著者:Trevor Homer
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年05月29日
Everythingーfrom the mundane (the pencil) to the catastrophic (the atom bomb)ーhas an origin, but often it’s not what we expect. A few things you may not have known:
• Gandhi was married at age thir……続きを見る
An indispensable guide for Harry Potter fans of all ages.
Harry Potter is, without doubt, the publishing sensation of the past decade. Here for the first time in dictionary form is an unofficial rea……続きを見る
An A-Z encyclopedia of the unseen and the unknown world of psychics, channeling, mediums, mystics, near death experiences, prophets, shadow people, death bed visions, astral projection and more. The……続きを見る
Every player has a 50/50 chance of getting the right answer as each statement can only be one of two answers: real or fake.
Ideal for pub nights or quizzes at home with the family and friends. Anyon……続きを見る
Scan the QR codes to reveal the answers in the coolest quiz book craze sweeping the internet!
This interactive quiz book allows you to instantly find out the answer just by scanning the QR code with……続きを見る
The Story of a Special Day: March 7
March 7 is the anniversary of the World War II Battle of Remagen...
... The day Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone
... The day the police attacked 600 c……続きを見る
Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguezs The 1950s Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Col……続きを見る
著者:Stephen Spignesi
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2012年05月01日
From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wildーbut true!ーfacts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders:
• Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist.
• Ma……続きを見る
著者:Floyd Conner
出版社: Potomac Books Inc.
発売日: 2012年02月23日
All-American George Glamack was known as the "Blind Bomber" because his eyesight was so poor that he couldnt see the basket. Bobby Bailey once fouled out of a game in three minutes. The first profes……続きを見る
May 24: The Story of a Special Day covers everything that makes this day very special.
From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month ev……続きを見る
著者:Don Voorhees
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2010年05月04日
It doesn't get any more useless than this!
The most inconsequential entry yet in the #1 New York Times bestselling series proves that information is overrated.
Your life won't be improved by knowing……続きを見る
The bathroom read to end all bathroom reads!
What does Greece (the country) have to do with Grease (the movie)? And what does Grease (the movie) have to do with greasy food? Plenty, if you ask the f……続きを見る
Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and . . . Ham Sandwiches?
If you are a music fan, you may be aware of some of music’s most enduring mysteries. Where did Pearl Jam get their name? Are the White Stripes re……続きを見る
The Bible has inflamed the hearts of poets and martyrs, spawned revolutions and reformations, and influenced cultures and personal lives in sometimes small, sometimes dramatic ways. With a teacher's……続きを見る
著者:Noel Botham
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2008年08月05日
From the creators of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Useless Information comes another fun, foolhardy and completely frivolous, fact-filled book.
The Useless Information Society's lates……続きを見る
The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday
Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains informat……続きを見る
March 20: The Story of a Special Day
March 20 is World Sparrow Day and French Language Day
...The day Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published
...The day Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London……続きを見る
A completely updated, revised edition of the classic, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and mo……続きを見る
This excellent quiz book contains 150 questions (and answers!) to test the knowledge of any Sex and the City fan. From questions a casual viewer should know all the way through to trivia that would ……続きを見る
Do you want to become the ultimate Directioner? Do you want to know everything about Harry, Louis, Liam, Niall and Zayn? Want to prove your knowledge with not just one but TWO quizzes?If so, then th……続きを見る
著者:Joseph Piercy
出版社: Michael O' Mara Books
発売日: 2012年09月21日
The Story of English" illustrates the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany, became the most wi……続きを見る
In this fascinating book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd refutes popular animal myths like squirrels remembering where they bury nuts, wolves howling at the moon, and oppossums "playing……続きを見る
The cat is out of the bag. Alexandra Powe Allred has written another fun- and fact-filled book in Potomac's Most Wanted™ series, Cats Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Ta……続きを見る
Irish is more than a nationalityits a state of being. What other cultural background allows you to demand a kiss, celebrate the wearing of a color, toast the wee folk, and take pride in ones readine……続きを見る
Let me introduce you to my compendium of the 287 most used American Adages & Aphorisms. These are the sayings your mother and father used ad infinitum while you were growing up. Almost without your ……続きを見る
This is a small book of short articles and stories that are quick and easy to read. There may be times when the opportunity to read is short but it would be enjoyable to find some different reading ……続きを見る
This is Volume #2 of the small book a Many Trails and Tales. which has different articles from the first book It has short stories and articles that are complete within themselves as compared to a w……続きを見る
The story of a special day:
March 28!
The special occasion gift they'll never throw away ー much better than a card!
...What happened in history?
...Who was born?
...Who died?
What happened on *your……続きを見る
The story of a special day:
March 27!
The special occasion gift they'll never throw away ー much better than a card!
What happened on your special day?
On March 27, learn…
...What happened in histor……続きを見る
Who were Canada’s ten most romantic couples of the twentieth century? What were this country’s worst disasters, its ten best beers, and its most controversial works of art in the past one hundred ye……続きを見る