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  Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?...

  Andrew Thompson

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  The bestselling author of Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red share more than 150 baffling, bizarre, and enlightening facts in the fun trivia collection. 
   
  This curious, captivating collection of trivia will surprise and intrigue readers with amazing answers to questions like: 
   
  • Is Jurassic Park possible? 
   
  • What causes “the shakes” after drinking a lot of alcohol? 
   
  • Why do dogs walk in circles before lying down? 
   
  • What makes popcorn pop? 
   
  The follow-up to the bestselling What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?, Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? has even more fun and fascinating trivia. Perfect for the ever-curious trivia lover, this book is the ultimate in truly extraordinary information. From silly to serious to outright bizarre, this expansive collection offers surprising answers and unexpected facts on everything from history and science to pop culture and nature. From the everyday to the fantastical—it's all here. 
   
  “A very handy book that could honestly, save their life—or just answer all those questions they’re maybe too embarrassed to even google.” —Buzzfeed

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  Culture Smart! Mexico - The...

  Russel Maddicks

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  This guide to Mexico takes you to the heart of Mexican society. It describes how people socialize and meet members of the opposite sex, the dynamics of daily life, the central importance of family, and the annual cycle of Catholic feasts and fiestas. For business travelers, there are key sections on the economy and vital insights into the general business culture.The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural areas, where time seems to have stood still, and manic urban centers like Mexico City, one of the most densely populated and exciting cities in the world. Famed for its well-preserved archaeological sites, cobblestoned colonial towns, and beautiful beaches, it is a major magnet for tourists.Mexico also has a name as a creative powerhouse in the region, with world-renowned artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, a cinema industry that has been producing award-winning movies since the Golden Age of the 1940s, and a literary scene second to none in Latin America.

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  Steam on the Eastern & Midland -...

  David Knapman

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  The author and railway photographer presents a stunning collection of original images showing steam locomotives in action in the mid-20th century.   This is the second book from David Knapman’s personal record of railway views that were captured on black and white film in the late 1950’s and 1960’s, until the demise of steam on British Railways. Using the same format as its companion volume, Steam on the Southern and Western, this book presents chapters covering different locations in the Eastern and London Midland regions.   Knapman captures branch and mainline trains as well as locations of interest and historical infrastructure. Where preservation starts to overlap with the still active steam scene, some historic photographs are also included. Each chapter begins with an overview of the station it depicts, providing local and historical context. Each photograph is paired with a detailed caption describing the specific trains at work.

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  Dirty Hungarian - Everyday Slang...

  Mark Adamsbaum, Réka Lengyel

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  Improve your vulgar vocabulary with this guide to Hungarian slang, swear words, and more! Next time you’re in Hungary, or just chatting in Hungarian with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: • cool slang • funny insults • explicit sex terms • raw swear wordsDirty Hungarian teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Hungary: Mi a helyzet? (What’s up?) Állat jó pasi a barátod. (Your boyfriend is hot shit.) Öcsém, ugy betintáztam. (Dude, I’m so wasted.) Mennem kell szarni. (I gotta take a dump.) Menj a halál faszára! (Go fuck yourself!) Lecidázol? (Can I get a blowey?) Szeretném megdöngölni. (I’d love to hit that.) And much more!

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  The Warship Mary Rose - The Life...

  David Childs

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  This new paperback edition brings the history of Henry VIII's famous warship right up to date with new chapters on the stunning presentation of the hull and the 19,000 salvaged artefacts in the new museum in Portsmouth.Mary Rose has, along with HMS Victory, become an instantly recognisable symbol of Britain's maritime past, while the extraordinary richness of the massive collection of artefacts gleaned from the wreck has meant that the ship has acquired the status of some sort of 'time capsule', as if it were a Tudor burial site. But she is much more than an archaeological relic; she was a warship, and a revolutionary one, that served in the King's navy for thirty-four years, almost the entire length of his reign.This book tells the story of her eventful career, placing it firmly within the colourful context of Tudor politics, court life and the developing administration of a permanent navy. And though the author also brings the story right down to the present day, with chapters on the recovery, the fresh ideas and information thrown up by the massive programme of archaeological work since undertaken, and the new display just recently opened at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, it is at heart a vivid retelling of her career and, at the end, her dramatic sinking.With this fine narrative and the beautiful illustrations the book will appeal to the historian and enthusiast, and also to the general reader and museum visitor.

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  Lonely Planet: Nicaragua -...

  Oliver Smith

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  From the churning waves of the Paci?c in the west to the  blue lagoons of the Caribbean in the east, Nicaragua is Central  America at its most colourful

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