If the mere mention of Shakespeare fills you with dread, evoking memories of arduous afternoons spent in stuffy classrooms with eccentric English teachers, it is time to reconsider that far from being three-hour marathons of unintelligible boring rubbish, Shakespeare's plays are in fact exciting, tragic, funny and often downright rude - full of memorable plots, great insults, filthy jokes and eccentric characters.
Following on in the same vain of The Joy of Sheds, The Joy of Pubs is an intoxicating publication detailing everything and anything you want to know about pubs.
A jaunty journey into the world of the quiz, from the question editor of BBC2's Only Connect, sometimes in the form of 300 excellent quiz questionsIn 1938 Britain started to quiz.
Mörderische Erdmännchen, Blumen mit Leichengeruch und die Geheimnisse von Ohrenschmalz: Humorvoll, aber wissenschaftlich fundiert, erklärt Erika Engelhaupt vom National Geographic "Gory Details"-Blog erstaunliche und oft auch ein wenig befremdliche Wahrheiten aus der Biologie, Anatomie, Natur und Weltraumforschung und vielem mehr.
Full of facts and trivia for every day of the yearDo you know when the Duke of Albemarle arranged Britain's first boxing match, between his butler and his butcher?
The tenth book in David Feldmans bestselling Imponderables(R) series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Every day, we are confronted with innumerable small mysteries, which puzzle and confound.
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.
Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain - this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and 'More Than This'.
This unique book, by a man who has chosen to "e;dress plain,"e; describes the history and use of hats, bonnets, dresses, overcoats, and other articles of clothing used by the various religious groups who wear plain garb.
From the elegant, lithe, and yes, friendly cheetah to the diminutive and faithful sea horse, and from the giant and surprisingly warlike hippopotamus to the majestic gorilla, animals have long fascinated humans.
The Great Canadian Cottage Book is the guide every cottage-goer needs for a weekend or a week, rain or shineFilled with ideas of what to do, drink and eat, along with great did-you-know facts and loads of stories to tell by the campfire, readers will find themselves turning to The Great Canadian Cottage Book again and again.
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.
The Bible has inflamed the hearts of poets and martyrs, spawned revolutions and reformations, and influenced cultures and personal lives in sometimes small, sometimes dramatic ways.
A follow-up to Helterbrans popular Why Flamingos Are Pink: and 250 other Things You Should Know, this entertaining volume identifies more of the surprising explanations for the facts, tales, and lore associated with day-to-day living and the world around us.
Continuing the amusing, interesting, factual, and sometimes ridiculous bits of information in A Treasury of Texas Trivia, this second volume brings you all-new entertaining tidbits-some of them useful historical facts and some just for fun.
