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"How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn't true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits...
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English
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"A perfect STEM resource: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore--the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead...
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
120 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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Presents graphic illustrations of miscellaneous facts about the solar system, space travel and the life of astronauts, and the exploration of outer space.
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Publisher
Presidio
Pub. Date
©1999
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xiv, 343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
Description
The author of the What They Didn't Teach You series tackles his most important subject to date: the American Revolution. Among the topics examined in Wright's sometimes irreverent look back are: what made the founding fathers so great (or were they?); how about a few words for the founding mothers; and spies from Nathan Hale to Benedict Arnold, with enlightening stops on the distaff side for Patience Wright (no relation to our esteemed author), Lydia...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Book
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile's jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our heads. Can an egg bounce? How can a giraffe's ridiculously long neck contain the same number of bones as a human's? How much does the Internet weigh? With delightful interactive features that invite readers...
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
140 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Why is there no ham in hamburgers? How did we make ice cream before we could make ice? How did hot dogs get their name? From the origins of pizza to the invention of chicken fingers, this book has all the ingredients for an entertaining read about the origins of some of America's most popular foods.
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Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
iv, 140 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From soda to water to milk and juice, There's No Cream in Cream Soda, the refreshing follow-up to There's No Ham in Hamburgers, is full of fun facts and stories of the origins of some of America's most popular drinks"--
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