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Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : HarperPerennial
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0060159200
A compendium of facts and anecdotes about the demise of (practically) everthing and everybody.
Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780785834373
Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39076000889167
A compendium of facts and anecdotes about the demise of historic figures, diseases, beliefs, capital endings, and extinctions.
Author : John Templeton
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1890151025
"This book is a handbook for optimists. It is a thought-provoking documentation of the progress of the condition of human beings in the last century. In spite of the constant negative reports we hear, people are, in fact, better fed, better clothed, better housed, and better educated than at any previous time in history." "The author draws from a wide variety of sources to support this optimism. The book covers such aspects of modern life as our health, living standards, political and economic freedoms, educational facilities, communications, increased leisure, and our ability to get along with one another and our Creator."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0140271449
Where did the word love come from? Has there ever been a gay pope? How did Valentine's Day originate? From the lascivious to the romantic, from the hard-core to the scientific and the scholarly, this engaging and eye-opening compendium of little known facts about sex is both informative and endlessly entertaining.
Author : Mike Pearl
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501194153
From a VICE magazine columnist, “a deeply entertaining—if occasionally horrifying” (Joshua Piven, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook) look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as nuclear war, a global internet collapse, antibiotics shortages, and even immortality. If you live on planet Earth you’re probably scared of the future. How could you not be? Some of the world’s most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowers—the US, China, and Russia—are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not? Taking inspiration from his virally popular VICE column “How Scared Should I Be?,” Mike Pearl games out many of the “could it really happen?” scenarios we’ve all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenarios—among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world’s marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even contact with extraterrestrial life—and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances. For fans of such bestsellers as What If? and The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens is about taking future events that we don’t really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl’s “well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark [him] as one of his generation’s most interesting writers” (Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author).
Author : Kenneth J. Doka
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781135913502
Historically, AIDS is just one of a series of dreaded diseases that have aroused both great fear and irrational actions. The previous diseases, including bubonic plague, syphilis, tuberculosis, leprosy and cancer, have evoked such a sense of dread that rational moves to halt the disease have become compromised.; This text examines the deep sense of fear that AIDS evokes, stigmatizing those who suffer from the disease, as well as their families and caregivers. Until AIDS can be seen for what it actually is - a life-threatening disease - policies providing for humane treatment will not evolve. The book also emphasizes that diseases are more than biological phenomena or individual catastrophes - they are profoundly social events. The ways in which diseases are spread and treated are strongly influenced by larger sociological considerations, and they may have the capacity to change social institutions or society Itself. Rooting Aids In The History Of Diseases, The First Part Of The book reviews the nature, history and responses of earlier dreaded diseases. The next section examines AIDS itself, proposed as the archetypal dreaded disease. Already creating a sense of panic, AIDS is also shown to be a social disease, likely to have significant effects on the social order. Thus, only by containing the epidemic of fear and controlling the resulting irrationality, can the AIDS epidemic be halted.
Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0060551917
One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still in its infancy, and archaeologists are adopting a variety of approaches--literary, linguistic, and scientific. The contributors to The Ancient Mind develop a new direction in prehistoric cognitive research that is rooted in the scientific tradition and in an empirical methodology. Together, they begin to develop a science of cognitive archaeology.
Author : Cary McNeal
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781440506932
Fact: Chocolate contains the alkaloid theobromine, which in high doses can be toxic to humans, and in even small amounts can kill dogs, parrots, horses, and cats. This means that despite its name, the Kit-Kat candy bar is not a recommended snack for your kitty-cat. I wonder how many cats have died because of this confusion. Fact: The most germ-laden place on your toilet isn't the seat or even the bowl--it's the handle. The solution: Don't flush. Let the next guy worry about it. There are "just the facts"--and then there are just the facts that will frighten the bejeezus out of you. And thanks to this little gem of a bathroom book, you'll never look at the world the same way again, without, er, dry heaving a little bit. From the sneaky fish that can swim up our genitals to the E. coli bacteria lurking in the very water we drink, disturbing phenomena are everywhere we turn. Educational, entertaining, and undeniably horrifying, this book isn't guaranteed to help you, um, go to the bathroom, but it's certain to make your time there more...informed.
Author : Arthur D'Adamo
Publisher : Adamford.com
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781507862766
Explores the intersection of Science, Religion, Philosophy and Mysticism. Here's what some people have said about "Science Without Bounds". One of the best on the Internet . . . for quality, accuracy of content, presentation and usability. - Britannica Presents Internet Guide Awards Style is tight, clean and refreshingly free from scientific, mystical, philosophical and theological jargon. . . . It's the kind of book where you'll need to stop and do 15 minutes of deep thinking and pondering every few pages . . . Outstanding book, engrossing, a classic - Wendy Christensen, Inscriptions, the weekly e-zine for professional writers, (InscriptionsMagazine.com) Selected by The McKinley Group's professional editorial team as a "3-Star" site . . . a special mark of achievement in Magellan, McKinley's comprehensive Internet directory of over 1.5 million sites and 40,000 reviews. Found it very intriguing. A lot of your ideas had me nodding my head in agreement. - Karl B. I was astonished to read your book non-stop over 7 hours last night. It was the best synthesis of the collective understanding I have read in my 48 years. - S. R. I'm impressed by the breadth of your understanding and the amount of work you've obviously put into it. - R.W.K. Wow! This is about all I can say at the moment. - Ella B.
Author : Bert Decker,Hershael W. York
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805426236
Brings the Bold Assurance concept to the pulpit, giving preachers a practical tool to help them use their minds, mouths, and beings to communicate effectively.
Author : Christine Quigley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476613772
Throughout the centuries, different cultures have established a variety of procedures for handling and disposing of corpses. Often the methods are directly associated with the deceased’s position in life, such as a pharaoh’s mummification in Egypt or the cremation of a Buddhist. Treatment by the living of the dead over time and across cultures is the focus of study. Burial arrangements and preparations are detailed, including embalming, the funeral service, storage and transport of the body, and forms of burial. Autopsies and the investigative process of causes of deliberate death are fully covered. Preservation techniques such as cryonic suspension and mummification are discussed, as well as a look at the “recycling” of the corpse through organ donation, donation to medicine, animal scavengers, cannibalism, and, of course, natural decay and decomposition. Mistreatments of a corpse are also covered.
Author : Robert J. Sternberg,James C. Kaufman,Jean E. Pretz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781841690124
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Dorothy Herrmann
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226327639
Draws on the archives of Helen Keller's estate and the unpublished memoirs of Keller's teacher, Annie Sullivan, to trace Keller's transformation from a furious girl to a world-renowned figure.
Author : Alice Outwater
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780786725816
An environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource. Water: A Natural History takes us back to the diaries of the first Western explorers; it moves from the reservoir to the modern toilet, from the grasslands of the Midwest to the Everglades of Florida, through the guts of a wastewater treatment plant and out to the waterways again. It shows how human-engineered dams, canals and farms replaced nature's beaver dams, prairie dog tunnels, and buffalo wallows. Step by step, Outwater makes clear what should have always been obvious: while engineering can de-pollute water, only ecologically interacting systems can create healthy waterways. Important reading for students of environmental studies, the heart of this history is a vision of our land and waterways as they once were, and a plan that can restore them to their former glory: a land of living streams, public lands with hundreds of millions of beaver-built wetlands, prairie dog towns that increase the amount of rainfall that percolates to the groundwater, and forests that feed their fallen trees to the sea.