This scholarly exploration of the borderlands between science and fantasy features four complete works by the redoubtable Charle Fort (1874-1932): The Book of the Damned, Lo!, Wild Talents, and New Lands. All concern the bizarre phenomena unexplained by traditional science: flying saucers, telekinesis, sudden showers of fish from the sky, stigmata, poltergeists, and spontaneous combustion.

Presents a treasury of facts and trivia about dinosaurs and other extinct animals.

Jon McDonal, longtime columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram takes readers on a trip back through years of writing about Texas.

Presents over three thousand questions and answers about American subjects, covering such topics as geography, history, entertainment, people, and culture.

"Presents more than 100 facts about the human body in a unique layout that appeals to struggling and reluctant readers"--

"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...

"Both rigorous and playful, The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery"--

Presents a treasury of facts and trivia about animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and reptiles.