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100 events that shaped world history


Yenne, Bill, 1949- author.
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2023] 2023

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100 Events That Shaped World History


Yenne, Bill, author.
[Place of publication not identified] : Sourcebooks, 1993. 1993

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100 of the worst ideas in history : humanity's thundering brainstorms turned blundering brain farts.


Smith, Michael N.
[United States] : Sourcebooks Inc : Made available through hoopla, 2014. 2014

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100 of the worst ideas in history : humanity's thundering brainstorms turned blundering brain farts


Smith, Michael N.
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2014] 2014

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100 things to know about history


Cowan, Laura, author.
Tulsa, Oklahoma : EDC Publishing, 2018. 2018

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1001 days that shaped the world



Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, [2012] 2012

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1001 days that shaped the world



San Diego, California : Thunder Bay Press, [2021] 2021

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1,227 quite interesting facts to blow your socks off


Lloyd, John, 1951-
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013] 2013

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1,339 quite interesting facts to make your jaw drop


Lloyd, John, 1951- compiler.
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. 2014

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1,411 quite interesting facts to knock you sideways


Lloyd, John, 1951-
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. 2015

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Absolutely everything! : a history of earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things too numerous


Lloyd, Christopher, 1968- author.
Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2023. 2023

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All facts considered : the essential library of inessential knowledge


Malesky, Kee, 1950-
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2010] 2010

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All things history : learning the past with fun facts


Flinn, Jane C., 1961- author.
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, [2018] 2018

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American connections : the founding fathers networked


Burke, James, 1936-
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. 2007

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Atlas of abandoned places : a journey through the world's forgotten wonders


Smith, Oliver (Photographer)
London : Mitchell Beazley, 2022. 2022

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Atlas of forgotten places : journey to abandoned destinations from around the globe


Elborough, Travis, author.
London : White Lion Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2021. 2021

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Atlas of the unexpected : haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations


Elborough, Travis, author.
London : White Lion Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, [2018] 2018

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Ban xiao shi man hua shi jie shi : qi shi shi yi ben yan jin de ji jian shi jie shi


Erhunzi, author.
Nanjing Shi : Jiangsu feng huang wen yi chu ban she, 2018. 2018

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The book of bad things : a sinister guide to history's dark side


Gifford, Clive.
New York, NY : Kingfisher, [2010] 2010

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The course of history : ten meals that changed the world


Stevenson, Struan, author.
New York, NY : Arcade Publishing, 2019. 2019

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Debunking History : 152 Popular Myths Exploded


Rayner, E. G. (Edgar Geoffrey), 1927-
[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2009] 2009

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Decoding the past.



[United States] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2011] 2011

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Did the Romans eat chips? : and other questions about history


Mason, Paul, 1967-
Chicago, IL : Capstone Raintree, 2014. 2014

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The end of the world



New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1998

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Espionage and covert operations : a global history


Liulevicius, Vejas G.
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2011] 2011

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Eyes of the mothman



New York : Virgil Films, [2010] 2010

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Eyes of the mothman



[United States] : Virgil Films and Entertainment : Made available through hoopla, 2011. 2011

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Factastic millennium facts


Ash, Russell.
New York : DK Pub., 1999. 1999

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Famous fails : mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success!


Boyer, Crispin, author.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016] 2016

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The fated sky : astrology in history


Bobrick, Benson, 1947-
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2005] 2005

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Grandes enigmas y misterios de la Historia


Taranilla de la Varga, Carlos Javier, author.
Córdoba : Almuzara, 2017. 2017

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Great discoveries & amazing adventures


Llewellyn, Claire.
Boston : Kingfisher, 2004. 2004

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Great Eulogies Throughout History.



[Place of publication not identified] : Dover Publications, [2016] 2016

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Great misadventures : bad ideas that led to big disasters


Saari, Peggy.
Detroit : U·X·L, [1999] 1999

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The great pretenders : the true stories behind famous historical mysteries


Bondeson, Jan.
New York : W.W. Norton, [2004] 2004

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The greatest stories never told : 100 tales from history to astonish, bewilder & stupefy


Beyer, Rick, 1956-
New York : HarperResource, [2003] 2003

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The handy history answer book


Ferguson, Rebecca N.
Detroit : Visible Ink, ©2006. 2006

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The handy history answer book : from the Stone Age to the Digital Age


Werner, Stephen A., 1956- author.
Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2020] 2020

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The hinge factor : how chance and stupidity have changed history


Durschmied, Erik.
New York : Arcade Publishing, 2000. 2000

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Histories of the Unexpected : How Everything Has a History


Willis, Sam, author.
[Place of publication not identified] : Atlantic Books, [2018] 2018

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History FACTopia! : follow ye olde trail of 400 facts


Towler, Paige, author.
Greenbelt, Maryland : Brittanica Books, 2023 2023

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A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world


MacLeod, Elizabeth.
Toronto, On : Kids Can Press, [2013] 2013

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History's mysteries. curious clues, cold cases, and puzzles from the past


Jazynka, Kitson, author.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018] 2018

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History's Narrowest Escapes


Moore, James, 1972-
[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2013] 2013

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How George Washington Fleeced the Nation: . . . And Other Little Secrets Airbrushed from History


Mason, Phil, 1958-
[Place of publication not identified] : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2010. 2010

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How to survive history : how to outrun a Tyrannosaurus, escape Pompeii, get off the Titanic, and sur


Cassidy, Cody, author.
[New York, New York] : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023] 2023

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Humans : A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up


Phillips, Tom (Journalist), author.
[Place of publication not identified] : Hanover Square Press, [2019] 2019

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Humans : a brief history of how we f----d it all up


Phillips, Tom (Journalist), author.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2019. 2019

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Humans : a brief history of how we fucked it all up


Phillips, Tom, author.
[Don Mills, Ontario, Canada] : Harlequin Audio, [2019] 2019

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