From quack cures to infamous doctors, the history of medicine is littered with bad mistakes and unexpected discoveries. This insightful introduction uncovers the stories of Typhiod Mary, Sigmund Freu
What is the supernatural and why is it important? From Most Haunted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Underworld to Twilight, from Doom to Resident Evil, our imagination is forever drawn to this dark
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Dubrovnik.In this compact guide, Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt cover the essentials of Dubrovnik, including Pel
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Berlin.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the best of Berlin, including tips on arrival, orientation, and
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Naples and the Amalfi Coast.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of Naples and the Amalfi Co
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Italy’s Cinque Terre.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of the Cinque Terre, including Cor
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the hill towns of central Italy.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of the hill towns, incl
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Sevilla, Granada, and Southern Spain.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the best of Granada, Sevilla, Cor
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Madrid and Toledo.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the best of Madrid and Toledo, including tips on arr
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Tallinn.In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essential spots of each city
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Copenhagen and throughout the best of Denmark.Rick Steves covers the essentials of Copenhagen and the best of De
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Norway.Rick Steves covers the essentials of Norway, including Oslo, Gudbrandsdal Valley, as well as Bergen. Visi
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Krakow, Warsaw, and Gdansk.In this compact guide, Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt cover the essentials of Krakow,
In this one-of-a-kind collection, Geoff Tibballs brings together hundreds of unsung heroes who go to bizarre lengths to break world records in the weirdest of categories. They devote hours of intense
The Mammoth Book of Uniform Erotica features outrageous confessions of uniform fantasies and shocking sexual adventures, from soldiers to policemen to waitresses and more. Along with the uniforms, the
This Mammoth presents a magical collection of stories of love and intrigue based in the popular Victorian era. Including some noir and fantasy, it is sure to appeal to romance enthusiasts of all strip
A comprehensive and compelling guide to Suzanne Collins' bestselling young-adult, dystopian trilogy: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Author Brian J. Robb explores the inspiration behi
One Year To A BETTER BRAIN! A 52-Week Program To Make You Sharper, Day By DayA fun program-featuring LOGIC, OBSERVATION, NUMBER, and WORD PUZZLES, in categories such as reasoning, concentration, and
What is your secret desire? In this captivating Mammoth, real people give free rein to their innermost longings. There are graphic confessions and exciting encounters from London to Los Angeles, and f
A guide to the one of the few truly international events. It covers everything from its roots in Uruguay in 1930 to the modern all-singing, all-dancing Greatest Show on Earth!
Stephen King’s name has become synonymous with horror thanks to classics like The Shining, Salem’s Lot, and Carrie. In this Brief Guide, Simpson traces the writer’s life from his difficult childhood t
When ordering a cafe au lait in Paris, calamari in Venice, or bratwurst in Munich, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-
Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offer
Guten Tag! From ordering bratwurst in Munich to making new friends in the Rhine Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers
From ordering tapas in Madrid to making new friends in Costa del Sol, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrase
Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offer
Viewers may have thought they said good-bye to the sidesplitting Bluth family in 2006, but they’re returning on Netflix in May 2013 for another season of laughs and chaos. From adoption, to prison bre
Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, teams up with co-author Valerie Griffith to explore the rich and fascinating mix of traditions?Christian, pagan, musical, and edible?that led to the Christmas
A renowned linguist looks at the surprisingly short history of the word "asshole"--from its use by World War II servicemen to express their frustration at arrogant superiors to its first use in print
This Brief Guide is a comprehensive guide to P.G.Wodehouse’s two best-loved comic characters, Bertram (?Bertie”)Wooster and his valet Reggie ?Jeeves,” Bertie’s many friends and relatives, and their li
This complete Brief Guide will explore everything from creator George Lucas’s first inspirations to the upcoming 3D editions of the original films. Author and expert Brian J Robb is an insider and has
A guide to the James Bond books, their author, the Bond films and more covers the main character's allure; the Bond Girls, Q and M, and the people who first inspired them; the cars and gadgets; and th
In the world of dating and hook-ups, women know that there are no guarantees and there's not always a "happily ever after"—but there is a hell of a lot of fun to be had! Based on the blog of the same
How fat would you need to be to completely block a hockey goal? How much weight could you lift if you were ant-sized? How hard would you have to hit a baseball to hit the Goodyear blimp? In this amusi
A decade ago, Thomas J. Tierney left Bain & Company to cofound The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit focused on helping donors and nonprofit leaders to develop and execute strategies to accelerate soc
