Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities 9780691211183, 9780691217826, 9780691211190

Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities 9780691211190, 9780691217826, 9780691211183

A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels—and the surprising truths behind them Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring

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Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff [3 ed.] 9780762783823, 9780762769605

Saguaro cacti, desert landscapes, and the Grand Canyon may stand out as prominent Arizona features, but this scorching s

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The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities 9780750968522

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Creepy Nebraska: Ghosts, Monsters, UFOs and other Cornhusker Curiosities

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Terroir and Other Myths of Winegrowing 9780520962002

"A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrow

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The turtles, snakes, frogs and other reptiles and amphibians of New England and the north

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Feathers, Paws, Fins, and Claws 9780814340707, 9780814340691

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Port out, starboard home: and other language myths 9780141012230, 0141012234

Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule o

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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

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Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science 9780674089167

A falling apple inspired the law of gravity—or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endur

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