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The Singularity is Coming..!: The Artificial Intelligence Explosion.
ISBN: 9781508506959 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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32,17 |
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When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain: History's Unknown Chapters
ISBN: 9781250078773 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past. There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived in the icy seas where most everyone else died. There's the man who survived the atomic bomb in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And... Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton The first installment in G... |
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95,61 |
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Mirabilis: A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History
ISBN: 9781938398438 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Welcome to a carnival unlike anything that you have ever read about, visited, or even imagined before. Here, before your very eyes, you will encounter bizarre, anomalous creatures of every conceivable (and inconceivable ) kind--a veritable menagerie of cryptozoological mysteries to dazzle and delight, tantalize and terrify. For this is Mirabilis--a realm of marvels, wonders, miracles...and monsters
Peer through the shadows and see what you may. Was that scuttling horror a spider the size of a puppy? Did that fallen tree trunk suddenly sprout a pair of alligator jaws? Was that a living... Welcome to a carnival unlike anything that you have ever read about, visited, or even imagined before. Here, before your very eyes, you will encounter...
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129,27 |
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I Never Knew That about Ireland
ISBN: 9781250088574 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fascinating journey through the lesser known details of Irish history Packed full of myths, legends, inventions, and adventures, I Never Knew That About Ireland visit s each of the island s four provinces, unearthing hidden gems of history. Discover where ideas were born, where dreams were inspired, and where unforgettable figures from Ireland's past now slumber. Did you know... That the holy mountain Croagh Patrick is where St Patrick is said to have driven all the snakes in Ireland into the sea? A fascinating journey through the lesser known details of Irish history Packed full of myths, legends, inventions, and adventures, I Never Knew T... |
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92,48 |
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London's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but True Stories from Over a Thousand Years of London's History
ISBN: 9781910232880 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Take a walk on London s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world s greatest cities. This book is packed with amazing things you didn t know about Britain s capital, like the fact that it s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in the Burlington Arcade, and the fat lamppost at the corner of Trafalgar Square that is secretly a tiny prison cell. And did you know that the entrance to Buckingham Palace you see from the Mall is actually the back door and not the front? The stories within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most...
Take a walk on London s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world s greatest cities. This book is packed with a...
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50,28 |
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Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
ISBN: 9781620554807 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe - Explores the legends and origins of well-known gods and figures such as Odin, Thor, Krampus, and the Valkyries, as well as a broad range of magical beings such as the Elf King, the Lorelei, the Perchten, dwarves, trolls, and giants - Draws upon a wealth of well-known and rare sources, such as the Poetic Edda and The Deeds of the Danes by Saxo Grammaticus - Examines folktales, myths, and magical beliefs from Germany, Austria,...
A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe - Explo...
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115,42 |
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The Most Terrifying Places on Earth: Searching Through the World's Most Horrifying and Scary Locations
ISBN: 9781519126313 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared to frightened and spooked by these genuinely scariest places on Earth The world around us is a scary place. With danger lurking around so many corners, the threats we can explain are often easily quantified and dismissed. Rather, it is the unexplainable, the paranormal and the strange which present the biggest threats to our psychological well-being. All across the planet, certain places and buildings have come to represent these abnormal and unexplainable phenomena. From ghosts to genocides, brutal murders to witches' covens, these locations are both hyper specific...Prepared to frightened and spooked by these genuinely scariest places on Earth The world around us is a scary place. With danger lurkin... |
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40,43 |
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Don't Listen to Your Parents: And 20 Other Thoughts for Teens, Young Adults, and People Older than Young Adults
ISBN: 9781518704918 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Andrew Krehbiel was raised to live life with value and meaning. His parents taught him how to work hard, show respect and have fun. Growing up, he had it all. Except his own path to life. He had followed others for too long. He saw his college friends without jobs. He saw millionaires file for bankruptcy. He saw sex as the only measure of social success. He saw 'smart' people believe they were failures, people who weren't good enough for the world around them. And he believed every one of them. Until now. Take a journey through Andrew Krehbiel's mind as he speaks about religion, sex,...
Andrew Krehbiel was raised to live life with value and meaning. His parents taught him how to work hard, show respect and have fun. Growing up, he had...
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40,43 |
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Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre
ISBN: 9781780678665 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morbid Curiosities is an insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre. Centred on 15 collections, with extensive interviews with each collector and specially shot imagery detailing their objects, this is a fascinating showcase of bizarre and intriguing objects.
Included are collections of skulls, mummified body parts, occultic objects, and various carnival, side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time. Included are... Morbid Curiosities is an insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre. Centred on 15 collections, with extensive interviews wi...
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125,80 |
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Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports
ISBN: 9781471148996 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Some of the most dangerous and downright bizarre sports in history brought vividly back to life, from Fox Tossing to Ski Ballet
Some of the most dangerous and downright bizarre sports in history brought vividly back to life, from Fox Tossing to Ski Ballet
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45,24 |
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The Book of Amazing History
ISBN: 9781450807456 / Angielski / Twarda / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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65,44 |
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The A-Z of Curious Suffolk: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics
ISBN: 9780750965965 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book romps through the rolling countryside and along the shingled coastline of Suffolk, unearthing the curious along the way. Sandwiched between Anne Boleyn's heart found in the walls of a church and the odd porcelain incendiary bombs commemorating the Zeppelin raids, is an alphabetical cornucopia of strange, spooky, and mysterious facts about the county. The A-Z of Curious Suffolk is a book to dip into, unless of course you can't wait to turn the page and read more
This book romps through the rolling countryside and along the shingled coastline of Suffolk, unearthing the curious along the way. Sandwiched between ...
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75,44 |
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Bigfoot Field Work 101: Identifying Wildlife Sign and Scat
ISBN: 9781530005512 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the sixth of a ten volume set of guide books on how to get started doing Bigfoot field work. This is for anyone wishing to get started looking for the elusive creatures we commonly known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch. In this sixth volume, you will learn how to identify wildlife sign and scat.
This is the sixth of a ten volume set of guide books on how to get started doing Bigfoot field work. This is for anyone wishing to get started looking...
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24,28 |
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The Voynich Manuscript
ISBN: 9780300217230 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma.
Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the "Voynich Manuscript," the world's most mysterious book. Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich. The... The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced ...
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206,22 |
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock and Impress Your Friends
ISBN: 9781604336962 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prove your awesomeness--or bolster your stockpile of conversation starters Either way, prove you're the smartest asshole in the room with over 500 absurdly real facts Impress your friends, stump your bartender, and crush the pub trivia competition With over 500 absurdly true facts on everything from hippo sweat to nematodes (don't ask), T. rex jaws to stars in the galaxy, you're sure to discover countless insane-but-true factoids you didn't know before Did you know that the mummy for Ramses II was issued a passport? Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite you? Get ready to learn...
Prove your awesomeness--or bolster your stockpile of conversation starters Either way, prove you're the smartest asshole in the room with over 500 ab...
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49,91 |
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Hoosier Hysterical: How the west became the midwest, without moving at all
ISBN: 9781533120625 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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48,55 |
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World Map: Countries Guide
ISBN: 9781423231172 / Angielski / Other / 6 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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30,42 |
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Bigfoot Field Work 101: The Complete Guide
ISBN: 9781544984124 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,49 |
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Quantum Physics in Minutes
ISBN: 9781786481214 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The inner workings of our universe explained in an instant
The inner workings of our universe explained in an instant
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65,37 |
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Religion in Minutes
ISBN: 9781786481252 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The world's great faiths explained in an instant
The world's great faiths explained in an instant
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65,37 |
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