The Book

Author: Ethan Trex
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062069314
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 440

Book Description
For ten years, the knowledge seekers at mental_floss have been hunting and trapping the world’s rarest facts, locking them into captivating lists for the world to admire. Thanks to their tireless efforts, Mental Floss: The Book is packed with a decade’s worth of the smartest, quirkiest stories around, including: Five Presidential Fashion Flubs Seven Shameless Abuses of Diplomatic Immunity Five Units of Measurement Weirder Than the Metric System Four Toys That Have Gone to War for America Seven Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever Five Things Your Body Can Do After You Die Six of Baseball’s Strangest Trades Four Foods People Actually Die For Seven Things Walmart Has Banned Four TV Shows That Changed the Course of History Ten “Q” Words That Aren’t “Q-U” Words Four Horrifying Parasites to Keep You Awake at Night Eight Fake Archaeological Finds Five Articles of Clothing That Caused Riots Four Memorable Moments in Cross-Dressing History Five Doomsdays We’ve Already Survived And 124 Other Extraordinary Lists!

Floss

Author: Kim Lewis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406302837
Category : Border collie
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Floss lives in the city and loves to go to the park and play ball with the children. But her owner's son is a farmer and needs a new sheepdog, so the border collie moves to a Northumberland farm and must learn how to round up the sheep. Children will love hearing about the rural adveritures of Floss in this stunning picture book with accompanying CD read by actor Martin Jarvis.

The Mental Floss History of the World

Author: Erik Sass
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060784776
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur Schopenhauer It turns out that answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous—but accurate—facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. Remember: just because it's true, doesn't mean it's boring!

Flossing

Author: Roland Kreutzer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781850972969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Dental Floss for the Mind

Author: Michel Noir
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071467025
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
A dynamic program for improving memory and sharpening focus Each year, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars on gym memberships, exercise equipment, and workout videos, all in the name of physical fitness. But what are they doing for their minds? In Dental Floss for the Mind, a leading cognitive scientist and a neurologist team up to offer you a complete program for improving memory and stimulating your mind. This interactive guide features: More than 100 creative and engaging exercises of increasing difficulty to stimulate cognitive skills Targeted exercises for improving the five key cognitive areas: memory, attention, language skills, visual and spatial recognition, and reasoning ability A scoring system for assessing current status, along with prescriptive tips for improving each cognitive area

Mental Floss: The Curious Reader

Author: Erin McCarthy
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
ISBN: 1681888076
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"With sumptuous, visually stimulating spreads, this book delivers on its promise– to unearth strange stories, bizarre facts, or unexpected details about the books on our shelves. Good for curious readers, whether they want to delve into authors and books they love, feel competent faking knowledge about books everyone else seems to have read, or just dip into and out of literary worlds" – Library Journal Readers rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for lovers of literature. From Americanah to War and Peace, from Chinua Achebe and Jane Austen to Jesmyn Ward and George R.R. Martin, learn surprising facts about the world’s most famous novels and novelists. The Curious Reader will delight bookworms everywhere. This literary compendium from Mental Floss reveals fascinating facts about the world’s most famous authors and their literary works. Readers will learn about George Orwell’s near-death experience during the writing of 1984; meet the real man who may have inspired Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Darcy; discover which famous author kept her husband’s heart after he passed away; and learn about the influence of psychedelics on Dune. The Curious Reader also contains the most-loved book-related articles from 20 years of Mental Floss, including “Cat-Loving Writers,” “Famous Authors’ Unfinished Manuscripts,” “Literary Characters Based on Real People,” and “Books You Didn’t Know Were Self-Published.” This literary miscellany is certain to inspire book lovers, aspiring writers, students, and teachers alike to discover a diverse selection of curated literary works—leading to an expansion of their library!

Mental Floss: The Curious Viewer

Author: Jennifer M. Wood
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
ISBN: 1681887894
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
From Mental Floss, the premier online destination for curious minds, comes a deep dive into the greatest television shows from the last 20 years. Filled with little-known facts and lists of must-see shows, this fascinating collection includes: The hardest role to cast on Game of Thrones • The DEA’s involvement in Breaking Bad • The lost Black-ish episode deemed too divisive for TV • The real-life inspiration for Mad Men’s Don Draper • The identity of “Ugly Naked Guy” on Friends • When George Lucas sued Battlestar Galactica • How Curb Your Enthusiasm saved a man from the death penalty • When Doctor Who’s TARDIS went to court • The story behind Law & Order’s iconic “dun-dun” sound effect Mental Floss: The Curious Viewer also contains many of Mental Floss’s famously fascinating lists, such as Actors Who Asked for Their Characters to Be Killed Off, The Most-Watched TV Series Finales Ever, TV Characters Who Were Inspired by Real People, Bizarre TV Crossovers, Amazing One-Season Shows, Important Moments in LGBTQ+ History on TV, and Unforgettable Television Cliff-Hangers.

Just Like Floss

Author: Kim Lewis
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763610791
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Floss the sheep dog has a litter of puppies and Floss's owners want to keep the one that is just like Floss.

Flossing Teeth

Author: Mari Schuh
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 142961787X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
"Simple text, photographs, and diagrams present information about flossing teeth properly"--Provided by publisher.

Helping Children Learn About Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control

Author: Catherine Lawler
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000090620
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
This book is designed to support professionals with the sensitive and effective use of the storybook, Floss and the Boss, created to help young children understand about domestic abuse and coercive control. By defining domestic abuse and coercive control and exploring the effects upon children and their education, this guidebook puts the professional in a position to have important conversations with children about what to do if something at home does not feel right. When used with the storybook, it provides a vehicle for talking to children about staying safe and their emotional wellbeing. Key features of this book include: Page-by-page notes, with discussion topics and points for conversation around the Floss and the Boss story Activities for supporting children, safety planning strategies and guidance for taking on a key adult role A comprehensive list of helplines and organisations in place to support adult victims of domestic abuse This is a vital tool for teachers, social care staff, therapists and other professionals working with the Floss and the Boss story to teach young children about domestic abuse and coercive control.