It doesn't matter that he died decades ago, the Hollywood King of Cool is still as popular now as he was in his heyday in the 50's and 60's. Thanks to such iconic movies as The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Magnificent Seven and, in later years, The Towering Inferno, Steve ... More →
To get into the spirit of this book think Mythbusters on the Discovery channel and Smash Lab. Theo Gray is a columnist for the Popular Scientist, and he demonstrates the fundamental principles of science through a host of daredevil and downright wacky experiments that will have you saying Holy S**t ... More →
Speaking about this book, The Today Show's Meredith Vieira was offended that her own 'stache wasn't included, but also endorsed it due to being a lifelong fan of what existed on the top lip of Tom Selleck. If any many grow a mustache, it instantly becomes the most distinguishable feature on his ... More →
On the premise that every picture tells a story, a slide must tell us a much deeper one. Buried away in the photo archive of Sports Illustrated is 50 years worth of films. This gives us a frame by frame account of sporting history over the past half-century. The scribbles and stickers that are along ... More →
The New York Magazine has proclaimed that Twitter is the #1 got web company of the moment and the NYT called in one of the internet's fastest growing phenomenon. In a few short years tweeting is no longer something just the birds too and with billions of members worldwide it has come a long way ... More →
There is an unavoidable downside to spending an evening necking your favorite cocktails, and that is the next day hangover. In today technological world, you really would have thought that by now someone would have come up with a mass cure for the lethargy, nausea and the nagging headache. Sadly ... More →
Who knew that; ﾴ The first American Freemasonry lodge counted amongst its members a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. ﾴ The Knights Templar started life as impoverished warrior monks which then evolved into bankers. ﾴ Dreamland, Groom Lake, Paradise Ranch, Homey Airport, Watertown Strip, ... More →
Purge is an imperial prison barge that is acting as a temporary home to 500 of the galaxy's most ruthless rebels, killers, thieves, and scoundrels. When it breaks down in a part of space that is both distant and uninhabited, the passenger's hopes of survival seem to lie with the seemingly abandoned ... More →
If you are one of those wanting to add some excitement to your life then you need this daring combination of DIY projects, history, and science to show you how. Written for the smarter risk takers, it explores exactly why danger is so good for you and gives you full details on the skill involved in ... More →
As any discerning connoisseur will tell you, Beer Pong is not just a fad, it is a true championship sport. For those uneducated persons who do not know what Beer Pong is, think of a mishmash between basketball, darts, and ping pong, throw in a copious amount of cold beer, some heated competition, ... More →
Being able to create good food from scratch is a money saving skill that will also help you stay healthy and make everyone who sits down to one of your dishes very happy. In this book, British cooking superstar Jamie Oliver has taken some of the meals we most love to eat and then break them down to ... More →
The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places is the first every compendium ever to be written that is a collaboration of dozens of the leading paranormal investigators in the world. Research notes, first-hand accounts, location backgrounds and numerous anomalous photographs featuring unexplainable ghostly ... More →
