By the numbers 3.14

318,979,564,000: That's the number of ways you can play the first four moves in a chess game. 500: That's the average number of beats per minute of a hummingbird's heart. Colorful illustrated graphs, word clouds, pie charts, maps, photography, comparative images, and more illuminate the math behind statistics, trends, and measurements we encounter every day. Infographics cover popular subjects …

Listified!: Britannica’s 300 lists that will blow your mind

Edition

Ed. 1

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9781912920747

Collation

415 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm

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003 PET l

Disney fascinating facts: over 1,000 real-world facts for curious minds

Curious minds will love discovering over 1,000 fascinating real-world facts. Learn about the oceans with facts about creatures from Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid. Explore facts about favourite animal characters such as Simba from The Lion King and Dante from Coco. Discover the history of toys and games with Buzz and Woody from Toy Story and marvel at the science of super heroes with the I…

On this day: a history of the world in 366 days

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Ed. 1

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9780241471203

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376 p. ; ill. ; 21 cm

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003 MIL o

Ripley's believe it or not

Edition

Ed. 1

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9781609913397

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256 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm

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-

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003 RIP r

Bibliophile: diverse spines

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781797211916

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144 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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010 HAR b

Guinness world records 2025

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781913484569

Collation

255 p. ; ill. ; 30 cm

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-

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030 GUI g

Nexus: a brief history of information networks from the stone age to AI

Stories brought us together. Books spread our ideas and our mythologies. The internet promised infinite knowledge. The Algorithm learned our secrets and then turned us againts one another. What will AI do? Nexus is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive and to thrive.