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Nya Guinness World Records är här! I 2025 års upplaga firas det lite extra eftersom det är 70 år sedan den första boken i serien gavs ut. Utöver att ge en pinfärsk uppdatering på vår rekordvärld, fullproppad med hisnande fakta, roliga och spännand...

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After 70 years, open the next chapter of record breaking! Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th anniversary. Learn how record breaking has changed over th...

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*From the star of CUNK ON EARTH - BBC's landmark mockumentary, now on Netflix!* 'This book is great because it covers everything in existence apart from the 95% of stuff not worth bothering with' Philomena Cunk, star of Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wi...

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¿ A micro-encyclopedia for those who want to know the perfumer's work and learn about the perfume industry from the inside, but have no guide on where to start.

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A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. We are overwhelmed by information - from our phones, our televisions, our co...

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In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works. We are living in the Information Age, in ...

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Explore science like you've never known it before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for budding scientists! Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant kid's encyclopedia uses ground-breaking CGI ...

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Visste du att Frihetsgudinnan har storlek 3500 i skor, att världens första bilkrock inträffade 1770 eller att en gris i Normandie blev hängd 1394 för att ha ätit upp ett barn? Eller visste du att fiskar kan klättra i träd och bli sjösjuka, att fåg...

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We all have learned it: The Holocaust lasted four years (1941-1945), took place in thousands of locations across an entire continent (Europe), and involved thousands of perpetrators and millions of victims. But when it comes to details, most of us...

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A fascinating compilation of weather forecasts, recipes, jokes, and aphorisms, Poor Richard's Almanack debuted in 1732. This edition presents hundreds of Franklin's timeless maxims, plus selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's W...

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The landmark book about being black in America, featuring an introduction by Ibram X. Kendi, the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America and How to Be an Antiracist A Peng...

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"Samarbejde og modstand (Co-operation and Resistance)" is the first methodical collection and recording of more than 50 years' publications on Denmark during the German occupation 1940-45. It consists of literature in the broadest sense ...

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A guide to the temperate zone and high altitude ginger varieties that are perfectly at home in cooler climates. Cultivation advice includes techniques for breaking dormancy, maintaining soil nutrition, and understanding plants' hardiness requireme...

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"The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one", The Times The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 73...

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Endymion Wilkinsons bestselling Chinese History: A New Manual has been continuously in print for fifty years. It has achieved this unusual distinction because the author expanded its scope with each new edition. In the process it has grown from a ...

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"e;Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock"e;. Ben HechtEvery day we are bombarded with far more information than we can possibly hope t...

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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toad...

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GRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE!Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around.Try not to gag as your read about bad breath, bile, burps, ear wax, scab...

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Calling all trivia buffs! Loaded with over 200 entries and almost 2,000 bits of trivia, this book will arm you with hundreds of useless scientific tidbits - perfect for curious minds.Organized from A ("e;Amino Acids"e;) to Z ("e;Zombie...

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A highly entertaining, illustrated guide to a whole range of firsts, from the worlds of history, science, transport, society, the arts and sport, now in ebook format.Over 300 fascinating firsts from the worlds of science, transport, the arts, soci...

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A handy, quick-reference guide to thousands of difficult-to-remember or difficult-to-find facts, now in ebook format.Do you know who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965? What is the capital of the Netherlands Antilles? When was the telescop...

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A completely new full-colour edition of the popular guide to scienceFirst published in 1989, this is the third edition of the popular Gem Basic Facts Science. The Basic Facts series is a series of illustrated gem dictionaries in important school s...

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The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies explores the history, legends, and mythology of these little peoples.In the latest instalment of the best-selling Element Encyclopedia series, fair...

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Mushroom collecting is becoming increasingly popular, and while a comprehensive identification guide is essential, the folklore, facts and fables, recipes and stories that have accumulated since ancient times create part of the charm of these stra...

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A bumper-size quiz book with all new questions to test your general knowledge, with 500 quizzes and 10,000 questions. Includes 30 picture rounds to get you scratching your head! Perfect for playing with friends and family. Arranged in easy, medium...

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A bumper-size quiz book with all new questions to test your general knowledge, with more than 500 quizzes and around 10,000 questions. Includes 30 picture rounds to get you scratching your head!All quizzes and answers are hyperlinked for ease of u...

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