Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books
The Right Way to Do Wrong
A Unique Selection of Writings by History's Greatest Escape Artist
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
One of the most intriguing and recognized figures of the twentieth century conducts a masterclass in subversion
Originally published in 1906, The Right Way to Do Wrong was a masterclass in subversion conducted by the world’s greatest illusionist. It collected Houdini’s findings, from...
The Book of Birthdays
What the Day You Were Born Reveals About Your Love Life, Your Career, Your Special Destiny!
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
Go beyond your sun sign to find your place in the cosmos!
Do you want to uncover your partner’s secret desires and fantasies? Enhance your health, rev up your career, improve your mind? Develop a more intimate knowledge of your own personality . . . and a deeper understanding of those you...
Canadian Mysteries of the Unexplained
Investigations Into the Fantastic, the Bizarre and the Disturbing
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
A vast country spanning an entire continent, Canada is a land of many secrets. Canadian Mysteries of the Unexplained is a compelling exploration into some of the country's most baffling events, creatures and personages. From the chilling fate of the Franklin Expedition, to the brutal murder of magnate...
Haunted Places
The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
In almost every town in America there are places where strange things happen. The perfect companion to The International Directory of Haunted Places, this revised and updated edition of Haunted Places is both a fascinating and unusual travel guide as well as an indispensable casebook for those interested...
by Vortex
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
The Shag Harbour UFO Incident was the reported impact of an unknown large object into waters near Shag Harbour, a tiny fishing village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 4, 1967.
by Todd Andrew Rohrer
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2019
A detailed explanation of the sorcery cult called Civilization. Also topics relative to ghost people who are a hidden aspect of the sorcery ritual.
This document contains information relative to ghost people. That should be considered before purchase if you are not one.
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Join paranormal expert and ghost hunter Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous haunted locations around the world
Ghosts have been known to haunt not only houses but other locations as well—such as dark forests, trains, ships, and even airplanes. Professor Hans Holzer looks at several...
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Paranormal expert Hans Holzer investigates the strangest cases of possession—the rare and disturbing instances when a ghost attaches itself to a living person
Professor Hans Holzer explores the chilling phenomenon of possession: when a ghost is not yet ready to pass on to the next stage and...
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous, and infamous, real-life haunted houses
Perhaps no other paranormal situation captures our imagination more than a haunted house. The idea of sharing a home with the dead is unsettling for the...
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
In the spirit of Schott’s Miscellany, The Magic of Reality, and The Dangerous Book for Boys comes Can a Bee Sting a Bee?—a smart, illuminating, essential, and utterly delightful handbook for perplexed parents and their curious children. Author Gemma Elwin Harris has lovingly compiled weighty questions...
by Hans Holzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Paranormal expert Hans Holzer investigates some of the strangest and most difficult cases of loved ones who are simply not ready to leave their earthly lives
The “stay-behind,” a term coined by professor Hans Holzer, is a ghost who is not prepared to move to the “other side,” but prefers...
What Makes Flamingos Pink?
A Colorful Collection of Q & A's for the Unquenchably Curious
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Do spiders sleep? Why are barns red? Why is there a crescent moon on outhouse doors? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
As the Xerox Corporation's official webmaster, Bill McLain often fielded as many as 1,000 questions a day on just about everything under the...
America the Ingenious
How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
“Among the many rewards of America the Ingenious, Kevin Baker’s survey of Yankee know-how, is stumbling on its buried nuggets. . . . Baker examines a wide range of the achievements that have made, and still make, America great again—and again.”
—The Wall Street Journal
All made in...
Unusually Stupid Americans
A Compendium of All-American Stupidity
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life—by the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said
Everyone knows that America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave,”...