Almanacs Trivia category: 3486 books
The Darwin Awards Next Evolution
Chlorinating the Gene Pool
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
**The hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift! **
New York Times bestselling author Wendy Northcutt is back, asking, Have we evolved at all? The answer: Not all of us.
What crazy cocktail of DNA leads Homo sapiens to do pull-ups off the edge of a...
Contrary to Popular Belief
More than 250 False Facts Revealed
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Is Everything You Know Wrong?
Set the record straight!
Debunk myths!
Learn the truth behind fallacies, falsehoods, hearsay, and lies!
Isn’t it time you knew the honest-to-goodness truth? We’ve all come to believe hundreds of “false facts”—myths that we’ve blindly...
The Perfectly Useless Book of Useless Information
You'll Never Need to Know Anything That's in This Book...But Read It Anyway
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
It doesn't get any more useless than this!
The most inconsequential entry yet in the #1 New York Times bestselling series proves that information is overrated.
Your life won't be improved by knowing that...
? Frank Sinatra's mother was a convicted felon.
? Bugs Bunny was born...
Good Old Days, My Ass
665 Funny History Facts & Terrifying Truths about Yesteryear
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
A rollicking roundup of facts about our not-so-glorious past.
With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it’s tempting to long for the “good old days.” But just how good were they?
Buckle up for a bumpy...
by Noel Botham
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to The Useless Information Society, any fact that passes its gasp-inducing, not-a-lot-of-people-know-that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book...
Did...
Why We Make Mistakes
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think we’d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldn’t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldn’t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better?
We human beings have design...
History Decoded
The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
It's an irresistible combination: Brad Meltzer, a born storyteller, counting down the world's most intriguing unsolved mysteries. And to make this richly illustrated book even richer, each chapter invites the reader along for an interactive experience through the addition of facsimile documents—the...
The Book of Kink
Sex Beyond the Missionary
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
How to get your Fifty Shades on...
For anyone who’s felt...inspired...after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, *The Book of Kink *both entertains and enlightens, showing you the who, what, where, why, and how of kink.
People everywhere are into kinky sex. For some, it's a way to spice...
An Incomplete Education
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
A completely updated, revised edition of the classic, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint...
The Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these...
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...
Napoleon Wasn't Short (& St Patrick Wasn't Irish)
When History Gets it Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
A fun exposé of many commonly believed historical facts that are, in fact, total fiction
After falling for one historical misconception too many, the time is now right to launch a spirited fightback to set the record straight, once and for all. Leading the way in this modern crusade comes this...
Life Hacks
Any Procedure or Action That Solves a Problem, Simplifies a Task, Reduces Frustration, Etc. in One's Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Simple solutions to everyday problems!
Wouldn't it be nice if there were a way to make life easier? With Life Hacks, you'll find hundreds of methods that you can start using right now to simplify your life. From folding a fitted sheet to removing scuffs from furniture, this book offers simple...
Atlas of Lost Cities
A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Explore more than forty forsaken urban destinations around the world in a "highly entertaining read ... for history buffs, mystery fanatics and travel junkies alike" (GoNomad).
Cities are mortal, but the traces they leave behind tell a fascinating story. In Atlas of Lost Cities, an...