Description: The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds by Nigel Henbest, Simon Brew, Sarah Tomley, Tom Parfitt, Trevor Davies, Ken Okona-Mensah, Chas Newkey-Burden Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 5,000 facts - more than any other book on the market - that will astound, amuse and fascinate you! Publisher Description A polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel.Penguins cant taste fish.The ashes of the man who invented the pringles container are buried in one.Houseflies buzz in the key of F.hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.These are just 0.1% of all the facts in this incredible tome! Written by seven authors and covering subjects as diverse as The Universe, Art and Literature, The Natural World and Movies, The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds is the ultimate trivia book! Why not amaze family and friends with the reasons pandas do handstands, the sinister source of the term rule of thumb, or that the patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed... in a fire. Every entry is weird, wonderful, inspiring and quite brilliantly, true! Author Biography Chas Newkey-Burde (author)Chas Newkey-Burden is a journalist and author of several books including The Reduced History of Britain, 64 Geeks: The Brains Who Shaped Our World and Get Lucky: Rituals, Habits and Superstitions of the Rich and Famous.Ken Okona-Mensah (Author)Ken Okona-Mensah is a freelance science writer and the author of Cracking Anatomy, who has over 16 years of experience working in academia and writing about health-based topics. He previously worked as a scientific writer for Imperial College London.Nigel Henbest (Author) Nigel Henbest is a future astronaut with Virgin Galactic and has written over fifty books on astronomy and space, including the bestselling Stargazing series.Sarah Tomley (Author)Sarah Tomley is the co-author of The Sociology Book (2015) and the Childrens Book of Philosophy (2015). Her 2017 book, What Would Freud Do? was translated into 15 languages.Simon Brew (Author) Simon Brew is the founder of Den of Geek, and the editor and presenter of the Film Stories magazine and podcast. He is the author of three books including Movie Geek, TV Geek and The Secret Life of the Movies.Tom Parfitt (Author)Tom Parfitt works as a storyliner and researcher for a popular British television series and is the author of the successful 50 Years of Emmerdale book.Trevor Davies (Author)Trevor Davies is the editor of some of the bestselling pet titles in the UK and the author of some of the least. Details ISBN 1788404696 ISBN-13 9781788404693 Title The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds Author Nigel Henbest, Simon Brew, Sarah Tomley, Tom Parfitt, Trevor Davies, Ken Okona-Mensah, Chas Newkey-Burden Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 464 Publisher Octopus Publishing Group GE_Item_ID:158680511; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781788404693
Book Title: The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds : 5,000 Staggering Facts on Science, Nature, History, Movies, Music, the Universe and More!
Publisher: Octopus
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Référence, Activity Books, Encyclopedias, Trivia
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Type: Not Available
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Simon Brew, Ken Okona-Mensah, Nigel Henbest, Sarah Tomley, Chas Newkey-Burden
Subject Area: Référence, Games & Activities
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
