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The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare

By Shakespeare, WILLIAM

The Holy Place: Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau - Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World

By Lincoln, Henry

Wild Things They Don't Tell Us

By Presley, Reg

Elephants On Acid and other Bizarre Experiments

By Alex Boese

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages (I Used to Know That ...)

By Rhodes, Chloe

1000 English Idioms Explained (English Language): Home-grown and from Across the Pond

By Editorial Board

The Mysterium: Unexplained and extraordinary stories for a post-Nessie generation

By Tinsley, Jo, Bramwell, David

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Seeing is Believing

By Ripley's Believe It or Not

Guinness World Records

By Glenday, Craig

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Dare to Look!, 10 (Annual)

By Ripley's Believe It or Not

Knowledge is Beautiful

By McCandless, David

Guinness World Records 2021

By Guinness World Records

Imponderables

By David Feldman

Top 10 of Everything 2013: Discover More Than Just the No. 1!

By Caroline Ash

Why Skies are Blue and Parrots Talk

By Thompson, Andrew

National Geographic Little Kids: First Big Book of Dinosaurs (National Geographic Kids)

By Catherine D. Hughes

The Best Book of Useless Information Ever

By Botham, Noel

Guinness World Records

By Glenday, Craig

Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe (Unexpected Atlases)

By Elborough, Travis

A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

By Forsyth, Mark

50 Facts You Need to Know: USA: A Tour Through the Real America

By Fender, Stephen

A Horrid History of Christmas: Horrible Happenings and Frightening Festivities

By Sly, Nicola

Thomas's ABC

By Rev. W. Awdry, Tony Wells

i-SPY At the seaside: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)

By i-SPY

Little Kids First Big Book Of The World (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) (National Geographic Kids)

By National Geographic Kids

i-SPY In the countryside: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)

By i-SPY

i-SPY Birds: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)

By i-SPY

Opening Pandora's Box: Phrases We Borrowed from the Classics and the Stories Behind Them

By Addis, Ferdie, Ferdie Addis

The Odditorium: The tricksters, eccentrics, deviants and inventors whose obsessions changed the world

By Bramwell, David, Tinsley, Jo

How Slow Can you Waterski?: and other puzzling questions ...

By Guardian News and Media Ltd