Author: Robert Ripley
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780099596592
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Explore the amazing world of insects with this beautifully illustrated guide. Each page is stuffed with extraordinary pictures, as well as wacky facts you won't see anywhere else.
Spiders and Scary Creepy Crawlies
Author: Robert Ripley
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780099596592
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Explore the amazing world of insects with this beautifully illustrated guide. Each page is stuffed with extraordinary pictures, as well as wacky facts you won't see anywhere else.
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780099596592
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Explore the amazing world of insects with this beautifully illustrated guide. Each page is stuffed with extraordinary pictures, as well as wacky facts you won't see anywhere else.
Ripley Twists: Whales & Dolphins
Author:
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609911140
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Believe It or Not is excited to present a brand new title in this award-winning series. Whales and Dolphins explores the oceans and gives a new twist on these facinating creatures. From the Antarctic to the sunny coasts of the Caribbean, you can get a glimpse into the mysterious lives of these sea mammals. With tons of amazing images, wacky facts and unbelievable stories, kids will love reading about all of these creatures, from the friendly bottlenose dolphin, to the intimidating killer whale!
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609911140
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Believe It or Not is excited to present a brand new title in this award-winning series. Whales and Dolphins explores the oceans and gives a new twist on these facinating creatures. From the Antarctic to the sunny coasts of the Caribbean, you can get a glimpse into the mysterious lives of these sea mammals. With tons of amazing images, wacky facts and unbelievable stories, kids will love reading about all of these creatures, from the friendly bottlenose dolphin, to the intimidating killer whale!
Ripley Twists PB: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures
Author:
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609912314
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley’s Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures is the latest title in the award-winning Ripley's Twists children’s reference series. Bursting with amazing photography, compelling illustrations, and all-new content, this easy-to-read book presents scientific facts with the unbelievable Ripley stories young readers can’t get enough of. Available individually or as part of a series, Ripley’s Twists non-fiction books have proven popularity in classrooms, libraries, and homes all over the globe. Get ready to dive deep with Ripley's Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures. From the mighty great white to the mysterious goblin shark explore the extraordinary world of terrifying and deadly sea creatures.
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609912314
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley’s Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures is the latest title in the award-winning Ripley's Twists children’s reference series. Bursting with amazing photography, compelling illustrations, and all-new content, this easy-to-read book presents scientific facts with the unbelievable Ripley stories young readers can’t get enough of. Available individually or as part of a series, Ripley’s Twists non-fiction books have proven popularity in classrooms, libraries, and homes all over the globe. Get ready to dive deep with Ripley's Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures. From the mighty great white to the mysterious goblin shark explore the extraordinary world of terrifying and deadly sea creatures.
Ripley Twists : Space & Mighty Machines
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910518
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Twists 2 in 1 - Space & Mighty Machines brings together two awesome and mind-boggling books. Want to know how high you can jump on the Moon, and if brick boats float? Discover black holes and supernovas, monster trucks and jet engines, plus extraordinary stories of the weird and wonderful from Ripley's Believe It or Not! A unique Ripley’s Believe It or Not! way of looking at traditional children’s subjects, books in this high-impact award-winning series offer an enticing alternative to run-of-the-mill junior reference. With its mix of core facts and a visual feast of unbelievable Ripley stories and images, Space & Mighty Machines will delight every inquisitive child.The upbeat text contains a high “yuk” factor—greatly beloved of the 7–10 years target age group—and lively interactive design. Entertaining and educational, this book will fascinate young readers.
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910518
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Twists 2 in 1 - Space & Mighty Machines brings together two awesome and mind-boggling books. Want to know how high you can jump on the Moon, and if brick boats float? Discover black holes and supernovas, monster trucks and jet engines, plus extraordinary stories of the weird and wonderful from Ripley's Believe It or Not! A unique Ripley’s Believe It or Not! way of looking at traditional children’s subjects, books in this high-impact award-winning series offer an enticing alternative to run-of-the-mill junior reference. With its mix of core facts and a visual feast of unbelievable Ripley stories and images, Space & Mighty Machines will delight every inquisitive child.The upbeat text contains a high “yuk” factor—greatly beloved of the 7–10 years target age group—and lively interactive design. Entertaining and educational, this book will fascinate young readers.
The Lucifer Principle
Author: Howard Bloom
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802192181
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
“A philosophical look at the history of our species which alternated between fascinating and frightening . . . like reading Dean Koontz or Stephen King.” —Rocky Mountain News The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. In a sweeping narrative that moves lucidly among sophisticated scientific disciplines and covers the entire span of the earth’s—as well as mankind’s—history, Howard Bloom challenges some of our most popular scientific assumptions. Drawing on evidence from studies of the most primitive organisms to those on ants, apes, and humankind, the author makes a persuasive case that it is the group, or “superorganism,” rather than the lone individual that really matters in the evolutionary struggle. But biology is not destiny, and human culture is not always the buffer to our most primitive instincts we would like to think it is. In these complex threads of thought lies the Lucifer Principle, and only through understanding its mandates will we able to avoid the nuclear crusades that await us in the twenty-first century. “A revolutionary vision of the relationship between psychology and history, The Lucifer Principle will have a profound impact on our concepts of human nature. It is astonishing that a book of such importance could be such a pleasure to read.”—Elizabeth F. Loftus, author of Memory
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802192181
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
“A philosophical look at the history of our species which alternated between fascinating and frightening . . . like reading Dean Koontz or Stephen King.” —Rocky Mountain News The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. In a sweeping narrative that moves lucidly among sophisticated scientific disciplines and covers the entire span of the earth’s—as well as mankind’s—history, Howard Bloom challenges some of our most popular scientific assumptions. Drawing on evidence from studies of the most primitive organisms to those on ants, apes, and humankind, the author makes a persuasive case that it is the group, or “superorganism,” rather than the lone individual that really matters in the evolutionary struggle. But biology is not destiny, and human culture is not always the buffer to our most primitive instincts we would like to think it is. In these complex threads of thought lies the Lucifer Principle, and only through understanding its mandates will we able to avoid the nuclear crusades that await us in the twenty-first century. “A revolutionary vision of the relationship between psychology and history, The Lucifer Principle will have a profound impact on our concepts of human nature. It is astonishing that a book of such importance could be such a pleasure to read.”—Elizabeth F. Loftus, author of Memory
Graphene
Author: Les Johnson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1633883256
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What if you discovered an infinitesimally thin material capable of conducting electricity, able to suspend millions of times its own weight, and yet porous enough to filter the murkiest water? And what if this incredible substance is created from the same element that fills the common pencil? That's graphene--a flat, two-dimensional, carbon-based molecule with a single sheet measuring only one atom thick. In this layperson's introduction to this revolutionary substance, a physicist and a chemist explain how graphene was developed, discuss the problems in scaling up production for large-scale commercial use, and forecast the potentially transformative effects of incorporating graphene into everyday life. Recent research developments include adding graphene to Silly Putty to make extremely sensitive and malleable medical sensors and compressing and fusing flakes of graphene to create a three-dimensional material that's ten times stronger than steel. This widely adaptable substance promises to change the way we interact with smartphones, laptops, information storage, and even condoms. It may also enable significant improvements to air purification, water filtration technologies, and drug delivery. This entertaining and widely accessible book offers a fascinating look into one of the most exciting developments in materials science in recent decades.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1633883256
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What if you discovered an infinitesimally thin material capable of conducting electricity, able to suspend millions of times its own weight, and yet porous enough to filter the murkiest water? And what if this incredible substance is created from the same element that fills the common pencil? That's graphene--a flat, two-dimensional, carbon-based molecule with a single sheet measuring only one atom thick. In this layperson's introduction to this revolutionary substance, a physicist and a chemist explain how graphene was developed, discuss the problems in scaling up production for large-scale commercial use, and forecast the potentially transformative effects of incorporating graphene into everyday life. Recent research developments include adding graphene to Silly Putty to make extremely sensitive and malleable medical sensors and compressing and fusing flakes of graphene to create a three-dimensional material that's ten times stronger than steel. This widely adaptable substance promises to change the way we interact with smartphones, laptops, information storage, and even condoms. It may also enable significant improvements to air purification, water filtration technologies, and drug delivery. This entertaining and widely accessible book offers a fascinating look into one of the most exciting developments in materials science in recent decades.
The Rough Guide to Film
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1848361254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1848361254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
The World of Scary Video Games
Author: Bernard Perron
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501316214
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as “survival horror” as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501316214
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as “survival horror” as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Author: John Ayto
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198610526
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198610526
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.
Ripley Twists : Dinosaurs & Wild Animals
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Twists 2 in 1 - Dinosaurs & Wild Animals brings together two eye-catching and fascinating books. Discover spiky stegosaurs and terrifying pterosaurs, nocturnal hunters and camouflage kings, and meet the fastest, smartest, and weirdest creatures living on Earth today! A unique Ripley’s Believe It or Not! way of looking at traditional children’s subjects, books in this high-impact award-winning series offer an enticing alternative to run-of-the-mill junior reference. With its mix of core facts and a visual feast of unbelievable Ripley stories and images, Dinosaurs & Wild Animals will delight every inquisitive child.The upbeat text contains a high “yuk” factor—greatly beloved of the 7–10 years target age group—and lively interactive design. Entertaining and educational, this book will fascinate young readers.
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ripley's Twists 2 in 1 - Dinosaurs & Wild Animals brings together two eye-catching and fascinating books. Discover spiky stegosaurs and terrifying pterosaurs, nocturnal hunters and camouflage kings, and meet the fastest, smartest, and weirdest creatures living on Earth today! A unique Ripley’s Believe It or Not! way of looking at traditional children’s subjects, books in this high-impact award-winning series offer an enticing alternative to run-of-the-mill junior reference. With its mix of core facts and a visual feast of unbelievable Ripley stories and images, Dinosaurs & Wild Animals will delight every inquisitive child.The upbeat text contains a high “yuk” factor—greatly beloved of the 7–10 years target age group—and lively interactive design. Entertaining and educational, this book will fascinate young readers.