Download or read book Why People Believe Weird Things written by Michael Shermer and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and Expanded Edition. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, "Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things," Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.

Download or read book Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores written by Jennifer Campbell and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booksellers share the quirky questions and odd requests from customers that leave them speechless . . . “I’ve forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?” “Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?” “Excuse me . . . is this book edible?” Filled with funny, quirky illustrations by the BAFTA Award-winning Brothers McLeod and featuring contributions from booksellers across the United States the UK, and Canada, Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores is a celebration of bookstores large and small, and of the brilliant booksellers who toil in those literary fields—and most of all, the myriad of colorful characters who walk through the doors every day. This irresistible collection is proof positive that booksellers everywhere are heroes. “So funny, so sad . . . Read it and sigh.” —Neil Gaiman

Download or read book Weird Stuff written by Freeman Fly and published by Freeman Fly. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weird Stuff is an occult conspiracy digest of pop culture, politics, and new technologies in an easy-to-read fully illustrated tabloid magazine format. There has never been a book like it! Explore "High Profile Rituals" on prime-time television. Understand how your children are being programmed to kill with "Princess/Warrior" propaganda. Discover the truth about science fiction and technologies used to control your mind. Weird Stuff goes where only the few dare tread! Where else will you find Aleister Crowley, Walt Disney, Lady Gaga, the Queen, and Barack Obama all in one conspiracy theory?

Download or read book How to Think about Weird Things written by Schick, Jr. (Theodore) and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief, inexpensive text helps the reader to think critically, using examples from the weird claims and beliefs that abound in our culture to demonstrate the sound evaluation of any claim. The authors focus on types of logical arguments and proofs, making How to Think about Weird Things a versatile supplement for logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, or any other science appreciation courses.

Download or read book Weird Stuff written by John Ketcher and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of time humans have seen strange lights in the skies, strange creatures lurking about in the woods, and atrocities that people inflict upon each other. The ancient people have recorded these events through drawings/pictograms in caves and on rock walls and through story telling. But, in today's culture many people refuse to acknowledge what they have seen for fear of being labeled crazy, a liar, or fear of retribution. However, there are a few individuals who will bear witness to these events and tell their stories no matter the consequences.In the following stories, Unwanted Visitors, Blood Vengeance, Don't Kick my Dog, Bigfoot Family, Lights in the Sky & Tommy on the Run, you will meet normal people and how they respond to the paranormal activities in rural Oklahoma.

Download or read book Weird Stuff written by Richard Tulloch and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very funny story about writing, soccer, girls and weird stuff. Brian Hobble isn't much of a writer - he's more of a soccer player. And most of the time he's not much of a soccer player either. But then one day he borrows a pink Easyflow pen from Nathan Lumsdyke, and he can't stop writing! Unfortunately for Brian, the pen only allows him to write sickeningly flowery prose, even on his science test. Brian can't wait to give the pen back – until he realises that Cassandra Wyman finds him a lot more interesting with his new-found writing talent. Weird Stuff is the first in a series by Richard Tulloch revolving around the kids of Garunga Central and the slightly odd things that happen to them. 'I couldn't write for nuts, until I borrowed Nathan Lumsdyke's pink Easiflow pen. Suddenly I wrote super long stories. They were totally weird, embarrassing stories, with kissing and stuff. And what was worse, everybody thought I'd made them up myself!!!' Brian Hobble, Author (also soccer superstar and red-hot babe magnet) 'Brian Hobble is the most talented young writer I've met in my years as a children's author and writing teacher. Keep up the good work, Brian!' Lancelot Cummins (bestselling author of A T-Rex Ate My Homework, Brown Gunk from Mars and My Mum's a Zombie Killer) 'Brian Hobble's Weird Stuff is a reel fantastick book and you oughta reed it.' Vince Peretti (Brian Hobble's best friend)

Download or read book Really Really Really Really Weird Stories written by John Shirley and published by Night Shade. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Shirley takes us on a journey from the mildly bizarre to the downright weird and then some in this, his latest collection of short fiction. The book incorporates some of Shirley's classic stories along with some revised and hard to find material and is highlighted by nine never before published works. A must have for the Shirley reader or collector. Includes art work by Alan M. Clark. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Download or read book Weird Gross Bible Stuff written by Rick Osborne and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A light-hearted, illustrated look at Bible stories that feature such things as boils, John eating locusts, and bones coming to life, plus ideas for how to apply the lessons learned to one's own life.

Download or read book A Supposedly Fun Thing I ll Never Do Again written by David Foster Wallace and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

Download or read book Imajica written by Clive Barker and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rich in plot twists, byzantine intrigues and hidden secrets, Imajica is a Chinese puzzle box constructed on a universal scale. . . Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." — Washington Post Book World From master storyteller Clive Barker comes an epic tale of myth, magic, and forbidden passion Imajica is an epic beyond compare: vast in conception, obsessively detailed in execution, and apocalyptic in its resolution. At its heart lies the sensualist and master art forger, Gentle, whose life unravels when he encounters Judith Odell, whose power to influence the destinies of men is vaster than she knows, and Pie 'oh' pah, an alien assassin who comes from a hidden dimension. That dimension is one of five in the great system called Imajica. They are worlds that are utterly unlike our own, but are ruled, peopled, and haunted by species whose lives are intricately connected with ours. As Gentle, Judith, and Pie 'oh' pah travel the Imajica, they uncover a trail of crimes and intimate betrayals, leading them to a revelation so startling that it changes reality forever.

Download or read book Weird Stuff written by Jamie Hanshaw and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Gates of Babylon to the Kodak Center, what does Hollywood have in common with the creation of civilization? Where there is royalty there are subjects and slaves. Learn how pop culture is a magickal spell leading humanity down the path of social Darwinian stratification and class warfare. See how the military uses the entertainment industry for propaganda and covert operations. Are celebrities victims of mind control? Who is the Scarlet Woman and how many times can she be incarnated at one awards ceremony? Learn about the revelation of the occult method, the Super Bowl-Grammy Ritual Spectacular, and much more!

Download or read book Weird America written by Jim Brandon and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1978 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Weird New York written by Chris Gethard and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a travel guide of sorts to New York's local legends and best kept secrets, filled with crazy characters, cursed roads, abandoned sites, and bizarre roadside attractions that the author feels reflect the shared modern folklore of our time.

Download or read book Weird Stuff written by Richard Tulloch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Hobble isn't much of a writer-he's more of a soccer player. (And sometimes he's not much of a soccer player either!) But one day he borrows a pink Easyflow pen from Nathan Lumsdyke, during his favorite author's school visit, and suddenly, he can't stop writing. Unfortunately for Brian, the pen only writes flowery, embarrassing love stories, even in his science test. Brian can't wait to give the weird pen back...until he realizes Cassandra Wyman is a lot more interested in writing than she is in soccer. Be sure to look for Richard Tulloch's other book, Freaky Stuff!

Download or read book What s Weird on Earth written by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fact-hungry kids will love poring over these warped world maps full of unique and weird data. See how many lightning strikes hit parts of our planet, the wind patterns of the whole world, and even how the world map would look if global warming melted the ice caps! Covering everything from Pangea to the world's weirdest natural wonders, this is Earth in all its strange glory. What's Weird on Earth is an entirely new atlas adventure, with maps of UFO sightings, popular foods, every country resized according to population density, and their popularity as holiday destinations. Kids can spot the strangest features on every corner of Earth; from ancient patterns carved in the desert sand to the 29,000 bath toys that sailed the world's ocean currents after a shipwreck. Travel back in time to discover maps from previous centuries or turn the globe upside down - literally. Planet Earth will never seem the same again!

Download or read book The Screaming Goat written by Running Press and published by RP Minis. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become the owner of your very own screaming goat. If you are a goat-loving fiend or you simply can't get enough of the screaming goat videos then you absolutely need to own a mini screaming goat. Your new goat companion sits on a tree stump and when you give him a gentle press he screams! The kit also includes a 32-page illustrated pocket guide of fun facts and trivia about everyone's favorite farm animal.

Download or read book Really Weird Stuff II written by Gregg Kanon and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is guaranteed to blow your mind. Really Weird Stuff II contains over 40 stories that seem too bizarre to be true─yet they are. If you liked Really Weird Stuff, you'll love Really Weird Stuff II. Here are a few of the many amazing oddities you will discover in Really Weird Stuff II: ● Superman curse ● "thoughtographs" ● dinosaurs among us ● time voyagers ● electric people ● ghost planes ● sky critters ● courtroom ghost ● signals from space ● UFO invasion ● goblin attack ● memory transplants Gregg Kanon has an extensive background in journalism, corporate public relations and counseling. He created "The Unknown," a weekly syndicated newspaper column, and is author of Really Weird Stuff, The Great UFO Hoax: The Final Solution to the UFO Mystery and Approaching Zero Time: How Terrestrial Black Holes Are Transforming the Earth. He holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona and an M.Ed. from Texas State University.