Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books
Alpha and Omega
The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Humankind has grappled for millennia with the fundamental questions of the origin and end of the universe--it was a focus of ancient religions and myths and of the inquiries of Aristotle, Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. Today we are at the brink of discoveries that should soon reveal the...
by Varla Ventura
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The sequel to the best-selling The Book of the Bizarre, Beyond Bizarre offers up scores of new freaky facts, terrifying trivia, and stranger-than-fiction stories. Arranged into 13 chilling chapters like Haunted Hollywood, Blood Red Crosses and Gross Anatomy: Hospital Horrors, Bride of Bizarre, and Tales...
by William Hartston
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Discover what all the other encyclopedias leave out
This is the superbly satisfying compendium of weird factoids too interesting to be contained in your average encyclopedia. Daring to cross-reference the un-cross-reference-able, to alphabetize what cannot be alphabetized, and to deliver the...
by Bathroom Readers' Institute
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
A list of five words to describe Uncle John's Lists That Make You Go Hmmm...: 1. Funny; 2. Fact-filled; 3. Surprising; 4. Unique; 5. Essential.
Uncle John's Lists That Make You Go Hmmm... puts a whole new spin on Uncle John’s unique brand of trivia. Readers will be treated to 288 pages of...
The Dark Side of Apple Pie, Baby Food, and Bunnies
220 Scary Facts about the Things You Thought You Loved
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2012
Everything is not always as it seems-it's usually worse. With The Dark Side of Apple Pie, Baby Food, and Bunnies, you'll have a light that shines on the evil underbelly that corrupts even the most innocuous places and things.
From cute and cuddly kittens that carry parasites to the cotton gin...
The Extraordinary Book of Useless Information
The Most Fascinating Facts That Don't Really Matter
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
There are more incredibly pointless and delightfully entertaining things to discover in this new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
You probably never knew…
• Ronald Reagan is the only president who has been divorced.
• It is estimated that half of the world’s...
The Booklovers' Guide to Wine
An Introduction to the History, Mysteries and Literary Pleasures of Drinking Wine
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
A delightfully informative guide to two of the world’s most rewarding pleasures—fine wine and great literature—that make for an irresistible pairing.
Nothing in the world is more satisfying to the soul than a glass of excellent cabernet sauvignon, pinot grigio, bordeaux, or any number...
Christmas Miscellany
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Wouldn’t it be great to understand all our Christmas traditions? Here, Jonathan Green offers the fascinating history behind our most beloved holiday traditions. For example, myrrh is incense made from the resin of a North African bush and was a special gift during biblical times. To the Romans,...
Everything Is Under Control
Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-ups
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Before the X-Files, before alt.conspiracy, there was Robert Anton Wilson and his legendary Illuminatus! Trilogy. Now this avatar of conspiriology, renowned for his razor wit and progressive philosophy, takes you on a fascinating, eclectic ride through what Wilson has termed the "Cultic Twilight"...
Hoax: A History of Deception
5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.
World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus...
The Intellectual Devotional: Health
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Digest a Daily Dose of Wellness Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In this fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Intellectual Devotional series, authors Noah Oppenheim and David Kidder have partnered with Bruce K. Young, MD, to offer a year's worth of medical knowledge and wellness wisdom. Each daily dose in this infectious volume offers insight into...
The Perfection of the Paper Clip
Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
This wonderfully quirky book will change the way you look at your desk forever with stories of accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and an appreciation for everyday objects, like the humble but perfectly designed paper clip and the utilitarian, irreplaceable pencil.
How many of humanity’s...
A Short History of Drunkenness
How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
From the internationally bestselling author of The Etymologicon, a lively and fascinating exploration of how, throughout history, each civilization has found a way to celebrate, or to control, the eternal human drive to get sloshed
Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's...
by P.L. Ours
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
In Revelation the Fair God, P.L. Ours provides a layman's fresh look at Jesus' epistles as revealed to John on Patmos Island. The first part of the book is a candid assessment of the 21st century Church. In the second part, using his extensive international experience, the author leads the reader...