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Big Ideas in Brief: 200 World-changing Concepts Explained in an Instant by Ian Crofton
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes Ser.
Ian Crofton, former editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Philosophy (Teach Yourself Instant Reference) and Science Without the Boring Bits. With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that ...Show more
Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities by Ian Crofton
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
From the creators of Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, considered by many the greatest trivia collection ever, comes another cool collection of fabulous facts, quirky quotes, and unbelievable-but-true happenings. The coverage includes various historic, literary, artistic, and scientific categorie ...Show more
Brewer's Nettle Knickers and Exploding Toads: Curious Facts from the Faintly Peculiar to the Downright Bizarre by Ian Crofton
$30.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
This quirky and eclectic collection will open your eyes to a whole world of things you didn't know you didn't know and have you peppering your conversation with such diverse trivia as political nicknames, unusual weapons, notable cat lovers and heroic animals. This attractive volume includes snippets of ...Show more
History without the Boring Bits: A Curious Chronology of the World by Ian Crofton
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting st ...Show more
Science Without the Boring Bits: A Curious Chronology of Discovery, Invention and Wild Speculation by Ian Crofton
$20.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
Forget Boyle's law, polymer chains, cellular respiration and fields of force - here's all the really interesting stuff you never learnt during science lessons at school. But this isn't fantasy, this is hard fact: Fact: The stethoscope owes its invention in 1816 to a young doctor who was too embarrassed ...Show more
The Disappeared by Ian Crofton
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
From the crew of the Mary Celeste to Lord Lucan, and from Ambrose Bierce to Jimmy Hoffa, history is littered with cases of perplexing disappearance. Beyond the wilder excesses of paranormal speculation and theories of alien abduction, their stories offer the inquisitive reader both the thrill of uncerta ...Show more
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