Encyclopedias and Reference

Did you know duck dander is hallucinogenic? Or that Katherine Hepburn had a phobia of dirty hair? Have you ever wondered about the Magickal Skull of Doom or contemplated the mysterious Transylvanian Tablets? The Book of the Bizarre is a veritable treasure trove of startling and stranger than-fiction trivia that spans history, continents, even worlds. Never before have so many truly frightful facts

The sequel to the bestselling The Book of the Bizarre, Beyond Bizarre offers up scores of new freaky facts, terrifying trivia, and strangerthanfiction stories. Arranged into 13 chilling chapters like Haunted Hollywood, Blood Red Crosses and Gross Anatomy: Hospital Horrors, Bride of Bizarre, and Tales from the Cryptids, Beyond Bizarre tackles everything from female pirates and creepy candy stripe

Did you know that singer Tony Bennett had a near death experience, and that Mary Pickford, Americaas sweetheart regularly consulted a psychic?

Magic Words: A Dictionary is a one-of-a-kind resource for armchair linguists, pop-culture enthusiasts, Pagans, Wiccans, magicians, and trivia nuts alike. Brimming with the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world and illustrated throughout with magical symbols and icons, Magic Words is a dictionary like no other. More than seven-hundred essay style entries describe the origins

Each moment of our lives, from birth to death, our brains are engaged in an endless symphony of patterns. In Awakening the Mind, Anna Wise reveals how a careful understanding of the four types of brain waves, and the practice of carefully designed meditation exercises that lead to a mastery of each type, can vastly improve everyday focus, memory, concentration, and overall mental awareness. Over

A deep and encompassing dive into the vast array of symbols and attributes that appear within the complex iconography of Tibetan Buddhism The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into the rich, multifaceted, and profound symbolism of Tibetan sacred art. The succinct descriptions that accompany Robert Beer´s detailed line drawings reveal the origins, meanings, and functions of these sy

AFTERSHOCK is about the real war against terror—the struggle for a world in which nobody lives in fear of atrocities perpetrated by human beings. Every day, people who push against violence and injustice or pull for peace and freedom must face their own fears. Many activists also must struggle with "aftershock," the physical and emotional reverberations of frightening, horrifying, or otherwise tra

Exploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history and society, THE POT BOOK offers a compendium of the most up-to-date information and scientific research on marijuana from leading experts, including Lester Grinspoon, Rick Doblin, Paul Armentano (NORML) and Raphael Mechoulam. Also included are interviews with Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil and Tommy Chong as well as a pot dealer and a far

BUSINESS REPORTS FOR BUSY PEOPLE is a handy, quick-reference guide that describes how to write the most common types of business reports and provides a wide range of samples and templates that can be used to produce professional-looking, clear and concise reports.Business is about decisions. Reports that capture, analyse and explain the right data in a clear, concise format allow managers and deci

If your skill with words isn't up to scratch, you may find yourself sidelined or ignored at work and elsewhere. You create an impression with what you write and a weak or incorrect vocabulary is a serious liability. AWESOME VOCABULARY offers a painless way to build an exceptional vocabulary. Readers will discover comprehensive, useful lists of words and exercises focused on improving word choices.