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  Guinness World Records: Book 2007

  Guinness World Records 2007

  by Guinness World Records

  The 2007 edition of the world’s most popular book offers yet another awesome collection of the most incredible feats on Earth. From the greatest adventurers, athletes, medical marvels, and natural—and unnatural—wonders on the planet, to a host of new celebrity record holders in the realm of entertainment, here are thousands of new or updated records, plus countless fascinating facts in every possible area. Did you... (more)
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  Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition: Book 3

  Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2010

  by BradyGames

  FIND THE ANSWERS TO THESE GREAT GAMING MYSTERIES INSIDE... What is the most critically acclaimed game of all time? What is the most played videogame of all time? Who owns the world s biggest Pokémon collection? Who is the world s most recognizable videogame character? Which university was the first to offer a competitive gaming qualification? What is the most popular multiplayer console game? Who is the world s... (more)
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  Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition: Book 4

  Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011

  by BradyGames

  This is the ultimate "Guinness World Records" book for gamers - now in its fourth edition. Pick up the completely updated "Guinness World Records, Gamer's Edition 2011" and learn all about amazing computer and video-game record breakers from around the world. You'll find out the highest scores, biggest tournaments, largest cash prizes and most successful games ever. It is packed with thousands of high scores and... (more)
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  Bull Run: The Story of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls The Greatest Team in Basketball History

  by Roland Lazenby

  With their path lighted by Michael Jordan's passion to compete and win, Dennis Rodman's high-voltage hairdo, Phil Jackson's counterculture coaching style and Scottie Pippen's all around floor game, the Chicago Bulls rolled over the opposition during the 1995-96 NBA season. In a stampede, they ran up a 72-10 regular season record, the most wins ever by an NBA team. From there the Bulls rumbled to an ... (more)
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  The Man Who Ate the 747

  by Ben Sherwood

  This is a story of the greatest love, ever.  An outlandish claim, outrageous perhaps, but trust me-- And so begin the enchanting, unforgettable tale of J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records, an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary.  J.J. has clocked the world's longest continuous kiss, 30 hours and 45 minutes.  He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel, 172 feet and 4... (more)
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  Grant County: Book 3

  A Faint Cold Fear

  by Karin Slaughter

  An apparent student suicide has brought medical examiner Sara Linton to the local college campus, along with her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. But a horribly mutilated corpse yields up few answers. And a suspicious rash of subsequent "suicides" suggests that a different kind of terror is stalking the youth of Heartsdale, Georgia -- a nightmare that is coming to prey on Sara Linton's loved ones. A... (more)
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  The World Record Paper Airplane Book

  by Jeff Lammers, Ken Blackburn

  With the proper amount of lift, the thrust of a good throw, very little drag, and lots of stability, you might do it: fly a paper airplane into the record books the way Ken Blackburn did. Now this aerospace engineer and paper airplane world record-holder teams up with Jeff Lammers, a mechanical engineer, to create an everything-you-need resource for beginning and experienced flyers alike. Mixing science,... (more)
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  The Guinness Book of Film

  Beginning with the first "talkie", "The Jazz Singer" (1927), this book covers the 1000 best movies of this century. Each film is defined by a series of quick reference icons, with star profiles for each year featuring best actor and actress, birth and, where appropriate, death dates; brief filmography, scandal and gossip, and photography. "Guinness Choice" defines the best movie for each year, with a... (more)
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  Sonic: Visuals for Music

  What does your favorite music look like? How can you visualize raw energy or sophisticated lounge sounds? And how could you create packaging for that album? Sonic answers these questions with 320 striking pages of today’s best-designed record covers and concert posters. Worlds apart from another rehash of the standards of the 1960s and 70s, this book focuses on contemporary examples from underground and indie... (more)
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  Um Toque na Estrela

  by Benoîte Groult

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  Fabulous Josephine Baker

  by Josephine Baker