Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts
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 facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind
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5 tiny nations that get no respect - 4 civilizations nobody remembers - 5 classics written under the influence - 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold - 3 schools of...
Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts
mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of...
Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team at "mental_floss," creators of the hit magazine and last year's Condensed Knowledge, have scoured the darkest, dirtiest corners of history and the globe to gather this ultimate collection of the bad stuff you're not supposed to know and you certainly never learned in school.
Organized by theme, with chapters for each of the seven deadly sins, the book includes feuds, plagiarists,...
Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy under...
Tania and her sisters have never been normal, theyre septuplets, but on their sixteenth birthday they are swept into Faerie where they find out just how different they really are. Tania and her six sisters are actually the long lost princesses of Ker Laeil. Each one is gifted with a special power that will help them save the world from total destruction. But first they must learn how to use their powers and journey across the Island of Others to Arcadia to try and find out what is going to destroy the world; for the prophecies are unclear. On the way the sisters face challenge after challenge...
Tania and her sisters have never been normal, theyre septuplets, but on their sixteenth birthday they are swept into Faerie where they find out just h...
It has been almost a year since the battle with the Dictator and the final battle is drawing closer. But political tension is on the rise and the girls are separated as the day of battle approaches. Will the girls be able to find their ways back together again in time to win? Or will darkness and despair rule Faerie forevermore?
It has been almost a year since the battle with the Dictator and the final battle is drawing closer. But political tension is on the rise and the girl...
'Tania and her six sisters, the long lost princesses of Ker Laeil, are back and stronger than ever. They can use their powers and they have a basic knowledge of what is going to attack them. But now the New Year is here and the princesses are training harder than ever. The invasion is at hand and 'Tania and her sisters must completely master their powers to defeat the evils that are awakening. If they don't? The world will be overrun by monsters and consumed by darkness.
'Tania and her six sisters, the long lost princesses of Ker Laeil, are back and stronger than ever. They can use their powers and they have a basic kn...
When Karter, banished and alone, stumbles across the Kingdom of Conquistado, he finds himself recruited to the Pantasmas -the rebel group living in the forest just outside town. From there, they do their best to thwart Derex Fallon, a man who stole the crown ten years ago and has kept a strangling hold on the populace ever since. When a crazy tradition gives the Pantasma's leader, Alick, the chance of a lifetime, Karter and Alick embark on a journey to the mountains beyond to find help of a most unusual kind. In this stunning story of a handful of teenagers struggling to fight the injustice...
When Karter, banished and alone, stumbles across the Kingdom of Conquistado, he finds himself recruited to the Pantasmas -the rebel group living in th...
This children's picture book teaches the adventures of Theseus from Greek mythology and the legacy he left. Includes Theseus finding his father, slaying the minotaur monster, and helping King Oedipus. Written and Illustrated by Elizabeth Hunt.
This children's picture book teaches the adventures of Theseus from Greek mythology and the legacy he left. Includes Theseus finding his father, slayi...
The assassin the drug cartel hired to wipe out U.S. Marshal Jean DeBois star witness is coming too close for comfort bringing a path of destruction in his wake. Jean must rein in the brood before the assassin obliterates his star witness and ruins the case they have against drug cartel boss, Michelin Hogan.
The assassin the drug cartel hired to wipe out U.S. Marshal Jean DeBois star witness is coming too close for comfort bringing a path of destruction in...
Alexandria, Dacia, and Zahi are a dimension-hopping trio who have made it their mission to promote peace and understanding throughout the five universal dimensions. But when a series of murders causes the dimensions to start collapsing, it is up to them to find a way to repair the universe before its too late. The Road That Winds Back is a riveting coming of age novel in which Alexandria suffers hardships, gains enlightenment and ultimately draws upon all that she has learned in an attempt to restore balance to the universe.
Alexandria, Dacia, and Zahi are a dimension-hopping trio who have made it their mission to promote peace and understanding throughout the five univ...
