Elephants on Acid From Zombie Kittens to Tickling Machines: The Most Outrageous Experiments from the History of Science by Alex Boese
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Category: Reference
Have you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? And what would happen if you were to give an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? The chances are that someon ...Show more
The Enemy WithinA History of Espionage by Terry Crowdy
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Category: Reference
To gain the upper hand in conflict the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. Massive amounts of money have been spent and many lives have been lost in pursuit of this objective. From biblical times to the present day, leaders have employed espionage on and off the battlefield in the ques ...Show more
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
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Category: Reference
THE SUNDAY TIMESNUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent 'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky ...Show more
Eureka Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones
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Category: Reference | Series: Classic Civilisations
The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy; and debated everything from the good life and the role of women ...Show more
Even More Things That Nobody Knows : 501 Further Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything by William Hartston; James Nightingale (Editor)
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There are many, many more things that nobody knows...! Why do we have five fingers? Do animals have a sense of humour? Did the universe have a beginning? What causes déjà vu? Why do cats purr? How fast did dinosaurs move? In Even More Things That Nobody Knows, William Hartston once again explores the li ...Show more
Events That Shaped History by HINKLER
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Category: Reference | Series: History Makers
Everything You Need To Know About The Human Body by Patricia Macnair
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Readers' imaginations will be fired on every page with this wonderful single-volume human body book. It is arranged thematically, with chapters on: parts of the body; growing and changing; food and digestion; the brain and senses; and movement. A range of informative and interactive features perfectly e ...Show more
The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects by Fairy Magazine
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Category: Reference | Series: The\Enchanted Library
In this exquisite anthology, Editor in Chief Carolyn Turgeon and the editors of Faerie Magazine welcome you into an enchanted realm rich with myth, mystery, romance, and abundant natural beauty. Organized into four sections-Flora and Fauna, Fashion and Beauty, Arts and Culture, and Home, Food, and Enter ...Show more
Fair Food: Inspiring Stories of Ethical Living by Nick Rose
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Category: Reference
Australia's food system is more than just broken: it's killing us. Now is the time to act, to make a difference - to change the world. The groundbreaking Fair Foodtells the new story of food: how food and farming in Australia are dramatically transforming at the grassroots level towards reconnection, t ...Show more
Famous Fails!: Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps, & How a Mess Can Lead to Success! by Crispin Boyer
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Thisfunbookofquirkyfailuresandfamousflopswillkeepkidslaughingwhile theylearntheimportanceofmessingupinordertogetitright. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment--there areepic failsand hilarious goof-upsfromeveryimportant field.Silly side features help toanalyzethe failures: "LessonLearned," "I ...Show more
First Australian Dictionary and Thesaurus by Katrina Heydon (Editor)
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Category: Reference | Series: Australian Dictionaries/Thesauruses/Reference Ser.
A fully intergrated entry format Lower Primary dictionary and thesaurus. This book draws on the latest Oxford Wordlist research from students' common word use in their first three years of school.
From the Heart Women of Letters by Marieke Hardy
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'Letters, we have witnessed firsthand, stir some unusually beautiful things in people,' write Women of Letters curators Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire. In From the Heart, the full power of letter-writing is on display. Rock star Amanda Palmer thanks a song for reminding her of the importance of musi ...Show more