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.

"Lamar Underwood wants every fisherman to know what he knows. After decades on the water, he's learned what gear to use, when to fish, what lures to select, and what cast to use to be the guy who always comes home with dinner in hand. 1001 Fishing Tips is an all-encompassing and easy-to-read guide offering information-laden nuggets of angling wisdom, secrets, and techniques. 1001 Fishing Tips focuses on the most popular freshwater gamefish--trout,...

In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies Could Talk." Now Hamblin explores the human stories behind health questions that never seem to go away -- and which tend to be mischaracterized and oversimplified by marketing and news media. He covers topics such as sleep, aging, diet, and much more: Can I "boost" my immune system? Does caffeine make me live longer? Do we still not know if cell phones cause...

"From one of our premier writers, scholars, and public intellectuals: a surprising, inspiring, often boldly infuriating, highly instructive and entertaining compendium of curiosities regarding African Americans. In 1934, 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof: A Short Cut to the World History of the Negro was published by Joel A. Rogers, a largely self-educated black journalist and historian. Now with élan and erudition--and winning...

"How artists work, how they ritualize their days with the comforting (mundane) details of their lives: their daily routines, fears, dreams, naps, eating habits, and other prescribed, finely calibrated "subtle maneuvers" that help them use time, summon up willpower, exercise self-discipline and keep themselves afloat with optimism. Artists considering how they work--in letters, diaries, interviews, beguilingly compiled and edited by Mason Currey. Portraits...

This entry to the Ripley's series provides facts and photos about hair-raising feats, strange creations, astounding animals, bizarre technology, natural wonders, and amazing cultures.

"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...

Step-by-step, illustrated instructions for creating a variety of handicraft projects from cat fur. Requires no special equipment or training.

Love is all around, especially in Little Golden Books! Diane Muldrow's witty, tender observations about the ins and outs of relationships--with friends, spouses, siblings, children, and even pets--are paired with delightful images from the best-loved children's books of all time.--From p. 4 of cover.

"[This book] explores the best-of-the-best cartoon characters from the 1920s to the 21st century. Casting a wide net, it includes characters both serious and humorous, and ranging from silly to malevolent. But all the greats gracing this book are sure to trigger nostalgic memories of carefree Saturday mornings or after-school hours with family and friends in front of the TV set"--Amazon.com.