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Are you the world's biggest Christian Bale fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the actor of a generation? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite movie star – do you know all of them? Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include Christian's films, his family and friends and some crazy...
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A lively, illustrated, trivia-packed volume about the subject that makes the world go round.
Ever made a fast buck? How about traded cowrie shells for a bride or paid for gum with a $10,000 bill? This entertaining and information-packed miscellany explains our fascination with money and how it has shaped our world.
Vintage photographs and artwork illustrate surprising facts, lists, and trivia about forgotten financial catastrophes and famous bank...
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Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphia's professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championships. All of Philadelphia's current teams-the Phillies in baseball, the Eagles in football, the Flyers in ice hockey, and the 76ers in basketball-have won championships. The list of champs also includes long-gone teams such as the Athletics in baseball, the Warriors in basketball, and the Frankford Yellow...
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Are you a fan of King of Pop Michael Jackson? Do you know everything there is to know about the world's greatest ever superstar? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite singer – do you know all of them? Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include his upbringing, his music, and his tragic death. This...
1225) Beethoven's Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond
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Beethoven's Skull is an unusual and often humorous survey of the many strange happenings in the history of Western classical music. Proving that good music and shocking tabloid-style stories make excellent bedfellows, it presents tales of revenge, murder, curious accidents, and strange fates that span more than two thousand years. Highlights include:
A cursed song that kills those who hear it
A composer who lovingly cradles the head of Beethoven's...
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Basketball has evolved to one of the most commonly played sports worldwide. Regardless of how well you think you know basketball, there's bound to be questions in this book to challenge and entertain, to stimulate discussion, and to start and settle arguments. Featuring questions from the professional, collegiate, and women's games, this book covers it all-the players, the coaches, the arenas, the Olympics, and much more. Some of the questions the...
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Are you the world's biggest Beatles fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the Fab Four? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite band – do you know all of them? Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include their music, individual members, and some crazy facts about the band! Whether you'd...
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Pop culture-themed quizzes for a quirky, fun way to better understand your personality.
Open this book to any page and you'll find a personality quiz that's both fun to fill out and revealing in its results. Just grab a pen and get started. You already know the answer to every question, but do you dare discover what those answers say about who you are... really?!
HOW SEXY ARE YOU?
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WHICH FRIENDS CHARACTER ARE YOU?
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You want a revolution? So did Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers! America has fallen in love again with Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers. Here is a popping fresh collection of facts and forgotten trivia surrounding the American Revolution and our forefathers, from those you'd expect (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and Hamilton, of course) to those you may never have heard of, but you probably should have (who...
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Sports, Drinks and Trivia. The Perfect Combination for any Sports Fanatic.
In a perfect world, everyone would be able to attend great sporting events-the Super Bowl, the Masters, the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But, when getting to the game isn't possible, watching the event with friends in the comfort of your own home is the next best option. In Sports Bar: Cocktails and Sports Trivia, sports fanatic and professional bartender Bryan Paiement provides you...
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A treasury of trivia from the New-York Historical Society: "An extraordinary tapestry depicting New York's story.... An almost addictive read."-Library Journal
For years, the librarians at the New-York Historical Society have kept a record of the questions posed to them by curious locals and visitors to the city. Who was the first woman to run for mayor of New York? Why are beavers featured on the city's official seal? Is it true that a nineteenth-century...
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Bowl Full of Memories: 100 Years of Football at the Yale Bowl covers the Yale football from its inception in 1872 and pays tribute to the historic Yale Bowl, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014. Based on more than 150 interviews-more than 100 of which were conducted with former players-the book serves as a time-capsule of Yale football by those who took part in this most storied college football program. Players, coaches, writers, broadcasters...
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Are you the world's biggest Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan? Do you know everything there is to know about Anthony, Flea and the rest of the boys? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite band - do you know all of them? Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include the members of the band, how they formed, awards...
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What happens when you bring mindfulness into the bathroom? A whole crapload of inspiring, cleansing, and healing behindfulness, that's what. Finally, holding onto your zen doesn't have to end when you shut the bathroom door. Behindfulness for Beginners hilariously presents the first-ever mindfulness journal specifically designed for those all-important, but often ignored, five-, ten-, eh maybe, fifteen-minute silent sitting sessions that we all do...
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THE STORIES BEHIND OUR ICONIC NUMBERS
Rogerson's Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols.
It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, cultures, and belief systems of our world.
The stories...
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An irreverent look at Presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failures. Were past presidents smarter, more honest, and better behaved that those we elect today? Don't bet on it! White House Confidential shows that commanders-in-chief have been lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing from the days of the Founding Fathers. Focusing on the qualities that never made it into White House press releases, the authors look at their sexual misdeeds...
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#TEAMBRIDE is the essential handbook to make sure your BFF has the hen party of her dreams! Look no further for the perfect hen party keepsake for your #teambride! Perfect for party bags, this cute book is packed with quizzes and games; party planning inspiration, checklists, and décor ideas; advice for the bride-to-be; disaster management solutions for last minute wobbles; rude recipes; and a memory section to tell the story of your friendship and...
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This is the comprehensive, standardized dictionary of military and associated terminology compiled and used by the Department of Defense. Divided into two sections, The Dictionary of Military Terms contains the terms and definitions approved for Department of Defense (DOD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) use as well as a complete listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. These military and associated terms, together with...