This essential title provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! Trustworthy and easy-to-follow text written by Clive Gifford is complemented by vibrant design and illustrations and explains how and why things happen. Covering a range of children's favorite subjects, including space, nature, wildlife, dinosaurs, volcanoes, technology and much more. Meet a meerkat mob, witness a volcanic eruption and discover how...

The cohost of the podcast "No Such Thing as a Fish" investigates the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories about time travel, aliens, ghosts, mysterious creatures, and more.

God's debris is the first non-Dilbert, non-humor book by Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert. Imagine that you meet a very old man who--you eventually realize--knows literally everything. Imagine that he explains for you the great mysteries of life: quantum physics, evolution, God, gravity, light, psychic phenomenon, and probability--in a way so simple, so novel, and so compelling that it all fits together and makes perfect sense. What does it feel like...

"Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mind Blown! is sure to amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange stories, unusual feats, and hair-raising oddities from around the world. Discover how one woman can crush apples with her biceps and read about the spider that lives underwater--yes, it's all weird and it's all true! Bursting with vibrant and eye-catching photos, as well as submissions from our dedicated readers, this book is a...

"It's all here. The financiers and founders of the White Star Line; the building and launch; the ship's features; the crew and passengers; the fateful collision; the scramble for lifeboats; the sinking and the survivors; the high-tech discovery of the wreck; the movie.... 882-1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic is packed with all of the intriguing details and fascinating facts that tell the true story. It puts myths to rest and...

Dive into these fishy facts: Did you know that the prehistoric shark, megalodon, had jaws so big that it could swallow a car? Or that goats, pigs, dogs, cats, and even an alpaca have all learned how to surf? And if that's not weird enough for ya, one man even rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean for 312 days! In this book filled with 300 wacky facts and pictures, you'll glimpse the ocean's weirdest wildlife, uncover shocking shipwrecks, and meet sensational...

Technology pervades our society, and is constantly evolving. Balaban and Bobick show how our lives have been remade by technology, and how the quest to solve problems, control the environment, and improve life is never-ending. They answer common questions on technology and the personalities behind the inventions.

"The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to the weirdest questions you never thought to ask The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool...

Describes the temples and halls that exist in the spirit realm and provides meditations designed to allow readers to access these edifaces and use their wisdom to positively affect their lives on Earth.