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500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

Expert advice on freshwater aquarium fish. Illustrated in full color, this comprehensive reference includes 500 of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. It provides concise at-a-glance information on their behavior, diet and breeding, along with a recommended aquarium setup. Practical and well organized, this book is tailored to the needs of a wide range of freshwater-aquarium hobbyists. A key... (more)

101 Ways to Bug Your Parents

by Lee Wardlaw

Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt was born to invent things, and his latest gadget— the Nice Alarm, which wakes you up with a gentle tap on the shoulder—promises to make him rich and famous! All Sneeze needs to do is attend the Invention Convention, and he will be catapulted into stardom. So, when Sneeze’s convention plans are nixed by his parents, who have enrolled him in a creative writing class instead, he is... (more)

The Book of the Penis

by Maggie Paley

The almighty penis (a.k.a. dick, schlong, pecker, rod, tool, johnson, etc.) has long been a major object of adoration, revulsion, ridicule, amazement, joy, pride, and even frustration. But does anyone really, fully understand the penis? Novelist, playwright, and journalist Maggie Paley completely submerged herself in the obsessive world of this most forthright of organs -- from ancient Greece to the modern-day... (more)

So You Think You're Good At Trvia

by Patrick Downs

Three trivia games with 2,000 of the most intriguing questions ever assembled. Now, trivia buffs can rate themselves against the rest of the country-and discover why these games are so addictive.

A Browser's Dictionary (Common Reader Editions)

A Browser's Dictionary (Common Reader Editions)

by John Ciardi

Delightful explorations of the roots (and branches) of words and phrases.

What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew

What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew

From Fox Hunting to Whist—The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England

by Daniel Pool

For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," here is a "delightful reader's companion that lights up the literary dark" (The New York Times). This fascinating, lively guide clarifies the sometimes... (more)

The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter

A Treasury of Myths, Legends and Fascinating Facts

by David Colbert

J. K. Rowling fills her books with references to history, myths, legends and literature. Here are the stories behind the stories - - the astonishing origins of magical creatures, the clues to hidden meanings in names, and stories of real-life wizards mentioned in the Harry Potter series.

Mother Tongue : The English Language

by Bill Bryson

How did English, 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasants' become the undisputed global language? How did words like shampoo, sofa and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) find their way into our dictionary? In this revealing and often hilarious book, Bill Bryson examines the mother tongue and explores the countless varieties of English and the perils of marketing... (more)

The Greatest Story Ever Sold

The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina

by Frank Rich

New York Times columnist Frank Rich examines the trail of fictions manufactured by the Bush administration from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, exposing the most brilliant spin campaign ever waged. When America was attacked on 9/11, its citizens almost unanimously rallied behind its new, untested president as he went to war. What they didn't know at the time was that the Bush administration's highest priority was not... (more)

The World Almanac and Book of FactsRobert Famighetti

The World Almanac and Book of Facts

by Robert Famighetti

Earth: The Conservation and Repair of Bowhill Exeter: Working with Cobb (English Heritage Research Transactions)

Earth: The Conservation and Repair of Bowhill Exeter: Working with Cobb (English Heritage Research Transactions)

The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre (Utah Centennial Series ; V. 1)

The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre (Utah Centennial Series ; V. 1)

by Brigham D. Madsen

Mystic MichiganMark Jager

Mystic Michigan

by Mark Jager

THE MOTHER TONGUE English & How It Got That Way

THE MOTHER TONGUE English & How It Got That Way

by Bill Bryson

The Seventh SecretIrving. Wallace

The Seventh Secret

by Irving. Wallace

Bears Can't Run Downhill

by Robert Anwood

Ever wondered whether Bob Holness really did play the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street? Or whether a swan can break a man's arm? Or whether computer games are illegal in Greece?! If so, you've probably spent far too much time down the pub, conversing with a mate on the wrong end of four pints of lager. We've all heard them: wild claims, spurious rumours and barely believable 'pub facts'. Don't... (more)

The Fair Tax: The Truth

by Rob Woodall, Neal Boortz, John Linder

In 2005, firebrand radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Georgia congressman John Linder created The FairTax Book , presenting the American public with a bold new plan designed to eliminate federal taxes and the IRS, jump-start the U.S. economy, bring back lost industries and jobs, and recapture billions of untaxed dollars hoarded by criminal and offshore businesses. Their book became an immediate #1 New York... (more)

Cultureseek: Connecting to African and African AmericanLatonya Branham