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The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson  
Powells.com 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...
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Indexed
by Jessica Hagy Publisher Comments A unique, hilarious take on the modern world. Jessica Hagy is a different kind of thinker. She has an astonishing talent for visualizing relationships, capturing in pictures what is difficult for most of us to express in words. At indexed.blogspot.com...
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Appetite for Detention
by Sloane Tanen Publisher Comments Following the success of Sloane Tanen’s adult books comes a title aimed directly at teens. From back-to-school anxiety and chick cliques to gym class, teachers, and other eye-rolling icons of school life, these photographic scenes of the teen...
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The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design
by Wendy Northcutt Publisher Comments Filled with more than 100 new tales of evolution in action, and complete with essential science and safety discussions, "The Darwin Awards 4" shows that when it comes to common sense, natural selection still has a long way to go....
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Santa Vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights
by Jake Kalish Publisher Comments Who would win between . . . has through the ages been one of man's most fundamental questions. Sadly, adult responsibilities like earning a living and having a girlfriend have conspired to make it impossible for men to devote to this issue the...
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The Hedonism Handbook
by Michael Flocker Publisher Comments In the age of Oprah, Dr. Phil, and countless other self-help disciplinarians, indulging in any kind of pleasurable pastime is on the brink of extinction. But it's not too late to revive those lost pleasures that make life worth living. The Hedonism...
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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 Is There a Doctor in the House? Say you're at a party. You've had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly you're introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You...
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Bad Hair: A Collection of Bad Hairstyles So Bad You Can't Look Away
by James Innes Smith and Henrietta Webb Publisher Comments A hair-raising journey through the era when big was king. In the beginning, there was the hair. And some of the hair was bad, but it was small. As men and women everywhere worked to improve and increase their lot, however, they stumbled onto some of...
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Chinglish: Found in Translation
by Oliver Lutz Radtke Synopsis Chinglish offers a humorous and insightful look at misuses of the English language in Chinese street signs, products, and advertising. A ling-standing favorite of English speaking tourists and visitors, Chinglish is now quickly becoming a culture relin:...
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Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask
by New Scientist Publisher Comments How fat do you have to be to become bulletproof? Why do people have eyebrows? Why do pineapples have spines? How much does a head weigh? What affects the color of earwax? How quickly could I turn into a fossil? Have you ever thought up a...
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The Official Filthy Rich Handbook
by Christopher Tennant Publisher Comments How the Other .0001% Live It's looking like another banner year for America's moneyed over-class, the lucky .0001 percent sitting on $30 million-plus in liquid assets. But sadly, most of the newcomers joining their ranks are simply not prepared to make...
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Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up
by Bob Harris Publisher Comments A veritable atlas of animosity, this book is a country-by-country breakdown of ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflicts worldwide, complete with maps outlined by angst lines and zones of peevishness....
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101 Things Not to Do Before You Die
by Robert W Harris Publisher Comments Based on the idea that there are too many books telling everyone what to do, this witty, subversive guide tells readers that for actualized, satisfying lives, they don't need to do more, and that fulfillment can be found in "selective inaction."...
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I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
by Jimmy Fallon and Gloria Fallon Publisher Comments From the Grammy-nominated star of Saturday Night Live and his equally talented sister comes a delightfully cynical look at life through a half-full glass. Are you tired of looking for the sunny side of the street? the pot of gold at the end of the...
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Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader
by Bathroom Readers Ins Publisher Comments Where else can people find out about celebrity museums, where Hitler's nephew lived in New York, or how to do an authentic rain dance? In Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader, of course! Aimed at the legions of literate bathroom lingerers...
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Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? : More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour (06 Edition)
by Mark Leyner Publisher Comments The Doctor is in...again! Did the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? No, you say? Well, good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy...
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Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)
by Bathroom Readers Ins Publisher Comments An eighteenth entry in a best-selling series is divided into short, medium, and long-length sections and includes a wealth of trivia about such topics as celebrities, television, and the existence of dragons. Original....
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The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great
by Ray Bennett Publisher Comments Devilishly enlisting examples from philosophy, economics, science, and good common sense, "The Underachiever's Manifesto" is a lighthearted, life-changing rallying call for those who dare to do less and enjoy more....
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Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest, and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever
by Bob Dorigo Jones Publisher Comments Here is a collection of the 101 most ludicrous, silly, and just plain stupid warning labels ever plastered on products (and the dunderheaded lawsuits resulting from them), including a flushable toilet brush that warns users, "Do not use for personal...
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Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days
by Ken Jennings Publisher Comments Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the all-time Jeopardy! champ gets to ask the questions–and where every day of the year will give you the chance to test your trivia mettle. For example–...
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