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Minnesota Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

2 reviews
Russ Ringsak, Denise Remick

Globe Pequot, 2007

Oofda - Curiosities? Minnesota?
The quisisential answer to "Everything you ever wanted to know about Minnesota.........but didn't know what to ask". What a delightful journey into some of the most tucked away sights and stories of Minnesota. The author has a style of writing that seems to have that Paul Harvey punchline giving you ..the rest of the story. Tales are spun respectfully no matter how outrageous the oddity. ...

The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3

259 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2003

Best Pendergast Book
I have read all of the Pendergast novels and other various Preston/Child works and find myself always thinking of this one as my favorite. Although I like the "Diogenes Trilogy" (Brimstone, Dance of Death and Book of the Dead), this one seemed to really work my imagination better. It was more mentaly stimulating for lack of a better phrase. One of the reasons I liked this book so much is ...

Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and Collections from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century
Arthur MacGregor

Yale University Press, 2008

This fascinating book offers a history of museum collecting in western Europe over the course of its formative centuries, tracing its origins from the culture of collecting that emerged during the Renaissance and concluding with the great changes of the nineteenth century which would prove so influential to the museum movement of later years. Taking into account both individual collectors and public institutions, Arthur MacGregor covers topics ...

Arizona Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

1 review
Sam Lowe

Globe Pequot, 2007

Arizona Curiosities
This is and interesting book of unusual things in Arizona. If you think you would like such a collection, give this one a try.

Pennsylvania Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

2 reviews
Clark DeLeon

Globe Pequot, 2004

Oddities of the Keystone State
I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and even at that, this book told me many things about my state that I had not known. It's well written, with a wry attitude, and occasionally a wink and a nudge (especially in the section about Jayne Mansfield), but it is entertaining through and through. Although I am sure that I will never personally visit many of the sites merntioned in the book, it ...

Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques and Projects

18 reviews
Jane Ann Wynn

North Light Books, 2007

A definite MUST HAVE BOOK for artists interested in multi-media creations
"Creepy cover" was mentioned by one reviewer and yet I found the cover the major reason for my interest in the book. I have had this book for some time and consider it a favorite in many ways. I love the charm of how each project is layed out on the page (e.g. the SECRET INGREDIENTS design marker for each project), GREAT step-by-step images following the descriptions on how to proceed for each ...

A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities

6 reviews
Jan Bondeson

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Curious Indeed
A compilation of some very interesting people and unexplained syndromes / phenomenon. Spontaneous human combustion, premature burial, bosom serpents (live animals taking up residence in the human body), the lousy disease which strikingly resembles today's Morgellon's scare, tailed people, giants, dwarfs, the two-headed boy of Bengal (whom today would have easily been rendered single by a simple ...

Old Curiosity Shop

29 reviews

Everymans Library, 2007

Little Nell dies but this great novel is vibrant with life, laughter and pathos
The Old Curiosity Shop appeared in 1840-1841 in monthly installments in a magazine edited by the young Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The novel was an instant success winning the author of "The Pickwick Papers" and "Oliver Twist" great fame and riches. The long novel deals with Little Nell Trent. She lives in the Old Curiostiy Shop with her granfather. He is an alcoholic old man who is weak ...

Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (Jumbo)

11 reviews
Albertus Seba

Taschen, 2001

My most cherished book
This book is an outstanding bargain. It is beautiful and breathtaking. I hadn't read the dimensions of the book before ordering and was really surprised when this 16 pound book arrived in its own cardboard case. The pictures are so gorgeous and some poster sized prints are included -- unfortunately, the images selected for the posters are not the most attractive of Seba's work. Before ...

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734-1765

7 reviews

Taschen, 2005

quality artwork from a time gone by
The old prints are just beautiful. Before photographs, books like these had hand painted reproductions of the animals. The detail is amazing. One can only imagine how long it must have taken to prepare these works.And collect the specimens.Check out the 7 headed hydra! And cheers to Taschen for another beautiful art book.

Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

2 reviews
Sam Lowe

Globe Pequot, 2003

Arizona -- or Arkansas?
Am I the only one to notice that "Arizona Curiosities" really has the state of Arkansas on its cover? Are they joking? I mean, the states both begin in "A," but that's absolutely where the similarities end. Maybe this is a prime example of grade schools which allow students who have not learned the academic basics to move to the next level and the next, on through the system. And that's why some ...

A Case of Curiosities

19 reviews
Allen Kurzweil

Harvest Books, 2001

AHHHHH...Intelligent writing, At Last!
I could probably write a treatise about this novel which is a cool stream of relief and high entertainment. Relief, as I had almost given up hope of finding a living author who can manipulate words as well as intellect. Well, here he is, ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Allen Kurzweil. Rejoice and be entertained. I'll admit, the plot has its weaker moments, but who doesn't. I am getting ready to purchase ...

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries, No. 1)

19 reviews
Blaize Clement

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007

Well-Plotted, Clement Has An Excellent Sense of Place
Dixie Hemingway (no kin to Ernest, she tells you on the first page) lives on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida. Her career as a sheriff's deputy ended when her young daughter and her husband, also a deputy, were killed in a car accident. Now she is up every morning at four a.m. to make her rounds as a pet sitter. She prefers dealing with animals rather than people. But all is not as quiet and ...

Curious George's Big Book of Curiosity (Curious George)

3 reviews
H.A. and Margret Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

George is Terrific!
This book immediately became the favorite at my house! The illustrations are wonderful and bright, the cover draws you in to read about shapes and colors, animal sounds, opposites, emotions and seasons. It creates a wonderful enviroment for actually interacting and conversing with your child rather than just reading to him/her.

The Land of Curiosities (Adventures in Yellowstone, 1871-1872, Book 1)

3 reviews
Deanna Neil

The EcoSeekers, 2007

Exciting adventure with an eco conscience
If you or your kids enjoy Harry Potter, the American Girl series, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the Old West, Indians/Native Americans, animals, the environment, exciting adventures or just plain good story telling, then buy this book. It is a tale of two siblings who find themselves fatherless at the end of the civil war and move with their mom out west to Montana to start a new life. The trials ...

Oregon Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
Harriet Baskas

Globe Pequot, 2007

Capture the strange-but-true spirit of Oregon with this combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette. This book is a great read for born-and-raised Oregonians, newcomers, and anyone else who enjoys humor and local trivia with a twist.

Missouri Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

4 reviews
Josh Young

Globe Pequot, 2006

Show me more!
This is a great read: not only does it give practical advice for the MO tourist wishing to stray from the beaten path, it's also a great read for anyone interested in reading a bunch of darn good stories. Highly recommended.

Indiana Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

1 review
Dick Wolfsie

Globe Pequot, 2006

Indiana can be fun. No really, it can!
This is an excellent book for anyone looking for fun stuff to do in Indiana. It's full of unusual attractions (which are organized by region)and includes plenty of interesting information about a state which many consider to be hopelessly uninteresting. I've used this book to plan mini road trips with my friends which is a cheap and amusing diversion when you've got nothing to do on a weekend. ...

Connecticut Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

3 reviews
Susan Campbell, Bill Heald

Globe Pequot, 2006

Get Out There!
If you want to explore interesting things in Connecticut, this is the book to start with. My son and I often do interesting things on Saturday mornings. Part of it is just "bonding time", but part of it is that mom works every other Saturday, so those days we have special freedom to do interesting things. And we do. During warm months, an emphasis is on hiking and outdoor activities. During cold ...

Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences

11 reviews
Webb Garrison

Thomas Nelson, 2000

A good read about some of the "not so famous" stories and information about the Civil War.
This book is a must have for Civil War buffs. It gives some very interesting stories which you probably wouldn't find anywhere else.

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