Loch Ness Monsters And Raining Frogs

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Random House
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588368690

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Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs by Albert Jack Pdf

FOOLED BY FABLES? LED ON BY LEGENDS? MYTH-GUIDED? WONDER NO MORE, MYSTERY-PHILES: THE TRUTH IS IN HERE! What in the world (or out of it) made those giant crop circles? Did skydiving skyjacker D. B. Cooper really get away with it? Is Bigfoot a big fake? Are ETs just BS? If you’re tired of scratching your head over persistent puzzlers like these, mystery-buster Albert Jack has the cure for your quizzical itch. He’s gone hunting for the truth behind more than thirty of the most famous and baffling conundrums in history. Did a conspiracy or a calamity kill Marilyn Monroe? Is the Bermuda Triangle a tropical tall tale? Was a dead Paul McCartney replaced by a doppelgänger? How did Edgar Allan Poe meet his doom? In quick-witted entries on each enigmatic topic, Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs offers answers certain to surprise, enlighten, amuse, and perhaps disappoint true believers. But Albert Jack never fails to fascinate and entertain as he spills the beans about the odd, the eerie, and the (no longer) unexplained.

Author : Nate Hendley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781610695862

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The Big Con by Nate Hendley Pdf

This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history—and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over "subliminal messaging" (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about "satanic" daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, "confidence men," and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present. Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"—and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.

Author : Jonalyn Crisologo,John Davidson
Publisher : Mendon Cottage Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781311461025

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The Loch Ness Monster For Kids Fact or Fiction? by Jonalyn Crisologo,John Davidson Pdf

The Loch Ness Monster For Kids Fact or Fiction? Table of Contents The Loch Ness Monster Foreword Facts about the Loch Facts about the Loch Ness Monster Nessie Sightings Nessie Spotted on Land Nessie Spotted in the Water Sonar Evidence Searches for Nessie The Circus Search Sir Edward Mountain Search Operation Deepscan Project Urquhart Nessie Hoaxes Fact or Fiction? You decide! The Loch Ness Monster Today Author Bio The Author and Illustrator Publisher

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781632202369

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They Laughed at Galileo by Albert Jack Pdf

A humorous account of great inventors and their critics who predicted failure. They Laughed at Galileo takes a humorous and reflective look at one thousand years of the development of humankind: those who dreamt, those who taught, those who opposed, and those who, ultimately, did. At some point in modern history, each and every one of our inventions and discoveries was first envisioned and then developed by a single person, or a handful of people, who dreamt of the seemingly impossible. For them, the future was clear and obvious, but for the vast majority, including the acknowledged experts of their days, such belief was sheer folly. For just about everything that has improved our modern lifestyles in a way that our ancestors could not possibly imagine, there was once a lone dreamer proclaiming, “It can be done.” That dreamer was nearly always opposed by a team of “enlightened” contemporaries publicly declaring, “It cannot be done.” Well, yes it could. Marconi’s wireless radio transmissions were initially deemed pointless. Edward L. Drake’s eventual success on August 27, 1859, was called the day “the crazy man first struck oil.” Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs was considered a “ridiculous fiction.” Each of these inventions has had a profound effect on the course of human history, and each one was rejected, resisted, and ridiculed in its day. Ultimately, the innovators who brought these into existence provided invaluable contributions to science and the culture of humankind.

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781101619346

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Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends by Albert Jack Pdf

Have you heard the one about… • Walt Disney’s frozen body? • Coca-Cola owning Santa Claus? • Alligators living in New York City sewers? We all love a good story. But where do the urban legends, conspiracy theories, and old wives’ tales we hear every day really originate? Albert Jack explores the best, strangest, and funniest of the tales so many of us take as gospel, and uncovers some eye-popping true stories that are even more far-fetched than their mythical counterparts. From Robin Hood to JFK’s brain, from hamsters under carpets to mysterious travelers, you’ll never be short of a scary or bizarre anecdote again.

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780141929927

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What Caesar Did For My Salad by Albert Jack Pdf

Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word 'salary' comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? Is the Scotch egg actually from Scotland and what did some retired crusaders have to do with French toast? Who was the original Earl Grey and what sauce was inspired by Parliament? What dish was invented by Greek bandits on the run? Why were hot cross buns seen as magical and what's so rebellious about a haggis or medicinal about a gin and tonic? Did you know what the romantic history is behind the Bakewell Pudding? Albert Jack tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from (not to mention their unusual creators). What Caesar Did For My Salad is bursting with fascinating insights, characters and enough stories to entertain a hundred dinner parties.

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Random House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446456095

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It's a Wonderful Word by Albert Jack Pdf

Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? While we're at it, what have spondulics to do with spines or lawyers with avocados? In It's a Wonderful Word, bestselling author Albert Jack collects over 500 of the strangest, funniest-sounding and most delightful words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins. While brushing up on your gibberish or gobbledygook, discover why bastards should resent travelling salesmen, why sheets should remain on tenterhooks and why you should never set down a tumbler before finishing your drink. From blotto to bamboozle and from claptrap to quango, Albert Jack's addictive anecdotes bring the world's most colourful language to life and are guaranteed to surprise and entertain.

Author : Marie Pearson
Publisher : Monster Histories
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543571233

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Loch Ness Monster by Marie Pearson Pdf

"Explores the history behind stories of the Loch Ness monster"--

Author : Terri Sievert
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736827161

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The Loch Ness Monster by Terri Sievert Pdf

For centuries, people have told stories about a mysterious creature living deep within a peaceful Scottish lake. Learn about the modern sightings and photographs of the Loch Ness monster, as well as the researchers who have devoted their lives to finding an explanation. Full color.

Author : Bella Wilson,Lisa Barry,John Davidson
Publisher : Mendon Cottage Books
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781311858443

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Double Feature: Sam Meets the Loch Ness Monster & Facts about the Loch Ness Monster for Kids - Early Reader - Children's Picture Books by Bella Wilson,Lisa Barry,John Davidson Pdf

Table of Contents Sam Meets the Loch Ness Monster Table of Contents Facts about the Loch Ness Monster for Kids Facts about the Loch Facts about the Loch Ness Monster Nessie Sightings Nessie Spotted on Land Nessie Spotted in the Water Sonar Evidence Searches for Nessie The Circus Search Sir Edward Mountain Search Operation Deepscan Project Urquhart Nessie Hoaxes Fact or Fiction? You decide! The Loch Ness Monster Today Authors Bios Illustrators Bios Publisher

Author : Jack DeMolay
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435841482

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The Loch Ness Monster by Jack DeMolay Pdf

This book, in graphic novel format, describes the legend of the Loch Ness monster, a creature that has been sighted at Loch Ness a number of times since the sixth century. Uncover evidence of Nessie’s existence through historical sightings and present-day efforts to locate this mysterious beast.

Author : Catherine Chambers
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406296372

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Loch Ness Monster by Catherine Chambers Pdf

Each book in this series presents a fun "e;autobiography"e; of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person will also make the books work well as example of Common Core genres and text types. In this book, the Loch Ness Monster tells her story.

Author : Martin Delrio,Nikki Case
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448847877

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Searching for the Loch Ness Monster by Martin Delrio,Nikki Case Pdf

Looks at the legendary creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in Scotland, including the history of its sighting, and the inconclusive evidence that has been offered to prove its existence.

Author : Tim Dinsdale
Publisher : London : Routledge and Paul
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Loch Ness monster
ISBN : UCSD:31822011416385

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Loch Ness Monster by Tim Dinsdale Pdf

Author : Nicholas Dylan
Publisher : epubli
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783757550882

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Cryptids - Mysterious Unknown Creatures by Nicholas Dylan Pdf

What strange unknown creatures may still lurk in the dark uncharted corners of the world? Bigfoot? The Yeti? The Thetis Lake Monster? Shapeshifting Lizards? Chupacabra? Mokele-Mbembe? Sea monsters? Lost dinosaurs? Giant bats? Let us explore the strange and fascinating world of cryptids with this book:Cryptids Mysterious Unknown Creatures.