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The Secret Life of Hidden Places: Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them

Stefan Bachmann - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world's most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating...
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Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts About Famous Figures

Deborah Warren - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

Did you know Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse code? Or that the CIA considered covering Castro's shoes in thallium to get rid of his iconic beard? The strange facts and foibles of history's famous figures are divulged in Famous Freaks. The book is a fun, bite sized compendium...
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The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds: 5,000 staggering facts on science, nature, history, movies, music, the universe and more!

Nigel Henbest - Cassell
Format: Hardcover

A polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel. Penguins can't taste fish. The ashes of the man who invented the Pringles container are buried in one one. On Neptune it rains diamonds. 'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words. These are just...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Brittany Vincent - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Take to the (virtual) skies with help from Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight Simulator has offered a great way to fly aircraft of all sizes without ever leaving the ground for nearly 40 years. With help from Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies, you'll take to the skies...
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The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary, Seventh Ed., Newest Edition, 2023 Copyright, (Jacketed Hardcover)

Merriam-Webster - Merriam-Webster
Format: Hardcover

A new edition of the book that millions of SCRABBLE players consider the only necessary resource for winning the game! Is your word an official SCRABBLE one?Over 500 new playable words including bae, hygge, matcha, spork, and zonkey Features more than 100,000 playable two- to eight- letter...
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History: 500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn't Teach You in School

Shane Carley - Cider Mill Press
Format: Paperback

Turkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound too absurd to be true.Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night or start the most interesting conversation ever with real facts that are hard...
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The Book of Outdoor Games: 50 Antiboredom, Unplugged Activities for Kids and Families

Cider Mill Press - Cider Mill Press
Format: Paperback

Encourage your kids to get outside for hours of fun. Build outdoor forts, create obstacle courses, or try out new jump rope games. Kids will enjoy throwbacks to old classics like Red Light, Green Light, dodgeball, Capture the Flag, Freeze Tag, Monkey in the Middle, and more. With safety...
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The Game Master's Book of Astonishing Random Tables: 300 Unique Roll Tables to Enhance Your Worldbuilding, Storytelling, Locations, Magic and More ... RPG Adventures (The Game Master Series)

Ben Egloff - Media Lab Books
Format: Hardcover

More than 300 random tables designed to help you build a new world from scratch or take your existing RPG campaign to new levels of creativity and excitement, plus 3 exciting one-shot adventures!. While The Game Master's Book of Astonishing Random Tables is not a wondrous item, you'd...
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Realistic Origami Animals: 32 Amazing Paper Models from a Japanese Master

Fumiaki Kawahata - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Create miniature versions of your favorite creatures!. Realistic Origami Animals shows you how to create 32 exquisite paper animals designed by renowned origami master, Fumiaki Kawahata. This diverse collection features many unusual models that will bring your origami skills to the next...
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North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent

Matthew Bucklan - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

The Maps for Curious Minds series is back - with 100 vivid infographic maps that transform the way we understand the cultural and geographical wonders of North America. No matter how well you think you know North America, the 100 infographic maps in this singular atlas uncover a trove of fresh...
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