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The Music Lover's Handbook by Elie Siegmeister

The Music Lover's Handbook

Elie Siegmeister

Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott

Schott's Original Miscellany

Ben Schott

The Trivia Encyclopedia by Fred L. Worth

The Trivia Encyclopedia

Fred L. Worth

Shakespeare of London by Marchette Chute

Shakespeare of London

Marchette Chute

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable by E. Cobham Brewer

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

E. Cobham Brewer

The American Heritage History of Colonial America Volume 2: Colonial Antiques by Marshall B. Davidson

The American Heritage History of Colonial America Volume 2: Colonial Antiques

Marshall B. Davidson

A Treasury of American Folklore by B. A. Botkin

A Treasury of American Folklore

B. A. Botkin

Panati's Browser's Book of Beginnings by Charles Panati

Panati's Browser's Book of Beginnings

Charles Panati

The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia (2 volume set) by William Bridgwater

The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia (2 volume set)

William Bridgwater

The Dell Crossword Dictionary by Kathleen Rafferty

The Dell Crossword Dictionary

Kathleen Rafferty

Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett

Familiar Quotations

John Bartlett

Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati

Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things

Charles Panati

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy by James Trefil

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

James Trefil

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions by Harry Shaw

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

Harry Shaw

Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany by Ben Schott

Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany

Ben Schott

Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask by New Scientist

Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask

New Scientist

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

A. J. Jacobs

Heloise's Housekeeping Hints by Heloise

Heloise's Housekeeping Hints

Heloise

The Gingerbread Age: A View of Victorian America by John Maass

The Gingerbread Age: A View of Victorian America

John Maass

The Leading Facts of American History by D. H. Montgomery

The Leading Facts of American History

D. H. Montgomery

Imponderables by David Feldman

Imponderables

David Feldman

The Joy Of Trivia by Bernie Smith

The Joy Of Trivia

Bernie Smith

Almanac of Words at Play by Willard R. Espy

Almanac of Words at Play

Willard R. Espy

The New York Public Library Desk Reference by The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library Desk Reference

The New York Public Library

The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists by David Wallechinsky

The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists

David Wallechinsky

The Reader’s Encyclopedia by William Rose Benét

The Reader’s Encyclopedia

William Rose Benét

The Customs of Mankind by Lillian Eichler

The Customs of Mankind

Lillian Eichler

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't by Judy Jones

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't

Judy Jones

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

Try and Stop Me

Bennett Cerf

Nabokov: Criticism, reminiscences, translations and tributes by Alfred Appel

Nabokov: Criticism, reminiscences, translations and tributes

Alfred Appel

Around the World in 2000 Pictures by A. Milton Runyon

Around the World in 2000 Pictures

A. Milton Runyon

Salted Peanuts: A Fun-filled Collection of 1800 Tantalizing Facts to Read, Relish, Remember, and Repeat by E. C. McKenzie

Salted Peanuts: A Fun-filled Collection of 1800 Tantalizing Facts to Read, Relish, Remember, and Repeat

E. C. McKenzie

How to Do Almost Everything by Bert Bacharach

How to Do Almost Everything

Bert Bacharach

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables by David Feldman

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables

David Feldman

Justin Wilson's Cajun Humor by Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson's Cajun Humor

Justin Wilson

A Browser's Dictionary by John Ciardi

A Browser's Dictionary

John Ciardi

The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd

The Book of General Ignorance

John Lloyd

When Do Fish Sleep? and Other Imponderables of Everyday Life by David Feldman

When Do Fish Sleep? and Other Imponderables of Everyday Life

David Feldman

A Conrad Argosy by Joseph Conrad

A Conrad Argosy

Joseph Conrad

Exploring Nature with Your Child by Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth

Exploring Nature with Your Child

Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth

An Underground Education: The Unauthorized and Outrageous Supplement to Everything You Thought You Knew About Art, Sex, Business, Crime, Science, Medicine, and Other Fields of Human Knowledge by Richard Zacks

An Underground Education: The Unauthorized and Outrageous Supplement to Everything You Thought You Knew About Art, Sex, Business, Crime, Science, Medicine, and Other Fields of Human Knowledge

Richard Zacks

The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams

The Straight Dope

Cecil Adams

Dictionary of Theories by Jennifer Bothamley

Dictionary of Theories

Jennifer Bothamley

The Wonderful World of Books by Alfred D. Stefferud

The Wonderful World of Books

Alfred D. Stefferud

Borland Country by Hal Borland

Borland Country

Hal Borland

Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias: The Origins of Our Most Cherished Obsessions by Charles Panati

Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias: The Origins of Our Most Cherished Obsessions

Charles Panati

The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class by David S. Kidder

The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class

David S. Kidder

The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States by H. L. Mencken

The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

H. L. Mencken

The Penguin Encyclopedia by David Crystal

The Penguin Encyclopedia

David Crystal

Recipes: The Cooking of Italy by Time-Life Books

Recipes: The Cooking of Italy

Time-Life Books

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