Almanacs category: 3486 books
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Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
FEATURES OF THE TEXAS ALMANAC 2014–2015• Sketches of eight historic ranches of Texas by Texana writer Mike Cox.• Article on the Texas art and artists by Houston businessman and art collector J.P. Bryan, who has amassed the world’s largest Texana collection.• Coverage of the 2012 elections,...
by Maxwell Rotheray
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Photography business looks easy, and of course, it is easy. If you have a smartphone and use it to capture images of yourself or something else, you are already a photographer. I am a photographer; you are, most of us are. However, being a photographer in business is entirely a different ball game...
The Secret Library
A Book-Lovers' Journey Through Curiosities of History
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
A fascinating tour through the curious history of Western civilization told through its most emblematic invention – the book. As well as leafing through the well-known titles that have helped shape the world in which we live, Oliver Tearle also dusts off some of the more neglected items to be found...
by Laurie R. King
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
The world of Mary Russell, apprentice-turned-partner of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, has long fascinated her followers. Over the course of ten Memoirs and a number of short stories, Russell has revealed much about her life—but far more has gone unexplored.Filled with new and original material,...
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2017
Special Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
What is 225 years old yet always of the moment? The Old Farmer’s Almanac! America’s oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor,” celebrates its unique history with a special edition and more readers than ever before!
As...
When Do Fish Sleep?
An Imponderables Book
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Ponder, if you will ...
Why are tennis balls fuzzy?
How come birds don't tip over when they sleep on telephone wires?
What makes yawning contagious?
Why, oh why, do roosters have to crow so early in the morning?
Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in When...
by Karl Zinsmeister
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Philanthropy in America is a giant undertaking. Every year more than $390 billion is voluntarily given by individuals, foundations, and businesses to a riot of good causes. Donation rates are two to ten times higher in the U.S. than in comparable nations, and privately funded efforts to solve social...
Minnesota Book of Days
An Almanac of State History
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2009
The Minnesota Book of Days is a entertaining and educational day-by-day account of Minnesota history, chronicling important events, famous firsts, notable individuals, and interesting incidents.
Tony Greiner's thorough research and keen sense of the offbeat combine to produce a book that is...
by AA.VV.
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 26, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 26, 2012
Nato per l'intrattenimento spensierato del lettore di giornali, accolto dall'entusiasmo del pubblico bambinesco e adolescenziale, lungo il Novecento il fumetto è maturato moltissimo. Oggi è in grado di animare opere di complessità e raffinatezza indiscutibili. La scelta di questo modo di raccontare...
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Ponder, if you will ...
What is the difference between a kit and a caboodle?
Why don't people get goose bumps on their faces?
Where do houseflies go in the winter?
What causes that ringing sound in your ears?
Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Do...
The Daily Reader
366 Selections of Great Prose and Poetry to Inspire a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Let Great Reading Fuel Your Writing
Great writers readvoraciously and across many topics and genres. They read to learn, to research, to study the style of others, and to improve their own work. They read because they love the written word. But becoming well read takes time, dedication, and patience....
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
THE TEXAS ALMANAC 2016–2017 includes these new feature articles: • A history of Texas’ various food regions—from Tex-Mex to barbecue—written by Dotty Griffith, longtime food writer for The Dallas Morning News and author of The Texas Holiday Cookbook, Celebrating Barbecue, and Wild About Chili....
by Theo Sanders
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
The Pub Quiz Master's Trivia Compendium is an eclectic collection of 650 battle-tested questions and answers categorized and ready to use in your own pub trivia quiz.
Whether you're a seasoned quiz master, hosting a quiz for the first time, or just looking for some great trivia, the Compendium...
Did You Know That…?
"Revised and Expanded" Edition: Surprising-But-True Facts About History, Science, Inventions, Geography, Origins, Art, Music, and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Did You Know That . . . ?: “Revised and Expanded” Edition: Surprising-But-True Facts About History, Science, Inventions, Geography, Origins, Art, Music, and More is an uncommon compendium of knowledge that will astound, demystify, edify, and debunk. It is a book of ambitious design that is...