Allmänna encyklopedier

Högst, störst, snabbast och bäst! Nu är rekordboken Guinness World Records 2024 här och fylld med årets spännande fakta och otroliga prestationer. Här finns mycket att utforska och varje sida är fullproppad med kunskap och bilder, allt från den se...

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A micro-encyclopedia for those who want to know the perfumer's work and learn about the perfume industry from the inside, but have no guide on where to start.

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Vad är ett primärval? Vad gör deltagarna på caucus? Hur stiftas lagar i kongressen? Vad har presidenten för befogenheter? När var det bråk på ett partikonvent senast? Varför har republikanerna en elefant som symbol och demokraterna en åsna? Hur må...

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*From the star of CUNK ON EARTH - BBC's landmark mockumentary, now on Netflix!* 'This book is great because it covers everything in existence apart from the 95% of stuff not worth bothering with' Philomena Cunk, star of Charlie Broo...

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Visste du att Frihetsgudinnan har storlek 3500 i skor, att världens första bilkrock inträffade 1770 eller att en gris i Normandie blev hängd 1394 för att ha ätit upp ett barn? Eller visste du att fiskar kan klättra i träd och bli sjösjuka, att fåg...

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Endymion Wilkinsons bestselling Chinese History: A New Manual has been continuously in print for fifty years. It has achieved this unusual distinction because the author expanded its scope with each new edition. In the process it has grown from a ...

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In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works. We are living in the Information Age, in ...

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Historian, sociologist, novelist, editor, and political activist, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was the most gifted and influential black intellectual of his time. This Library of America volume presents his essential writings, covering the ful...

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The Grimoire Encyclopaedia is a work of unparalleled magical scholarship which expands the field of grimoire study far beyond its previous boundaries. Including one hundred chapters on individual grimoires and important books, a table of the spiri...

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Packed with facts and illustrations, this landmark book offers a reliable, visually stunning, and family-friendly alternative to online information sources. This fully illustrated encyclopedia is the antidote to the internet. It's expertly written...

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Keys to accurate identification for nearly 300 species in cultivation. This is a black-and-white edition.

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International experts worked for nearly two decades to produce this greatest single source of information on maples. Every known maple is described, including growth habit, distribution, hardiness, and autumn color, as well as useful information o...

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Clivias are classed among the most desirable of all connoisseur plants, offering not only spectacular flowers but also interesting variations in both leaf variegation and plant form. Despite their reputation as specialist plants, however, clivias ...

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A fascinating compilation of weather forecasts, recipes, jokes, and aphorisms, Poor Richard's Almanack debuted in 1732. This edition presents hundreds of Franklin's timeless maxims, plus selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's W...

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Napolon Bonaparte: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover all aspects of his life and work, from his birth in Corsica to his death in St. Helena. Includes a detailed chronology of Napolon Bonapartes life, family, and work. The A to Z sectio...

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The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one, The Times. The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 732...

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Updated and expanded version of the classic reference work, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera, this new text edition examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the s...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the Unit...

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The Grimoire Encyclopaedia is a work of unparalleled magical scholarship which expands the field of grimoire study far beyond its previous boundaries. Including one hundred chapters on individual grimoires and important books, a table of the spiri...

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"e;Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."e; Gertrude SteinREAD BY TOM BAIRD AND ARTHUR HOUSE.The world's a complex and bewildering place. Every day we are bombarded with far information than we ...

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"e;Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock"e;. Ben HechtEvery day we are bombarded with far more information than we can possibly hope t...

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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toad...

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A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. We are overwhelmed by information from our phones, our televisions, our comp...

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GRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE!Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around.Try not to gag as your read about bad breath, bile, burps, ear wax, scab...

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Calling all trivia buffs! Loaded with over 200 entries and almost 2,000 bits of trivia, this book will arm you with hundreds of useless scientific tidbits - perfect for curious minds.Organized from A ("e;Amino Acids"e;) to Z ("e;Zombie...

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A handy, quick-reference guide to thousands of difficult-to-remember or difficult-to-find facts, now in ebook format.Do you know who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965? What is the capital of the Netherlands Antilles? When was the telescop...

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Mushroom collecting is becoming increasingly popular, and while a comprehensive identification guide is essential, the folklore, facts and fables, recipes and stories that have accumulated since ancient times create part of the charm of these stra...

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A bumper-size quiz book with all new questions to test your general knowledge, with 500 quizzes and 10,000 questions. Includes 30 picture rounds to get you scratching your head! Perfect for playing with friends and family. Arranged in easy, medium...

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