Trivia
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Hill of Beans
by Dolan, Doug; Read, Bob and Parsons, Wayne
New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Hill of Beans. What famous movie is this phrase from? Hill of Beans. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. "Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world." - Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1943). Did you know the...
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A$23.85
Cockeyed Americana: A Treasury of the Odd, the Ludicrous, and the Dumb
by Hyman, Dick
New York, NY, USA: Tempo Books, 1972 tight and square, no spine crease, edges and corners are chipped, no creases, covers are rubbed and lightly yellowed from age, text and inside covers are yellowed, text is clean and unmarked, page edges are yellow-tipped
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A$7.88
Guinness World Records 2000: Millennium Edition
by Guinness Media, Inc
The cover has suffered a bit, with a 5.5 cm tear along the lower rear part of the spine, and many other chips and impacts. The pages are all clean and brightly colored. Although there is no staining, the pages do give the impression that they had been exposed to a bit of moisture at some point in the past. This large book will ship at over three pounds. Excess shipping costs have been included in the list price.
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A$7.51
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables, Mysteries of Everyday Life
by David Feldman
Harper & Row, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Harper & Row, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Pristine condition.
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A$34.29
First Time of Everything: Full of Famous Facts
by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Connecticut: Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., 1905. Soft Cover Stapled. Good. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.,1905. Scarce. Stapled pamphlet. Cover has moderate shelfwear, toned, corners slightly turned, back cover creased, piece from top corner off. Dubious facts and cures for almost any ailment! Pages are clean and unmarked, toned. Binding is tight. Good reading copy.
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A$79.01
Ripley's Believe it or Not! Planet Eccentric
by Rainford, Jenni (editor)
Orlando, FL: Ripley Publishing. Very Good. 2005. 1st Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages; Illustrated Boards, No Dust Jacket, Book Tight, Text is clean no markings seen Previous Owners Name, ; BX244 .
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A$18.96
Mensa Presents Family Quiz Book
by Allen, Robert
Carlton Books Limited, 1999. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Mensa, The High I.Q. Organization. Includes over 5,000 questions: Current Affairs; The Natural World; Cities; Technology; History. SUB-TITLE: Improve the whole family's general knowledge. CONTENTS: How to use this book; Introduction; Easy quizzes; Medium quizzes; Tough quizzes; Easy answers; Medium answers; Tough answers. SYNOPSIS: Which gas...
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A$26.47
Do Fish Drink Water?
by McLain, Bill
Very little wear to the book or jacket. 304 pages are clean, tight and bright. Author is an internet legend for answering anybody's question, no matter how weird or arcane. Now, his answers are a book. (Ok, they have been in a book since the last century, but if you haven't read it, then it is new to you.)
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A$5.53
The Explainer
by Writers at Slate Magazine; Curtis, Bryan, ed
The answers to lots of questions I never asked personally...
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A$11.06
Mysteries of the Unexplained
by Calkins, Carroll C. [editor]
Pleasantville, NY: Readers Digest Association, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; 6th Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 320 pages; No Dust jacket, Book Show Wear, Lightly Rubbed, Some Water Damage; BX36 .
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A$15.01
Official CB Dictionary Latest Terms and Definitions of Ciztens Band Jargon
by Anonymous
New York, NY: Book Craft-Guild, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket;. 1976. Hardcover. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 140 pages; Red boards with gold lettering. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text clean and tight. No DJ. .
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A$24.49
Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich, and Powerful Really Died
by Largo, Michael
New York, NY, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007 clean, tight and square, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, top front corner is lightly bumped, text is clean and unmarked, spine is very lightly faded, pages are very lightly yellowed; Book Club Edition
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A$7.90
Sonny Sez!: Legends, Yarns & Downright Truths
by Eliot, Sonny
Detroit, MI, USA: Wayne State University Press, 2007 new book / old store stock - still in the original shrink wrap but the wrap is starting to break down; includes a CD with 26 stories read by Sonny Eliot
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A$29.53
Would I Lie to You?: A Medley of Famous Fibs, Devious Deceptions, and Barefaced Lies
by Rutledge, Leigh
New York, NY, USA: Plume, 1998 unused book / old store stock; clean, tight and square, no tears or creases, text is clean and unmarked, pages and inside cover edges are lightly yellowed, spine ends very lightly chipped
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A$7.88
Why do Some Shoes Squeak?; And 568 Other Popular Questions Answered
by Stimpson, George W
Little wear to book or dust jacket. A small section of pages has a little wrinkle at the lower free corner; looks as if the book might have been dropped once. No impact of readability. 426 pages of answers to some of the burning questions of the day (ok, maybe just slightly smoldering questions). Some examples: "When was ice cream first made?"; "How are rainbows formed?", "What is meant by feet of clay?", "Why is the Black Sea called black?"
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A$8.30
Envelope, Please - The Ultimate Academy Awards Trivia Book
by Jones, Arnold Wayne
New York, NY, USA: Avon Books, 1999 unused book; clean, tight and square, no spine crease, spine is lightly faded, no tears or other creases, text is clean and unmarked, pages and inside covers are yellowed
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A$12.25
Why Do We Say? The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use
by Books, Castle
New York, NY: Castle Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Book Tight, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage, Text is clean no markings seen. Book Club Edition. ; BX462 .
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A$13.43
Which President Killed a Man?
by Humes, James
Dust jacket missing. Very little wear to the book. 242 clean and tight pages of Presidential Trivia, from George Washington to George W. Bush.
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A$5.93
Ripley's Search for the Shrunken Heads And Other Curiosities
by Ripley, Robert
Orlando, FL: Ripley Publishing. Very Good. 2007. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages; Book Tight, Text is clean no markings seen Illustrated with color Photos And Fold Outs About 32 pages, each with some type of fold out or message A reproductions of Memoirs of Robert Ripley's adventures and findings; BX244 .
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A$33.89
The Australian Miscellany. Containing a Great Many Astonishing Facts
by Morgan, David
Sydney: Bantam. 2005. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 213 pages. This little gem is packed with irrestistible trivia with a distinct Aussie accent, from odd facts and figures every True Blue needs to know, to the kind of quirky lists that make for compulsive reading. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
Billion Dollars
by De Kay, James T
New York, NY, USA: M. Evans & Company, 1977 unused book / old store stock; clean, tight and square, corner tips are slightly bumped from shelf wear, no tears or creases, spine is faded, text is clean and unmarked, pages are lightly yellowed
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A$7.88
Felton & Fowler's More Best, Worst and Most Unusual
by Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler
NY, Crowell, 1976. VG-/VG--. Some wear spine-edges/corners. DJ w/ four 1in CTs edges and some chips/creases. Illustrated w/ B&W drawings and photos. 000001469
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A$6.32
Just Say Noel: a History of Christmas From the Nativity to the Nineties
by Comfort, David
clean, tight and square, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, corner tips are very gently bumped, edges are rubbed from normal shelf wear, text is clean and unmarked
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A$15.79
The Book of Totally Useless Information
by Voorhees, Don
Very little wear, almost like new. Dust jacket has a bit of price sticker residue on the back over the bar code. A collection of answers to questions of less than earth shaking importance. From "Why is the sky blue?" to "Why are men's underwear known as BVDs?" to "Why do camels have humps?" So, if you want to know stuff, buy this book.
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A$5.93
THE BASEBALL TRIVIA BOOK TO END ALL BASEBALL TRIVIA BOOKS
by Bert Randolph Sugar
New York: Freundlich Books. Very Good+. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Warner Brothers Books 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 0881910392 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages; Paperback covers with very light rubbing to the edges and turn corners. No creasing. Fully intact. No ownership marks. Pages are clean, bright and appear unmarked. .
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A$55.30
