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Dumb History: The Stupidest Mistakes Ever Made by Joey Green Publisher Comments A book that proves idiocy is as old as timeThink civilization has deteriorated and that people these days are dumber than ever? Dumb History proves that we didn’t invent stupidity in the 21st century. You’ll find facts from throughout the... (read more) Your price: $13.00 New - Trade Paper 
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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. Publisher Comments In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Used to Know That: Science: Fascinating Truths about How Animals Evolve, Plants Grow, Brains Work, Molecules Bond, and Stars Explode by Marianne Taylor Synopsis Do you know why we are able to see light and hear sound? What is the Earth made of? How does the body produce energy? And, most important, does any of this matter? In I Used to Know That: Science, Marianne Taylor will answer those questions and more and... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Hardcover
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Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour by Mark Leyner Publisher Comments One year after the phenomenal success of WHY DO MEN HAVE NIPPLES?, Mark Leyner and Dr. Billy Goldberg have discovered that there is just no end to people's curiosity when it comes to our bodies' oddities. The number of folks interrupting their happy hour... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $1.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson Staff Pick This book should be titled "It's Not What You Think." Because practically every answer in the book could begin with that phrase. What a great collection of facts about our world! Find out the truth about all kinds of things, from the first animal in... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg Publisher Comments Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, everyone is familiar with the tired clichés: women are bad drivers and are not good with money; only guys play video games and they give bad directions. Dan Abrams tackles the toughest case of his career in Man Down.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Guinness World Records 2012 (Guinness Book of Records) by Guinness Publisher Comments From the shortest siblings to the longest beard, from the smallest jet engine to the largest tug-of-war tournament—if a world record has been created or surpassed, it’s here! Guinness World Records™ 2012 presents the most amazing,... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia by David Mccandless Publisher Comments The Visual Miscellaneum is a unique, groundbreaking look at the modern information age, helping readers make sense of the countless statistics and random facts that constantly bombard us. Using cutting edge graphs, charts, and illustrations, David... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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An underground education :the unauthorized and outrageous supplement to everything you thought you knew about art, sex, business, crime, science, medicine, and other fields of human knowledge by Richard Zacks Publisher Comments The best kind of knowledge is uncommon knowledge. Okay, so maybe you know all the stuff you're supposed to know--that there are teenier things than atoms, that Remembrance of Things Past has something to do with a perfumed cookie, that the Monroe... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Guinness World Records (Guinness Book of Records) by Guinness World Records Publisher Comments It's an Olympic year, and to celebrate, the latest incarnation of the world's biggest selling annual unveils its most thrilling edition yet- with a dynamic new widescreen design, thousands of new and classic records, never-before-seen photos and an... (read more) Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Intellectual Devotional Biographies: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities by David Kidder Publisher Comments The fifth installment of this best-selling series features 365 captivating entries about the most celebrated personalities in history Like its compulsively readable predecessors, The Intellectual Devotional Biographies is organized into seven categories,... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind by New York Times Publisher Comments Introducing a comprehensive update and complete revision of the authoritative reference work from the award-winning daily paper, this one-volume reference book informs, educates, and clarifies answers to hundreds of topics.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits by Mental Floss Publisher Comments Pop quiz! Who said what about history? History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce'... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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More Show Me How: Everything We Couldn't Fit in the First Book Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic by Lauren Smith Staff Pick Is this a strangely entertaining reference book or a reference book of strange entertainment? I'm not sure, but I know this much: you'll laugh just as often as you'll learn, whether it's how to divide a unibrow, paint a car, shoot sexy home movies, or... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Flexible
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1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader by Cary Mcneal Publisher Comments Fact: Chocolate contains the alkaloid theobromine, which in high doses can be toxic to humans, and in even small amounts can kill dogs, parrots, horses, and cats.This means that despite its name, the Kit-Kat candy bar is not a recommended snack for your... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Uncle John's True Crime by Bathroom Readers' Institute (cor) Synopsis Uncle John regales you with some of the most amazing crime stories ever told in the Bathroom Readers 25-year history—plus 50 pages of all-new content! From Old West gunslingers to Chicago gangsters to Wall Street villains, these stories will keep... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Become an Intellectual: 100 Mandatory Maxims to Metamorphose Into the Most Learned of Thinkers by Nick Kolakowski Publisher Comments A Capacious and Quintessential Guide Maxims: #1: Carry a Scholarly Book (at All Times) #12: Know Your Manet from Your Monet #14: Be Proficient in at Least One Classical Instrument #64: Learn to Recite Romantic-Era Poetry on Cue If you think you need a... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Mental Floss Presents in the Beginning: From Big Hair to the Big Bang, Mental_floss Presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything by Mental Floss Publisher Comments Sure, you know all about the birds and bees. But did Dad ever tell you that it wasn't a stork that put that shiny can opener in your kitchen drawer? Or paperclips started out as proud, Nazi-fighting warriors? And did he tell you how cruise control was... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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2,201 Fascinating Facts: 2 Vols. in One by David Louis Publisher Comments Where can you find a waterfall that flows upward? What do the numbers on your Social Security card mean? Find out in this entertaining collection of provocative facts on everything from higher mathematics to hot dogs. 300+ photos and illustrations.... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing (Test Your Code Breaking Skills) by Martin Gardner Publisher Comments Experiment with cryptography — the science of secret writing. Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even... (read more) Your price: $5.95 New - Trade Paper
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