Almanacs category: 3486 books
Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac
8,888 Questions in 365 Days
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the all-time Jeopardy! champ gets to ask the questions–and where every day of the year will give you the chance to test your trivia mettle.
For example–February 21: In 1912, on this day, Teddy Roosevelt...
101 Amazing Nintendo NES Facts
Includes facts about the Famicom
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
In this fact-filled installment in Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Nintendo's seminal NES, the most significant console in Nintendo history. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible...
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
From the creators of the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI, a brilliant sequel to their New York Times–best-selling 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off.
1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia—informative, hilarious,...
The Perfectly Useless Book of Useless Information
You'll Never Need to Know Anything That's in This Book...But Read It Anyway
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
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 that...
? Frank Sinatra's mother was a convicted felon.
? Bugs Bunny was born...
Good Old Days, My Ass
665 Funny History Facts & Terrifying Truths about Yesteryear
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
A rollicking roundup of facts about our not-so-glorious past.
With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it’s tempting to long for the “good old days.” But just how good were they?
Buckle up for a bumpy...
by Mitchell Symons
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
The latest entry in Mitchell Symons's trivia trifecta is chock-full of more obscure scientific facts, sporting stats, celebrity gossip, and pure trivia than ever!
Did you know that:
Polar bears cover their black noses with their paws for better camouflage?
John Steinbeck had to rewrite...
by Noel Botham
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to The Useless Information Society, any fact that passes its gasp-inducing, not-a-lot-of-people-know-that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book...
Did...
by Isa Müller, Robert Wilson
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Una colección internacional con el Método Wilson. Una colección fácil e inteligente para todos.
Why We Make Mistakes
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think we’d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldn’t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldn’t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better?
We human beings have design...
Fox Tossing
And Other Forgotten and Dangerous Sports, Pastimes, and Games
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
In the spirit of Schott’s Miscellany and The Dangerous Book for Boys, a quirky collection of history’s most bizarre sports and stories of mankind’s most daring and ridiculous recreational pursuits—from baby boxing, to octopus wrestling, and ice tennis.
Have you ever wondered what people...
History Decoded
The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
It's an irresistible combination: Brad Meltzer, a born storyteller, counting down the world's most intriguing unsolved mysteries. And to make this richly illustrated book even richer, each chapter invites the reader along for an interactive experience through the addition of facsimile documents—the...
Decoding Gardening Advice
The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound...
by Robert G. Lahita, Robert H. Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2004
A rheumatologist and a psychologist offer an informative and compassionate perspective on coping with lupus for patients and their families.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that is difficult to diagnose, and the symptoms-from achy joints to skin rashes-often mimic those of other diseases....
The Trivia Lover's Guide to Even More of the World
Geography for the Global Generation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Gary Fuller’s entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun. Discover who named the kangaroo; where can you...