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		10,000 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia by Stanley Newman, Hal Fittipaldi The New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful America's Tourist Attractions Clear Speech Cassettes (2) : Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in American English Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts: 3,000 Of the Most Interesting, Entertaining, Fascinating, Unbelievable, Unusual and Fantastic Facts by Isaac Asimov How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers by Sharon Rose, Neil Schlager Cryptozoology A To Z : The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras And Other Authentic Monsters The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised The Encyclopedia of Surfing Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner The Greatest Stories Never Told : 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy Guinness Book of World Records, 2004 Imponderables by David Feldman Big Secrets by William Poundstone Ripley's Believe It or Not Special Edition 2004 What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural Lists Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses Sum & Substance: Torts by Steve Finz Roget International Thesaurus Indexed Edition Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Editionn

Roget International Thesaurus Indexed Edition
	A classic reference book that has been used by millions all over the world, Roget's International Thesaurus is the product of more than a century and a half of continuous expansion, reorganization, and improvement. Today, this book is not only the most time-tested and bestselling thesaurus ever, but, newly revised, it is also the most up-to-dateand comprehensive reflection of the English language as it is currently used. Read More.

The Encyclopedia of Surfing
		What's that sound coming from the beach? That's the rustle of pages turning, as would-be immortals look themselves up in The Encyclopedia of Surfing, surfing's first comprehensive reference book. The Encyclopedia of Surfing chronicles nearly every bit of wave-riding--its history, places, mythology, champions, tragedies, in-jokes, and minutiae. Read More.

What Are the Seven Wonders of the World?
	Historic trivia is fascinating stuff. The secret to great trivia reporting is not just in the gathering of the details, however, but in the presentation. Organization is vital, because without an appealing structure, the mind won't grapple with the facts. The human brain needs an inviting presentation to wrap around any new information, and this is what D'Epiro and Pinkowish have done. Read More.