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A culturally diverse, fact-filled, and gorgeously illustrated introduction to over 80 gods and goddesses from around the world

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A bloody soldier who disappears into thin air. Flickering orbs floating over a military cemetery. History is filled with brave fighters cut down in the heat of battle. But what if they aren't resting in peace? True Hauntings: Battlefield Ghosts revisits deadly clashes from the past and the ghosts they left behind, from a headless horseman galloping through the night to restless spirits rising from sunken ships, searching for revenge. In this s...

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Explore robots: machines that work, think, talk, dance, and play

Explore artificial intelligence: programs that teach computers to be brainy

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Are you hungry for some reptile treats? Then why dont you try a bowl of lizard soup? Whats thatyoure in the mood for something spicier? Then rattlesnake chili is what you want. Just remember to cool off by washing it all down with a refreshing glass of snake blood. If youre hungry for an amphibian dish, have a plate of barbecued frogs. Where do people eat foods like these? All over the world! In Slithery, Slimy, Scaly Treats, kids will be amaz...

Are you in the mood for seafood? How about trying live octopus arms? Just make sure you chew them well before you swallowyou wouldnt want one of the suckers on the wiggling arms to get stuck in your throat. Or perhaps youd prefer a more traditional meal of rotten shark meat. After decaying in an underground pit for two months, the meat is dried out in a shack for a few more monthsjust enough time for a nice brown crust to form on the outside. ...

Do the dead tell tales? Readers will find out in this scary trip through 11 of the worlds spookiest graveyards. Among the stops: Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Rhode Island. Thats where a little girl named Mercy Brown is buried. In the late 1800s, her family was hit by tuberculosis. First, her mother and sister died. Then Mercy herself became sick and died. In desperation to save his tubercular son, her fatherwho had become convinced that Mercy was...

What secrets are buried within the crumbling walls of old asylums for the insane? Readers will get a glimpse of what these nightmare facilities were like before the dawn of the modern era. From the wretched overcrowding of Londons Bethlem Royal Hospital (which inspired the English word bedlam), where citizens could pay a penny for the pleasure of poking lunatics through the hospitals bars with sticks, to Christian Church Hospital in Kansas Cit...