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Doug Lennox
Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between.
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Features Q&As ranging on topics from animals and the arts to superstitions and show business.
Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Norman Bethune, Terry Fox, and Roberta Bondar are Canadian icons we’ve come to cherish. This title gives the dope on those famous heroes and…
It’s easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but the true football fan has the answers all week long. This title tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who…
Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a ‘brier’? And how about a ‘haymaker’ in boxing or…
The Bible has had a profound impact on the world. This title serves up an informative slice of biblical lore, literature, and history.
From oversized socks filled with treats, to firs in living rooms and strange stories and songs, Christmas makes us scratch our heads every now and then. This book helps you…
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Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a childrens…
The master of Q & A is back with a treasure trove of his favourite trivia culled from his four previous Now You Know books, plus 150 brand new .
Presents questions such as: why do we say that someone who has been treated badly has been ‘hung out to dry’? How did the card game bridge get its name…
With all the conciseness of his original radio scripts, Doug Lennox cuts to the quick in telling you the things you always wanted to know.
Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis, the skinny on how the term hat trick originated, and the answer to just…
Helps you discover answers to hundreds of questions such as: Why can’t grooms see their bride on the day before the wedding? Why is a swindle called a ‘double-cross’? Why…
With the numerous cop shows on TV, everybody thinks they know all there is to know about crime scenes. But what do we really know? This book gives you the…
Who was the first black player in the NHL? Where did the word deke come from? What was the greatest women’s hockey team of all time? How did the Rocket…
What is the oldest playing golf course in the world? Where was golf invented? How does the term sandbagger connect golf with criminals? What member of British royalty introduced golf…
Which wife of England’s Henry VIII had six fingers on one hand? What royal connection does Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flush toilet, have? What is the royal residence in…
Known around the world as football, soccer is the world’s most watched and played sport. How did soccer originate? Who was the first soccer player to score a hat trick…
Helps you learn about the baseball leagues and teams that have come and gone, the players who are legends, and the achievements and records that have become the stuff of…
This is a follow-up to last year’s runaway bestseller Now You Know … The Book of Answers, which went through five printings and sold over 20,000….
Showcases the what, why, when, where, who, and how of what’s gone tragically and terribly wrong. This book addresses questions such as: How does a tsunami occur? Why do Canadian…
Extreme weather such as that thought to come from global warming, hurricanes, tornadoes and melting permafrost concern us all. This work presents a compendium of questions and answers that enables…
Now You Know Christmas counter 6 pack.
The runaway bestseller Now You Know: The Book of Answers, went through five printings and sold over 20,000 copies. In this second book, Lennox continues to trace the history and…
