The definitive collection of Ohio's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, forOhio residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of Ohio's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, forOhio residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Der deutsche Schriftsteller Friedrich Gerstacker (1816 - 1872) reiste 1849 nach Kalifornien, wo er ein Jahr blieb und dort die ganzen verruckten Zustande des Goldfiebers erlebte.
This is a modern, stylish and practical guide to the traditional craft of bookbinding, written by the founders of the London Centre for Book Arts, a destination workshop space that attracts visitors from all over the world.
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia's bells--the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars.
The Magpie and the Wardrobe A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic and Spells, is a lovingly curated compendium of time-honoured traditions and curious customs that have bewitched us for generations.
From rare books, valuable sculpture and paintings, the relics of saints, and porcelain and other precious items, through stamps, textiles, military ribbons, and shells, to baseball cards, teddy bears, and mugs, an amazing variety of objects have engaged and even obsessed collectors through the ages.
For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions.
The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
A hybrid of memoir and soft cultural manifesto, the book is organized around physical keepsakes—pressed flowers, ticket stubs, a silk scarf—that unlock memories of more romantic times and the feelings those relics encoded.
The Library of Impossible Books: Mysteries of Lost, Forbidden & Alien Tomes is a guided tour through strange, controversial, unreadable, hidden, and allegedly supernatural books that challenge ordinary ideas about language, history, knowledge, and reality.
Essential reading Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy Possibly the best-timed book ever Merryn Somerset Webb, Bloomberg Gold (noun): A precious, yellow metal, prized for its beauty.
Fascinating, surprising and illuminating, join metal detecting cousins, Ellie and Lucie, on their journey into the search for hidden history in this story of nature, lost lives and long buried objects in this treasure trove of a book.
Shortlisted for the 2024 Illustrated Sports Book of the YearLaunched as rugby hit fever pitch at the 2023 World Cup, Remarkable Rugby Grounds is the perfect title for the passionate rugby fan who will be astonished at the worldwide reach of their favourite game.
