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Guinness World Records 2024
$29.95HardcoverRead moreTake a deep breath and dive into the fully updated and revised Guinness World Records 2024! This year’s edition compiles the very best of the thousands of new records approved over the past year, conf
- Author: Guinness World Records
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1913484378
- Language: English
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Guinness World Records 2025
$29.95HardcoverAdd to cartWelcome to Guinness World Records 2025
Join us in celebrating the platinum anniversary of the world’s biggest-selling annual book! Guinness World Records 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the publish- Author: Guinness World Records
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1913484564
- Language: English
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By: Efird, Kayleigh
A Field Guide to Fairies and Magical Beings: Understanding, Finding, and Protecting Fae
$17.00HardcoverAdd to cartThe vintage fairy-finding manual for modern-day believers
Rediscover a world where Fairies abound with this delightfully illuminating, illustrated field guide. Whether you’re Fae-curious or Fae-obsess- Author: Efird, Kayleigh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 125037281X
- Language: English
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Mental Floss: The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words: A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases & Surprising Etymologies
$27.00HardcoverAdd to cart- Series: Mental Floss
- Author: McCarthy &. the Team at Mental Floss, Er
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9798886740196
- Language: English
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Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe
$30.00HardcoverRead moreExplore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history, pushed off the map and out of sight.
From ancient ruins- Series: Unexpected Atlases
- Author: Elborough, Travis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0711263302
- Language: English
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How Things Work 2nd Edition: An Illustrated Guide to the Mechanics Behind the World Around Us
$17.99HardcoverRead moreFrom ancient chariots of war, to the telegraph, to the technologies of the future, learn about the mechanics of the world around you through full-color cross sections and diagrams.
Have you ever look- Series: How Things Work #4
- Author: Editors of Chartwell Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 30 2019
- ISBN10: 078583740X
- Language: English
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Guinness World Records 2025
$29.95HardcoverRead moreWelcome to Guinness World Records 2025
Join us in celebrating the platinum anniversary of the world’s biggest-selling annual book! Guinness World Records 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the publish- Author: Guinness World Records
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1913484564
- Language: English
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What You Don’t Know – There’s a Weird Side to Every Story
$9.98PaperbackRead moreWhat You Don’t Know is packed with stories that are weird, unexpected, and just plain bizarre.
- Learn about strange scientific facts, discover the truths behind historical figures, debunk popular urban
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 25, 2016
- ISBN10: 1680225820
- Language: English
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Astonishing Bathroom Reader: Your No.2 Source to All the Flushing Facts, Jamming Trivia, & Gassy Mysteries of the Universe!
$19.99PaperbackRead more600 pages of fascinating facts about everything from science to history to pop culture
Did you know the longest mountain range on earth is under water? How about the fact that June was named after Ju- Author: Pereira, Diego Jourdan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1631585894
- Language: English
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A Trove of Zohars
$29.95HardcoverAdd to cartSo
Lawrence Weschler was minding his own business, as all his stories
begin, when he got a call from Gravity Goldberg.Gravity (her real name!) introduced herself as the Director of Public Programs an… [more below]
- Series: Hat & Beard Editions
- Author: Weschler, Lawrence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1955125198
- Language: English
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By: Bernard, Andre
Now All We Need Is a Title: Famous Book Titles and How They Got That Way
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cartAndré Bernard has researched the stories behind more than one hundred of the most famous titles in the English language to produce a fascinating volume rich in literary anecdote and publishing lore. … [more below]
- Author: Bernard, Andre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 23 2010
- ISBN10: 0393314367
- Language: English
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The Book of Random Oddities
$16.98HardcoverAdd to cartThe Book of Random Oddities is a massive 704-page padded hardcover book that is packed with stories, lists, anecdotes, and quotes about words and language.
- Explore 16 chapters of fascinating informatio
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1450875556
- Language: English
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The Encyclopedia of New York
$35.00HardcoverAdd to cartThe must-have guide to pop culture, history, and world-changing ideas that started in New York City, from the magazine at the center of it all.
Since its founding in 1624, New York City has been a pl- Author: The Editors of New York Magazine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1501166956
- Language: English
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Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions
$29.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn this sequel to bestselling The Visual Miscellaneum, author David McCandless reveals unexpected–and much needed–positive developments from around the world.
David McCandless creates simple, elegant
- Author: McCandless, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0062188240
- Language: English
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The Book of the Truth Behind the Story
$16.98HardcoverRead moreThe Book of The Truth Behind the Story is filled with practical and particular information on questionable rumors, mysterious happenings, and events.
- Including political figures and their histories, lo
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 01, 2017
- ISBN10: 1680227556
- Language: English
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By: Hunhoff, Bernie
South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
$25.25PaperbackAdd to cartThe definitive collection of South Dakota’s odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for South Dakota residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
- Series: South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
- Author: Hunhoff, Bernie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0762758686
- Language: English
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By: Kidder, David S.
The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class
$24.00HardcoverAdd to cartThis daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning will arouse curiosity, refresh knowledge, expand horizons, and keep the mind sharp
Millions of Americans keep bedside books of prayer and medit- Series: Intellectual Devotional
- Author: Kidder, David S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 03 2006
- ISBN10: 1594865132
- Language: English
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The Book of Amazing Curiosities
$16.98HardcoverRead moreThe Book of Amazing Curiosities contains hundreds of articles, lists, quotes, and anecdotes designed to pique the interest and engage the mind.
- A vast array of stories of strange events, quirky traditi
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 14 2015
- ISBN10: 1450888429
- Language: English
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The Book of Who Said That?: Fascinating Stories Behind Famous Quotes
$16.98HardcoverAdd to cartThe Book of Who Said That? is a collection of famous quotes and the stories behind them, spoken by history’s most influential politicians, artists, philosophers, writers, and cultural movers.
- 300+ arti
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1680227548
- Language: English
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By: Walker, Marilyn
Sacred Geometry: An A-Z Reference Guide
$14.99PaperbackAdd to cartDeepen your understanding of the geometric forms and symbols all around you
When science and spirituality coalesce, secrets of the natural world are often revealed. This sacred geometry book serves as
- Author: Walker, Marilyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1646111966
- Language: English