New Orleans (Little-Known Facts about Well-Known Places)

Victor Dorff

Commemorative Book and DVD Collection

Barack Obama - Words that Inspired a Nation

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Texas is a little bit bigger than France and a little bit smaller than Turkey. On rural stretches of interstate highways in West Texas, the posted daytime speed limit is 80 mph. More than three-quarters of the land in Texas is farmland, meaning it has more farmland than any other state. Texas has no personal or corporate income tax or state property tax. Texas Instruments (TI) is the birthplace of the first integrated circuit, the backbone of today's computer culture. Two U.S. presidents were born in Texas, and neither of them was named Bush. Six different national flags have flown over Texas since Spanish explorers first "claimed" it in 1519. The Alamo, the famous fort started life in 1718 as a Franciscan mission. On average, the city of Galveston is affected by a hurricane every three years and is hit directly every nine! Dinosaur tracks are fairly prevalent throughout a strip of Central Texas Texas chili does not contain beans.

Little Known Facts About Well Known Places Texas (Little Known Facts Series)

Fascinating Facts About Las Vegas

New York: Fall River Press

everything from facts to pop quizzes to polls, World Religions offers fascinating trivia about spirituality. Here are just a few of the interesting facts you'll find in World Religions: · Early in the 7th century, a 40-year-old merchant named Muhammad ibn Abdallah began receiving revelations from God. Muhammad's revelations, which make up the Quran, and an extensive record of his life, called the Hadith, are the two central documents at the core of Islam. · The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations calls itself a "non-creedal" faith, because it accepts people of a wide variety of beliefs-including theists and atheists. · For a thousand years after the death of Jesus, his followers were members of a unified church. · More than 100 million copies of the Book of Mormon have been published in more than 93 languages. · Dance and music are highly valued in the Hindu world as expressions of divinity. Ever wonder whether Jehovah's Witnesses believe in an afterlife? Or what is the largest Roman Catholic church in the world? You'll find the answers inside . . . and many more! ABOUT THE AUTHOR In Boy Scout camp at the age of twelve, Victor Dorff was taught that everyone belonged to one of three groups: Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. No one was exempt from weekly services, so he decided to attend them all. As an adult, his exploration of faith revealed a broader range of choices. He integrated that journey into his professional life-from Stanford Law School to ABC News, from entrepreneur to educator, from Internet pioneer to cofounder of Charity Checks. Today, Dorff is a consultant and world traveler who teaches math and axiomatic thinking, writes books, and has an Internet column on academic integrity.

World Religions (Little Books About Big Things)

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The story of the United Kingdom's kings and queens-filled with everything from power plays to romance-continues to enthrall us today. In this fascinating book focusing on the monarchs, their relatives, and their realms, you'll explore milestones (such as: Queen Victoria oversaw Great Britain during a period of tremendous technological, political, and social change) along with other details (like this: she was vehemently opposed to efforts to win women the right to vote). These are just a few of the entertaining facts you'll find in Kings &amp; Queens (Little Books About Big Things): · Buckingham Palace, the Royal Residence in London, has 775 rooms, including 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms. · Richard the Lion Heart was King of England for ten years, but he barely spent ten months of that time in the country and he didn't speak the language. · When Henry VIII died, he was buried next to his third wife, Jane Seymour, who was the mother of his only son, who became King Edward VI. · King Charles II, a notorious womanizer, is remembered as the "Merry Monarch." · When George III died without a child eligible to become the monarch, his brother became King William IV, the oldest man ever to become King of England. · King Edward VII is credited with helping to bring about the Entente Cordiale of 1904, a treaty of political friendship with France that set the stage for the alliances that would dominate 20th-century Europe. · Queen Elizabeth II trained as a truck driver and mechanic during World War II. Ever wonder which American states were named after the English monarchs? Or what determines the number of rounds fired in a Royal salute? Look for the answers inside . . . and many more!

Little Books About Big Things, Kings & Queens

2005 Bellwork: Daily Standards Practice -- Mathematics Level 7 Revised Edition (Paperback)(5.2"x8.35"x0.4") by Charles W. De Pue & Victor Dorff ***ISBN-13: 9781932469073 ***204 Pages

Bellwork Mathematics Level 7 Revised Edition

Charles W. De Pue

Bellwork

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