| The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012
| Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this updated resource.Praise for the previous editions:"The World Almanac is the most useful reference book known to modern man."--Los Angeles Times "The most versatile single volume, and probably the biggest bargain on the shelf."--Esquire"For the most information in one source, The World Almanac remains the champion."--American Library AssociationThe World Almanac and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with mo...More
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| The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
| America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved: Its name makes people smile and its contents tickle funny bones. A reference book that reads like a magazine, the Almanac is packed with facts, features, and fun that make every day special. The 2012 edition, which marks the publication’s 220th anniversary, will feature . . . •weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season, plus the science behind weather folklore• the most accurate astro...More
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| A Sand County Almanac: With Other Essays on Conservation from Round River [Illustrated]
| With other Essays on Conservation from Round River'. Illustrated by Charles W. Schwartz.
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| New Farmer's Almanac 2012
| The best selling weather Almanac of 2011 is back with it's fully formatted 2012 edition. What is so deluxe about this years edition? Not only are we including our accurate forecast but a planting chart for all your gardening needs. Check out our Deluxe version for 108 recipes and holiday shopping guide.
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| The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011
| The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information by the Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere...More
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| Llewellyn's 2012 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living (Annuals - Magical Almanac)
| Breathe new life into your magical practice with the bounty of practical spells, rituals, and divinations inside Llewellyn's Magical Almanac. For more than twenty years, this trusted guide has inspired and enlightened magical practitioners of all skill levels. Get organized with the handy calendar section-shaded for easier "flip-to" reference. It features world festivals and holidays, 2012 sabbats for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and Full Moons. You'll find the Moon's sign and phase,...More
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| Sports Illustrated Almanac 2012 (Sports Illustrated Sports Almanac)
| @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } America's favorite sports almanac since its introduction 21 years ago, the Sports Illustrated Almanac now has 2011 covered, from football to fencing, hockey to handball, and everything in between. The Sports Illustrated Almanac features essays by top Sports Illustrated writer...More
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| Poor Richard's Almanack
| A faithful reproduction of the original Peter Pauper Press edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, circa 1950, the current version contains the same colorful woodcuts ('quaint Cuts by and Unknown Hand') and 18th century design of the original. Printed in hard cover on heavyweight paper stock, this is a great addition to any Franklin fan's collection. Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication: Early to bed and early to rise, m...More
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| Farmers' Almanac 2012 U.S. Weather Edition
| Get 16 full months of amazingly accurate long-range weather predictions in the weather-only edition of the 2012 Farmers' Almanac. In print since 1818, the Farmers' Almanac is a time-tested and generation approved nature-based calendar of the coming year. Anyone can give you advice — Farmers’ Almanac goes beyond today’s experts and enlightens you with generations of perception, experience, and common sense. Includes a weather overview for 2012, detailed forecasts for September 2011 through ...More
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| Baseball America 2012 Almanac: A Comprehensive Review of the 2011 Season (Baseball America's Almanac)
| Baseball America's 2012 Almanac offers a complete recap of the 2011 baseball season from the World Series to the major, minor, college, high school, independent, and amateur leagues. The Almanac has organization, team, player statistics, and season reviews covering all of the professional, amateur, and youth baseball. It is also the only volume to feature in-depth coverage of the annual draft in its entirety.
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| Llewellyn's 2012 Herbal Almanac: A Do-it-Yourself Guide for Health & Natural Living (Annuals - Herbal Almanac)
| Inside Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac, you'll find a colorful array of practical ideas on how to benefit from nature's most versatile plants. Spice up your favorite pasta dish with Presto Pesto. Restore health with an aromatic herbal soup. Even learn how to keep bees and make herbal honey. This friendly herbal guide features hands-on projects, fresh ideas, and advice for herb enthusiasts of all skill levels. You'll be inspired by thirty creative articles on herb use in five unique categories-gar...More
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| Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days
| Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac is the ingeniously organized book where, for a change, the all-time Jeopardy! champ gets to ask the questions–and where every day of the year will give you the chance to test your trivia mettle.For example–February 21: In 1912, on this day, Teddy Roosevelt coined the political phrase “hat in the ring,” so Ken Jennings fires off a series of “ring” questions. What two NFL quarterbacks have four Super Bowl rings each?* What rings are divided by the Cassin...More
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| The Wolf Almanac, New and Revised: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World
| The newly revised reference work on the history and evolution of wolves, their biology and physiology, behavior and sociology, and their mythology. It is considered the best reference on wolves of its kind.
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| The Almanac of American Politics 2012
| No matter how you voted in the 2010 election, both Democrats and Republicans can agree that there is one indispensable guide to people, politics, and power in Washington. The Almanac of American Politics is the gold standard—the book everyone involved, invested, or interested in American politics must have on their reference shelf.As in previous editions, the 2012 Almanac includes profiles of every member of Congress and every governor. It offers in-depth and completely up-to-dat...More
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| The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past
| Modeled after those bedside books of prayer and contemplation that millions turn to for daily spiritual guidance and growth, the national bestseller The Intellectual Devotional—offering secular wisdom and cerebral nourishment—drew a year’s worth of readings from seven different fields of knowledge. In this follow-up volume, authors David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim have turned to the rich legacy of American history for their selections. From Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Frankli...More
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| The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America
| 365 reasons to love America! The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and nations peal and fade. American history is no different. From the starving time of Jamestown during the Winter of 1609, through the bloody argument of the Civil War, and to today, the United States is a tale best told one day at a time. Best-selling author and educator Dr. William J. Bennett is a master of the story tha...More
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| Time Almanac 2012: Powered By Encyclopedia Britannica
| @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } From global trends to national events...outer space to cyberspace...the past to the present...the TIME Almanac 2012 contains all the comprehensive up-to-the-minute facts, statistics, dates and information you'll ever need or want. Highlights include world statistics and countries, astronomy and ...More
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| TIME For Kids Almanac 2012
| Packed with facts, stats and news from around the country and around the world, the TIME For Kids Almanac 2012 includes information on topics ranging from animals to acid rain, voting rules to video games, sports stars to space exploration-and much more. This richly designed resource features more than 800 photos, maps, lists and time lines, and is sure to keep young readers engaged, entertained and learning-all at once. With more than 3.5 million subscribers, TIME For Kids is the No. 1 trusted...More
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| The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder
| A playfully practical guide that’s a refreshing twist on the revered Farmer’s Almanac, The Awe-Manac provides daily forecasts and directives to help readers make life more creative, amusing, gratifying, and extraordinary—every day of the year! Through 365 days, readers are encouraged to think more brilliantly, laugh more often, make art or write creatively, and simply add a lot more “awe” into daily life. Brimming with Jill Badonsky’s colorful, whimsical art, and filled...More
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| The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012 Everyday Calendar
| How do you remove gum from fabric? Why do we have Leap Day? What are “earth sweats”? The answers to these and hundreds of other questions are found in this cleverly illustrated box calendar filled with curious facts, fun folklore, helpful tips, quotes, proverbs, and puzzles. Every page, every day is “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.”
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