"In this fun, erudite, and often moving book, Cass R. Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption. As it turns out, Star Wars also has a lot to teach us about constitutional law, economics, and political uprisings. Sunstein tells the story of the films wildly unanticipated success and explores why some things succeed while others fail. Ultimately, Sunstein argues, Star Wars...

This title explores the incredible moments in in the world of sports, from Jackie Robinson's debut to Brandi Chastain's World Cup winner, that will be etched in our memories forever. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.

"In The indisputable existence of Santa Claus, mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans take readers on a festive journey through the pitfalls of a traditional holiday season. Lighthearted and diverting, and brimming with Christmassy diagrams, sketches and graphs, equations, Markov chains, and matrices, The indisputable existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with stockingsful of mathematical marvels. Math has never been...

How is "biggest" defined in the animal kingdom? If it means tallest, the giraffe is a contender. If it means heaviest, male polar bears can weigh in at almost up to 1,000 pounds! In this charming spin on animal books, two supersized animals meet in an imaginary face off to see who's bigger. Each animal is profiled with fun facts, showcased in a creative layout with full-color images. Including age-appropriate content and language, the main text draws...

"Sometimes big nerdiness comes in a small package - and this little book is a dinosaur nerd's dream! In Jurassic Smarts, you'll learn about the weirdest, coolest, most amazing dinos to ever walk the Earth. Plus, you'll have some of your most burning dino questions answered, meet people who nerd out about dinos for a living, and travel to dino destinations around the world. You'll also find personality quizzes, fun facts, and more!"--

The Little Book of Belfast is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about the city of Belfast past and present. Funny, fast-paced and fact-packed, here you will find out about Belfast's trade and industry, crime and punishment, music, literature and sport, architectural heritage, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. It covers not only the famous elements in Belfast's history but also unusual, little-known...

This book contains a Hodgepodge of trivia questions (and answers) covering all genres and subjects that has been researched for over forty years.

Is a shooting star a meteor or meteorite? What inventions did the ancient Sumerians contribute that affect you daily? Everything 101 is filled with a little bit of information about a lot of fascinating subjects-all in one easily accessed place. And best of all, there's no school tuition required and class is in session anytime you like. Check out the concise, fun-to-read entries that cover musicals to sing about, psychology that won't drive you...

This compendium brings together a selection of the very best games. There are parlor games, travel games, trivia games, riddles, puzzles and more. Traditional family favorites feature alongside an array of newly created games. The centerpieces of this collection are the six games: Descriptionary, Just a Minute, Lost for Words, Ultimate Charades, Quick Draw, and Trivial Disputes. In total, these six games alone include 1350 game cards (one Kindle...

Unusual, interesting and little known stories of the state of Minnesota. Minnesota Tales is aimed at the target of familiarity-plus-novelty. These suspense-packed stories constitute "history for the ordinary person," and a few include really great traditions passed orally from generation to generation.