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The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: Newly Updated and Expanded
Alberto Manguel & Gianni Guadalupi.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781435125384.  Daedalus Item Code: 30887
 
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La ... (Read More)
 
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Dictionary of Modern Strategy and Tactics
Michael Keane.
Publisher: Naval Institute.   Format: no jacket.
ISBN: 9781591144298.  Daedalus Item Code: 23694
 
Defining such terms as "axis of evil," "CNN effect," and "military operations other than war," this book offers a profile on modern military strategy and tactics through concise yet thorough ... (Read More)
 
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Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask
The Editors of New Scientist.
Publisher: Free Press.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780743297264.  Daedalus Item Code: 31093
 
How fat do you have to be to become bulletproof? Why do people have eyebrows? Can eating green potatoes really kill you? How quickly could you turn into a fossil? And why do pineapples have a hard, ... (Read More)
 
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The Elements of Visual Style: The Basics of Print Design for Every PC and Mac User
Robert W. Harris.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780618772452.  Daedalus Item Code: 03463
 
Taking a cue from Strunk and White's famous guide to style in writing, the author of When Good People Write Bad Sentences here presents the basics for good visual design of the printed page. ... (Read More)
 
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The Film Encyclopedia, 6th Edition: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry
Ephraim Katz & Ronald Dean Nolen.
Publisher: Collins.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780061432859.  Daedalus Item Code: 23947
 
"Heavy with indispensable information and worth every pound, this is one of the most valuable books in my library," averred film critic Rex Reed, while Katharine Hepburn put it more simply: "Wow! ... (Read More)
 
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Fodor's German for Travelers: 3rd Edition
Nina Rubin, ed.
Publisher: Fodor's.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9781400014880.  Daedalus Item Code: 23507
 
A combination phrasebook and dictionary, this third edition of Fodor's German for Travelers is intended to help you use German the moment you arrive, with easy-to-use phonetics that can be ... (Read More)
 
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Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent
Jennifer M. Wood, ed.
Publisher: Adams Media.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781440528057.  Daedalus Item Code: 30231
 
"Gluttony (GLUHT-n-ee), noun: Excessive indulgence in food and drink." Overindulge in the most debaucherous sin with this delicious little dictionary, and at least find your hunger for words ... (Read More)
 
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Greed: A Dictionary for the Selfish
Editors of Adams Media.
Publisher: Adams Media.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781440528019.  Daedalus Item Code: 30232
 
"Greed (greed), noun: Excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions." The seductive lure of avarice, the most rapacious of sins, has left a bitter taste on many a tongue, but this dictionary ... (Read More)
 
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Hew, Screw, and Glue: How Stuff is Made
James Innes-Smith. Henrietta Webb, illus.
Publisher: Abrams Image.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780810982598.  Daedalus Item Code: 11420
 
Do you realize that the salt on our food may be millions of years old? Did you know that the rubber in condoms derives from tree sap? And aren't you glad that lipstick is no longer made of crushed ... (Read More)
 
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Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
Lesley M.M. Blume.
Publisher: Chronicle.   Format: laminated cover.
ISBN: 9780811874137.  Daedalus Item Code: 29749
 
Whatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" but have done away with "acquaintances?" In this witty, illustrated A-to-Z, based on her popular "Let's Bring ... (Read More)
 
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License Plates of America: The Official Guide to the License Plates of the United States, Canada and Mexico
John B. Northrup.
Publisher: River Pointe.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780975880586.  Daedalus Item Code: 22333
 
In this colorful and entertaining spotter's guide, John Northrup identifies and captions more than 3,000 current styles of license plate from every state and province of the United States, Canada, ... (Read More)
 
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The Little Red Book of New York Wisdom
Ed Koch. Gregg Stebben & Jason Katzman, eds.
Publisher: Skyhorse.   Format: laminated cover.
ISBN: 9781616083724.  Daedalus Item Code: 30825
 
"I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them," former New York mayor Ed Koch famously quipped, and here he pilots a book full of such Big Apple chutzpah, refreshingly blunt observations, and eloquent ... (Read More)
 
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