The quirky offspring of 'QI' and 'Freakonomics', 'Geekspeak' melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.
Im neuen SPIEGEL-Wissenstest geht es um Geografie: Wir laden Sie ein auf eine Reise um die Welt in 150 Fragen – mit exklusiven Interviews mit Linda Zervakis und Boris Herrmann.
La televisión no es una maquinaria infernal que pervierta la vida ciudadana por su sola presencia masiva, sino el fruto de unas políticas públicas determinadas, de opciones sociales previsibles y estudiadas en sus resultados y consecuencias.
By the authors of Cool Names for Babies, and with over 50,000 hugely imaginative entries from around the world, this is the ultimate book of baby names.
From the world-wide leader in strange-but-true stories comes a fascinating book full of the marvels of mechanical men, glimpses into tomorrow’s technology…and what happens when machines go mad.
As a celebration of dimwits, lunkheads, bad ideas, and just plain wrongheaded foolishness, dive into the shallow end with Uncle John's Presents: Book of the Dumb.
In this sequel to the best-selling Uncle Johns Presents Book of the Dumb, guest author John Scalzi casts a wide net to bring readers more mind-boggling dumbosities perpetrated by dumb-doers.
In this sequel to the best-selling Uncle Johns Presents Book of the Dumb, guest author John Scalzi casts a wide net to bring readers more mind-boggling dumbosities perpetrated by dumb-doers.
From the world-wide leader in strange-but-true stories comes a fascinating book full of the marvels of mechanical men, glimpses into tomorrow’s technology…and what happens when machines go mad.
Created by a Guinness World Records Puzzle Master, this trivia collection contains not only thousands of challenging questions but also these entertaining bonus materials:- Some of the most difficult Bible trivia questions of all time- "Did You Know" facts- Bible crosswords- Bible word challengesDesigned to teach, challenge, enlighten, and entertain, this compendium of trivia guarantees hours of fun for all ages.
The book is a unique blend of intriguing Questions and Quizzes divided into various chapters, such as Numerals, Geometry and Algebra defining the meaning of Mathematics, its various branches and usage, explaining the different, simple and complex mathematical terms and including the several theorems and laws to make the subject easier and interesting to the readers, especially the young students.
'Full of fun facts and trivia nuggets, perfect for lovers of all things quintessentially British' My WeeklyA compendium of extremely interesting and slightly strange true storiesDid you know that Hitler wanted to change the rules of cricket?
