Roses of Another Stripe: Curiosities of the Rose World
Roses arered, yes. And white, pink, yellow, orange. But how about a green rose? One with stripes? Maybe polka dots? Roses are red, goes the old saying, and violets are blue. But we all know that violets are also purple, white, pink and yellow. ... [... more]
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James Rollins
James Rollins and his new protagonist, Jake Ransom, share many of the same passions. The author's interest in archaeology led him to amass his own Cabinet of Curiosities, which includes a 100,000-year-old mammoth tusk from China. His New York ... [... more]
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Allen Kurzweil
Allen Kurzweil is the prize-winning author of two novels for adults-A Case of Curiosities and The Grand Complication-and two works of fiction for children-Leon and the Spitting Image and Leon and the Champion Chip. A recipient of numerous grants ... [... more]
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Natural Curiosities Int
 Author: Collectif Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 709 EAN: 9783822829813 ISBN: 3822829811 Number Of Pages: 32 [... more]
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Fish That Fake Orgasms: And Other Zoological Curiosities
Author: Matt Walker Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 591.5 EAN: 9780312371166 ISBN: 0312371160 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 2007-12 [... more]
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Mad about Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
good book: If I eeep read books, I ma;y read htis one. It had some orpppp goof pictures. fun for experts and novices alike: It's been over 20 years since I've had any physics, but I still enjoyed the riddles and questions in this book -- sure, some were [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Cabinet Of Medical Curiosities
From Amazon.com: The history of medicine is a tale of human attempts to understand, explain, and predict the workings of nature. Sometimes those attempts can take strange turns, as Jan Bondeson shows in this diverting collection of medical oddments. A [... more]
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Case of Curiosities
The Empty Compartment: I thought this was a deeply affecting book by the same author who penned the more lighthearted novel, The Grand Complication. It is clever, witty, and sharp like a precocious little know it all brat. That said, the book is peppered [... more]
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Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside ...
Arizona -- or Arkansas?: Am I the only one to notice that "Arizona Curiosities" really has the state of Arkansas on its cover? Are they joking? I mean, the states both begin in "A," but that's absolutely where the similarities end. [... more]
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Cabinets Of Curiosities
Curiosity Satisfied: It is a chaotic world out there. It would be nice to bring that chaotic world in to a room, or even into a cabinet, and sort it all out, top to bottom. There have been those who have tried this, collectors who aspired to gathering [... more]
CDN$94.00
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Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
A Crowning Glory for Any Library: Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge fan of this book publisher Taschen. If you go to any book store and find yourself flipping through some spectacularly illustrated book that seems very cutting edge, there is a [... more]
CDN$225.00
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More Civil War Curiosities
Interesting and Captivating: I have three of Garrison's books: The Amazing Civil War, Civil War Curiosities, and More Civil War Curiosities. I would recommend each and every book to anyone! The facts that Garrison writes about are both interesting and [... more]
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