Little Giant Encyclopedia - Toasts and Quotes

Little Giant Encyclopedia - Toasts and Quotes
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2009
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402767326

From the perennially popular "Little Giant Encyclopedia" series comes "Toasts & Quotes," now beautifully repackaged in a sophisticated new edition that will make a great gift. This delightful book is packed full of interesting, witty, and heartfelt sentiments for all occasions. Enhance your conversation--or any speech--with witty quotations, thoughts, and toasts on everything from marriage to alcohol, politics to civilization, cinema to computers. More than 2,000 quotes and 800 proverbs range from ancient thinkers such as Lao-Tzu and Plato to wit from modern entertainers like Letterman and Miss Piggy.

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Proverbs

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Proverbs
Author: David Macfarlane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2001
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806974897

For your amusement, for your edification and inspiration, for livening up that speech you have to give: proverbs have an irresistible power. These little pockets of wisdom say volumes about a culture--so take a tour around the world in words. You'll encounter the lively and colorful sayings from all around the world: Africa and its diaspora (Haiti, Jamaica, and African-American); Central and South America; Mexico; Native American; China, Japan; Italy; Ireland; Scotland; Israel; and the Arab nations.

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Checker Puzzles

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Checker Puzzles
Author: Robert W. Pike
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780806979755

Universally popular, checkers is one of the world s oldest and most elegantly structured board games and on a high level, it can demand real strategic thought. Put your skill to the test with these puzzles all based on the Standard American game. (Federation rules appear in their entirety.) Each is solvable in no more than six-and-a-half moves, and sometimes, the winner even seems at a serious disadvantage at the start. Quite a few of the solutions list alternative patterns of play. "

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Wedding Etiquette

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Wedding Etiquette
Author: Wendy Toliver
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2003-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806993898

Details, details, details. Planning a wedding can be a nightmare, and few of us are experienced.

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magic

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magic
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1999
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780806918334

This extraordinary reference covers witches, shamen, voodoo priests and priestesses, and oracles; provides the low-down on pentagrams, exorcisms, coven rituals, and conjuring spirits; and tells how to cast spells for protection, invisibility, and illness prevention. Illustrations.

Runes

Runes
Author: Sirona Knight
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781402760068

Tap into the age-old, secret power of runes to create a better and more enriching life. Generally associated with the ancient Northern Europeans, runes are magical symbols that convey the story of creation, life, destruction, and rebirth, and how these forces constantly affect our many levels of being. Runes connect with your body, mind, and spirit, as well as the environment, and are ideal for use in psychological integration, spiritual growth, healing, and magic. Learn the history of runes and the meanings and associations of each symbol. Then discover a wide variety of ways runes can help you find answers to personal questions, increase self-awareness, relieve stress, gain a sense of personal empowerment, and clear out blockages in your life. As you work with these mystical tools you’ll find within them the power to transform yourself.

IQ Tests

IQ Tests
Author: Philip J. Carter
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2008-06
Genre: Intelligence tests
ISBN: 1402754671

Think you re smart? Prove it! Twenty-five brain-stumping IQ quizzes, featuring wordplay, diagrams, numerical challenges, and more, will really put solvers to the test. Over 1,000 questions really reveal whether or not you can think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, figure out the progression of a sequence, simplify fractions, create new words out of old, and decode anagrams. But above all, they re designed to entertain, so quiz-takers can decide if they want to check out their own abilities, play against friends, or follow their fancy by just dipping into the book at random. For those who really want to assess their performance, a time limit of 90 minutes is allowed for each test. "

Spells and Magic

Spells and Magic
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2007-06
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781402747328

This extraordinary reference covers witches, shamen, voodoo priests and priestesses, and oracles; provides the low-down on pentagrams, exorcisms, coven rituals, and conjuring spirits; and tells how to cast spells for protection, invisibility, and illness prevention. Illustrations.

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Names

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Names
Author: Nathaniel Altman
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1999
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780806965093

This comprehensive and thoroughly engaging reference examines the origins and meanings of thousands of first and last names, presented alphabetically. It also lists the 40 most popular male and female given names in the United States since 1930; the 1,000 most commonly found family names in the U.S. organized according to popularity; and the top 100 family names in each of the 50 states. An indispensable encyclopedia for anyone interested in looking up his or her name or finding one for a baby.