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Collections connect us - to the past, within the present, and even into the future. Open this book for an all-access pass to the world's most fascinating collections, from priceless art and historical artifacts to creepy collectibles and downright silly stuff. You'll travel around the globe to discover true stories of famous museums, local oddities, and everything in between.
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"Stories about unsolved disappearances have surfaced throughout history. Lost explorers, missing armies, and hidden princes are just a few of these perplexing mysteries. Follow along and gather evidence to answer questions about all kinds of mysterious disappearances."--
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Helaine Becker places six different kinds of monsters under her microscope to expose the proven scientific principles behind the legends. There's also historical background on each monster, as well as trivia and jokes in sidebars, and quizzes at the end of every chapter for readers to test their knowledge. Becker uses the never-ending appetite for all things monster to engage the imaginations of children and get them excited about science, especially...
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"A journey of discovery of the human body's amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, memory, meditation, speed, and the brain. The examples in the book are a survey of what humans are capable of with examples from around the world. Short sketches of famous individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, mixed with stories about the amazing physical feats of other not so-famous individuals bring these astounding abilities to life. Each chapter...
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"Discover Borneo's Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist--in pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Worm--and scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleans' Beauregard-Keyes house, where Civil War soldiers are said to still clash in the front hall. Plus ghost stories from around the world, a cross-cultural...
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