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Books in Secret Lives of Insects series

  • Blood, Poop, and Dead Skin: The Things Insects Eat

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Ruby Tuesday Books, Dec. 15, 2017)
    Inside this book, meet 12 insects that take disgusting eating habits to a whole new level. From dung beetles slurping up elephant poop soup to tiny creatures that could be feasting on your body right now, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!
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  • Disguises, Explosions, and Boiling Farts: Bizarre Insect Defenses

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Ruby Tuesday Books, Dec. 15, 2017)
    Inside this book, meet 12 insects that take defense to a whole new level. From caterpillars that disguise themselves as blobs of bird poop to beetles that repel predators with poisonous, boiling-hot farts, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!
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  • Corpses, Cats, and Moldy Cheese: The Places Insects Live

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Ruby Tuesday Books, Dec. 15, 2017)
    Inside this book, meet 12 insects that take “home sweet home” to a whole new level. From maggots that wriggle and crawl through blocks of cheese to the tiny bloodsuckers that set up home on our pets, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!
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  • Intestines, Zombies, and Jumping Beans: Extraordinary Insect Life Cycles

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Ruby Tuesday Books, Dec. 15, 2017)
    Inside this book, meet 12 insects whose life cycles take weird to a whole new level. From wasps that turn spiders into zombies to help them take care of their larvae to bot flies that start life by burrowing into a horse's tongue, every page is packed with truly unbelievable facts. Perfect for reluctant readers, these books deliver life sciences in the creepiest, yuckiest way possible!
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  • Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents

    Cormac O'Brien

    Paperback (Quirk Books, Dec. 1, 2003)
    Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men in the White House - complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You'll discover that: - George Washington spent a whopping 7% of his salary on booze- John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River - Warren G. Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash - Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia - And Richard Nixon . . . sheesh, don't get us started on Nixon! With chapters on everyone from George Washington to G. W. Bush, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to answer: Are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? How many presidential daughters have bared their all for Playboy? And what was Nancy Reagan thinking when she appeared on Diff'rent Strokes? American history was never this much fun in school!
  • Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents

    Cormac O'Brien

    Paperback (Quirk Books, Feb. 15, 2004)
    Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men in the White House - complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You'll discover that: - George Washington spent a whopping 7% of his salary on booze- John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River - Warren G. Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash - Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia - And Richard Nixon . . . sheesh, don't get us started on Nixon! With chapters on everyone from George Washington to G. W. Bush, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to answer: Are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? How many presidential daughters have bared their all for Playboy? And what was Nancy Reagan thinking when she appeared on Diff'rent Strokes? American history was never this much fun in school!
  • Secret Lives of Great Authors

    Robert Schnakenberg, Mario Zucca

    Paperback (Quirk Books, Feb. 1, 2008)
    Strange-but-true tales of murderers, adulterers, drug addicts, and other literary legends. With outrageous and uncensored profiles of everyone from William Shakespeare to Thomas Pynchon, Secret Lives of Great Authors tackles all the tough questions your high school teachers were afraid to ask: What’s the deal with Lewis Carroll and little girls? Is it true that J. D. Salinger drank his own urine? How many women—and men—did Lord Byron actually sleep with? And why was Ayn Rand such a big fan of Charlie’s Angels? Classic literature was never this much fun in school!
  • Secret Lives of Soil Creatures

    Sara Swan Miller

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    "Describes the life cycles and habits of the three kinds of animals that live in and around the soil: the decomposers, the scavengers, and the predators"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Secret Lives of Deep-Sea Creatures

    Sara Swan Miller

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    "Describes the life cycles and habits of the strange creatures that make their homes deep below the surface of the sea"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: What Your Teachers Never Told You About the Men of the White House

    Cormac O'Brien

    Paperback (Quirk Books, Feb. 4, 2009)
    Your high-school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men in the White House, complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You'll discover that George Washington spent a whopping 7 percent of his salary on booze John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River Warren G. Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia And Richard Nixon sheesh, don't get us started on Nixon! Now with a new chapter on the winner of the 2008 presidential election, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to answer: Are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? Which presidential daughter bared everything for Playboy? And what was Nancy Reagan thinking when she appeared on Diff'rent Strokes? American history was never this much fun in school!
  • Secret Lives of Cave Creatures

    Sara Swan Miller

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Describes the life cycles and habits of the three kinds of animals that dwell in caves: those who use caves only for temporary shelter, those who live there but go outside to find food, and those who cannot live anywhere else.
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