidance and, of course, mirth. This is the perfect source of pub ammo.Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual
By John Broughton. 2008
You don't have to understand how to edit Wikipedia in order to find the information you need and join the…
conversation. This booklet gives you just what you need to know in friendly, concise form so you can research any subject without getting lost in Wikipedia's labyrinth. With it, you'll be able to unlock the mysteries of the many links on every Wikipedia page and the sometimes cryptic buzzwords you see on Talk pages. And, while this booklet focuses on Wikipedia readers, it also includes a tutorial for first-time editors and explains Wikipedia's editing tools. You'll find valuable advice on how to alert editors to flaws in articles and how to contribute to Talk pages without getting caught up in pointless disputes. The author of Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual has edited more than 15,000 Wikipedia articles, and has written a comprehensive index to Wikipedia for editors to use in their daily work. His knowledge of Wikipedia is limitless and his passion is contagious. With this guide, you'll catch on quickly.The Clown Egg Register
By Luke Stephenson, Helen Champion. 2018
Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International—the oldest established clowning organization—has…
been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy another's look. This mesmerizing volume collects more than 150 of these portraits, from 1946 to the modern day, accompanied by short personal histories of many of the clowns. Here are Tricky Nicky, Taffy, Bobo, Sammy Sunshine, the legendary Emmett Kelly, and Jolly Jack, clowning since 1977 and still performing today with a penguin puppet named Biscuit. A treasure just like the eggs it enshrines, The Clown Egg Register is an extraordinary archive of images and lives of the men and women behind the make-up.The Harvard Dictionary of Music: Fourth Edition (Harvard University Press Reference Library #10)
By Don Michael Randel. 2003
This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new…
edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music.The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed
By Chris A. Rutkowski, Geoff Dittman. 2006
The Canadian UFO Reports is a popular history of the UFO phenomenon in Canada, something that has captured the imaginations…
of young and old alike. Drawn from government documents and civilian case files - many previously unpublished - the book includes a chronological overview of the best Canadian UFO cases, from the very first sighting of "fiery serpents" over Montreal in 1662 to reports from the past year. There are chapters on the government’s involvement with UFOs, UFO landing pads, media interest, and even UFO abductions. What were the "ghost airplanes" seen over the Parliament Buildings in 1915, or the flying saucers seen by military officers over Goose Bay Air Force Base, Newfoundland, in the 1940s and 1950s? Was a prospector burned by a UFO in Manitoba in 1967? Did a UFO crash off the coast of Nova Scotia? Was Quebec invaded by UFOs in 1973? Find out here.Popular blogger Anna Newell Jones of AndThenWeSaved.com delivers this self-help manifesto that reveals how a "spending fast" will help you…
get on the road to living debt-free. In 2009, young photographer Anna Newell Jones was rapidly suffocating under the weight of too much debt. An inveterate “spender,” she was in way over her head, to the tune of almost $24,000. She knew her debt was only going to get worse if she didn’t take action, but she didn’t know where to look for help. On a whim, Anna decided to go on a spending fast—an idea she heard in passing but knew little about. Creating her own method, she learned what worked and what didn’t and wrote about it on her blog, AndThenWeSaved.com. Amazingly, Anna was able to eliminate all $23,605.10 of her debt in only 15 months! She was interviewed in Forbes, Self, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, and the Chicago Tribune. Anna’s journey inspired people and showed them that they too could change the way they dealt with their own money woes. The Spender’s Guide To Debt-Free Livingtakes readers through a detailed step-by-step plan on how to do a Spending Fast and get out of debt, including: Creating a personalized Debt-Free Life Pledge. Understanding where your money is going when you’re in debt, and where it will come from to pay it off. Learning why putting money into a savings account before (or while) paying off debt may not be the best idea for you. Finding additional income sources and generating side gigs. Re-integrating spending into your life once you’re out of debt, so that you stay out of debt. Filled with do-it-yourself ideas, insight from experts, and tons of motivational tips and real-life practical advice, The Spender’s Guide to Debt-Free Living proves that you don’t have to win the lottery or get a new job to change your life.The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing
By Dundurn Press Limited, Public Works, Government Services Canada Translation Bureau. 1997
The revised edition of The Canadian Style is an indispensable language guide for editors, copywriters, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries…
and business people – in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives techniques for writing clearly and concisely, editing documents and avoiding stereotyping in communications. There is even an appendix on how to present French words in an English text.Atlas de los lugares literarios
By Cris F. Oliver. 2018
Un libro para llegar a los lugares de cuyas páginas te enamoraste. Un precioso álbum repleto de magia ilustrado por…
Julio Fuentes. ¿Conoces todos los pasadizos secretos de Hogwarts? ¿Cada rincón del reino de Narnia? ¿Podrías situar la Comarca en el mapa de la Tierra Media sin miedo a equivocarte? ¿Has probado todas las golosinas de la Fábrica de Chocolate o tomado el té con el Sombrerero Loco? ¿O prefieres darte una vuelta por la Ciudades de Papel que no aparecen en los mapas? Si tú también te has perdido alguna vez entre las páginas de un libro, este atlas ilustrado con mapas y detalles será tu guía para volver a esos lugares que te atraparon. Girando la segunda estrella a la derecha o siguiendo el camino de baldosas amarillas, descubrirás mundos que solo existen donde las palabras se juntan y de los que no querrás regresar nunca jamás.