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The Encyclopedia of Very Important Events Through Modern History: 54 Earth-Shattering Events That Changed the Course of History
So, you know about history’s biggest events… but do you know the story behind them?
Knowledge is power – we’ve all heard that before and seen it proven right. Because of this, learning a bit of history can help us not make the same mistakes in the future. History, after all, is one big series of lessons we can apply to our present to avoid repeating the biggest errors ever made.
The main problem is that sometimes history can get… kind of boring (sorry, historians!). But we’re changing that for good.
Divided into 54 incredibly engaging and well-told stories representing the biggest and most influential events that have taken place throughout modern history, The Encyclopedia of Very Important Events Through Modern History compiles humorous, inspiring, tragic and even disastrous stories that shaped the world to become – for better or for worse – what we know it as today.
Discover the truth that led to the most massive events in history, such as:
- Isaac Newton and his apple – you know the story, right? But what if I told you the whole tale was a LOT more complex than simply a falling fruit?
- You may be aware that WWI began with an assassination, but did you know that it was a wrong turn by a driver that set the stage for the world’s second bloodiest war? Yikes!
- And we all know how messy a divorce can get… but what about a divorce that caused a literal religious war across an entire nation and set half the country on fire… literally!
This book will help you unlock the entire truth behind the largest events in history so get ready; it’s a fascinating read.
Grab a copy of The Encyclopedia of Very Important Events through Modern History and learn the historical facts and stories most people don’t know about the events we all know!
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BSL Inspirational Word Search – Positive Vibes British Sign Language Puzzles: Pocket-Sized Fingerspelling Alphabet Games Book – Perfect BSL Gift for Beginners or Fluent Signers,…
Unlock the mysteries of the British Sign Language with this exciting BSL Word Search Book! This pocket-sized book is filled with 30 fun and challenging puzzles that are perfect for all ages! Each puzzle includes a unique selection of uplifting words and a motivational quote that will keep you entertained for hours and leave you feeling inspired and motivated!
The book’s compact size makes it easy to take with you on the go, so you can practice your signing whenever and wherever you want. Additionally, it comes with two BSL alphabet charts that you can cut out and use for easy reference. And if you ever get stuck, don’t worry – we’ve included all the solutions in the back of the book.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced BSL signer, this book is perfect for anyone looking to improve their skills. Every puzzle will give you a boost of good vibes and leave you feeling refreshed and energized.
So grab a pencil and start searching for positive vibes!
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The World’s Best Short Stories: 127 Funny Short Stories About Unbelievable Stuff That Actually Happened
Do you want to be entertained by strange, unique and interesting true stories?
Or maybe just have a laugh?
The World’s Best Short Stories is a compendium of crazy and oddly funny stories from different periods across human history. You’ll learn about pompous politicians, admirable animals, and some very strange oddballs!
The book provides the reader with an easily accessible entrance into some of the most important aspects of human history. The stories are packed with humor and jokes to offer up even the grumpiest of readers a wry smile.
The stories carefully selected for the book are typically areas that the average reader won’t have heard of before. Though many of them are set in familiar periods of history which helps the readers build from their own base of knowledge.
In this book you will find:
- 127 exciting stories from different periods and locations across history.
- Boiled-down information from the words of a historian to help plug holes in your knowledge.
- Strange accounts, showing an underside of humanity that isn’t discussed in more traditional academic circles.
- A little extra touch of wit and humor, to keep you entertained along the way.
This book is supposed to help people access new information in a way that isn’t overwhelming or complicated but is instead funny and simple.
The book has some mature themes, though it remains suitable for young teenagers and older, as long as whoever reads the book is just immature enough to be able to laugh at the sillier side of life and history.
If you’re looking for the perfect gift item or just a casual read or light-hearted page-turner, then The World’s Best Short Stories is the book for you.
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Wales Rugby Wordsearches: Welsh Rugby Union Players, Legends, Captains, Grounds and More Word Search Puzzle Collection
Welsh Rugby Wordsearches!
If you love Welsh Rugby, its traditions, history and all its legendary players, then this is the perfect book for you! Inside this epic collection you will find hundreds and hundreds of players who have had the hnour of representing Wales at international level. Search for all the legends of the past as well as the current stars of today’s game!
All the words in this book can go across, down, diagonally and back to front. If you get stuck at all, you will find all the answers in the back of the book. With a large sized 8.5 inches by 11 inches, it is the perfect sized book for ease of reading and portability.
Get the perfect gift for any fan of the Welsh Rugby or any word search lover – young or old!
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Card Games For Dummies, 3rd Edition
The perfect book for when you’re ready to move beyond 52-card pickup
Feeling rummy? Ready to bridge the gap? In the mood to go fish? Card Games For Dummies is your source for rules, strategy, and fun. You’ll learn everything you need to know to play and win at your family’s favorite games, plus a bunch of others that are probably new to you. If you’re the gambling kind, you can get started with poker, blackjack, and other casino favorites, right here. This handy guide takes card game enthusiasm to the next level and explains the tips and tricks that can turn game night into some serious competition.
- Learn the official rules for all your favorite card games
- Discover strategies for winning at bridge, poker, hearts, and many more
- Play easy games that are perfect for the whole family
- Get started in the world of online card gaming
Card Games For Dummies will whet your appetite for play. Start shuffling!
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Scarne’s New Complete Guide to Gambling
Provides detailed information on strategy, methods of play, and rules in all games of chance and skill as well as explaining odds and house percentages, swindling methods, and sleight-of-hand tricksRead more
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Follow Your Leader: The memoir of a Newmarket trainer
The fifty-year career of Gavin Pritchard-Gordon in Newmarket, the Headquarters of British Racing, proved to be as exciting a ride as those provided by his many winning horses. This caught the author as much by surprise as anyone else. The opportunity to train racehorses was offered to Pritchard-Gordon somewhat out of the blue by the legendary trainer Harvey Leader.
Pritchard-Gordon grabbed at the chance to follow in Mr Leader’s footsteps. He never looked back as a life in Racing took him to many a Winners’ Enclosure and the country’s grandest houses, all the while having great fun with the top names of Racing, past and present.Foreword by Brough Scott
“A stylish homage to Newmarket this memoir is deliciously indiscreet, full of humorous anecdotes that will make the reader laugh out loud. It cleverly exposes some of racing’s shibboleths while retaining the author’s innate decency and humanity. A must read for the racing aficionado.”
Author and journalist Colin Mackenzie.About the author:
Racing has been Gavin Pritchard-Gordon’s life, ever since he first came to Newmarket in 1966 to be a pupil trainer with the greatly respected Harvey Leader – one of the very few people to have trained both a Classic and a Grand National winner. He spent similar spells as Assistant to Peter Walwyn in Lambourn, and Stuart Murless, on the Curragh, before returning to Newmarket, and taking over the trainer’s license from Harvey Leader, at Shalfleet, in 1972.
The best horses Pritchard-Gordon trained on the Flat were Group 1 winners Noalcoholic, Ardoon and Record Run – but one of his most exciting moments came when King Pele, ridden by the intrepid David Nicholson, triumphed in the Gloucester Hurdle (now the Sun Alliance) at the Cheltenham Festival in 1973.
Pritchard-Gordon stopped training in 1995, spending a year at BHB in Portman Square before becoming Chief Executive of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association In Newmarket. He held that position for fourteen years, prior to being appointed Executive Chairman of British Bloodstock Marketing, and then retiring in 2010. Since then Pritchard-Gordon has remained closely involved with all aspects of the Racing and Breeding Industry worldwide.Read more
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Milestone Satellite Strategy: A new chapter for the book Poker Satellite Strategy
The book Poker Satellite Strategy is in the process of being updated with a new chapter on Milestone Satellites/Target Stack Satellites/Cashout Satellites.This short ebook is 3,500 words and is that updated chapter, which we wanted to make available to previous owners of Poker Satellite Strategy so they don’t have to buy a second book.
We recommend you don’t buy this book unless you own Poker Satellite Strategy or consider yourself knowledgeable on satellite strategy. We will be removing it next year from the Amazon store.
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BootComp Comping Challenge Workbook
Take your comping up a gear with the fun and motivational BootComp workbook, designed by top comper Di Coke. With twelve challenges to test your prize-winning skills, it’s a great way to organise your hobby and focus on winning your dream competition prizes. Used in conjunction with the BootComp Planner, the BootComp Workbook is the best way to organise your hobby and focus on winning your dream competition prizes!
BootComp features:
- 76 large format pages
- 12 in-depth and interactive challenges covering social media, creative comping, finding competitions, organisation and more!
- tips on improving your success rate
- 63 ideas for comping goals – separated into easy, hard and tough!
- access to the private BootCompers Facebook group with regular live events and bonus challenge videos/Q&As
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Better Betting with a Decent Feller: A Social History of Bookmaking
Today, branches of chains such as William Hill and Ladbrokes are familiar sights in high streets across Britain, and betting takes place on all sorts of events – from horse-racing to general elections, from football-match results to the likelihood of snow falling on Christmas Day. Yet until 1961 street bookmakers were illegal, and old prejudices are slow to fade away. A stigma is still attached to bookmaking, and for many people bookmakers remain a disreputable and shady lot. This book sets out to examine why this is the case. Social historian Carl Chinn was himself a bookmaker, like his father and grandfather before him, and therefore brings his own unique perspective to this lively and highly readable account of the profession’s history, from its origins among the sharpsters who hoodwinked punters at racecourses, to the illegal street bookies who offered the working class a tantalising escape from poverty, to the growth of leisure empires such as Coral and William Hill post-legalisation, to gambling on the internet and betting on ‘virtual’ horse races.Read more
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Sports Betting Notebook: Games Gambling Logbook, Betting Writing Record Book/ Journal For Tennis, Football, Soccer Or Any Sport
This notebook is pre-written record pages for any betting game you want! You can record and keep track of all of your bets.
This Logbook is designed and written:
- Pick
- Wager
- Odds
- To Win
- Event Date
- Event Time
- Notes
You can write 5 times betting on each page.
Book features:
- 110 log pages
- Premium matte cover design
- Perfectly Sized at 6” x 9”
- Flexible Paperback
- Printed on high quality
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Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI, Volume 3
Having escaped the Espoir, Kaiji returned home with debts over than six-million yen still hanging over his head. The life-threatening experience has motivated him to change his ways. But real opportunities for advancement in the mid-nineties are hard to come by. Japan’s financial bubble has burst as the country’s economy has recently collapsed.
Kaiji, now working part-time at a convenience store, resents society for his lack of prospects. So, when approached with an opportunity to make some big money quick, Kaiji decides he’d rather take his chances than toil away at dead-end job for the next fifteen years.
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Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI, Volume 4: Gambling Apocalypse 4
Having survived the games at the Starside Hotel, Kaiji is invited to join another game for a chance at even more cash! But while the previous game was physically challenging, this game, E-Card, is socially twisted. At its core it is a card game similar to rock-paper-scissors, but like the cards played – slave, citizen, emperor – the power balance is not in the favor of the challenger.Read more
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Sports Betting For Dummies
The sports gambling book you can bet on
Sports betting combines America’s national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue.
The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You’ll find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more.
- Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports
- Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics
- Money management
- Betting on the internet
With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time―to get the right payoff.
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Spot the Difference Sports: Exciting Spot the Difference Book for Adults, Teens and Seniors – Search & Find the Differences in Sporty Vibrant Scenes – … Large Print (A Spot…
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Immerse yourself in the dynamic world of sports while challenging your mind in a stimulating adventure. Discover the subtle nuances that set two seemingly identical images apart, as you observe variations in size, color, and the absence or presence of elements. But it’s not just about entertainment: this activity has been proven to enhance focus, sharpen attention to detail, and offer a refreshing break from the demands of daily life.???? Book Features ????
- High-Quality Images: The book features beautifully illustrated and detailed images, ensuring a truly calming and visually enchanting adventure in each puzzle.
- Large Print: Explore every intricate detail without strain or squinting. Our large print format (one image per page) lets you fully appreciate the stunning scenes and effortlessly spot the subtle differences.
- Diverse Difficulty Levels: From moments of calm contemplation to times of focused challenge, our book offers a spectrum of difficulty levels.
- Brain Exercise & Stress Relief: Sharpen your cognitive prowess while spotting differences in dynamic and energizing sports scenes that offer a soothing getaway.
- Interior Details????: 280 Differences to find in 35 Colored Image Puzzles – Convenient 6” x 9” size – High-quality white paper – Soft cover book.
????Great as a gift: A thoughtful and entertaining gift for friends and family members searching for a way to unwind and de-stress.
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A Question of Sport Quiz Book: Brand new questions from the world’s longest running sports quiz
Can you solve this sporting equation? ’53EG for WR’
In which sport can you win the Sid Waddell Trophy?
And in which year did Turin host the Winter Olympics?For over 50 years A Question of Sport has been the last word in sports quizzing, and now you can take on the challenge to guess the Mystery Guest, race to the Sprint Finish, and show off your expertise. With over 3000 new questions from athletics to football, racing, tennis, swimming and every sport in between, you’ll be tested on sports in every era.
Challenge friends and family or play in teams to be crowned the champions. Will you gamble or play it safe in Home or Away? Could you hold your nerve in the high-speed buzzer round?
What will your score be when the final whistle blows?
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Brain Activities for Seniors: Fun and Easy Puzzles, Memory Exercises, Brain Games and More to Keep the Mind Sharp (Keeping the brain sharp for elderly)
A collection of information, puzzles, and tips to help keep your mind sharp!Are you irritated with the same routine every day?
Is your mind feeling a little foggier than usual?
Do you dearly miss the days when you used to be a sharp thinker?
Well, it’s time to regain your intellectual capabilities with some fun and easy puzzle games!
As life traverses its roller-coaster ride, our brains ask for constant change and stimulation. This fun-packed guide will enhance your cognitive performance and unleash that untapped creative potential within you. With endless memory exercises, brain games, and easy mathematics exercises, this guide will keep your neurons active and engaged. In this book, you will:
- Explore ways to keep your memory sharp through fun and easy puzzles
- Train your brain with challenging brain games
- Unlock your creative side and exercise your problem-solving skills.
- Discover easy mathematics exercises for cognitive enhancement.
- Gain the tools to unleash your creative potential.
- Learn how to navigate through the world of puzzles and brain games.
With a focus on fun and engaging exercises, this guide allows seniors to keep their brains active and sharpened. The puzzles and activities are easy to follow but challenging enough to give your brain a solid workout. Whether you want to stave off memory loss, improve cognitive function, or have some fun, this book is the perfect solution.
Click the “Add to Cart” button now, and get ready to awaken the brilliant, sharper version of yourself!
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The Ultimate Activity Book for Intelligent Men: Tricky Brain Teasers, Mind Games and Logic Puzzle Book for Adults (Perfect Gift for Men)
How many times have you bought yourself a puzzle book or a trivia game and found it far too easy?
Word searches like all other puzzle books? Are general knowledge quizzes leaving your gray matter decidedly unchallenged? And logic puzzles that take only a minute or two to crack?
If that sounds like you—or, for that matter, if that sounds like someone you know!—then this is the book for you.
The Ultimate Activity Book for Intelligent Men contains 100 puzzles and games especially compiled to test a brainiac’s brain to its limits! Containing page after page of sudoku games, word searches, codewords, quick crosswords, trivia puzzles, and brain-bending logic games, all the games here have upped the IQ stakes to leave even the smartest smart Alec scratching his head!
- 100 pages of challenging puzzles and games Specially compiled to cater to the more intelligent puzzler.
- A mix of word, number, logic, and trivia games.
- Gradually gets tougher page by page, leaving the trickiest puzzles until last.
- Illustrated and attractively laid out throughout.
- And with full solutions at the back of the book, should you get stuck!
So if an ordinary word search doesn’t do it for you, then perhaps a puzzle where you have to work out your own clues before finding them in the grid might be more your style?
Or a crossword in which you have to unjumble the answers, as well as place them in the grid? Or how about a tricky word-linking crisscross puzzle in which you have to find the right home for more than 50 words—all of which begin and end in the same letter?
If that sounds like just the right kind of big challenge for you, then The Ultimate Activity Book for Intelligent Men is perfect for you!
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The Art Game: New edition, fifty cards (Magma for Laurence King)
Matisse or Kahlo – Hirst or Emin – whose artworks have been the most influential? The most shocking? The most expensive? These cards allow art lovers of all ages to play off popular artists and compare them to the trailblazing women we should all know…the battle to redefine the art world is on!Read more
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Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook: Monster Manual, WTCA92180000, standard
• Fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with pesky goblins and mighty dragons for players to battle or beguile, outwit or outrun • Over 150 ready-to-play D&D monsters • Over 400 stat blocks—with all the info a Dungeon Master needs to run encounters • Detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations • 1 of 3 D&D Core Rulebooks for 5th edition—the Player’s Handbook (rules for playing the game), the Dungeon Master’s Guide (how to run the game), and Monster Manual (creatures to encounter in your game).The Monster Manual presents a horde of classic Dungeons & Dragons creatures, including dragons, giants, mind flayers, and beholders—a monstrous feast for Dungeon Masters ready to challenge their players and populate their adventures. The monsters contained herein are culled from the D&D game’s illustrious history, with easy-to-use game statistics and thrilling stories to feed your imagination.Read more
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange stories, unusual feats and hair-raising oddities from around the world.
Bursting with thousands of extraordinary facts and accompanied by lists, stunning photography, infographics, and the science behind some of the weirdest stories, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will entertain, inform and flabbergast you with stories of people who are pushing the boundaries. This year’s annual takes the reading experience to the next level with mini games, interactive video content, quizzes, secrets to be unlocked and many more innovative features. No Christmas is complete without it.
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£9.00£22.00Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024
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Amazing, Random and Mind-Blowing Facts For Curious Minds: Interesting stories and facts for curious minds – learn about History, Pop Culture, Gaming, The … (Fascinating Facts…
Love to be the person in the room that has all the fascinating facts? Look no further!‘Amazing, Random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds’ is a book to be read by the whole family. Have fun together with friends and family or just let yourself get lost discovering these truly amazing stories and facts.
Put an end to boredom, lack of conversation starters, and ignorance about the world….without having to spend hours on the internet or in a classroom. “Amazing, Random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds” is your one-stop solution. It’s like having a personal guide through the most fascinating corners of the knowledge. This book will take you on a progress through a world filled with facts that are stranger than fiction.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing” – Albert Einstein
- Split into chapters by topic for easy reference
- Over 28 amazing topics ranging from Science Fiction and Fantasy to Gaming to Pop Culture and more….
- Easy reading for all ages
- Perfect gift for curious minds and the person that you struggle to buy for
Not only does this book serve as an excellent tool for socializing, but it also fuels your curiosity and stimulates your brain. Studies show that learning new things can help improve memory and cognitive skills. So while you’re having fun reading this book, you’re also giving your brain a healthy workout!
What’s more? This book is perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a kid eager to learn or an adult looking to expand your knowledge base – this book will not disappoint. “Amazing, random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds” has something for everyone.
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How to Win At Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players
How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.
Full of Levy Rozman’s signature charm and humour that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess-openings, endings, tactics, and strategy-and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform.
Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess.
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BSL Word Search – 100 British Sign Language Puzzles With Solutions Vol 1: Large Print Fingerspelling Alphabet Games Book For Adults – Perfect BSL Gift For Beginners or Fluent…
For true word search addicts or fingerspelling enthusiasts eager to achieve perfection, our BSL Word Search Puzzles book is a must-try. Regardless of your ability level, even if you have never attempted it before: it’s a challenge sure to catch your interest!
Enjoy hours of fun solving the 100 puzzles in this first volume of our BSL Word Search book series. It comes with 2 BSL alphabet charts that you can cut out and use for easy reference as well as all the solutions in case you get stuck. Finally, the size of the book (8.5″ x 11″) and the large print will certainly make your experience easier.
Add one to your cart today, you won’t regret it!
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Mental Maths: 100 mental maths puzzles in three different difficulties: Volume 1
Mental Maths Puzzles
Welcome to this amazing collection of 100 brand new mental maths puzzles. The mental maths puzzles come in three different difficulties, therefore you can now challenge yourself further!
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So You Think You Know Welsh Rugby? – Welsh Rugby Quiz
Everyone in Wales think they know it all when it comes to the oval ball! This is a chance to see if you really do. Each round of this book can be considered as an individual quiz with the questions getting more difficult as you progress through the book. A new, updated edition.Read more
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The talkSPORT Quiz Book: The perfect activity gift book for football, rugby and cricket fans for Christmas 2021
‘The perfect Christmas gift’ – Alan Brazil
A brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the country’s favourite sports broadcaster
Know your bull calf from your bullseye?
Your Hawksbee from your Hawk-Eye?
Your Saints from your Seagulls?
Then join the talkSPORT team as they test you and your mates or family on some of the greatest sporting moments of the past 50-odd years.
With over 2,500 questions – split into family-friendly Easy, Medium and Hard sections for each sport – this awesome quiz book is the ultimate test of sporting knowledge and the perfect gift for anyone who loves the ups, downs and hilarity of the world of sport.
Don’t be a numpty – pick up your copy of The talkSPORT Quiz Book … NOW
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D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)
Weave legendary stories in the world’s greatest roleplaying game. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides the inspiration and guidance you need to spark your imagination and create worlds of adventure for your players to explore and enjoy. Inside you’ll find world-building advice, tips and tricks for creating memorable dungeons and adventures, optional game rules, hundreds of classic D&D magic items, and many other tools to help you be a great Dungeon Master.Read more
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The Monsters Know What They’re Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (Volume 1)
In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behaviour—and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behaviour! It’s easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let combat devolve into a boring slugfest, with enemies running directly at the player characters and biting, bashing, and slashing away.In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Keith Ammann lightens the DM’s burden by helping you understand your monsters’ abilities and develop battle plans before your fifth edition D&D game session begins. Just as soldiers don’t whip out their field manuals for the first time when they’re already under fire, a DM shouldn’t wait until the PCs have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat.
Easy to read and apply, The Monsters Know What They’re Doing is essential reading for every DM.
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Seabiscuit: Three Men and a Racehorse
From the author of Unbroken – a major motion picture releasing in 2015 – this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.
In 1938 one figure received more press coverage than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt. He was a cultural icon and a world-class athlete – and an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse by the name of Seabiscuit.
Misunderstood and mishandled, Seabiscuit had spent seasons floundering in the lowest ranks of racing until a chance meeting of three men. Together, they created a champion. This is a story which topped the bestseller charts for over two years; a riveting tale of grit, grace, luck and an underdog’s stubborn determination to win against all odds.
Made into a major motion picture starring Toby Maguire and Jeff Daniels.
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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of
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 about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?
Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
- How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
- Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
- What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
- Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!
Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.
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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of
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 about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?
Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
- How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
- Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
- What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
- Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!
Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.
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Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume II
YOU’RE IN THE MONEY…NOW WHAT?You’ve put in the time, you’ve built up your stack, and now, at last, you’re inching ever closer to serious tournament payoffs. At this stage, playing smart is more crucial than ever, and who better to give you the edge than three of modern poker’s greatest tournament pros?
THEY’LL TAKE YOU FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE FINAL TABLE
Volume 1 of this series shed new light on the fundamentals, and now in, Volume 2, Pearljammer, Apestyles and Rizen—players whose collective stats include, more than 1,800 final tables made, over 300 major wins, and more than $10,000,000 in cashes—return to show you how to crush the final table.
When deep in a tournament, the ability to analyze opponents’ play is more than an advantage—it’s a necessity. In this exciting follow-up, you get to sweat the best as they walk you through the key hands of actual tournaments: what they did right, what they did wrong, and what you need to do to win, including:
•How to use the changing dynamic of stack size to your advantage as the field narrows
•The unique strategies and tactics of Final Table play
•How to dominate weak players and outthink strong players
•How to take maximum advantage of your table image to confound your competition
•How hand selection changes in short-handed and heads-up playPoker is a fun game, but it’s even more fun when you win. Online or live, you need to keep your cool and make the right moves to enjoy big-money finishes. If you’ve gotten this far, these top professionals will help you go all the way.
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BSL Word Search – 100 British Sign Language Puzzles With Solutions Vol 2: Large Print Fingerspelling Alphabet Games Book For Adults – Perfect BSL Gift For Beginners or Fluent…
For true word search addicts or fingerspelling enthusiasts eager to achieve perfection, our BSL Word Search Puzzles book is a must-try. Regardless of your ability level, even if you have never attempted it before: it’s a challenge sure to catch your interest!
Enjoy hours of fun solving the 100 puzzles in this second volume of our BSL Word Search book series. It comes with 2 BSL alphabet charts that you can cut out and use for easy reference as well as all the solutions in case you get stuck. Finally, the size of the book (8.5″ x 11″) and the large print will certainly make your experience easier.
Add one to your cart today, you won’t regret it!
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Funny You Should Ask . . . Again: More of Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves
*The perfect gift for the incurably curious*
‘The best trivia book of the season.’ THE SPECTATOR
‘Mind-blowing.’ DAILY MAIL
‘Genuinely interesting.’ POPULAR SCIENCEWhich lottery numbers should I pick?
Is it true that we are made entirely of stardust?
Can dogs tell the time?
Why do songs get stuck in my head?
If Rome wasn’t built in a day, how long did it take?
Do plants make noises?
Where is last Wednesday?These are just a few of the questions put to the QI Elves by the listeners of BBC Radio 2’s The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. This book is a collection of their cracking, unexpected and frequently hilarious answers. Chock full with extra facts and illustrations from the Elves, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions will spark wonder and joy.
Includes a foreword from Zoe Ball.
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For more from the team behind QI’s hit TV show check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia and listen to their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com
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Best Dirty Word Search Ever: For Adults Dirty Cussword Filthy Swearing Puzzles Funny Gift (Foul Mouth Fanny Activity Books For Dirty Minds)
This is a fantastic book of sh*t to do whenever you are F*CKING BORED! Now you do not have to while away your time pleasuring yourself (you filthy animal), wishing there was a f*cking better way to keep your mind and hands busy…
Foul Mouth Fanny’s word search book is jam-packed with a variety of hilarious filthy word search puzzles! These word searches contain 1000 dirty words. These curse word puzzles are a great way to relieve your stress and relax, much in the same way that adult coloring books allow you to relax. This makes the perfect gag gift for any occassion, and is sure to suprise those who love word puzzles and crossword puzzles.
- Hilariously vulgar word search puzzles!
- Over 1000 of filthy cuss words, drug terms, insults, and sex terms.
- Expand your vocabulary!
- Great way to relieve stress and relax!
- Makes a perfect gag gift for any occasion!
- Large 8.5 x 11 inch size for easy use!
- Solutions on the back side of each puzzle!
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Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot: Funny Bathroom Trivia Book For Adults & Older Teens (THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU POO)
Does potty humor make you flush with laughter? This silly book full of fascinating trivia and giggles is the perfect bathroom companion.
Want to know why people panic-buy toilet paper? Would grimy glimpses into medieval bathrooms pique your interest? Can you guess when the first flushing toilet was invented? Alex Smart continues to create endless hours of light-hearted and clean enjoyment for those who love to make time fly with gut-busting jokes. Now they are here to share their bestselling, top-charting collection that will always brighten your day.
Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot is a family-friendly volume packed with amusing anecdotes, surprising facts, and big splashes of fun. Including science stories, British slang, and other thrilling tidbits, Smart deftly offers a unique gag or holiday gift for teens and adults. And if discovering famous plumbers and gross body details sounds delightful, waiting for things to happen in the loo will bring you joy.
In Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot, you’ll discover:
- A wonderful present for any husband, brother, son, or co-worker
- Playful entertainment that will fill you up with useless knowledge that promises to delight everyone you meet.
- Where the world’s oldest working toilet is located
- A Wind Scale of Farts that will make you fall over your bum
- Extreme excrement, bathroom quizzes, and much, much more!
Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot is a must-have solution to gift-giving. If you like goofy giddiness, proper poop puns, and mind-bending material, then you’ll adore Alex Smart’s boisterous boredom buster.
★ Buy this as a gag gift for a teenage boy, as a present for your ‘hard to buy for’ brother or to raise a laugh from your husband!★Other books in this series can be found by clicking on the author name above ‘Alex Smart’
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Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo: Activity Book With Funny Facts, Bathroom Jokes, Poop Puzzles, Sudoku & Much More. Perfect Gag Gift.: 1
Looking for the perfect gag gift that will trigger endless giggles? Grab this pocket-sized treasure trove of toilet-centric titters.
Want to tickle that funny bone while your bum does its business? Need to find a budget-friendly present for holidays, birthdays, and special occasions? Hoping to give out some joy and laughter this year? Alex Smart knows how to turn a normal, boring daily chore into a time filled with chuckles and smiles. Now they are here to offer up hours of bathroom-themed humor.
Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo is a cozy collection of jokes and activities ideal for that fun family member or friend. Packed to the brim with clean and wholesome entertainment, this tongue-in-cheek book is waiting to stuff that stocking, be a hilarious white elephant, or the most talked-about party giveaway. And any recipient will unwrap loads and loads of light-hearted enjoyment.
In Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo, you’ll discover:
– The best inexpensive gift for your co-worker, relative, or pal who loves to bust a gut
– Amusing fart jokes, bathroom quizzes, and poop facts that will spark explosions of snark
– Family-friendly word games, doodles, puzzles, and cool quizzes you can share with others
– Bathroom facts including why passing gas stinks and toilets can explode
– High-quality content, contagious hilarity, quotable teasers, and much, much more!Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo is a butt-full of bottomless fun. If you like cheap laughs, pleasing stress relievers, and keeping your hands and mind busy, then you’ll chortle with glee with Alex Smart’s cheeky top-seller.
★ Buy this as a gag gift for your Dad, as a present for your ‘hard to buy for’ brother or to raise a laugh from a teenage boy ★
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Murdle: #1 Sunday Times Bestseller: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdle Puzzle Series)
THE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023‘THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!’ – JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE
‘I’M COMPLETELY OBSESSED’ – OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVE* The ‘utterly addictive’ murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere *
From G. T. Karber, the creator of the popular online daily mystery game at www.Murdle.com, comes this fiendishly compulsive and absolutely killer collection of 100 original murder mystery logic puzzles. Join Deductive Logico and pit your wits against a slew of dastardly villains in order to discover:
– Who committed the ghastly deed?
– What weapon was used to dispatch the victim?
– Where did the dreadful demise occur?These humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why. Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps, this is the must-have detective casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.
Are you the next Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? You’ll soon find out, if you dare to Murdle!
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365 AWESOME RANDOM USELESS FACTS: Amaze and Annoy others with Awesome Useless Knowledge Fun Facts and Trivia for kids 8-10,10-12, teens, adults, family
Knowledge is power – but USELESS KNOWLEDGE HAS SUPERPOWERS! – Engage and amaze, surprise, entertain, improve creativity and start conversations. It has been said you should learn something new everyday – well here is the book to make it happen – 365 random useless facts – one for every day of the year! Find out –- Which country does not have mosquitoes
- The number or muscles in a caterpillar
- What a group of hippos is called
- Where you will find the longest staircase and the longest street in the world
- How much energy your brain uses to think
- How to melt a pearl
- What space smells like and so much more!
Most facts are a line long -but could spark a lifetime of learning or if shared turn a stranger into a friend. You will never be lost for words or something to say with the knowledge contained in this book.
A simple clear layout that keeps you wanting to read. This book is wonderful way to get kids and teens reading and families and friends talking and laughing.
Learn facts about history, geography, space, anatomy, animals, fantastic feats, and so much more. Become the person who knows a fun fact about almost everything and has the superpower of being able to amaze and engage others with a fun fact.
You won’t be able to keep what’s inside this book to yourself – it’s just too good!Read more
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