Author: Daniel Cohen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780880294515
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents known facts and speculations about more than 100 topics including ancient mysteries, strange people, lost lands, mysteries of magic, and incredible objects.
The Encyclopedia of the Strange
Author: Daniel Cohen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780880294515
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents known facts and speculations about more than 100 topics including ancient mysteries, strange people, lost lands, mysteries of magic, and incredible objects.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780880294515
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents known facts and speculations about more than 100 topics including ancient mysteries, strange people, lost lands, mysteries of magic, and incredible objects.
Encyclopedia of Extremely Weird Animals
Author: Sarah Lovett
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
ISBN: 9781562613815
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Introduces readers to animals that are extremely weird in appearance, behavior, or habitat.
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
ISBN: 9781562613815
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Introduces readers to animals that are extremely weird in appearance, behavior, or habitat.
They Eat That?
Author: Jonathan Deutsch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313380597
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This thoroughly engaging encyclopedia considers the rich diversity of unfamiliar foods eaten around the world. The title They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from around the World says it all. This fun encyclopedia, organized A–Z, describes and offers cultural context for foodstuffs people eat today that might be described as "weird"—at least to the American palate. Entries also include American regional standards, such as scrapple and chitterlings, that other regions might find distasteful, as well as a few mainstream American foods, like honey, that are equally odd when one considers their derivation. A long narrative entry on insects, for example, discusses the fact that insects are enjoyed as a regular part of the diet in some Asian, South and Central American, and African countries. It then looks at the kinds of insects eaten, where and how they are eaten, cultural uses, nutrition, and preparation. Each of the encyclopedia's 100 entries includes a representative recipe or, for a food already prepared like maggoty cheese, describes how it is eaten. Each entry ends with suggested readings.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313380597
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This thoroughly engaging encyclopedia considers the rich diversity of unfamiliar foods eaten around the world. The title They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from around the World says it all. This fun encyclopedia, organized A–Z, describes and offers cultural context for foodstuffs people eat today that might be described as "weird"—at least to the American palate. Entries also include American regional standards, such as scrapple and chitterlings, that other regions might find distasteful, as well as a few mainstream American foods, like honey, that are equally odd when one considers their derivation. A long narrative entry on insects, for example, discusses the fact that insects are enjoyed as a regular part of the diet in some Asian, South and Central American, and African countries. It then looks at the kinds of insects eaten, where and how they are eaten, cultural uses, nutrition, and preparation. Each of the encyclopedia's 100 entries includes a representative recipe or, for a food already prepared like maggoty cheese, describes how it is eaten. Each entry ends with suggested readings.
Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena
Author: Jerome Clark
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Examines what is known about 150 physical phenomena, including eyewitness accounts, photographs, and other documentation of such things as UFOs, Noah's Ark, werewolves, crop circles, and sea serpents.
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Examines what is known about 150 physical phenomena, including eyewitness accounts, photographs, and other documentation of such things as UFOs, Noah's Ark, werewolves, crop circles, and sea serpents.
The Encyclopedia of Weird
Author: Sheila De La Rosa
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812555363
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Describes examples of unusual and unexplained phenomena.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812555363
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Describes examples of unusual and unexplained phenomena.
Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories
Author: Paul Green
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, super-soldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and role-playing games. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and "Weird War."
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, super-soldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and role-playing games. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and "Weird War."
Weird Creatures Encyclopedia
Author: Andrew Donkin
Publisher: Voyager
ISBN: 9780007132898
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This is the ultimate guide to weird creatures, describing the wonderful lifeforms that can be found lurking the the shadows of our world somewhere between rumour and accepted reality. Here are the facts as we know them on everyTHING and everyBODY that mankind has encountered in fact and fiction - and in those strange dark places in between! This is the ultimate guide to weird creatures. From changelings to werewolves, from ice parasites to yetis via Nessie and the African Congo Dinosaur. And when you've experienced it all. When you think you are ready to go monster hunting, you can take the E.A.T. (The Earth Aptitude Test.) The answers are at the end, but no sneaking a look. You can fool yourself, but you can't fool a Tibetan Thought Form...
Publisher: Voyager
ISBN: 9780007132898
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This is the ultimate guide to weird creatures, describing the wonderful lifeforms that can be found lurking the the shadows of our world somewhere between rumour and accepted reality. Here are the facts as we know them on everyTHING and everyBODY that mankind has encountered in fact and fiction - and in those strange dark places in between! This is the ultimate guide to weird creatures. From changelings to werewolves, from ice parasites to yetis via Nessie and the African Congo Dinosaur. And when you've experienced it all. When you think you are ready to go monster hunting, you can take the E.A.T. (The Earth Aptitude Test.) The answers are at the end, but no sneaking a look. You can fool yourself, but you can't fool a Tibetan Thought Form...
Weird But True
Author: Janet Goldenberg
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 9780064461900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This is a collection of odditiies in the world.
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 9780064461900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This is a collection of odditiies in the world.
Extraordinary Animals
Author: Ross Piper
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 0313339228
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet has to offer. In the dark depths of the oceans, in the seemingly inhospitable Polar Regions, in the driest deserts, even within the bodies of other animals, there are animal species that have developed unique and extraordinary means of surviving and thriving. Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals is an exploration of those members of the animal kingdom who possess strange and bizarre adaptations that allow them to survive in the most extreme environments, or whose complex lives can only be said to be bewildering. From the tar-baby termite to the blue whale, from the harpy eagle to the naked mole rat, these species reflect the exceptionally broad spectrum of life, showing just how diverse the animal kingdom is. Extraordinary Animals has been thoroughly researched for scientific accuracy, but is accessibly written in everyday language. Each entry includes a description of the animal, an explanation of its odd behavior, other interesting scientific and trivial facts, and black and white illustrations. In addition, a fun and interactive Go Look section encourages readers to go look for the animals in the outside world.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 0313339228
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet has to offer. In the dark depths of the oceans, in the seemingly inhospitable Polar Regions, in the driest deserts, even within the bodies of other animals, there are animal species that have developed unique and extraordinary means of surviving and thriving. Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals is an exploration of those members of the animal kingdom who possess strange and bizarre adaptations that allow them to survive in the most extreme environments, or whose complex lives can only be said to be bewildering. From the tar-baby termite to the blue whale, from the harpy eagle to the naked mole rat, these species reflect the exceptionally broad spectrum of life, showing just how diverse the animal kingdom is. Extraordinary Animals has been thoroughly researched for scientific accuracy, but is accessibly written in everyday language. Each entry includes a description of the animal, an explanation of its odd behavior, other interesting scientific and trivial facts, and black and white illustrations. In addition, a fun and interactive Go Look section encourages readers to go look for the animals in the outside world.
The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful
Author: Milo Rossi
Publisher: Wellfleet
ISBN: 1577153413
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful features over 500 illustrated explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from life, culture, and a range of other fascinating topics.
Publisher: Wellfleet
ISBN: 1577153413
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful features over 500 illustrated explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from life, culture, and a range of other fascinating topics.