Includes more than 10,000 holidays, holy days, national and ethnic celebrations, astronomical phenomena, festivals, fairs, anniversaries, and other events from around the world
Something's happening every day in Chase's Chase’s Calendar of Events is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available in the world on special days, weeks, and months Indispensable CD-ROM holds all the book’s 12,500 entries Unique reference in the marketplace acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Library Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post
100 Things Predators Fans Should Know Do Before They Die
Most Predators fans have attended a game at Bridgestone Arena, watched every captivating minute of the 2017 Stanley Cup, and remember exactly where they were when the team traded Shea Weber for P.K. Subban. But only real fans can tell you the origins of the catfish toss or know the full story of how hockey first came to Music City. Whether you've been a die-hard booster since '98 or are a more recent supporter of Filip Forsberg and Pekka Rinne, 100 Things Predators Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die stands as the ultimate resource for Smashville faithful. Nashville sportswriter John Glennon has collected every essential piece of Preds knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.
Fun, always surprising and a hockey lover's treasure chest of the little-known facts that shaped the game, you cannot Google the stuff that Liam Maguire shares in this entertaining little book. About 30% updated, revised and renewed from Liam’s 2001 trivia collection, What's the Score?, First Goal Wins! includes a foreword by Wayne Gretzky. Liam has scoured the depths of the NHL archives and stats to put together many of these questions and answers, which you can't get from just looking up your favourite player on Wikipedia. What sets his take on hockey trivia apart from the many pretenders out there is the magical connections he builds between the numbers, the players and the game's history. Besides the straight goods, you always get the ultimate "And did you know...?"
A compilation of practical advice and folklore features weather forecasts for the United States, planting tables, health remedies, horoscopes, recipes, games and puzzles, and other entertaining and useful information.