Download or read book The World s Weirdest News Stories written by John A. Torres and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to the twenty-four-hour news cycle, today we can learn of big news developments in no time at all. But what about the smaller—and stranger—events that are often overlooked or ignored? This captivating volume offers readers the oddest stories ever to hit the newspapers. A dog on trial for murder? A man who choked to death on the garlic he used to repel vampires? A torrent of frogs raining from the sky? A lady who picked up broadcasting signals through her teeth? The trouser thief? These crazy news stories will convince readers that truth is often stranger than fiction. Sidebars, a glossary, and books and websites in the further reading section are also included.

Download or read book World s Weirdest News Stories written by Chancellor Press and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 1997-05-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The World s Weirdest Newspaper Stories written by Tim Healey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Really Weird News Stories written by Dana Del Prado and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of really weird stories from today's headlines for children.

Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Download or read book World Famous News Stories written by Colin Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book News from the Fringe written by John J. Kohut and published by Diane Books Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jim Morrison sang "People Are Strange," he didn't know the half of it. People are definitely getting more & more bizarre, & this outrageous & hilarious collection of weird news from around the U.S. & the world proves it. The editors have gathered more than 500 of the weirdest, craziest, most outlandish stories from the world's newspapers. It's a phantasmagoria of lethal library fines, fetishes on parade, love that's a many splintered thing, least competent criminals, neighbors from hell, anal-retentive suicides, & much more. Illustrated.

Download or read book World Famous Weird News Stories written by Colin Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World s Strangest Stories written by Evening news and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The London Evening News Presents the World s Strangest Stories written by Leslie Frank Lampitt and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book written by Hermann Hesse and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1972 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight stories about the distillation of wisdom, concerning dream worlds, magical thinking, the subconscious and the soul.

Download or read book News of the Weird written by Chuck Shepherd and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For news junkies and fans of the bizarre-but-true, here is an outrageous collection of all-real, all-weird news stories culled from the nation's mainstream newspapers. Line art throughout.

Download or read book The True Stella Awards written by Randy Cassingham and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathered from the popular website www.StellaAwards.com, The True Stella Awards is an outrageous collection of America’s most frivolous lawsuits Named for Stella Liebeck, the woman who won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit after spilling hot McDonald’s coffee on herself, humorist Randy Cassingham’s popular website chronicles the hard-to-believe and amusing claims brought before the U.S.courts. The most ridiculous of these lawsuits are given the “honorable” Stella Award. In The True Stella Awards, Cassingham documents the most outlandish of these real-life cases, including: * The man who legally changed his name to Jack Ass, and then sued MTV because their TV show and movie Jackass infringed on his trademark and demeaned his “good name” * The songwriter who left a minute’s silence on his record only to be sued by the estate of another songwriter who copyrighted his own “silent” song * The man who sued an amusement park after being the victim of the ultimate “act of God”: He was hit by lightning while standing next to his own car in the parking lot Stunning and hilarious, The True Stella Awards reveals the extremes people will go to in the pursuit of “justice.”

Download or read book The World Turned Upside Down written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The World Turned Upside Down' is a whimsical children's poem that will captivate young readers with its delightful rhymes and imaginative illustrations. Discover a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, where the unexpected reigns supreme. Join in the wonder as a hare playfully chases a dog, defying expectations, and witness the unlikely embrace of the devil and a mischievous witch. This charming book will ignite young imaginations and invite them to explore the delightful mysteries of a world turned topsy-turvy, where the strange and extraordinary become the norm. Here's an excerpt of the poem featured in the book: "To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news / But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!"

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!