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Random House USA Inc The Death Of American Virtue Clinton vs Starr
Book SynopsisTen years after one of the most polarizing political scandals in American history, author Ken Gormley offers an insightful, balanced, and revealing analysis of the events leading up to the impeachment trial of President William Jefferson Clinton. From Ken Starr’s initial Whitewater investigation through the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, to the Monica Lewinsky affair and Brett Kavanaugh's role in the subsequent inquiry, The Death of American Virtue is a gripping chronicle of an ever-escalating political feeding frenzy.In exclusive interviews, Bill Clinton, Ken Starr, Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Susan McDougal, and many more key players offer candid reflections on that period. Drawing on never-before-released records and documents—including the Justice Department’s internal investigation into Starr, new details concerning the death of Vince Foster, and evidence from lawyers on both sides—Gormley sheds new light on a dark and divisive chapter
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Random House USA Inc Brain Trust
Book SynopsisBlind Them…with SCIENCE! How much better would your life be if you had an army of Nobel Laureates, MacArthur ‘geniuses’ and National Medal of Science winners whispering tips in your ear about your body language, or how to resist that impulse purchase you’ll regret tomorrow, or when to sell your car—or even helping you trick your spouse into doing the dishes? With this mighty little tome, you can have the next best thing--because Brain Trust is packed with bite-sized scientific wisdom on our everyday challenges, hand-delivered to you direct from the galaxy’s biggest brains. Based entirely on interviews with an incredible lineup of luminaries from the fields of neuroscience, economics, anthropology, music, mathematics, and more, Brain Trust is full of cutting-edge science that’ll help you see the real world better—and smarter. Discover: <
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Random House USA Inc The Second Book of General Ignorance
Book SynopsisFrom the brains behind the New York Times' bestseller, The Book of General Ignorance comes another wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating, and mind-bending facts, taking on the hugely popular form of the first book in the internationally bestselling series. Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong. For example, do you know who made the first airplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tos
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Back Bay Books The Queen
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Pan Macmillan What I Do
Book SynopsisJon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie, Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, The Psychopath Test, The Men Who Stare at Goats and Them: Adventures with Extremists. His first fictional screenplay, Frank, co-written with Peter Straughan, starred Michael Fassbender. He lives in London and New York City.
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W. W. Norton & Company Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
Book SynopsisThe definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies.
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Penguin Putnam Inc King Con The Bizarre Adventures of the Jazz Ages
Book SynopsisThe spellbinding tale of hustler Edgar Laplante—the king of Jazz Age con artists—who becomes the victim of his own dangerous game. Edgar Laplante was a smalltime grifter, an erstwhile vaudeville performer, and an unabashed charmer. But after years of playing thankless gigs and traveling with medicine shows, he decided to undertake the most demanding and bravura performance of his life. In the fall of 1917, Laplante reinvented himself as Chief White Elk: war hero, sports star, civil rights campaigner, Cherokee nation leader—and total fraud. Under the pretenses of raising money for struggling Native American reservations, Laplante dressed in buckskins and a feathered headdress and traveled throughout the American West, narrowly escaping exposure and arrest each time he left town. When the heat became too much, he embarked upon a lucrative continent-hopping tour that attracted even more enormous crowds, his cons growing in propor
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Harvard University Press Abducted
Book SynopsisClancy argues that abductees are sane, intelligent people who have unwittingly created vivid false memories from a mélange of nightmares, culturally available texts, and a drive for meaning that science is unable to satisfy. This book is not only a subtle exploration of the workings of memory, but a sensitive inquiry into the nature of belief.Trade ReviewAbducted is an enormously brave, smart, original book. Susan Clancy's innovative study of why and how people come to believe that they've been abducted by aliens has become a gripping read, with keen insight into the emotional and spiritual lives of the 'abductees'--and how easy it is for anyone to remember things that never happened. -- Elizabeth Loftus, past president of the American Psychological Society and author of Eyewitness TestimonyTwenty years ago I was abducted by aliens, or so I thought at the time. Actually, I had just gone without sleep for 83 hours. Now at last Abducted--brilliant, humane, and funny--gives a scientific explanation for how the mind concocts such remarkable experiences as being probed and impregnated by aliens, visiting the mother ship, or traveling to distant planets. Writing with sympathy and understanding for the abductees, Susan Clancy delves into their stories to offer a superb contribution to our understanding of human memory, mental anomalies, and how the mind works. -- Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic Magazine, and author of Why People Believe Weird ThingsSusan Clancy's book bursts out of the chute right on page one and keeps going at full gallop until the end. It's fabulous! Anyone who thinks that scientists are cold and uncompassionate, or that people who believe they have been abducted by aliens are plain loony, should read this book. With warmth, humor, empathy and eloquence, Clancy illuminates the soul of science--and shows why everyone resists its revelations if they challenge our deepest beliefs. -- Carol Tavris, author of The Mismeasure of Woman and Psychobabble and Biobunk: Using Psychology to Think Critically About Issues in the NewsSusan Clancy's provocative study of the abductee population offers a thoughtful perspective on the spiritual and psychological elements of abduction stories--and is so entertaining that it reads like a novel. -- Elaine Showalter, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and author of Hystories[Clancy] provide[s] a discussion of current research into memory, emotion and culture that renders abduction stories understandable, if not believable. Although it focuses on abduction memories, the book hints at a larger ambition, to explain the psychology of transformative experiences, whether supposed abductions, conversions or divine visitations. -- Benedict Carey * New York Times *If you're going to read just one book about alien abductions, make it this one. And if you think alien abduction stories aren't worth considering seriously, Clancy will convince you otherwise...Clancy offers an intelligent and compassionate look at people whose 'weird' belief usually elicits derision, and argues convincingly for the need to look deeper into its significance. * Publishers Weekly *Having interviewed dozens of abductees, and found them likeable and honest, Clancy writes about them with compassionate but sceptical understanding...Clancy believes her subjects only in the sense that she believes they think they are telling the truth. And she doesn't abandon her sense of humour. She asks why mentally superior aliens haven't anything better to do than hang around North America stealing our genes. -- Robert Fulford * National Post *In this informal and entertaining report on her research, Clancy shows that the group of abductees she studied in 2002 were more likely to create false memories in the lab and scored high on measures of fantasy-proneness and schizotypy (personality characteristics that include perceptual aberrations and magical thinking). Despite these traits, with one or two exceptions her subjects were what society classifies as normal. She speculates that an abduction memory, though horrific, is ultimately a religious experience that incorporates contact with a higher power, a convenient narrative that provides an explanation for odd personal episodes, and a transformative event that offers a meaning for human existence. -- George Eberhart * Booklist *[A] slim but engaging volume...Believers and sceptics alike have much to learn from this work. -- Stefan Beck * Fortean Times *[Clancy] describes not only what she has learned about the psychology of this bizarre phenomenon but also what she has learned about herself carrying out her research. Her book is a delight. -- Chris French * New Scientist *In this remarkable study of people who believe they've been carried off by little green men, Clancy's subjects are memory, personality and truth as each individual experiences it. Even if the idea of alien abduction is absurd, you will find her work fascinating and revealing. -- Clare McHugh * Baltimore Sun *The study of this belief [that one has been abducted by aliens], unshakable in most cases, leads Ms. Clancy to make some compelling observations about recovered memory, fear, science, faith, reason, the human condition and, inevitably, aliens...Alien abduction is clearly a maddening phenomenon. Nevertheless, Ms. Clancy soldiered on--for the benefit of science, the subjects and now her readers. And apart from some brisk and debatable observations about religion that pop up at the end, she has done all a service. This book is something else. -- Carol Herman * Washington Times *[A] snappy study. -- Amanda Heller * Boston Globe *Clancy is a skeptic who mounts a strong case for terrestrial rather than extraterrestrial explanations, but she does so while maintaining a steadfast compassion for her subjects. The story is told with great humor, often at the author's expense as she finds herself in unlikely predicaments. Despite these lighter moments, Clancy never loses sight of the serious questions raised by the alien abduction phenomenon, nor does she waver in her respect for the abductees. Having concluded that these people are not dismissible as ignorant or crazy, she is left with a more unsettling truth: under the right circumstances, normal people can come to hold very bizarre beliefs...Susan Clancy's study of alien abductees is a natural experiment that explores the outer limits of human belief and serves as a useful reminder of the importance of scientific thinking. -- Stuart Vyse * Science *This intriguing book should appeal to the 85 percent of Americans who believe in ET, while the rest of us will find it equally fascinating that ordinary people can believe such extraordinary things. -- Ros Smith * Charleston Post and Courier *Clancy focuses not on whether her subjects were actually abducted but on why they believe they were. * Science News *If one reads only one book on the subject of alien abductions and nighttime visits from extraterrestrials, it should probably be Abducted. Susan Clancy, a Harvard psychologist with the understanding ear of a bartender and the clear eye of a scientist, treats the subject frankly, fearlessly, intelligently, honestly and sometimes humorously. She avoids both the hysteria of believers out to prove that aliens visit our planet and the dismissiveness of skeptics who know they don't. -- Alcestis Oberg * Houston Chronicle *[An] engaging book...It provides fascinating accounts of the way abductees use evidence in their reasoning, the effects of relaxation therapy and hypnosis in creating false memories and the importance of TV shows, films and books in creating the myth of the grey alien...Clancy writes in an easy-going and engaging way, describing the processes and the ups and downs of her research as well as her findings. This is a fun, readable and informative book that helps explain how and why alien abduction has become such a powerful myth. -- Susan Blackmore * Times Higher Education Supplement *This fascinating book takes a respectful stance with those who believe they were abducted and attempts to understand their experience through thoughtful analysis. In doing so, Clancy brings a needed scientific perspective to a subject that is usually the domain of tabloids and science fiction dramas. -- Robin A. Chapman * American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis *In Abducted, [Clancy] describes how patients with a variety of vague and confusing symptoms, such as recurrent nightmares and sleep paralysis, found reports of alien abduction an interesting possible explanation for their troubles and were brought to believe in it through treatments that included hypnosis. Many of these patients, it turned out, were pleased by what they came to believe. Being abducted by aliens, they thought, meant that they were “chosen” or “privileged” as human representatives. -- Paul McHugh * Wall Street Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. How Do You Wind Up Studying Aliens? 2. How Do People Come To Believe They Were Abducted by Aliens? 3. Why Do I Have Memories If It Didn't Happen? 4. Why Are Abduction Stories So Consistent? 5. Who Gets Abducted? 6. If It Didn't Happen, Why Would I Want To Believe It Did? Notes Index
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Princeton University Press Sexual Identities Queer Politics
Book SynopsisExplores the social concerns of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and the transgendered - what has come to be known as 'lgbt' or 'queer' politics. This book offers the an overview of the study of lgbt politics in political science across the discipline's main subfields and methodologies, and it spotlights lgbt movements in many regions around the world.Trade Review"Sexual Identities, Queer Politics enrich[es] both this specialized field and the study of politics as a whole."--Anna Marie Smith, Political TheoryTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION Sexual Identities, Queer Politics, and the Status of Knowledge by Mark Blasius 3 PART ONE: COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 21 ONE The Structuring of Sexual Minority Activist Opportunities in the Political Mainstream: Britain, Canada, and the United States by David Rayside 23 TWO Identity Politics in France and the Netherlands: The Case of Gay and Lesbian Liberation by Jan-Willem Duyvendak 56 THREE Lesbian-Feminist Activism and Latin American Feminist Encuentros by Juanita Diaz-Cotto 73 FOUR Global Gaze/Global Gays by Dennis Altman 96 FIVE Sexual Rights: Inventing a Concept, Mapping an International Practice by Rosalind Pollack Petchesky 118 PART TWO: POLITICALLY THEORIZING HOMOSEXUALITY 141 SIX An Ethos of Lesbian and Gay Existence by Mark Blasius 143 SEVEN Queer Theory, Lesbian and Gay Rights, and Transsexual Marriages by Paisley Currah 178 EIGHT Punks, Bulldaggers, and Welfare Queens: The Radical Potential of Queer Politics? By Cathy J. Cohen 200 PART THREE: SEXUAL-IDENTITY POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES 229 NINE Sexual Identity and Urban Space: Economic Structure and Political Action by Robert W Bailey 231 TEN Beyond Gay Rights Litigation: Using a Systemic Strategy to Effect Political Change in the United States by Rebecca Mae Salokar 256 ELEVEN Splitting Images: The Nightly Network News and the Politics of the Lesbian and Gay Movement, 1969-1978 by Timothy E. Cook and Bevin Hartnett 286 PART FOUR: SEXUALITY AND THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE 319 TWELVE "Outing" Alain L. Locke: Empowering the Silenced by Leonard Harns 321 THIRTEEN Lesbians and Gays and the Politics of Knowledge: Rethinking General Models of Mass Opinion Change by Alan S. Yang 342 FOURTEEN Lesbian and Gay Think Tanks: Thinking for Success by M. V Lee Badgett 359 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS AND AFFILIATIONS 377 NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS 379
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Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Chasing American Monsters
Book SynopsisIncludes three or more monsters from every state 251 monsters in all
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Xlibris Corporation Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Volume 1 Essential Library
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Simon & Schuster The Jesus Dynasty
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Simon And Schuster Group USA Three Men Seeking Monsters
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The History Press Ltd The Guide to Mysterious Lake District
Book SynopsisThis is the guide to everything strange, mysterious and uncanny that has occurred in the beautiful and rugged Lake District. Every historic site and ancient monument is explored - including stone circles, ancient cairns and crumbling stations - along with the many hidden treasures to be found in the area. Full access and site details are given, along with something more: the strange and mysterious histories of each. This volume is filled with sources both ancient and modern. From the strange histories of the Romantic poets to modern sightings of ghosts, UFOs and monsters in the lakes, it is an indispensable companion for the traveller about to travel into the mysterious realms of the Lake District.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Aliens God and the Bible A Theological
Book SynopsisBridge the Christian religion-science gap as The Reverend Doctor Joel Graves explores what the Bible says, what it means, and what it might meanespecially in the near future. This theological speculative study of the Bible takes the reader into the nature of the universe and how it works scientifically, the problem with evolution, the Neanderthal, Sasquatch, even the presence of space aliens and where they come from. The Bible describes a great starship1,380 miles to each sideon its way to Earth: learn about the size, composition, method of travel, possible purposes, and most importantly, when it will arrive. Discover the great war between ancient alien factionswho they are, where they came from, their future plans, and the role of humans caught in the middle. Examine the mysteries, facts, clues, and allusions found in the world, but especially in the Bible.
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Sacred Mysteries
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Roman Gaze Vision Power and the Body Arethusa
Book SynopsisSharrock.Trade ReviewFrom the perspectives of present interest and future research-areas this thought-provoking collection is extremely valuable. -- Christine Walde Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004 For classicists wanting a new perspective on gender studies... and for those interested in ancient and modern theories of vision, it will be a resource for years to come. -- Elizabeth H. Sutherland American Journal of Philology These nine essays collectively make the case for Rome as a missing link in the historical formulation of the gaze... A thought-provoking collection. -- Andrew Feldherr American Historical Review 2004Table of ContentsList of Contributors AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Invisible RomeChapter 1. Split Vision: The Politics of the Gaze in Seneca's TroadersChapter 2. This Ship of Fools: Epic vision in Lucan's Vulteius EpisodeChapter 3. Some Unseen Monster: Rereading Lucretius on SexChapter 4. Reading Programs in Greco-Roman Art: Reflections on the Spada ReliefsChapter 5. Look Who's Laughing at Sex: Men and Women Viewers in the Apodyterium of the Suburban Baths at PompeiiChapter 6. Political Movement: Walking and Ideology in Republican RomeChapter 7. Being in the Eyes: Shame and Sight in Ancient Rome Chapter 8. Mapping Penetrability in Late Republican and Early Imperial RomeChapter 9. Looking at Looking: Can You Resist a Reading?Bibliography Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Arcana Mundi
Book Synopsis' Magic and witchcraft, the fear of daemons and ghosts, the wish to manipulate invisible powers-all of this was very much a part of their lives.Trade ReviewThis lengthy volume contains wide-ranging samples of material from literature, philosophy, and real-life practitioners of magic... There is immense food for thought here in many aspects of the field. American Journal of Philology A 'must' for mythology courses and the classical civilization curriculum! Classical Outlook An excellent work. It will rapidly and deservedly become one of the standard works on magic and the occult in the Greek and Roman worlds. Ancient Philosophy An excellent translation of ancient texts on the subject, but it's a lot more than that. It's a glimpse into the minds of the everyday people of the times and what made them turn, what made them stop, what made them look over their shoulders. Courier-Gazette, Rockland, Maine An indispensable guide. -- Bradford Lee Eden Classical Bulletin 2006 No one currently at work in ancient magic or related fields can remotely compare with Luck for the breadth and profundity of his knowledge of the literary texts... or for the humility and lightness of touch with which he conveys his scholarship. -- Daniel Ogden Magic, Ritual, and WitchcraftTable of ContentsList of TextsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsGeneral Introduction: Exploring Ancient Magic1. MagicIntroductionTexts2. MiraclesIntroductionTexts3. DaemonologyIntroductionTexts4. DivinationIntroductionTexts5. AstrologyIntroductionTexts6. AlchemyIntroductionTextsEpilogue: The Survival of Pagan MagicAppendix: Psychoactive Substances in Religion and MagicVocabula MagicaSelect BibliographyIndex of Ancient SourcesGeneral Index
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Stanford University Press The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford
Book SynopsisThis work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes.Trade Review"The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford is a well researched, fascinating read. Cutler makes a strong case for rethinking the official cause given for Jane Stanford's death—heart disease. Cutler shows why physicians of the time were convinced by their diagnosis, how the coroner reached his verdict, and when the local detectives dropped their pursuit of the possible suspect. And he persuasively argues that they were all wrong." -- Boyd G. Stephens, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner * San Francisco *"The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford, a graceful little hardcover that many say lays out the facts of the poisoning—and the subsequent spin-job—with such medical expertise and detail as to be irrefutable." -- Lee Romney * Los Angeles Times *Table of ContentsContents Preface ix Introduction: The Founding of Leland Stanford Junior University 1 Part I 1 The Death of Mrs. Stanford 9 Picnic at the Pali, 9--Moana Hotel, February 28, 1905, 11--Securing the Evidence, 15--The Autopsy, 16 2 The Poland Water Poisoning 20 Nob Hill, January 14, 1905, 20--The Harry Morse De- tective and Patrol Agency, 22 3 The Police Investigation 26 Shocking News Reaches San Francisco 26--Sheriff Henry's Confusing Cablegram 27--Witnesses Interrogated, 28--Experts Voice Opinions, 30--Mrs. Stanford's Spiritualism, 31--Julian Hawthorne's Theory, 24 4 The Honolulu Inquest 34 Eyewitness Testimony, 34--The Toxicologists' Testi- mony, 38--The Question of Suicide, 43--The Jury's Verdict, 45 5 The Stanford Party in Honolulu 46 Captain Callundan Investigates, 46--Dr. Waterhouse Con- tacted, 47--Dr. Waterhouse's Opinion, 49--Dr. Water- house's Limitations, 52--Dr. Jordan's Conclusion 54--The Attending Physicians' Response 56 Part II 6 The Stanford Party Returns Home 61 Dr. Jordan and Captain Callundan Meet the Press 61--Dr. Jordan's Strychnine Theory 64--Dr. Humphris's Pique, 65-- Dr. Shorey's Position 66--Dr. Waterhouse Confronted 67 7 Bolstering Dr. Jordan's Diagnosis 70 No Poison Found, 70--The Ophuls Report, 71--Dr. Waterhouse Exposed, 73--Dr. Jordan's Conspiracy Theory, 75 8 The Cases of Shorey and Humphris 79 Jared Smith's Charges, 79--Dr. Shorey Accused of Fraud, 80--Dr. Jordan's Charges, 82--Dr. Humphris in Honolulu, 83--Dr. Humphris in London, 85 9 The Other Physicians 88 Dr. Harry Murray, 88--Dr. Francis Day and Dr. John Pratt, 89--Dr. Clifford Wood, 90--Dr. Ernest Water- house, 91 Part III 10 Perpetuating the Myth 97 11 Summing Up 102 Case Closed 102--Dr. Jordan's Cover-Up 103-- Appendix 1. Dr. Shorey and the Experiment Station 111 Appendix 2. The "Ross Affair" 114 Appendix 3. Professor Julius Goebel 122 Notes 129 Select Bibliography 149 Index 157 14 pages of photographs follow page 60 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905, Murder Hawaii Honolulu History Case studies, Poisoning Hawaii Honolulu History Case studies
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Zombies
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCharlier deftly incorporates complex medical terminology with the voice of a storyteller." - Forbes
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The University Press of Kentucky Hoax
Book SynopsisRoosevelt had prior knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor and that the details of Lincoln's assassination are recorded in missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's journal.The controversies that Steers presents show that there are two major factors involved in the success of a hoax or forgery -- greed and the desire to believe.
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ARE Press Edgar Cayce and the Secret of the Golden Flower
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Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Forbidden Archeologist
Book SynopsisMichael Cremo challenges mainstream archaeologists with documented findings contradicting Darwinian evolution in his book "The Forbidden Archeologist." His work, discussed in Atlantis Rising magazine, reveals flaws in evolution theory.
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Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. At The End Of Time Prophecy and Revelation A
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Ibis Press The Secret Temple
Book SynopsisThis is a unique history of Masonry written from the perspective of an educated outsider. The author is sympathetic to Masonic goals, a historian of secret societies and political conspiracies, and an exhaustive researcher. He looks back to the earliest roots of the Craft, and then traces its influence into modern times. From the Bible''s Temple of Solomon through the Knights Templars, to the Rosicrucians and Illuminati, we learn of Masonry''s roots and early history. Enlightenment philosophy and the revolutionary currents of eighteenth-century Europe opened an opportunity for the American experiment. Sacred geometry and architecture combined to create Washington, DC, and the rest, as they say, is history. This second revised and enlarged edition includes a new chapter on Freemasonry in South America-from the revolution of Simón Bolívar to the capture and execution of Che Guevara.
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Adventures Unlimited Press atlantisancienteuropeandthemediterranean
Book SynopsisAtlantis! The legendary lost continent comes under the close scrutiny of archaeologist David Hatcher Childress. From Ireland to Turkey, Morocco to Eastern Europe, or remote islands of the Mediterranean and Atlantic, Childress takes the reader on an astonishing quest for mankind''s past. Ancient technology, cataclysms, megalithic construction, lost civilisations, and devastating wars of the past are all explored in this amazing book. Childress challenges the sceptics and proves that great civilisations not only existed in the past but that the modern world and its problems are reflections of the ancient world of Atlantis.
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Phanes Press,U.S. Magical and Mystical Sites Europe and the British
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New Falcon Publications,U.S. Angelettes and Cosmic Sex
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Stagedoor Publishing The Timeless James Dean
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Namaste Publishing AIDS Inc
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quince books ltd A God Named Joe
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Sky Books The Philadelphia Experiment Murder Parallel Universes and the Physics of Insanity Parallel Universes the Physics of Insanity
Book SynopsisA look at the covered-up murder of a US Navy worker becomes a probe of reality, itself. New evidence of a 'real' Philadelphia Experiment, parallel Montauks and quantum consciousness lead to an interrogation of the very activity of belief.
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Earth Mother Publishing Message for the Tribe of Many Colors
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Global Insight Productions, LLC OSWALD THE CIA AND THE WARREN COMMISSION
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TTP It Happened to Audrey A Terrifying Journey From
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Quintessence Publishing (IL) Cracking the Philosophers Stone Origins Evolution and Chemistry of GoldMaking Paperback Black White Edition 1 Quintessence Classical Alchemy
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Quintessence Publishing (IL) Transmission of Alchemy The Epistle of Morienus to Khlid bin Yazd Paperback Color Edition 9780990619826 3 Quintessence Classical Alchemy
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Atlantis Rising LLC Paradigm Busters Beyond Science Lost History
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Atlantis Rising LLC Missing Connections Challenging the Consensus
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Atlantis Rising LLC Lost Powers Reclaiming Our Inner Connection
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Curtis Press Nonscience Returns
Book SynopsisThis unforgettable book will make you laugh as it unveils the crazy world of Nonscience, the dodgy descendant of science. It will make your toes curl as it shows how the Experts are taking over every aspect of our lives. Nobody understands the rules for COVID-19 because Experts have confused everyone. And there is false news everywhere. No, the Amazon is not the lungs of the world, it doesn''t produce our oxygen. Paper bags in supermarkets are worse than plastic; producing paper causes far more pollution. Are you giving up your fried breakfast for a healthy quiche? Don''t-the quiche is more likely to harm you. Japan is introducing clean cars, powered by hydrogen, but this remarkable book reveals that the powerplant producing the fuel is the filthiest in the world. Why is every major TV station promoting a bake-off show? Those recipes-with sugar, cream, fat, and carbohydrate-cause more disease than anything else we eat. You send kids to university to train their brains, but they go beca
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Penguin Books Ltd The Ascension Mysteries
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Cambridge University Press Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Volume 1
Book SynopsisConfidence tricks and widespread delusions have gone in cycles throughout history, and the financial bubbles and illusions of haunted houses and popular manias are as relevant now as they were when Mackay published this book in 1852. A witty commentary with insights into human nature and the madness of crowds.Table of Contents1. The Mississippi scheme; 2. The South-sea bubble; 3. The tulipomania; 4. The alchymists; 5. Modern prophecies; 6. Fortune-telling; 7. The magnetisers; 8. Influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard.
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British Library, Historical Print Editions Atlantis the antediluvian world Illustrated
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Flatiron Books Stuff They Dont Want You to Know
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Psychology of Belief
Book SynopsisWhy do we believe in the views of a political party or leader? How can we better understand vaccine hesitancy or denial of climate change science? What drives extremist or conspiracist beliefs?This vital and timely new text provides a compelling survey of the science behind how people form beliefs and evaluate those of others, and why it is that beliefs are often so resistant to change in the face of conflicting evidence.Bringing together theories and empirical evidence from cognitive, developmental, and social psychology, Nancy S. Kim presents an engaging overview of the field and its implications for a wide range of beliefs from moral, political, religious, and superstitious beliefs to beliefs about ourselves and our own potential. The intriguing studies discussed demonstrate how many psychological factors contribute to belief, including memory, reasoning, judgment, emotion, personality, social cognition, and cognitive development.With thoughtful questions and a range of crosTrade ReviewWe all believe in something. But how do beliefs affect our lives — our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours? Kim’s book masterly summarises the science of belief. It’s both readable for non-experts and a valuable resource for students and academics alike. * Miguel Farias, Professor in Cognitive & Biological Psychology, Coventry University, UK *Nancy Kim provides a detailed, thorough, and engaging overview of cutting-edge research and theories about the psychology of belief. She seamlessly weaves together key ideas from various areas of psychology to give readers insight on why people believe what they do about politics, religion, health, and other important aspects of human life. This is a perfect text for readers new to the empirical study of beliefs or those who simply want to refresh their knowledge of the current state of the science. * Chadly Stern, Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA *Nancy Kim has written the definitive text on the psychology of belief. She explores our bedrock moral and political views, guides us through fanaticism, conspiracy theories, climate denial, and beliefs in the paranormal, and reveals the surprising real-world importance of our core assumptions about the nature of mind, free will, and human possibility. She clarifies why our convictions are so resistant to change but also shows how they can be reformed. With complete metaphysical certainty, I believe there is nothing quite like this mind-altering book. * Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Understanding belief through the lens of psychology 2. Moral beliefs 3. Political beliefs 4. Misinformation and fake news 5. Rejection of science 6. Changing minds 7. Extremist beliefs 8. Conspiracy theories 9. Superstitions and paranormal beliefs 10. Religious beliefs 10. Beliefs about illness and health 11. Beliefs about our personal potential 12. Conclusions: The psychology of belief into the future
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