Friends? Romans? Countrymen? You never know whom you'll have to impress at your next corporate shindig or keg party.
Whatever the target audience, mental_floss knows staring facedown into the punch bowl isn't the trick. In fact, that's exactly why we're handing you Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets--a totally effective, foolproof guide to starting and sustaining conversations on every topic under the sun. Want to wax wise about barbarians, socialist theory, and jazz musicians? What about Keynesian economics, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and James Joyce's...
Friends? Romans? Countrymen? You never know whom you'll have to impress at your next corporate shindig or keg party.
Here for animal lovers of all ages is a delightful assortment of felines -- beautifully rendered in black-and-white line illustrations. This coloring book by animal illustrator John Green contains 41 ready-to-be-colored pictures (including two double-page spreads) of most known varieties of wild cats -- with many depicted in their natural habitats. In addition to such familiar animals as the lion, leopard, and tiger, this coloring book presents detailed, realistic, anatomically accurate renderings of these lesser-known cats: Serval; Margay; Marbled cat; Fishing cat; Snow leopard; Puma;...
Here for animal lovers of all ages is a delightful assortment of felines -- beautifully rendered in black-and-white line illustrations. This coloring ...
Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people shrouded by the mists of time. Here's a subject that promises to captivate coloring book enthusiasts and anyone intrigued by the life and customs of ancient Egypt. Forty-four authentically detailed drawings by artist John Green recall the glory of a magnificent civilization -- from the beginning of the dynasties (ca. 300 B.C.), through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms (ca. 2700-2010 B.C.), to the rule of the Ptolemies and the Roman conquest (30 B.C.)Included are expertly drawn and well-researched full-page...
Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people shrouded by the mists of time. Here's a subject that promises to...
This delightful coloring book enables horse lovers to have fun coloring while learning about many aspects of the care and training of horses as well as basic riding techniques. Over 40 detailed drawings, including three double-page spreads, depict a variety of scenes showing: what to look for when buying a horse or pony, how to determine the correct-sized mount for the rider, grooming techniques, different kinds of saddles, stirrups and bridles and their parts, the care and cleaning of tack (equipment used when riding a horse), hoof care, how to train and ride horses, and much more....
This delightful coloring book enables horse lovers to have fun coloring while learning about many aspects of the care and training of horses as well a...
The thousands of children who begin ballet instruction every year (and the many who think they might like to) will love this wonderful introduction to ballet, with 42 fun pictures to color. The exceptionally clear illustrations -- all presented in proper sequence -- clearly depict everything that goes on in a beginner's class, from lacing up the ballet shoe to executing the perfect arabesque. Among the topics illustrated and described are proper posture, the importance of warm-up and stretching exercises, foot positions, and arm movements. Most important, dozens of basic ballet steps...
The thousands of children who begin ballet instruction every year (and the many who think they might like to) will love this wonderful introduction...
The award-winning, genre-defining debut from #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist New York Times bestseller
First drink First prank First friend First girl Last words
Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe and...
The award-winning, genre-defining debut from #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
Several years ago, giant footprints found in northern California brought Bigfoot to the attention of many revived interest in Canada's Sasquatch. First published in 1978, this volume talks about the subject of whether humans share North America with a gian
Several years ago, giant footprints found in northern California brought Bigfoot to the attention of many revived interest in Canada's Sasquatch. Firs...
19-mal war Colin verliebt, jedes Mal hieen die Auserwhlten Katherine - und immer haben sie ihn abserviert. Sein Freund Hassan - der immer einen guten Witz auf Lager hat - sieht nur eine Mglichkeit: Colin muss sein Leben ndern! Dazu soll er mit ihm quer durch Amerika fahren - ohne Ziel, nur mit dem Mut zum Abenteuer. Ein Albtraum fr Colin, der lieber in Ruhe sein Schicksal analysiert. Trotzdem reist er mit. Im Gepck: sein Liebestheorem, mit dem er vorausberechnen will, wann ihn eine Freundin abserviert. Doch bevor er es einsetzen kann, kommt ihm die Liebe in Gestalt von Lindsey zuvor. Lindsey...
19-mal war Colin verliebt, jedes Mal hieen die Auserwhlten Katherine - und immer haben sie ihn abserviert. Sein Freund Hassan - der immer einen guten ...
Miles verknallt sich in Alaska und ist fasziniert und überfordert zugleich. Alaska ist ein Rätsel, eine Göttin, ein Wunder.§Zweifach nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2008
Miles verknallt sich in Alaska und ist fasziniert und überfordert zugleich. Alaska ist ein Rätsel, eine Göttin, ein Wunder.§Zweifach nominiert fü...
Der 16-jhrige Miles geht freiwillig ins Internat, wo er auf eine bunt zusammengewrfelte Gruppe Jugendlicher trifft - darunter auch die mysterise Alaska, in die er sich sofort verliebt. Auf intelligente und witzige Weise geht es hier um die groen Fragen nach Verantwortung, Trauer und Freude in Freundschaften
Der 16-jhrige Miles geht freiwillig ins Internat, wo er auf eine bunt zusammengewrfelte Gruppe Jugendlicher trifft - darunter auch die mysterise Alask...
