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"From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes along-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation...
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Publisher
Funcastle Publications
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Page after page of fun, safe games and activities to keep any party rolling. Descriptions of each activity are thorough and easy to follow, and include such essentials as suitable age ranges, preparation and play time, materials needed, and suggestions for low-cost prizes and favors. Pence's Magic Lamp concocted from a simple paper cup-is not only sheer genius, but incredibly easy. --Small Press Magazine.
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Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"We've all heard about FOMO (fear of missing out) but now you can make the most of your night in with this must-have bucket list for every homebody, featuring fun and entertaining activities to keep you pleasantly relaxed and stress-free every time you decide you'd rather not leave the comfort of your home. This simple list-based guide book includes over 350 things to do to keep your nights in fun for everyone. Featuring advice for entertaining friends...
8) Chess
Publisher
Wood Expressions, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"History of the game--Chess is one of the world's most popular and beloved games with over 600 million players worldwide. The theory and composition of chess reflects both art and science, and playing it is known to increase brain power. Because of the educational benefits, chess is a required curriculum around the world. Early forms of chess are thought to have originated in India or Afghanistan sometime prior to 600 A.D. Today's chessmen were given...
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Abdo Kids Jumbo, a division of Abdo kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This title explains why haunted houses exist, and that's because people like to be scared! Readers will learn that people have been telling each other scary or spooky stories for centuries. Haunted houses make it so that people can live their own scary story! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
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"On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, booby-traps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If the group can endure these horrors without shouting the safe word, "reprieve," they'll win a substantial cash prize... But before they can complete the challenge, a man breaks into the cell and kills one of the contestants. Those...
14) Before you came
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A mother relates how she spent time before her child arrived, then passes on a gift of days paddling a red canoe, reading in a pillow-filled hammock until dark, and watching the moon rise at night.
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Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From Tunnel Tube to Party Play Dough, Bumper Ball to Hoop-Dee-Do, here are more than 150 screen-free games and activities to help kids enjoy the wholesome, old-fashioned experience of playing creatively and freely...without technology. There are outdoor games and indoor games, games to play solo and games to play with others, crafts, songs, guessing games, puppet ideas, playdate and party favorites--even instant activities to do at the kitchen table...
17) Diary
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Publisher
JY
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The fourth book of the Berrybrook Middle School series, Diary, is a very special journal including not only sticker sheets and "one sketch a day" pages but also brand new stories from the author set in the Berrybrook universe! Find out all about Peppi's and Jaime's project, write your own daily entries right next to Jensen's journal pages, and take a glimpse at the new life of a familiar face who's moved to a new town!"--.
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Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Bjorn lives in a cave. The walls are soft, the ground is comfortable, and just in front there is new grass and a rough tree, perfect for back-scratching. A Bear Named Bjorn takes us into the forest with Bjorn the bear and his friends. One day the animals have their eye exams and try on the humans' lost glasses. Another, they just sit, watching the leaves and playing cards on a tree stump. And on party night the animals borrow clothes hanging on the...
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Monsters both figurative and very literal stalk the Turner family. The youngest child, Noah, narrates the family history: how in the late '60s, his bookish mother Margaret marries Lovecraft-lover Harry, against her better judgement. The couple has two daughters--Sydney, born for the spotlight; and the brilliant but awkward Eunice, a natural writer and storyteller. But finances are tight, Margaret and Eunice are haunted by horrific dreams, and Harry...
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