Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1550027417
Provides answers to trivia questions on the origins of common expressions and social conventions, covering such categories as politics, sports, religion, crime, and war.
Author : Carol Bolt
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0316449903
25 years and over 1 million copies in print: An updated, repackaged edition of the bestselling divination tool and party favorite - ask a yes or no question, open the book, find your answer. Should you ask your boss for a raise? Call that cutie you met at a party? Sell your Google stock? Tell your best friend her boyfriend's cheating? The answer to these questions (and hundreds of others) is in this fun and weirdly wise little book that's impossible to put down. It's simple to use: just hold it closed in your hands and concentrate on your question for a few seconds. While visualizing or speaking your question, place one palm down on the book's front and stroke the edge of the pages back to front. When you sense the time is right, open to the page your fingers landed on and there is your answer! Fun, satisfying, and a lot less time-consuming than asking everyone you know for advice.
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 34,23 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459718283
Once again Doug Lennox, the toastmaster of trivia, serves up a mammoth selection of some of his most cherished Q&As culled from his previous books. Also featured in this wide-ranging compendium are 150 brand-new questions answered with Doug’s inimitable flair for unearthing intriguing arcana on everything from animals and the arts to superstitions and show business. Customs, conventions, expressions, everyday words, rituals, and traditions – Doug has dug deep to deliver the goods on a vast array of perplexing subjects. Why is a warm autumn called "Indian summer"? What is the origin of "nicknames"? Why is a decorated parade vehicle called a "float"? Why is the rubber around a car wheel called a "tire"? Why are sailors known as "tars"? Why is a bad dream called a "nightmare"? Why are published periodicals called "magazines"?
Author : Jane Parker Resnick
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Children's questions and answers
ISBN : 9781588653451
"Kids have questions...and The Big Book of Questions and Answers has the answers. Packed with fascinating information and humorous illustrations. From how much the Earth weighs to who invented the chocolate bar, this educational resource will keep children learning - and laughing." -- Amazon.com.
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2009-09-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459718739
Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know about sports, from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between.
Author : Bill W.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0698176936
A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 2008
Category :
ISBN : 9781843226079
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1770703721
Everybody seems to be a golfer or at least knows someone who is. The game is one of the world’s most popular sports, and now Doug Lennox, the links pro of Q&A, hits the green with a barrage of golfing trivia on everything from albatrosses and barkies to Vardon grips and zingers. All the titans, male and female, take a swing, including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Kathy Whitworth, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, and, of course, Tiger Woods. What is the oldest playing golf course in the world? Where was golf invented? How does the term sandbagger connect golf with criminals? What member of British royalty introducedgolf to Continental Europe? Who was the first female golfer to compete in a major men’s professional match? What type of golf club did astronaut Alan Shepard use on the moon?
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 24,38 MB
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1770703713
As Canadians, we all think we know hockey inside and out, but Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis and stickhandles the skinny on who wore the first mask in hockey, how the term hat trick originated, and just where hockey was invented. Along the way, you’ll discover all sorts of fascinating things about the giants of the game, from Jean Beliveau and Sidney Crosby to Gordie Howe and Alexander Ovechkin. Who was the first black player in the NHL? Where did the word deke come from? What was the greatest women’s hockey team of all time? How did the Rocket Richard riot start? Who was the first Russian to play in the NHL? When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? What team beat Canada for the gold medal in the 1936 Winter Olympics?
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 2009-08-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459718720
Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a childrens toy changed the sports biggest championship.
