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Thirty days has September: cool ways to remember stuff (Best At Everything Ser.)
Par Chris Stevens. 2008
This guide is full of tips for remembering everything from math and spelling rules to tricky science, history, and geography…
facts. For any student who has ever struggled to remember multiplication tables, the spelling of the word "Mississippi," or the names of the planets. Grades 3-6. 2008.La bible du poker: le seul livre qu'il faut pour savoir jouer et gagner
Par John Wenzel, André Chevalier. 2009
Le poker est un des jeux les plus passionnants qui soit. Mais il faut maîtriser certaines connaissances et apprendre les…
trucs qui feront de vous un bon joueur pour en tirer de la satisfaction. Là entre en scène les pros. Il n'y a rien comme les conseils et les trucs d'un pro du poker pour rehausser votre niveau de jeu. Il n'y a rien comme les connaissances et l'expérience d'un pro pour découvrir le véritable plaisir de jouer au poker. Quel que soit votre niveau de jeu, quelles que soient vos ambitions, vous trouverez dans ce livre des conseils vitaux pour bien jouer, bien miser et bien bluffer comme un pro. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The only poker book you'll ever need.Top secret: a handbook of codes, ciphers, and secret writing
Par Paul B. Janeczko, Jenna LaReau. 2004
Monsters & creatures: a young adventurer's guide : Dungeons and Dragons (Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's Guides)
Par Andrew Wheeler, Jim Zub, Stacy King, Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed, Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed. 2019
Guide to the creatures role-players encounter in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Grouped by locations, each beast profile includes…
a description of their traits, lair, special powers, and level of danger. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2019Paradox: the nine greatest enigmas in physics
Par Jim Al-Khalili. 2012
Physicist and author of The House of Wisdom (DB 75023) discusses nine theories and ideas that seem to defy common…
sense, including the Paradox of the Twins and Achilles and the Tortoise. Explains the science and math required to understand these brainteasers. 2012One minute mysteries: 65 short mysteries you solve with math! (One minute mysteries)
Par Eric Yoder. 2010
Real-life situations at home, play, or outdoors that require math to solve. In "A Measured Response" two boys without a…
measuring container substitute a soda can and a water bottle. In "A Slice of Life" the challenge is dividing pizza. For grades 4-7. 2010Phenomena: secrets of the senses
Par Donna M Jackson. 2008
Explores the connections between our senses and perception and many unexplained phenomena, such as intuition, synethesia, and the sixth sense.…
Discusses paranormal experiences, animal super senses, and a technology called vOICe that converts video images into complex sounds to help visually impaired people. For grades 5-8. 2008Whodunit?: detective stories
Par Philip Pullman. 2007
Sixteen stories of crimes ranging from cold-blooded murder to dognapping, in settings that include an Egyptian tomb, a sinister English…
country house, and New York City streets. In "Butch Minds the Baby" by Damon Runyon, a safecracker takes his infant son along on a job. For grades 6-9. 1998Short problems based on chemical, earth, life, physical, space, and general science. In "A Fishy Solution" Dennis proposes placing a…
clear plastic sheet over his outdoor pond to keep out fish-eating raccoons. His friend's warning gives a biological reason that this wouldn't work. For grades 4-7. 2008Journalist explores the fifteen-hundred-year history of chess from antiquity and the Middle Ages to modern Western culture. Discusses influence on…
military strategy, mathematics, and the arts. Provides move-by-move analyses of six famous matches including the 1851 contest between Anderssen and Kieseritzky that is dubbed the "immortal game." Explains rules. 2006The dangerous book for boys
Par Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden. 2007
Descriptions of games and outdoor activities alternate with historical facts and stories of courage. Includes instructions for tying five basic…
knots, building a go-cart, playing chess, and making crystals. Discusses famous battles and profiles explorers. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2007101 things everyone should know about science (101 Things Everyone Should Know Ser.)
Par Dia L. Michels, Nathan Levy. 2006
Poses quiz questions about biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and general science that are applicable in everyday life. Sequentially numbered…
answers repeat the question and provide an explanation. Topics include the human body, animals, weather, history of science, and definitions of scientific terms. For senior high and older readers. 2006Sudoku easy to hard: 100 wordless crossword puzzles. Volume 2
Par Will Shortz. 2005
Provides four levels--easy, moderate, demanding, and challenging--of the popular logic-driven, wordless crossword puzzles. Explains the objective, which is to fill…
in the grid with numbers so that every row, every column, and every box contains the digits one to nine, without repeating. Includes instructions and solutions. 2005Mark Wilson's greatest card tricks
Par Mark Wilson. 1993
Master illusionist's handbook for amateurs and beginners. Demonstrates more than sixty card-handling techniques and provides simple instructions for mind reading,…
Hindu and overhand shuffling, cuts, fans, and flourishes, and for forcing, throwing, and making cards disappear. 1975The rise of the Indian rope trick: how a spectacular hoax became history
Par Peter Lamont. 2005
British historian specializing in magic researches the famous but fictitious trick that supposedly originated in India in the 1890s. Discusses…
the journalistic sources of the hoax and previous efforts to debunk it, as well as the western world's gullibility and fascination with mysteries of the East. 2004Fly like a bumblebee: a blind magician shares his most powerful secrets
Par R. W. Klamm. 2004
Magician describes living with congenital optic atrophy disorder. He reveals with wit and humor how his profession helped to build…
his self-confidence. He explains easy tricks that demonstrate the concept "the hand is quicker than the eye." 2004Card tricks and stunts (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1974
Self-working mental magic: 67 foolproof mind-reading tricks (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Karl Fulves. 1979
Magic writer presents seemingly impossible but easy-to-perform mental feats that require little practice or supernormal dexterity. Includes instant ESP, mind…
reading with cards, mind-over-matter tricks, psychic secrets, book tests, and the use of confederates. 1979Card manipulations, series 1-5 (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1973
Master card performer provides a five-part resource guide to more than 165 card tricks and stunts. Demonstrates stage and small…
group performances and teaches passes, palming methods, shuffles, arm spreads, color reverses, sleights, flourishes, set-ups, and tricks. Includes step-by-step explanations. 1934The royal road to card magic (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1999
Noted magic authorities present a guide to developing a versatile repertoire of tricks enabling card handlers to perform more than…
a hundred feats of magic. Includes instructions for Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, and others. 1951