Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained: 003

Reference

Brad Steiger

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

thomson/gale

• What time is it at the North Pole? • What's the chemical formula for a human being? • Why do boomerangs come back? • Why do flying fish fly? • Do the living really outnumber the dead? • Why does lightning fork? • Why does the end of a whip crack? Everyone has at one time or another thought up odd questions like these, questions that are strange, intriguing, maybe even impossible to answer. Making your morning omelet, perhaps you've wondered why most eggs are egg shaped. Or maybe, the last time you walked on the beach, you felt compelled to ask why the sea is salty. Watching Polly sit on her perch, have you ever marveled at how she stays there -- even when she's asleep? Well, the readers of New Scientist's wildly popular, long-running column "The Last Word" thought of these questions, too, and weren't afraid to ask them. Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is a brilliant collection of questions and answers for everyone who enjoyed the international, runaway bestseller Does Anything Eat Wasps? Guaranteed to amaze, inform, and delight with topics such as the human body, plants and animals, weird weather, and our wacky world, it'll stump you, enlighten you, entertain and amuse you.

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions

New, Scientist

Atria Books

Would you know what to do if a bear charged at you? 
What about if you were out driving and an earthquake struck? Or a tornado? 
What about if you were bitten by a snake in the middle of nowhere, or caught in an avalanche while out skiing or hiking? What if you found yourself the sole survivor of some awful incident, and had to make a new home for yourself stranded on a desert island? Would you know how to spear a fish, or how to distill pure water using only a plastic bottle? Could you make your own rope, your own torch, or tell which of the unfamiliar plants and animals around you may or may not be edible? 
How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack… And 127 Other Survival Hacks You’ll Hopefully Never Need has all the answers you could ever need! Packed with step-by-step survival guides to some of the most remarkable scenarios imaginable. Real life advice for some of life’s challenges and unpredictable situations. Chapters covering everything from first aid and CPR to climbing trees, building rope bridges, and lighting a campfire using only your phone. Fun and fascinating, yet bursting with real-world knowledge, tips, and advice!\nWho knows if, when, or indeed how you might need to know any of the 128 extraordinary survival skills included in this book. But life is anything but predictable. 
Hopefully, you’ll never need to know how to flee a sinking ship or a burning building, or be in any kind of situation where you might need to safely package up a severed body part or perform abdominal surgery on yourself… 
But given that we never quite know what’s around the corner the hints and tips included here may one day – hopefully! –come in useful.

How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks You'll Hopefully Never Need

Humor & Entertainment

O'Neill, Bill

Trivia & Fun Facts

LAK Publishing

Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here you’ll find, among many other curious events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England, the team of top soccer players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, the day the entire Wales team was sent off, and when in an astonishing turn of events underdog Japan trimphed and beat South Africa (and who doesn't love an underdog). The tales in this book are bizarre, fascinating, and, most importantly, true.Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book makes the perfect gift for the rugby obsessive in your life.

Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby

Griffiths, John

Portico

3... 2... 1... We have lift off on another fully revised and updated Guinness World Records annual. The 2023 edition takes readers on a journey that's out of this world, revealing the latest and greatest record-breaking achievements here on Planet Earth and across the vast distances of space. As lockdown restrictions ease, humanity's horizons are expanding once again, and our world is experiencing unprecedented change - in the environment, culture, technology and society. Keeping up with this dizzying revolution are the Guinness World Records adjudicators, who've been busier than ever documenting the Officially Amazing. The result is Guinness World Records 2023! With ever more focus on diversity and inclusion, we showcase the most inspirational, eye-catching, mind-blowing achievements from the past year, across a multitude of topics such as gaming and the human body, engineering and wildlife. · We start with a tour of space, exploring astronomical superlatives in a chapter dedicated to the latest developments in the New Space Race... from tech innovators and pioneering space tourists to the latest planetary landers and the new James Webb Space Telescope - the largest of its kind · Back down to Earth, we continue our expedition, delving deep into the natural world to encounter the animal kingdom's mightiest - and most bizarre - beasts. We whip out the binoculars for some breath-taking birdwatching and honour history's bravest two- and four-legged heroes · Get up close and personal with the most iconic human beings - the tallest, shortest, strongest and hairiest on the planet. And be amazed at the extraordinary skills on display from the jugglers, rock-climbers, freestylers and mermaids (yes, mermaids!) who populate the Extraordinary Exploits chapter · To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, we dedicate a chapter to a whistlestop tour of our planet, pointing out the recordworthy geographical landmarks, tourist hot-spots and cultural phenomena · The Modern World chapter charts our ever-changing society, taking in everything from cryptocurrency and positive action to fast food and TikTok stardom! · Our team of gaming consultants and editors have picked out the Top 25 Greatest Gaming Records of all time - does your favourite game get a mention? · We end the book with every significant new sporting achievement logged in the 30-page Sports section Features: Hall of Fame - Which record-breaking icons haves gone above and beyond to find themselves inducted into the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame in the 2023 edition? Young Achievers - We introduce you to six more incredible teenagers - including sports stars and chess grandmasters - whose success is proof that age is no barrier to being the best in the world at something Snapshot - In these unique photo-features, our 3D artists take a visual approach to storytelling, using comparisons from famous locations around the world to reveal just how epic some record breakers truly are Top 25 Gaming Records - From the most critically acclaimed and best-selling games to the longest marathons and richest esports stars, we run through the 25 most significant videogame records in our archive, encompassing classics such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong right up to Minecraft and Fortnite

Guinness World Records 2023

Guinness World Records

Almanacs & Yearbooks

DISCOVER, WONDER, EXPLORE, IMAGINE 
This is what learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is all about. 
We must develop the motivation to discover, the curiosity to wonder, the courage to explore, and the creativity to imagine.\n“The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” - Albert Einstein 
Such is the inspiration for this book. And it is truly a wild, whirling tornado of breathless fascination.\nEach story is an adventure, each tale a discovery.\nEvery page is dripping with captivating tales from history and scientific wonders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, all of which have been specifically curated and written for YOUNG READERS. 
The purpose of this book is to fascinate but also to empower and uplift.\nThe stories filling these 200 pages will inspire awe and fascination in both reluctant readers as well as budding aficionados of the written word. You will be amazed at what your child excitedly learns from a book like this.\nGet this book today and ignite your child's curiosity.\n★ Fascination is an incredible gift. ★

Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids STEM Edition: Fascinating Tales from Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers

Children's Books

Sullivan, Jesse

Biographies

Big Dreams Kids Books

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