More Of The Straight Dope

Author : Cecil Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015050199283

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"Smart, saucy answers...the kind of book you'd buy as a goofy present for your wackiest friend--and then keep." THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Since 1973, the redoubtable Cecil Adams has collected, corrected, inspected, and dissected thousands of reader's questions, reporting his sagacious findings in the popular weekly column, THE STRAIGHT DOPE. His first book amazed millions. Now he returns with another incomparable compendium of fantastic facts, insouciant information, and delicious data on every subject of import to personkind: Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of HARPER'S BIZARRE...? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bathtub...? and hundreds more burning questions explained at last!

Author : Cecil Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Questions and answers
ISBN : 0345422910

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Is it true what they say about Catherine the Great and the horse? How do they measure snow? How do they get the stripes into toothpaste? Do cats have navels? How are coins taken out of circulation? Why do men have nipples? Cecil Adams has tackled these questions and more in his outspoken, uncompromising, and always entertaining weekly newspaper column, The Straight Dope. Now the best of these questions and answers--from the profound to the ridiculous--are collected in book form so that you can know a little about a lot. Exploding myths, revealing shocking truths, and explaining all major mysteries of the cosmos, The Straight Dope contains more than four hundred fully-indexed entries on topics ranging from sex to consumer products, science to history, and rock 'n' roll to much, much more!

Author : David Wineberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1699190739

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Sixteen essays on the highlights and valuable information from a thousand books reviewed by David Wineberg. Data from hundreds of researchers and authors that has more value when mixed with other sources. A fast reading journey in the social sciences, pure sciences, justice, humor and more.

Author : Grand Chip Le
Publisher : Melbourne University
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0522870279

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The Straight Dope by Grand Chip Le Pdf

What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds which fuelled an extraordinary saga. A football club and coach determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, an AFL administration hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, a generation of footballers held hostage by scandal and an unpopular government that just wants it to end; for two tumultuous seasons this was the biggest game of all.

Author : LeRon L. Barton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-24
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 1482627515

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Straight Dope by LeRon L. Barton Pdf

Straight Dope is book that asks the simple question - why are drugs so entrenched in America's society. Instead of doing the same ol' rigamarole song and dance and interviewing talking heads and experts, Straight Dope gets to the heart of the matter and talks to the people at ground zero - the drug addicts whose life revolves around getting high; the criminals who profit of the misery of the addicts; the teachers who deal with the children in drug abused homes; the drug counselors that try and balance breaking the addicts cycle of addiction while dealing with the bureaucracy of government politics; the legal marijuana growers battle against tobacco companies and how to thrive in the growing industry; and the parents issue of how they will prepare their children to just say no. Inspired by the late great Studs Terkel's many works, Straight Dope is comprised of raw and uncut hard hitting interviews about the participants experiences, thoughts, opinions, and outlook on drug abuse, why or why not drugs should be legal, and how the government is handling the war on drugs. Removing nearly all of the questions, the interviews are more like monologues, allowing the reader to feel as if the subject is just, "talking," instead of your standard interview.In addition to the real life accounts of people, Straight Dope also has spoken word pieces compiled of biting social commentary, as well as my own personal reflections composed of my experiences with drugs.

Author : Joe Reister
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1723317616

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The Straight Dope by Joe Reister Pdf

Gay Sex, Straight Sex, Torrid Romance and True Love... THE STRAIGHT DOPE has it all. A night of passion flows into the gay rodeo, followed by the promise of young love (or at least lust), the horrors of relationships and the dreams of finding the right one. Not to mention a guy who dates only pregnant women. Naive Puck and innocent Helen meet outside the gay rodeo and sparks fly. But he has a crush on his best friend, his roommate is obsessed with pregnant women and his brother wonders about their meet cute. It's a cluster, but laughter follows as Puck and Helen throw back the covers, his best friend and roommate dissect relationships, and his brother figures out what the heck is really going on.

Author : Joseph A. Califano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781476728490

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How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid by Joseph A. Califano Pdf

The highly acclaimed comprehensive guide to getting your child through the formative pre-teen, teen, and college years drug-free—now completely revised and updated. Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school, and excessive drinking is common at most colleges. But the good news is that a child who gets to age twenty-one without smoking, using illegal drugs, or abusing alcohol or prescription drugs is virtually certain never to do so. Drawing on more than two decades of research at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), founder Joseph A. Califano, Jr., presents a clear, common-sense guide to helping kids stay drug-free. All parents dream of a healthy, productive, and fulfilling future for their children; Califano shows which specific actions work and what parents can do to teach, protect, and empower their children to have the greatest chance of making that future come true. Teenagers who learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are twice as likely never to try them, and this book provides the tools parents need to prepare their children for those crucial decision-making moments. In this revised and updated edition, Califano tackles some of the newest obstacles standing between our kids and a drug-free life—from social media sites and cell phone apps to the explosion in prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse and the increased dangers and addictive power of marijuana. He reveals what teens can’t or won’t tell their parents about their thoughts on drugs and alcohol, and combines the latest research with his discussions with thousands of parents and teens about the challenges that widespread access to drugs and alcohol present, and how parents can instill in their teens the will and skills to choose not to use. Califano’s insightful and lively guide is as readable as it is informative.

Author : Tommy Swerdlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195147337X

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Straight Dope by Tommy Swerdlow Pdf

STRAIGHT DOPE Bobby Zorn, a once successful screenwriter and recovering addict, gets a call from an ex-girlfriend. But she doesn't want to get back together, she wants him to find Kyle Strange, an old running partner of Bobby's. Kyle was with the ex's sister when she overdosed at a seedy L.A. motel. The ex claims she's trying to recover a family heirloom that was in her sister's bag, but what she's really after is something far more valuable. Can Bobby find Kyle before the pull of his old life takes him down, and what about his big pitch, a last gasp chance to get back the screenwriting career that drugs took away? Sharp, fast-paced, and deftly observant, STRAIGHT DOPE is 21st century noir straddling two L.A. worlds: The panic and desperation of addiction, and the even more desperate ambitions of Hollywood!

Author : Richard W. Pound
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780470675298

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Inside Dope by Richard W. Pound Pdf

An IOC insider speaks out on creating a drug-free sports culture With doping charges leveled at athletes in baseball, cycling, and in the Olympics, cheating has, to many onlookers, become the norm in pro sports. With implications far beyond the sports arena, Inside Dope examines the genesis of doping in sports as well as in the world of doctors and trainers; drug testing and the battle to stay ahead of users; drug companies and big business; and the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as watchdog. Written by a former Olympian, an IOC official, and a passionate advocate of fair play in sports, this eye-opening book takes a candid look at testing standards and the future of doping and sports and the larger issue of how doping affects the public perception of athletes.

Author : Howard Marks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781409000037

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Howard Marks' Book Of Dope Stories by Howard Marks Pdf

Since the Stone Age, drugs have been sniffed to induce sleep, mixed to cure ills, swallowed to stimulate creativity, snorted to increase sexuality, popped for the hell of it and smoked to see God. Natural or synthesized, they have been smuggled for all kinds of reasons from saving the world to becoming stinking rich. Blamed for deaths, wars, suicides, collapses of governments, multiple crashes, individual crises, anarchy and chaos, they have also been praised for opening minds and expanding consciousness. Worshipped and demonised, venerated and chastised, force-fed and forbidden. Every society has had its intoxicant, be it sacrament or scourge. They have also become irreversibly interwoven with politics, sex, business, religion, and rock and roll, providing writers, whether emerging from the ancient classical world or the street laboratory of today, with both inspiration and challenge. An unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime trip, The Howard Marks Book of Dope Stories includes his favourite drugs writings from Alexander Dumas to Aleister Crowley via Hunter S. Thompson and Charles Baudelaire, as well as unpublished works and many new and compelling pieces from Mr Nice himself.

Author : Cecil Adams
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994-04-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780345381118

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Return of the Straight Dope by Cecil Adams Pdf

“When inquiring minds want to know, there is someone to turn to for an answer.”—The Wall Street Journal Cecil Adams’s first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to "Louie, Louie," to whatever became of Einstein's brain. You probably thought you couldn't stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts! In Return of the Straight Dope, you’ll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as Adams winsomely and wisely answers questions like these: Can people really hear radio broadcasts through their teeth? What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse, anyway? So how DO porcupines mate? And many more. When you hear the answers, you’ll be glad someone asked the questions.

Author : Victor Conte
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1602392951

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Balco by Victor Conte Pdf

The boss tells all! Victor Conte, founder and president of BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative), and the centerpiece of the New York Times bestseller Game of Shadows , finally tells his side of the "BALCO Affair," the steroids-in-sports scandal that has shocked and captured the attention of the entire world. Because of his first-hand involvement, Conte can tell it all exactly as it went down, from the illegalities of the original BALCO raid to the truth regarding the involvement of Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, Shane Mosley, and the other elite athletes implicated in the scandal. This is a one-of-a-kind book that cannot be recreated or mimicked. No one has the complete inside knowledge of BALCO that Victor Conte does, and no one else dares to reveal the truth about the steroids-in-sports investigations, the charges, the behind-the-scenes negotiations, the sentencings, and the dark side of the sports world.BALCO is a controversial sports nutrition center in Burlingame, California, which the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says developed banned steroids. In 2003, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada began investigating the company's role in a drug sports scandal later referred to as "the BALCO Affair," and revealed their findings in the 2006 bestseller Game of Shadows. BALCO's offices were raided by officials from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and the San Mateo County narcotics taskforce, and Conte eventually entered guilty pleas in July 2005 to one count of conspiracy to distribute steroids and a second count of laundering a small portion of a check. He was sentenced in October 2005 to serve four months in a minimum security prison and another four in home detention. Since his release from prison, Conte has worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and other organizations to help seek a solution to the doping epidemic in sports today.

Author : Tony Godfrey
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780262366045

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The Story of Contemporary Art by Tony Godfrey Pdf

A lively introduction to the rich and diverse history of contemporary art over the past 60 years—from Modernism and minimalism to artists like Andy Warhol and Marina Abramović. Accessible and with lavish illustrations, this is the perfect gift for art history fans and anyone looking for a new, more inclusive perspective on ‘the old boys’ club.’ Encountering a work of contemporary art, a viewer might ask, "What does it mean?" "Is it really art?" and "Why does it cost so much?" These are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his magisterial The Story of Art. Contemporary art seems totally unlike what came before it, departing from the road map supplied by Raphael, Dürer, Rembrandt, and other European masters. In The Story of Contemporary Art, Tony Godfrey picks up where Gombrich left off, offering a lively introduction to contemporary art that stretches from Andy Warhol’s Brillo boxes to Marina Abramović’s performance art to today’s biennale circuit and million-dollar auctions. Godfrey, a curator and writer on contemporary art, chronicles important developments in pop art, minimalism, conceptualism, installation art, performance art, and beyond.

Author : Sarah Bakewell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446450901

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How to Live by Sarah Bakewell Pdf

How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. Into these essays he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, the way his dog's ears twitched when it was dreaming, events in the appalling civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant bestseller, and over four hundred years later, readers still come to him in search of companionship, wisdom and entertainment - and in search of themselves. This first full biography of Montaigne in English for nearly fifty years relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored.

Author : Cecil Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Questions and answers
ISBN : OCLC:1036948896

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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams Pdf