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9781426212680 | Natl Geographic Society, April 21, 2015, cover price $26.00
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9780375752797, titled "Cracking the Regents: Biology, 1999-2000 Edition" | Princeton Review, April 1, 1999, cover price $5.95 | also contains Cracking the Regents: Biology, 1999-2000 Edition | About this edition: Looks at eight previous Regents exams in biology, providing the questions and explaining the correct answers
Product Description: Fresh (or not so fresh) from swimming through the sewers of science, our charming host--Dwayne, the rat--hurtles into history for more Interpipe Adventures. Whatâs the Interpipe? Weâre glad you asked! Copying how computers have been connected to form the Internet, four mad-scientist-plumbers (Plumb Bob, Phyllis Tanks, P...read more
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9781607109044 | Act csm edition (Portable Pr, September 10, 2013), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Fresh (or not so fresh) from swimming through the sewers of science, our charming host--Dwayne, the rat--hurtles into history for more Interpipe Adventures.
Product Description: Welcome to the Not-So-Glorious Days With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days" But just how good were they? Buckle up for a bumpy ride down memory lane (and try not to get trampled) as these 665 funny history facts and terrifying truths reveal the unfortunate reality of life during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...read more
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9781440322242 | Family Tree Books, November 1, 2012, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Welcome to the Not-So-Glorious Days With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days" But just how good were they?
Product Description: It is said that history is written by the winners. However, the âwinnersâ arenât always the best historians. Enter David Haviland, to set the record straight. In his quirky, inimitable style, Haviland separates fact from fiction regarding some of historyâs most well-known people and events, such as: Lady Godiva: By far, historyâs most famous nudist equestrian...read more
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9781585429394 | J P Tarcher, June 14, 2012, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: It is said that history is written by the winners.
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9781429676267 | Fact Finders, January 1, 2012, cover price $26.65
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9781936140381 | Random House Inc, October 1, 2011, cover price $7.95
Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleonâs Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Masonâs many revelations, youâll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. Youâll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonâs painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield. Youâll learn that an irate blacksmith threw his hammer at a fox and missed, hitting a rock and revealing the largest vein of silver ever discovered, thus changing the finances of Canada forever. Interestingly, Charlton Heston was cast as Moses in The Ten Commandments because his broken nose made him look like Michelangeloâs famous sculpture of Moses. Finally, no one knows Einsteinâs last words. They were in German, a language his nurse did not speak. A treasure trove filled with fascinating anecdotes about the tiny ripples that created big waves in history, Napoleonâs Hemorrhoids is much more than just a trivial fact book; it is an astonishing historical-fate book revealing how our most famous incidents, best-loved works of art, and most accepted historical outcomes are simply twists of fate.
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9781602397644 | Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, September 1, 2009, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleonâs Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs.
Paperback:
9781616081324, titled "Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: ...and Other Small Events That Changed History" | Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, September 1, 2010, cover price $12.95
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9780375752797 | Princeton Review, April 1, 1999, cover price $5.95 | also contains Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year | About this edition: Looks at eight previous Regents exams in biology, providing the questions and explaining the correct answers
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