Curiosities
Author: Charles C. Case
Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780828019163
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Author: Charles C. Case
Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780828019163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Oldale
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-04-24
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13: 1101580402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: everything you never knew you never knew about every country on Earth.A scientist by training and an explorer by passion, Dr. John Oldale has logged half a million miles visiting more than ninety nations. Now, he celebrates our weird and wonderful world in a cornucopia of fascinating facts brought vividly to life through the unexpected stories behind them. Touching on history, travel, politics, natural history and more, he paints a unique portrait of each country from the mightiest to the most miniscule. You won't find the following in your average travel guide: · Why is kissing on trains banned in France? · In what country are litigants expected to present their case at court in the form of a poem? · Which war did women win in 1929 just by sitting down? · If Panama hats aren’t from Panama, where are they from? · Who eat fresh camel dung as a cure for dysentery (and why does it work)? · Why were US disk jockeys once told they could play birthday requests on any day except the one requested? · Which modern dictator banned old age, libraries and gold teeth, and was later replaced by his dentist? · And 2,000 more funny, trivial, poignant, and telling facts A must for active and armchair globe-trotters alike, A World of Curiosities will engross anyone who is at all curious about the world beyond their door. Explore and enjoy.
Author: Mark Yokoyama
Publisher:
Published: 2020-01-05
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9781656182357
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaribbean Curiosities collects the fascinating stories of the animals and plants of the island of St. Martin.
Author: Wilhelm WITTICH (Professor of German at University College, London.)
Publisher:
Published: 1869
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wilhelm Wittich
Publisher:
Published: 1845
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Genovese
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2011-08-02
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 0762769459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether you’re a born-and-raised New Jerseyan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, New Jersey Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Peter Genovese takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of theGarden State. Learn the proper way to cook a garbage can turkey, get the skinny on the real birthplace of baseball, and hear the story of Waving Willie, New Jersey’s friendliestroadside character. Meet the undisputed Weenie Queen of Garfield; a Hickory Dickory Dock clock–covering car artist; and a gas station-turned-restaurant-owning undertaker. Feel the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the New Jersey Cockroach Derby, and relive the OK Corral shoot-out and shoot cap guns at bad guys in Wild West City.
Author: Harry La Tourette Foster
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 414
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rachel Isadora
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2002-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780613514415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren run, splash, and sing on an island in the West Indies in this lyrical celebration of the Caribbean
Author: Wilhelm Wittich
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Published: 1845
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Higman, B.W.
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Published: 1905-06-21
Total Pages: 1002
ISBN-13: 9231033603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region, depending upon their methods of interpretation and differing styles of communicating their findings. The chapters discussing methodology are followed by studies of particular themes of historiography. The second half of the volume describes the writing of history in the individual territories, taking into account changes in society, economy and political structure. The final section is a full and detailed bibliography serving not only as a guide to the volume but also as an invaluable reference for the General History of the Caribbcan as a whole.