handbooks, vade-mecums, etc

A collection of entertainments geared toward boys, containing instructions for skipping stones, coin tricks, making a quill pen and bottle rockets, and other activities.

A collection of entertainments geared toward boys, containing instructions for skipping stones, coin tricks, making a quill pen and bottle rockets, and other activities.

Presents more than 300 lists about everything from freckles to video games, money to amusement parks, and breakfast cereals to rock music.

An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.

Contains 360 readings that provide core knowledge in American history, economics, art history, physical science, classics, English and comparative literature, world history, math and engineering, religion, social sciences, and philosophy.

Contains 360 readings that provide core knowledge in American history, economics, art history, physical science, classics, English and comparative literature, world history, math and engineering, religion, social sciences, and philosophy.

A collection of miscellaneous facts about a variety of topics; one for each day of the year.

Presents a listing of more than one thousand famous "firsts," from the first dental filling to the first E-mail message.

A reference book containing lists of information about world history, United States history, social studies, geography, climate, math, science, language arts, popular culture, animals, and the arts.

A reference book containing lists of information about world history, United States history, social studies, geography, climate, math, science, language arts, popular culture, animals, and the arts.