Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books

The ancient kraken was a huge squid that terrorized sailors at sea. The famous and mysterious monster of Scotland's Loch Ness has sparked people's curiosity since it was first photographed in the 1930s. More recently, water monsters have been reported in lakes and rivers throughout the United States....

The first monster to appear in a movie was Frankenstein. Since then, Godzilla, King Kong, and others have taken over the screen, destroying cities and terrorizing crowds. These monsters continue to show up in movies, TV shows, video games, and books. Movie monsters often seem terrifying—but most...

¿Te has preguntado si existen, o han existido alguna vez, seres tan extraños e increíbles como los pulpos gigantes, los hombres mono, los cíclopes, los bigfoot y otros seres fabulosos? Existe una disciplina, llamada criptozoología, que se encarga del estudio científico de animales ya extintos,...

La vida de Willow nunca ha sido convencional: el hecho de vivir sola con una madre enajenada y una tía que nunca se ha interesado por ella, unido a su interés por la mecánica de los coches y a su capacidad para leer el futuro, la convierten en su instituto en la Reina de las Rarezas. Sin embargo,...

Lighthouse lovers, look no further! 25 of the world's most amazing lighthouses that will blow your mind!Learn about these incredible and essential buildings scattered on our shorelines across the globe. This amazing book features one of the spookiest buildings in the UK, the oldest working...

O que se pode desenhar usando círculos? E quadrados? Leia "Desenhando com formas geométricas", de Jean Pierre Corseuil e descubra.

“Uma aventura visual, onde em cada página virada o olhar se afasta, revelando novos mundos,unindo ambientes tropicais, texturas, cores, insetos,e paisagens de cidades brasileiras.”

60 curiosità sulla fibra vegetale più importante dopo il cotone.  I mini-ebook di Passerino Editore sono guide agili, essenziali e complete, per orientarsi nella storia del mondo.

Celebrating life's special moments are what birthdays are all about- and these occasions are made all the more special with time spend with your bff's. Reeda Josephs, the creator and CWO (Chief Wit Officer) of the Wright Card Company has gathered adorable, sweet, sassy and oh-so-funny gal pals and...

March 11: The Story of a Special DayMarch 11 is Johnny Appleseed Day...The day General Douglas MacArthur left Corregidor...The anniversary of 11-M, the Madrid Train Bombings...The day of the great tsunami in Japan...The birthday of stooge Shemp Howard, newsmen Sam...

The Story of a Special Day: March 3March 1 is the anniversary of the day the Star-Spangled Banner became America’s National Anthem... The day Florida became a state... The day Apollo 9 lifted off... The day Rodney King was beaten... The day Latvia and Estonia became free... The birthday of Jean...

Did you know medical mistakes by doctors were the leading cause of death in the United States, that Antarctica is the world's largest desert, that bats are not blind, that the youngest mother was only five years old, or a peanut is not a nut. If you are like me and can't get enough of interesting,...

'I LOVE THE BOOK... A BRILLIANT READ' Chris Evans, Radio 2 Breakfast Show 'This book, that I approached with caution, turns out to be magnificent. Tested it with the Moondog entry. Passed A+' Danny Baker, Radio 5Live A CELEBRATION OF CURIOSITY AND OBSESSION Step into a world of gloriously...

From a fantastical beginning amongst the pivotal battle of Saxon and Norman, the line of Jacques le Barbancon has continued to the present day. After several centuries of steady growth in Surrey and Leicestershire, the family fortunes blossomed when Henry VIII dispatched the Machiavellian Sir William...