Books

Elegant keepsake volume presents Ben Franklin's list of 13 essential virtues, including resolution, industry, and justice, and a plan for putting t...

Read Henry David Thoreau's most influential works in one stunning volume! With reflections on politics, simplicity, and independent living, Thoreau...

A deceptive knight, a lawyer’s wig, and a scarlet elfcup? If you know what they have in common, you are likely a mushroom enthusiast. Beyond their ...

Whether it’s the iconic Northern Cardinal, the resourceful American Crow, or the endearingly awkward Mallard, birds continue to capture our attenti...

Together with Literary Expressions “It was Greek to me.” William Shakespeare, the most quoted writer in the English language, is credited with inve...

Past meets present in this comprehensive and eye-opening deck of quiz cards on Native American history and culture. Trying to describe a group comp...

From the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, paintings, prints, and photographs of 45 American presidents are brought together in this de...

Here we have a truly killer Q&A deck! It’s a good set of mental monkey bars for individuals who want to keep their powers of memory in fit cond...

As America has made its raucous way from calamity to glory to debacle to triumph, certain former cow pastures, unsuspecting streetcorners, and publ...

The ancient Greeks were not the first to invent gods to explain Earth’s creation or natural phenomena, but they were the first to fashion them in t...

Pristine diamonds, radiant rubies and sapphires, and other gorgeous gems captivate us with their extraordinary beauty and brilliance. But beyond th...

Ever wonder why horseshoes are considered lucky and umbrellas opened inside are unlucky? Or where the high five came from? Why brides wear white an...

Great buildings bring joy to the beholder. But the pleasure increases with knowledge of the bits and pieces from which they are made, of the techni...

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Constitution has weathered unprecedented social, political, economic, and technological change with a vitalit...

Everyone who ventures into the backcountry goes equipped with tips for preventing or treating the injuries and maladies that can arise there. Don’t...

A comprehensive introduction to world history from prehistoric times to the start of the 21st century, including information on dinosaurs, the firs...

Publisher’s Note: A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures was previously published in Australia as The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals...

Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases--especially the gases!--or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slither...

Who can deny the satisfaction in coming up with the right words at the right time to put a rude, insulting, or otherwise unpleasant person in his o...

Before the science of pharmacology was confined to the laboratory, all medicines were remedies made from plant materials. Healers—from the Neolithi...

Were there really giant sloths? Are sponges animals or plants? Why can’t dogs be vegetarians? This deck asks the questions about life on Earth that...

Passion and ambition, insight and determination, shrewdness and courage: the 48 remarkable women profiled in these Knowledge Cards had them in spad...

From career to relationships and grooming to gaming and more, the guys’ ultimate man-ual for living. For every guy too intimidated to ask a questio...

Put children’s general knowledge to the test with this pocket-sized book, containing over 100 wordsearches on topics including dogs, capital cities...

What measures 4-1/4 inches wide by 5-3/4 inches high and provides hours of entertainment, yet makes time stand still? The Little Black Book of Brai...

The family field guide to America's presidents, now updated for 2017 and featuring the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Fandex...

Cross-train your brain. All it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day of playing the right games. (It’s fun.) Exercising your brain is like exercisi...

Gross is back and viler than ever! From the author of Oh, Yuck! the book about science with over 610,000 copies in print, comes OH, YIKES!, an illu...

Exposed: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts Pour a cold one and get ready for some serious drinking stories! Beer’s timeless allure has inspire...

It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions. Loved by kids and teacher approved, and featuring hundred...

Put children’s general knowledge and word power to the test with this pocket-sized paperback, containing over 100 crosswords. The crosswords start ...

Brain Quest just keeps getting smarter! Brain Quest Presidents has been thoroughly updated with fresh and appealing designs for the cards and revis...

People have been inventing constellations—shapes made by mentally connecting the astral dots—for at least 6,000 years. Celestial landmarks that pro...

Riddles are the oldest language game in the world. The 48 brain benders collected here will beguile all ages, feeding young minds and keeping old b...

Riddled with rhymes and rapt with wordplay, this deck of Knowledge Cards offers 48 enigmas that function as a brain gym in a box. With science reve...

Once only angels and astronauts knew what our planet looked like from space. Today, thanks to satellites, we can peer down at nearly every square i...

Start with a knack for anagrams. Multiply that by a way with numbers. Subtract from the result any morning or late-night fuzzyheadedness. You now k...

They once romped and stomped all over the continents of Earth. The oldest lived 230 million years ago; they all died out about 65 million years ago...

Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole? Is hippo sweat really pink? What causes a meteor shower? In this intriguing deck of cards, the Ex...

Everyone who ventures into the backcountry goes equipped with tips for preventing or treating the injuries and maladies that can arise there . . . ...

How do you tell a badger’s track from a porcupine’s, or a red-headed woodpecker’s from a red-tailed hawk’s? It might behoove you to know if those t...

The Highest, Deepest, Widest, Smallest, Heaviest, and Fastest Places and Living ThingsNot one for mediocrity, Mother Nature frequently pushes the e...

Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There’s even a wasp that delivers a perf...

Fact-filled, fun-filled, as interesting to parents as it is to kids, the How Come? series is the trusted source for lively, clear answers to kids’ ...

Gross, embarrassing, and just plain silly questions about boogers, bugs, smelly socks, itchy scabs, and more! Adapted from the hugely popular board...

It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions.  Loved by students and teacher approved, and featuring hu...

It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions.   Loved by kids and teacher approved, and featuring hundr...

It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions. Loved by kids and teacher approved, and featuring hundred...