• Zanimatelʹnoe tiranovedenie
• Anglii͡a--shchedrai͡a dusha
• Zabytye geroi.

• Занимательное тирановедение
• Англия--щедрая душа
• Забытые герои.

"Korotkie-to oni korotkie, no za kazhdoĭ--udivitelʹnai͡a sudʹba, poluzabytyĭ istoricheskiĭ fakt, dneĭ starinnykh anekdot ili kakai͡a-nibudʹ "vechnai͡a" problema. Avtor perenosit chitateli͡a iz ėpokhi v ėpokhu, iz odnoĭ tochki planety v drugui͡u, i vsi͡udu interesno, i vsi͡udu estʹ, nad chem zadumatʹsi͡a."--Page 4 of cover.
"Короткие-то они короткие, но за каждой--удивительная судьба, полузабытый исторический факт, дней старинных анекдот или какая-нибудь "вечная" проблема. Автор переносит читателя из эпохи в эпоху, из одной точки планеты в другую, и всюду интересно, и всюду есть, над чем задуматься."--Page 4 of cover.

"'The most feared villain and other stories' is a collection of historical miniatures written by Boris Akunin (Grigori Chkhartishvili) for his author's blog 'The love of history'. In this book you will learn who our fellow citizens considered the ideal man and woman; who is the best protagonist; what we expect after death and whether we want to live forever."--Translated from title page verso.

A collection of anecdotes and accounts of remarkable people and events in history.

A collection of anecdotes, facts, figures, folklore and literature, The Nature Magpie is a veritable treasure trove of humanity's thoughts and feelings about nature. With acclaimed nature writer Daniel Allen as your guide, join naturalists, novelists and poets as they explore the most isolated parts of the planet, choose your side - pineapple or durian - in the great 'king of fruits' debate and discover which plants can be used to predict the weather. Meet the roadkill connoisseurs, learn to dance the Hippopotamus Polka, find out the likelihood of sharing your name with a hurricane - and much more.
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• Great American characters
• The best of American sports
• Great American medical breakthroughs
• Very bad American ideas
• When Americans go wrong
• American tails.

"Discover illustrated profiles of the weird, outrageous (and true!) tales from American history that don't appear in school textbooks. From the creators of the comedy/history podcast The Dollop, The United States of Absurdity presents short, informative, and hilarious stories of the most outlandish (but true) people, events, and more from United States history. Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds cover the weird stories you didn't learn in history class, such as 10-Cent Beer Night, the Jackson Cheese, and the Kentucky Meat Shower, accompanied by full-page illustrations that bring each historical "milestone" to life in full-color"-- Provided by publisher.

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• 1. Ispovedʹ khuligana
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• 2. Slavi͡anskai͡a kniga prokli͡atiĭ
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• 3. Kreshchenie Rusi: spletenie zagadok
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• 4. Prizrak Zolotoĭ Ordy
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• 5. Taĭny Smutnogo vremeni
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• 6. Drakon Moskovskiĭ.

• гл. 1. Исповедь хулигана
• гл. 2. Славянская книга проклятий
• гл. 3. Крещение Руси: сплетение загадок
• гл. 4. Призрак Золотой Орды
• гл. 5. Тайны Смутного времени
• гл. 6. Дракон Московский.