Curiosities & Wonders

The Book of Useless Information addresses virtually every imaginable topic, from the most unusual tourist attractions in the United States to the legend of...

A double back-spin on a motorcycle...ane elephant with a wooden leg...an apple the size of your head...it's just another year at the Guinness World Records...

A Believe It or Not! is something incredibly hard to believe, but undeniably true--something that totally blows your mind! Mind Blown!, the 17th book in the...

Think you can spot the fake? Think again. It's going to be a lot harder than you think to pick out the BS. Each entry hides one well-crafted fib among a p...

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Packed full of fascinating facts and strange tales about incredibly unbelievable but totally true stories, this new book celebrates the remarkable and the ...

With this all-new 21st edition, Uncle John’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader, Uncle John and his crack staff of writers prove that after more than two decades...

"Only two things are infinite-the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe." — -Albert Einstein Named in honor of Charles Da...

Celebrate the big 3-0 with this thrilling 30th edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader—and cheers to 30 more!What's even more trusty and awe-inspiring th...

a Universal Symbol Of Transformation, The Labyrinth Was Created In Ancient Times To Represent Humankind's Search For The Core Of Divinity. Unlike A Maze, Wh...

The Book Of Mis-information Is A Collection Of Hundreds Of Articles, Lists, Quotes, And Anecdotes. A Lively Range Of Subjects And Events, From The Backwater...

In the tradition of the instant bestsellers The Intellectual Devotional and The Intellectual Devotional: American History comes the third installment in t...

You are an idiot.Don't get defensive! It's not your fault. For decades your teachers, authority figures and textbooks have been lying to you. You do not hav...

At A Whopping 600 Absorbing Pages, Uncle John Pulled Out All The Stops To Make The Behemoth Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader The Epitome Of Thron...

The Book of Bizarre Truths is a 704-page collection of answers to hundreds of provocative questions covering a vast range of topics, from the strange to th...

The dedicated researchers at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute return with some fast-acting, long-lasting relief for fans who have been suffering without a ...

From head to toe to breast to behind, Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully intoxicating tour of the words we use to describe our bodies. Did you know: -eye ...

3... 2... 1... We have lift off on another fully revised and updated Guinness World Records annual. The 2023 edition takes readers on a journey that's out...

Uncle John got a Factastic facelift for the 28th all-new edition of this beloved book series now with a classy flexibound cover on the outside and a sleek ...

Filled with incredible feats, records, and events, the ultimate authority on every record in the world has been completely updated and revised for 2000, for...

Beyond the Bizarre!, the 16th book in the bestselling series from Ripley's Believe It or Not!, is filled with all the unbelievable stories and images you've...

The big brains at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have come up with 544 all-new pages full of incredible facts, hilarious articles, and a whole bunch of ...

Weighing in at a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John’s Canoramic Bathroom Reader presents a wide-angle view of the world around us. It’s overflowing with eve...

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For ten years, Morbid Curiosity was a one-of-a-kind underground magazine that gained a devoted following for its celebration of absurd, grotesque, and unu...

The Book of Incredible Information is a collection of hundreds of articles, lists, quotes, and anecdotes. A lively range of subjects and events, from the b...

The Book of Weird and Unusual Trivia is a 704-page, padded hardcover book that's crammed with stories that are eerie, unexpected, and just plain bizarre. L...

Lionel And Patricia Fanthorpe. Includes Bibliographical References (p.[237]-240).Categories: Religion & Spirituality Occult & ParanormalUnexplained ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Out of the Box is certain to leave readers of all ages in awe with nearly a thousand all-new stories featuring incredible people...

2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor!The 26th annual edition of Uncle John’s wildly successful series is all-new and jam-packed with ...

Packed with even more all-new words and images than ever before, this fourth Ripley’s Believe It or Not! annual book is the biggest and best yet. It is fu...

Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest moun...

The all-new 2004 edition of the Guinness World Records book contains more than 700 new records, 10 full-page feature spreads, and the most photographs in a...

The latest title in Ripley’s Curioddities series, Perfectly Peculiar! is sure to delight anyone who enjoys learning about the world of the weird! Featurin...

An Encyclopedia Of Oddities Features Unexpected And Unimaginable People, Places, And Creatures From Around The World.Categories: Teen & Young Adult Educ...

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Want To Impress Your Buddies At The Bar? Need To Think Of Something Interesting To Do At The Next Family Gathering? Want To Learn A Bunch Of Random Facts Ab...

About the Author Wendy Williams is a journalist and author. She has written for the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the ...

Guinness World Records is the world's best-selling copyright book, and it's a record-breaking publishing phenomenon! It has historically rocked the best-se...

All Aboard Guinness World Records 2021 For A Life-changing Journey Of Discovery! This Year, We're Devoting A Chapter To The History Of Exploration, Starting...

It's Time To Get Off The Beaten Path. Inspiring Equal Parts Wonder And Wanderlust, Atlas Obscura Celebrates Over 700 Of The Strangest And Most Curious Place...

Legends, questions and theories abound about Oak Island, Nova Scotia, and tales of buried treasure there. For more than two centuries, the island has been ...

A revised and updated version of the DK classic. Explaining the world around us with a unique marriage of words and pictures, the Ultimate Visual Dictiona...

Fully revised and updated, and with a bright new design, Guinness World Records 2022 provides a fascinating snapshot of our world today. Our editors have ...

The Holocaust Chronicle, Written And Fact-checked By Top Scholars, Recounts The Long, Complex, Anguishing Story Of The Most Terrible Crime Of The 20th Centu...

Detailed maps in the distinctive and respected Times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the world.Each continent is introduced by a...

Fully revised and updated, the record-breaking compendium of superlatives is back and bursting with facts, figures and incredible stories – each one sele...

The All New 5th title in this annual series. Total sales are just shy of 3 million copies. The Remarkable Revealed – published last year – was #14 on t...