Snack on science! Make a science of snacks! Potato Chip Science is the book and kit that’s an irresistible introduction to science for 8- to 12-year-olds. Here are 29 incredible experiments―plus one edible project―that use potato chips, potatoes, potato chip bags, tubes, and lids. Included in the bag are a 96-page two-color book and a dozen items that …
The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science
About the original 1000 PlayThinks,Will Shortz of The New York Times said it best: “The most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles almost a century ago.” Inside The Big Book of Brain Games, you will find an obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, illusions—originals as well as …
The obsessive new calendar for the desktop of every football lover—by Jeff Marcus, author of All-Time, All-Team Pro Football Quiz. Jam-packed with stats, records, factoids, and lore,? 365 Days of Football Trivia! Calendar feeds the fan’s mania throughout the year. Test your knowledge about legendary players— Did Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino ever win a Super Bowl? …
The perfect golfing gift: A book that is a complete, working 9-hole miniature golf course, with miniature golf balls and putter included. The first book you can play through. The book that’s a true original. Featuring nine themed courses, from pirates to dinosaurs to the classic windmill, The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf celebrates the silliness and the …
Over 33 million people fish in this country. They went on over 455 million fishing trips and spent more than $41 billion on fishing expenses. And what’s almost as good as going fishing? Hearing, telling, and swapping great fish stories. Shaun Morey is a fisherman, a connoisseur of fish stories, and a journalist with a novelist’s eye (and …
The Official 365 Sports Facts-A-Year Page-A-Day Calendar 2016
Dramatic upsets. Fierce rivalries. Record-breaking feats. Every day starts with an adrenaline rush in The Official 365 Sports Facts-A-Year Calendar. University of Tennessee student athlete Ron Widby leads both his football and basketball teams to victory on the same day—averaging 43 yards in punts in the Volunteers’ win over Tulsa, and scoring 18 points in the championship game …
Reviving the legacy of the New Deal art projects—and perfectly timed with the centennial of the National Park Service in 2016—the Creative Action Network’s See America project is a crowd sourced art campaign that has so far produced more than 725 illustrations by over 200 artists from all 50 states celebrating the country’s national landmarks and treasured sites. …
The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris: The Best Restaurants, Bistros, Cafés, Markets, Bakeries, and More
The book that cracks the code, from the incomparable Patricia Wells. An acclaimed authority on French cuisine, Ms. Wells has spent more than 30 years in Paris, many as former restaurant critic for The International Herald Tribune. Now her revered Food Lover’s Guide to Paris is back in a completely revised, brand-new edition. In 457 entries―345 new to …
The wonders of Ireland: the verdant misty pastures and ancient brooding dolmens. Lively seaside villages and brightly painted pub doors. Crumbling castles, witty Guinness ads—and the soaring cliffs of Moher, the wild and rugged County Mayo, the Giant’s Causeway, and fly-fishing on the River Suir. With hundreds of gorgeous photographs by Chris Coe, 365 Days in Ireland celebrates …
There are many reasons why France is the world’s #1 tourist destination. To name just a few: the sweeping golden stretches of land, like Champagne; the iconic boulevards and sidewalk cafés of Paris; the ski mountains of Haute-Savoie; the effervescent fountains and extraordinary food of Lyon. Plus bustling outdoor markets, Provençal fields of lavender, châteaux next to still …