Almanacs Trivia category: 3486 books

Taking you through the year day by day, The Gateshead Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town.  Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring...

What's really going on with the book industry? This new almanac will attempt to spread some light on how other authors are making their dreams a reality! Filled with interviews, promotional tips and opportunities... This is one almanac no author should be without.

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Enter A Grim Almanac of York to discover 365 gruesome tales from the city's dark past. From bloody battles, appalling accidents, and extraordinary deaths, there is a tale to surprise even the most hardened reader. Read about a Viking invasion of the city in 866 led by Ivar the Boneless; Richard of...

Join Fred and company on and off the leash, as they indulge in their favourite activities, visit the seaside, play golf, get out in the garden, find love – and chase plenty of rabbits, naturally. With a whole host of old favourites plus newer friends, this very special collectable edition...

Fred's wry observations delight fans young and old...' DOGS TODAY He's a four-pawed national treasure and he's back for more hi-jinks and canine capers in a new selection of his wittiest strips from the Daily Mail.

A great story and guide of how a woman and a dog have grown together and how the experiences that have occurred may help others that are raising a special needs dog, especially a blind one. From the challenges to the amazing moments, this chronicle of a little dog, born blind, has enhanced a woman's life forever. Learn from her great insight and empathize with the difficulties.

Bible figures of speech have been around since Adam. Who hasnt heard of the most famous tree, The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? And in a moment of defiance and rebellion, Cain asked God, Am I my brothers keeper? These two literary terms can be called figures of speech. They are examples...

The Little Book of the 1970s is a fast-paced and entertaining account of life in Britain during an extraordinary decade, as we moved from the swinging sixties to the punk-rock seventies. Here are dramas, tragedies, scandals, and characters galore, all packaged in an easily readable "dip-in"...

The Little Book of Shropshire is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and events in the county, from its earliest origins to the present day. Here you can read about the important contributions Shropshire has made to the history of the nation, and meet some of the great...

Toxic people are common in the workplace and even within family members. You might be in love with this person or be absolutely attached their personal deeds, but still be suffering from the infliction caused by their toxicity. These people are like virus and may destroy your sense of inspiration,...

Provides a day-by-day account of the action on all fronts and of the events surrounding the conflict, from the guns of August 1914 to the November 1918 Armistice and its troubled aftermath. Daily entries, topical descriptions, biographical sketches, maps, and illustrations combine to give a ready and succinct account of what was happening in each of the principal theaters of war.

Includes these new feature articles: • WATER — An in-depth overview of the state of water in Texas, written by conservationist Dr. Andrew Sansom. Author of the acclaimed book Water in Texas, Dr. Sansom provides compelling new information in this Almanac article. A former executive director of...

In Just Off Main Street, author Steven Mulak takes us on a seasonal tour that, month by month, celebrates his beloved New England's landscape, as well as the people, plants, and animals that occupy it. Mulak explores his personal world just off Main Street in such a wise, reflective manner that we...