Station Amusements in New Zealand by Lady (Mary Anne) Barker libreka classics — These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

Seventy-three easy experiments - requiring only materials found at home or easily available, such as candles, coins, steel wool, etc. - illustrate basic phenomena like vacuum, simple chemical reactions, and more. All safe. Modern, well-planned.

This is a fine example of a pictorial letter sheet, a precursor to the postcard. Intended to be used as stationary, the letter sheets were popular in California in the 1850s and were often kept as mementos. Sundry Amusements at the Mines shows miners in their more mundane tasks, such as cooking and cleaning, but also discovering a bear in their tent.

"From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at he world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes along-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation...

"There are endless possibilities for keeping spirits high and brains engaged at home, including throwing a virtual party, holding family Olympics, learning a magic trick, making a flip book, and many more. Doodles, jokes, and entertaining tips enliven the crafts, games, adventures, projects, and creative boredom-busting activities the whole family will enjoy. Most call for common crafting gear and household items, ensuring hours of fun at the tip...

This 1901 volume offers a survey of the sports and pastimes, tea gardens and parks, playhouses and other diversions of the people of London from the seventeenth to the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Preesnts puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers related to the mysterious Benedict Society, and profiles the society's members and their adventures.