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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
Written by Arthur Goldwag, Read by Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307577986
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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more
Written by Arthur Goldwag
Read by Fred Sanders


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $22.50

Did you know?

• Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members.

• The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers.

• Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square, “The Box,” are all names for Area 51.

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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
Written by Arthur Goldwag
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307390677
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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more
Written by Arthur Goldwag


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $16.00

Did you know?

• Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members.

• The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers.

• Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square, “The Box,” are all names for Area 51.

An... Read more >
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The Box of General Ignorance
The Box of General Ignorance
Written by John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
Format: Non-traditional book
ISBN: 9780307451446
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The Box of General Ignorance
100 Flash Cards to Entertain Your Brain
Written by John Mitchinson and John Lloyd


Format: Non-traditional book
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.95

So, you think George Washington was our first president? Wrong! Or that bagpipes come from Scotland? Nice try, genius. Perfect for parties, trivia buffs, and anyone who thinks the earth has just one moon, this deck offers 100 flash cards of brain-building fun!

Discover the truth behind these seemingly simple questions:
-What is... Read more >
The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
Written by Garth Sundem
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307450357
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The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
Be Afraid, Beautiful People
Written by Garth Sundem


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $11.99

TUNE IN. TURN ON. GEEK OUT.
Sorry, beautiful people. These days, from government to business to technology to Hollywood, geeks rule the world.

Finally, here’s the book no self-respecting geek can live without–a guide jam-packed with 314.1516 short entries both useful and fun. Science, pop-culture trivia, paper airplanes, and pure geekish nostalgia... Read more >
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The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
Written by Garth Sundem
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307450340
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The Geeks' Guide to World Domination
Be Afraid, Beautiful People
Written by Garth Sundem


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $13.95

TUNE IN. TURN ON. GEEK OUT.
Sorry, beautiful people. These days, from government to business to technology to Hollywood, geeks rule the world.

Finally, here’s the book no self-respecting geek can live without–a guide jam-packed with 314.1516 short entries both useful and fun. Science, pop-culture trivia, paper airplanes, and pure geekish nostalgia... Read more >
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Script and Scribble
Script and Scribble
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781933633671
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Script and Scribble
The Rise and Fall of Handwriting
Written by Kitty Burns Florey


Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $22.95

Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed “penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: “There... Read more >
Bet You Didn't Know
Bet You Didn't Know
Written by Cheryl Russell
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781591026358
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Bet You Didn't Know
Hundreds of Intriguing Facts About Living in the USA
Written by Cheryl Russell


Format: Trade Paperback, 316 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $18.99

Tired of droning pundits and politicians, or the almost daily tirades on the radio, TV, and in print? Ever wonder what the facts are behind so many diverse opinions on such a variety of topics?

Statistics maven Cheryl Russell — editorial director of New Strategist Publications and the former editor-in-chief of American... Read more >
The Secret History of the English Language
The Secret History of the English Language
Written by M.J. Harper
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781933633312
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The Secret History of the English Language

Written by M.J. Harper


Format: Hardcover, 225 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2008
Price: $22.95

In a hugely enjoyable read with gloriously corrosive prose, MJ Harper slashes and burns through the whole of accepted academic thought about the history of the English Language.

According to Harper:
1. English does not derive from Anglo-Saxon.
2. French, Italian, and Spanish did not descend from Latin.
3. Middle English is a wholly imaginary... Read more >
5 People Who Died During Sex
5 People Who Died During Sex
Written by Karl Shaw
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767922968
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5 People Who Died During Sex
and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
Written by Karl Shaw


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $8.99

All in perfectly bad taste

Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.

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5 People Who Died During Sex
5 People Who Died During Sex
Written by Karl Shaw
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767920599
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5 People Who Died During Sex
and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
Written by Karl Shaw


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $9.95

All in perfectly bad taste

Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.

Did you know…

…that...

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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781933633107
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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
Written by Kitty Burns Florey


Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

Once wildly popular in grammar schools across the country, sentence diagramming has fallen out of fashion. But are we that much worse for not knowing the word-mapping method?

Now, in this illustrated personal history that any language lover will adore, Kitty Burns Florey explores the rise and fall of sentence diagramming, including... Read more >
Suburban Legends
Suburban Legends
Written by Sam Stall
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781594740510
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Suburban Legends

Written by Sam Stall


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $15.95

Its a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood
 
They told you the suburbs were a great place to live. They said nothing bad could ever happen here.
But they were wrong.
 
This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the ’burbs—from corpses buried in backyards... Read more >
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The Museum of Kitschy Stitches
The Museum of Kitschy Stitches
Written by Stitchy Mcyarnpants
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781594741111
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The Museum of Kitschy Stitches

Written by Stitchy Mcyarnpants


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2006
Price: $15.95

A Fashion Tour-de-Farce!
 
Welcome to The Museum of Kitschy Stitches, the astonishingly awful collection of the finest knitting and crocheting horrors the twentieth century has to offer. From hideous hats and gender-bending sweater sets to a set of bonus patterns that will bring the kitsch home, this gallery of notorious... Read more >
The Complete Guide to Labyrinths
The Complete Guide to Labyrinths
Written by Cassandra Eason
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781580911269
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The Complete Guide to Labyrinths
Tapping the Sacred Spiral for Power, Protection, Transformation, and Healing
Written by Cassandra Eason


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $14.95

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