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| Classic lines evoke great moments and performances from the silver screen, and many have found their way into everyday usage. But who said what to whom, and in what film was it said? This deck of Knowledge Cards features a memorable line from each of 48 movies, with related information and piquant trivia; the cards can be read just for pleasure, or they can form the basis for a game that tests its players’ knowledge of historic films. | These Knowledge Cards could provide the basis for an uproarious multiplayer trivia game, or simply be an absorbing read for anyone interested in twentieth-century music history. Each of the 48 cards in this deck presents a multiple-choice question. Example: Which Cole Porter song was featured in the 1936 Jimmy Stewart film Born to Dance? “In the Still of the Night”, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, or “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” The answer and a breezy but concise and knowledgeable related essay appear on the card’s opposite side. If you enjoy show tunes and popular standards, and think you know your stuff, you’ll get a kick out of these charming, challenging cards! |
| PO-204 Great Lines From Great Movies
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| Trevor Bounford's day job is to convey lots of information in immediately comprehensible graphic form. He is also a noted science-and-biology illustrator. Bounford has put his talent and experience in both fields to work in conceiving, researching, writing, designing, and illustrating this unique deck of forty-eight cards. One side of each card presents a painting of a dinosaur, with its name spelled formally and phonetically. The card's opposite side features a graphic comparison between the subject saurian's size and that of a human; a compact, instantly grasped taxonomic lineage; a timeline showing when the beast appeared and when it went extinct; and concise notes on its known range and its physical and behavioral points of inter. A major pleasure to dinosauophiles young and old, Dinosaurs is also a graphic tour de force. |
The creator of What Happened Here? London, Cockney Rhyming Slang, and An Architectural Vocabulary Knowledge Cards, Gwyn Headley is immensely knowledgeable about his home country's history. He takes us from Berkshire to Yorkshire, dispensing an illuminating, drily humorous factoid at each of our forty-eight stops. One side of each card presents part of an antique map, with a date and colorful target showing where an event took place. The card's other side presents a concise, casual overview of the event itself. This deck is as valuable for its solid scholarship as it is for its entertainment quotient. |
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PO-207 What Happened Here England
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| Being able to distinguish a manatee from a dugong could tell you which continent you're on (if you're in doubt). Knowing the difference between a porcupine and a hedgehog lowers your risk of grievous bodily puncture. Deducing that the wiggly thing underfoot is a king snake and not a coral snake could save your life. This deck of 48 Knowledge Cards offers entertaining illumination on the characteristics that set one animal (or plant or geological feature or meteorological event) apart from its seemingly similar neighbor. If you're a peripatetic naturalist, it's a compact take-along that helps you confirm your keen-eyed identifications. And if you're housebound What's the Difference provides an invaluable tool for determining (say) whether the nocturnal bouncing you hear outside is a family of wallabies or a mob of kangaroos. Instant peace of mind! Text by J. Baldwin. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product supports Sierra Club's efforts to preserve and protect the planet. Printed on recycled paper. |
From the kitchens of EatingWell magazine, this delectable quiz deck tests your knowledge about food and nutrition with 48 cards organized by USDA food group—grains, meat/beans, milk/dairy, oils, fruits, vegetables, and “discretionary calories” (beer, wine, and chocolate). The front of each card offers a tantalizing photograph of a particular food and poses a related question. Why is brown rice more nutritious than white rice? What makes olive oil “extra-virgin”? How can I get kids to eat Brussels sprouts? The answers are on the back, along with fun food facts, nutrition profiles, portion information, humorous quotes, and references to recipes on the EatingWell website. As a tool for healthy meal planning or a game with your culinary cohorts, What’s Good for You? is an epicure’s delight! |
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PO-288 What's Good for You? A Quiz Deck on Food & Nutrition
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