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Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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The Beatles John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much! Paul McCartney's car was wrecked by chickens! George Harrison once had his friend's parent sign his bad report card! Ringo Starr's grandma thought he was possessed by witches! Wait! What? Siblings Paige and Turner have collected the most unusual and surprising facts about these rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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"Sea monsters have a long history in lore and literature. Homer first wrote of them in 700 BCE. What Do We Know About the Kraken? lets curious young readers explore what we actually know about this mysterious sea monster's long history. Dive into the facts behind this massive squid-like creature that was first described using the word "Kraken" in the beginning of the eighteenth century. For centuries, sailors have feared the Kraken, which they believe...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Find out what really happened when a strange man hijacked an airplane in 1971 and then parachuted out of it, never to be seen again. What is the truth behind the mystery of the man who came to be known as D. B. Cooper?
On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He demanded $200,000 and told a flight attendant that he had weapons. After stopping in...
On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He demanded $200,000 and told a flight attendant that he had weapons. After stopping in...
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Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
How did the mysterious images high in the Nazca Desert in Peru come to be? Find out the truth about these ancient figures in the soil that can only be fully seen from high above the Nazca plain.
Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting extension of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!
The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called...
Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting extension of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!
The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Learn about Boston's molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.
An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and...
An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series.
On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water off Beach Haven, New Jersey—the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could...
On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water off Beach Haven, New Jersey—the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could...
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