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Beyond Coincidence: Amazing Stories of Coincidence and the Mystery Behind Them
ISBN: 9780312369705 / Angielski / Miękka / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Beyond Coincidence recounts and analyzes more than two hundred amazing stories of synchronicity, the likes of: Laura Buxton, age ten, releases a balloon from her backyard. It lands 140 miles away in the backyard of another Laura Buxton, also age ten. Two sisters in Alabama decide, independently, to visit the other. En route, their identical jeeps collide and both sisters are killed. The winning number in the evening drawing of the New York Lottery three-digit "numbers" game on September 11, 2002 is 9-1-1. From magic and religion to subatomic particles and... Beyond Coincidence recounts and analyzes more than two hundred amazing stories of synchronicity, the likes of: Laura Buxton, age ten,... |
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93,02 zł |
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Myth Information: More Than 590 Popular Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Misbeliefs Explained!
ISBN: 9780345410498 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you've been myth-informed -- by legend, by history... even by your mother The truth is ...
-- Milk chocolate may actually help prevent tooth decay -- If you "eat like a bird," you may eat up to one-half your body weight every single day -- The largest city in America is not New York or Los Angeles -- it's Jacksonville, Florida ... It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your m...
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57,06 zł |
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The Straight Dope Tells All
ISBN: 9780345420077 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. IF KNOWLEDGE WAS POWER, CECIL ADAMS WOULD RULE THE WORLD It's true For the past twenty-five years, in his books and weekly newspaper column, world-history genius Cecil Adams has been patiently explaining to the Teeming Millions how the world works. He answered questions such as how do porcupines mate, what exactly does Barney Rubble do for a living, and where is Einstein's brain? His answers changed your life. Or at least settled a bet with a loved one. But surely, you are thinking, all the salient facts of the universe have been ascertained by now. Ha Get a load of the mysteries The...
IF KNOWLEDGE WAS POWER, CECIL ADAMS WOULD RULE THE WORLD It's true For the past twenty-five years, in his books and weekly newspaper column, wor...
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77,06 zł |
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Triumph of the Straight Dope
ISBN: 9780345420084 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. For more than a quarter of a century Cecil Adams has been courageously attempting to lift the veil of ignorance surrounding the modern world. Now, in his fifth book, he takes yet another stab, dissecting such classic conundrums as
-- If you swim less than an hour after eating, will you get cramps and die? -- What's the difference between a Looney Tune and a Merrie Melody? -- Can you see a Munchkin committing suicide in The Wizard of Oz? -- Was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on actual events? -- Did medieval lords really have "the right of the first night"? And much more! For more than a quarter of a century Cecil Adams has been courageously attempting to lift the veil of ignorance surrounding the modern world. Now, in ...
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77,06 zł |
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The Emperor Who Ate the Bible: And More Strange Facts and Useless Information
ISBN: 9780385267557 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Brought to you by the author of the bestselling Book of Strange Facts and Useless Information, this all-new collection overflows with the kinds of intriguing phenomena and eye-catching photos that have helped land Morris on The Tonight Show no fewer than seven times.
Brought to you by the author of the bestselling Book of Strange Facts and Useless Information, this all-new collection overflows with the kinds of int...
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61,06 zł |
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Why Can't You Tickle Yourself: And Other Bodily Curiosities
ISBN: 9780446393959 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the tradition of When Do Fish Sleep? comes an enlightening and endlessly amusing volume filled with little-known information about the body--such as fat people bruise more easily than thin people, fingernails grow three times faster than toenails, and other fascinating trivia.
In the tradition of When Do Fish Sleep? comes an enlightening and endlessly amusing volume filled with little-known information about the body--such a...
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65,02 zł |
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Ever Wonder Why?: Here Are the Answers!
ISBN: 9780449147467 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Everyone knows that...donuts have holes...we clink glasses before saying a toast...golfers yell "fore!" before teeing off...we nod our heads yes and shake our heads no...But how many of us know why? You'll learn the answers and a whole lot more in this fun and fact-filled almanac. And all you have to do is ask WHY?!
Everyone knows that...donuts have holes...we clink glasses before saying a toast...golfers yell "fore!" before teeing off...we nod our heads yes and s...
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29,01 zł |
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Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella : Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History
ISBN: 9780684801643 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. We've been taught that history is the story of great events and important people -- but is it? In Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella, Michael Olmert shows how the most ordinary artifacts of everyday life can also be important sources of information. For the modern historian it's the little things that count, and these intriguing essays force us to take another look at the odds and ends of life we so often take for granted, including:
-- Toothbrushes -- how they eased civilization into the Industrial Revolution -- Graffiti -- why they became a feature of our public "decoration" --... We've been taught that history is the story of great events and important people -- but is it? In Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella, Michael Olmert s...
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72,86 zł |
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Weird and Wonderful : The Dime Museum in America
ISBN: 9780814718865 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals--a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This distinctly American phenomenon was unprecedented in both the diversity of its amusements and in its democratic appeal, with audiences traversing the boundaries of ethnicity, gender, and class. Andrea Stulman Dennett's Weird and Wonderful: The Dime Museum in America recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins... Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals--a dazzling assortment of curiosities att... |
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118,08 zł |
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Epitaphs to Remember
ISBN: 9780911469103 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about those things, at least in their final resting place. But many have found a new fascination in wandering about an old graveyard. They are often touched and moved by what they read there. Those people of former generations have much to say to us, although with great economy of words because each letter had to be chiseled in stone with hand tools.
In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about ...
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52,86 zł |
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Unnatural Phenomena: A Guide to the Bizarre Wonders of North America
ISBN: 9781576074305 / Angielski / Twarda / 369 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Can the sky quake? Can sand play music? Have UFOs been sighted in your town? "Unnatural Phenomena" crosses the centuries and travels America to chronicle the strangest natural phenomena, the most bizarre scientific findings, and events from history that defy rational explanation. Conveniently organized by region, state, and locality, this one-volume, illustrated encyclopedia maps a landscape straight out of "The Twilight Zone." From apparitions in the sky to inhuman skeletons rising from the earth--and everything in between--Jerome Clark, expert on strange phenomena and author of... Can the sky quake? Can sand play music? Have UFOs been sighted in your town? "Unnatural Phenomena" crosses the centuries and travels America to chr... |
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533,82 zł |
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The New Book of Lists: The Original Compendium of Curious Information
ISBN: 9781841957197 / Angielski / Miękka / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. For nearly three decades, David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics, and the incredible stories behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in this edition.
For nearly three decades, David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics, and the incredible stories behin...
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73,06 zł |
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People & Places: A Special Collection
ISBN: 9781884956713 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. People & Places is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated, full-page feature syndicated in over 100 newspapers nationwide. Devoted to exploring educational themes and examining the realms of history, science, nature and technology, it is written in a reader-friendly style and accompanied by award-winning graphics. This collection gives the reader a wealth of information on everything from Angkor to Dracula.
People & Places is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated, full-page feature syndicated in over...
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80,86 zł |
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Plants & Animals: A Special Collection
ISBN: 9781884956720 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Plants & Animals is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated, full-page feature syndicated in over 100 newspapers nationwide. Devoted to exploring educational themes and examining the realms of history, science, nature and technology, it is written in a reader-friendly style and accompanied by award-winning graphics. This collection gives the reader a wealth of information on everything from the Florida Everglades to Elephants.
Plants & Animals is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated, full-page feature syndicated in ove...
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80,86 zł |
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Book of Secrets
ISBN: 9780740777547 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Did you know there's a secret daily flight from the United States to Cuba? Or, that in 1966, the U.S. government smashed a bacteria-laden light bulb inside the New York subway system? Thomas Eaton's "Book of Secrets" reveals hundreds of clandestine, covert, surreptitious, furtive, hush-hush, and taboo pop-cultural and historical curiosities, from government cover-ups to marketing tricks to Colonel Sander's secret recipe. Practical secrets are also revealed, such as how to obtain a flight upgrade, speak in public, or win friends and influence people. Production features include a Kivar cover...
Did you know there's a secret daily flight from the United States to Cuba? Or, that in 1966, the U.S. government smashed a bacteria-laden light bulb i...
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25,01 zł |
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How to Pray, and See God's Answer in the Clouds Above
ISBN: 9780595479382 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered if God answers your prayers or if you are praying the "right way"? "How to Pray, and See God's Answer in the Clouds Above " explains both the proper methods of praying as well as a new way to see God's answers to your prayers. Franklin A. Tyler Jr. has studied prayer for more than twenty-five years and has interviewed thousands of people around the world in order to provide spiritual guidance to those who want to correctly interpret God's communication. Tyler discusses the differences between how God talked with man during biblical times and how He communicates... Have you ever wondered if God answers your prayers or if you are praying the "right way"? "How to Pray, and See God's Answer in the Clouds Above " ... |
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40,86 zł |
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Book of the Bizarre : Freaky Facts & Strange Stories
ISBN: 9781578634378 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. 'The Book of the Bizarre' is a veritable treasure trove of startling and stranger-than-fiction trivia that spans history, continents, even worlds.
'The Book of the Bizarre' is a veritable treasure trove of startling and stranger-than-fiction trivia that spans history, continents, even worlds.
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60,86 zł |
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Finn et Fyr : A Guide to the Norwegian Lighthouses
ISBN: 9788251922036 / Norweski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Some years ago the first navigation light was lit at Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. Since then, over 200 lighthouses have helped ships find their way to harbours along the coast of Norway. This book reveals part of the history of Norwegian lighth
Some years ago the first navigation light was lit at Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. Since then, over 200 lighthouses have helped ships find ...
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121,49 zł |
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Curious Men
ISBN: 9781934781203 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ever hear of the man who walked upside down? The guano mummy? The four-ton Chinese giant? The disembodied singing head of Anthropoglossos? Whenever a mysterious curiosity arrived in Victorian London, people knew there was one man who would always be at the scene: Frank Buckland. A barrel-chested surgeon chomping an ever-present cigar, Buckland was one of the most outsized eccentrics of his time -- a naturalist who seriously proposed kangaroo-and yak-ranching in England, and a raconteur whose home was filled with a freakish array of stuffed animals, grinning skulls, and an all-too-alive gang...
Ever hear of the man who walked upside down? The guano mummy? The four-ton Chinese giant? The disembodied singing head of Anthropoglossos? Whenever a ...
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49,06 zł |
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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, the New World Order,
ISBN: 9780307390677 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Did you know?
Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers. Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square, The Box, are all names for Area 51. An indispensable guide, Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies connects the dots and sets the record straight on a host of greedy gurus and murderous messiahs, crepuscular cabals and suspicious coincidences. Some topics are familiar the Kennedy... Did you know?
Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as i... |
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69,06 zł |