Outside Books Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison
Title | Outside Books Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison PDF eBook |
Author | Hampton Sides |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2001-07-03 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780393321500 |
Sides (contributing editor, Outside) fields questions from readers of his column "The Wild File." Focusing on natural history and outdoor lore, this collection includes questions about the strange doings of the natural world. Do beavers ever get squashed by the trees they're chewing down? What good are goosebumps? Why do men have nipples? How do penguins keep their feet from freezing? Why do llamas spit? c. Book News Inc.
Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison
Title | Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison PDF eBook |
Author | Hampton Sides |
Publisher | Turtleback |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2001-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780613913805 |
Focusing on history and outdoor lore, this collection of musings from "Outside" magazine's "The Wild File" column ranges from the gothic to the comic as it answers quirky questions about nature. 60 illustrations.
Military Law Review
Title | Military Law Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1056 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry |
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Discover
Title | Discover PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 584 |
Release | 2001-07 |
Genre | Electronic journals |
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Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults
Title | Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | Isabel Schon |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780810851962 |
Whether used for the development and support of an existing collection or for the creation of a new collection serving Spanish-speaking young readers, this outstanding resource is an essential tool. Following the same format as the highly praised 1996-1999 edition, Schon presents critical annotations for 1300 books published between 2000 and 2004, including reference, nonfiction, and fiction. One section is devoted to publishers' series, and an appendix lists dealers who carry books in Spanish. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.
Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader
Title | Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Bathroom Readers' Institute |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 468 |
Release | 2012-06-01 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1607106132 |
Grab some quiet time for yourself and enjoy hundreds of pages of the world’s most twisted trivia! The crackpot staff at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute has scoured the worlds of pop culture, politics, sports, history, and more to bring you Slightly Irregular, the seventeenth all-new edition in the best-selling series. As always, the articles are divided by length for your sitting convenience. So turn thine eyes away from the shampoo bottle, O bathroom reader, and let Uncle John pepper your brain with these absorbing articles . . . * Women in space * The origin of Kung Fu * The CIA’s secret coup * The great windshield epidemic * Spider eggs in the brain, and other urban legends * What went down at Woodstock * Freedom of McSpeech * How to kill a zombie, and much more!
The Writers Directory
Title | The Writers Directory PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 680 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Authors, American |
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