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In this amazing audiobook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Spain. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Spanish figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Spain, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your audiobook catalogue.

This fantastic audiobook contains over 100 puzzles and brainteasers designed to really test that grey matter. From cunningly worded traps to seriously tricky lateral thinking problems, narrator Kent Harris will likely have you scratching your head...until he reveals the answer, at which point - of course - you’ll claim you knew it all along!

Do you know in which castle the world's oldest football was found? What is the correct term for the person in charge of a buttery? How do you tell the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what on earth is an oubliette? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he introduces us to over 100 facts about castles. So if you want to know the history of castles from the early beginnings through to their golden age and final decline, this is the perfect audiobook for you!

Nathan is a cracker. A cracker is like a hacker but tends to be doing slightly more illegal things. If we’re talking ‘black hat’ and ‘white hat’, Nathan’s would be darker than the winter night sky. One day, poking around on the internet where he shouldn’t, Nathan finds a rather interesting program. But what is its purpose? And what encrypted information does it contain that is ‘classified’?

In this fascinating audiobook, narrator John Harnish talks us through over 100 amazing facts about planes from all eras. So whether you want to know who owns the most expensive private jet in the world or what is particularly unusual about the photographs of the Wright brothers’ first flight, then this is the perfect audiobook for you!

Did you know that when some of Jane Austen’s lesser-known work was sent to publishers in 2007 under a pseudonym it was rejected? Do you know in which radio sitcom she was once portrayed as a foul-mouthed and violent inhabitant of hell who even the devil was scared of? And exactly what have zombies got to do with Pride and Prejudice? This fascinating audiobook contains more than 100 facts about Jane Austen, with each chapter exploring a different part of her life and work.

Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes? Do you want to know some incredible trivia about the world's greatest detective? Whether you prefer Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC's Sherlock, Robert Downey Jr's portrayal in the film series, or even Basil Rathbone's performances almost 80 years ago, this fascinating audiobook narrated expertly by Lawrence Keefe is sure to interest you.

What are the ten contenders for the best invention of all time? Which single technological development has led to the human race taking a bigger leap that any other? Is it NASA’s Curiosity Rover, the end result of more than 60 years of space exploration, the summation of so many different technological strands? Or is it the internet as Redditors would no doubt suggest? Could it be the clock, counting down the days until our technological singularity?

Are you a budding comedian who wants to have a joke ready for every occasion? If so, this is the perfect audiobook for you! Master of comedy Jack Goldstein has loaded over one hundred of his most powerful laugh grenades into his ultimate humour launcher and has handed it over to his English counterpart Stephen Harris to take aim, press the button and unleash hilarity mayhem!

Charles Dickens not only wrote some of the most famous stories in the English language but was also a fascinating man himself. Did you know that he actually owned a pet raven that inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write his famous poem? In this book, narrator Kent Harris talks us through over 100 amazing such facts, covering subjects such as Dickens’ literary career, his famous works, his characters and much more. So whether you’re studying Charles Dickens for a project or are simply interested in finding out more about the greatest author of the Victorian age, this is the perfect book for you.

How well do you know your eighties movies? Could you recognise a film from just one famous line? In this fantastically fun quiz, host Kent Harris will put your knowledge of the decade’s greatest films to the test, to get ready to start guessing!

How much do you know about Australia? Whether you have lived there all your life or have simply thought about visiting one day, you’ll be fascinated to learn all about the land where Christmas means baking-hot sun and a barbeque on the beach! In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King takes us on a journey ‘Down Under’, revealing over 100 amazing facts about Australia, from interesting information about the country’s history, landmarks and wildlife to its best-known citizens and much more.

Do you want a joke for every situation? Are you sure you're prepared for the moment when your audience's heads fall off and their sides split? Man of a thousand voices Kent Harris performs this Krazee Kollection of over 500 jokes that will have you laughing so hard your funny bone will hurt. Featuring five individual audiobooks from the World’s Greatest Jokes series, this is the perfect way to learn so many jokes that no occasion can pass by without you making all those present chuckle, giggle and roar heartily.

This rip-roaring collection of 101 of the most far-out jokes you have ever heard is so funny you might just float away! We’re going to take the laughs into the stratosphere in this amazing book containing over 100 jokes that’ll have your whole family laughing. The book is organised into categories such as astronauts, aliens, planets and more, so you’ll have a space-themed joke for every occasion. Are you ready? Lift off in 5...4...3...2...1...

This side-splitting collection of 101 of the best food jokes you have ever heard pasta be our funniest joke book yet! We’ve prepared a sumptuous banquet of hilarity for you that’ll have the whole family laughing. The jokes are organised into categories, so you’ll always have a food joke ready for every course. Get ready to learn your favourites! This is another hilarious addition to the World’s Greatest Jokes series of audiobooks performed by Kent Harris.

How can you use a tree as a compass? What on earth makes maple trees explode? Where is the tallest tree in the world? And how can a tree own itself? Narrator Charles King talks us through the answers to all of these questions and more as we discover over 100 amazing facts about the trees in our environment. So whether you're a dedicated arborist or are just interested in this often overlooked yet wonderful area of nature, then this is the perfect audiobook for you.

Did you know that Oscar Wilde was said to have had a photographic memory? Or that his father was eye surgeon to none other than Queen Victoria herself? How did his homosexuality come to the attention of the police? And why was a glass barrier erected in front of his tomb? In this fascinating audiobook, Jason Zenobia talks us through over 100 facts about the poet, playwright and popular society figure.

In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Kent Harris answers all these questions and more as he takes us on an amazing tour of the symphony orchestra. We discover over 100 amazing facts about strings, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard instruments as well as interesting information about the orchestra's history and structure. This audiobook is perfect for anyone, whatever their musical ability!

How many works in total do you think Mozart composed? What award was bestowed on him by the Pope? How many languages could he speak? And what rather unsavoury subject was he seemingly obsessed with? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he visits the intriguing world of one of the world's greatest ever composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

This side-splitting collection of 101 of the funniest knock-knock jokes you have ever heard is dangerously funny! All of the jokes have been organised into categories so that budding comedians can make their friends laugh at any occasion. Knock Knock. Who's there? Kent Harris. Kent Harris who? No, that's actually the narrator's name! Never mind, on with the jokes....