"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....

An introduction to markhors that discusses their physical characteristics and adaptations, behavior, life cycle, and habitat.

A treasury of nose-wrinkling facts, quizzes, recipes and trivia includes entries about how a group of skunks is called a "stench," how snail slime was once an ingredient in cough syrup and more.

"Introduces readers to Japanese spider crabs, with an emphasis on the animal's habitat, adaptations, and life cycle"-- Provided by publisher.

New islands are under construction or emerging because of climate change. Eccentric enclaves and fantastic utopian experiments are multiplying. Once-secret fantasy gardens are cracking open their doors to outsiders. Our world is becoming stranger by the day-and Alastair Bonnett observes and captures every fascinating change. In Beyond the Map, Bonnett presents stories of the world's most extraordinary spaces-many unmarked on any official map-all...

A treasury of bizarre-but-true stories from history includes accounts of such uncanny events as the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston and the world record set by an armless archer.

"From creatures of the deep to creatures of the sky, disgusting animals can be found everywhere! In this title, readers will get a close-up look at all sorts of disgusting animals through vivid images, infographics, sidebars, and more." -- Amazon.com