Download or read book Dubious Facts written by Garret P. S. Olberding and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were the intentions of early China's historians? Modern readers must contend with the tension between the narrators' moralizing commentary and their description of events. Although these historians had notions of evidence, it is not clear to what extent they valued what contemporary scholars would deem "hard" facts. Offering an innovative approach to premodern historical documents, Garret P. S. Olberding argues that the speeches of court advisors reveal subtle strategies of information management in the early monarchic context. Olberding focuses on those addresses concerning military campaigns where evidence would be important in guiding immediate social and political policy. His analysis reveals the sophisticated conventions that governed the imperial advisor's logic and suasion in critical state discussions, which were specifically intended to counter anticipated doubts. Dubious Facts illuminates both the decision-making processes that informed early Chinese military campaigns and the historical records that represent them.
Download or read book Weird But True 4 written by National Geographic Kids and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "300 more mind-bending facts that are almost too amazing to believe"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Weird But True 6 written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.
Download or read book Weird But True Facts about U S History written by Arnold Ringstad and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is full of weird facts that are amazing, gross, creepy, astonishing--but true!
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Download or read book Weird Facts You Wont Believe Are True Best Facts For Kids And Adults written by Mitchel Burnley and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is a fascinating place, and it's full of weird and interesting facts that you might have never realized were true. Did you know that? There is a small town in Brazil called Novia Do Cardeiro occupied by more than 600 women with no men. In 2019, a goat was elected as the first pet mayor of the a Vermount town of Fair Haven. The flame of peace in Japan has been burning since August 1st, 1960. Of course, these are all fascinating and interesting facts. But is more fascinating about these facts are the truths that form them. It is these questions and more that the book is ready to answer. Click on Buy Now and join me on this adventure.
Download or read book Weird But True Facts about Gross Things written by Lauren Coss and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers all kinds of weird facts that are amazing, unexpected, gross, creepy and astonishing--but true!
Download or read book Weird But True 1 written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a collection of facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.
Download or read book Weird But True 8 written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will have a blast exploring the latest book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 300 all new extreme, ridiculous, amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else
Download or read book Weird o Pedia written by Alex Palmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities: HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food). NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time). PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROM HOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP (nice fries, sociopath). SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER (but not as smart as reading this book will). Now the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isn’t a planet, you can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail (or kegger) chatter.
Download or read book Dubious Knowledge Doubtful Facts Twisted History and Other Humorosities written by Dan Van Oss and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like learning with a lively dose of laughter, you'll love this hilarious book full of fishy facts, twisted history and general "Dubious Knowledge" from award-winning humor columnist Dan Van Oss.Collected from more of his weekly "Dubious Knowledge Institute" humor column, these 34 side-splitting features will keep you laughing while you learn about:Coffee: "In Japan, coffee shops are called Kissaten, which means, 'Place to continually work on my first novel.'"St. Patrick's Day: "According to Irish lore, Saint Patrick is credited with driving all of the snakes out of Ireland, although the International Snake Society insists they just simply don't like Irishmen."Smokey Bear: "Smokey celebrated his 70th birthday in 2014 although, due to an ill-advised use of birthday candles, he smashed his cake flat with his shovel."Valentine's Day: "In Wales, people celebrate Valentine's Day as 'Dydd Santes Dwynwen Day', commemorating St. Dwynwen, the patron saint of consonants."Niagara Falls: "The Niagara River is not a 'river,' it is a 'strait,' according to the same people that correct you when you say 'good' instead of 'well.'"Melding the laugh-out-loud wit of classic humor columnist Dave Barry with the British quirkiness of Douglas Adams and Monty Python, Dan expertly melds fact and fiction into a zany mixture of learning and laughter.
Download or read book Weird But True 3 written by National Geographic Kids and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.
Download or read book Random Illustrated Facts written by Mike Lowery and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trivia meets its match. Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself “Happy Birthday”? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee? From Jupiter’s diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur of the offbeat. Featuring four gatefolds and hundreds of infographic webs that connect the trivia in dozens of surprising ways, it’s a little book that delivers endless delight.
Download or read book Ye Olde Weird But True written by Cheryl Harness and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing attracts young readers like the weird but true...especially when the weird truth is hundreds of years old. Ye Olde Weird But True, the newest addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, is packed with 300 wacky facts for history lovers ages 6 and up. --Amazon.com.
Download or read book Weird Facts Bizarre Stories and Life s Oddities written by Ian Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a visual study of pop culture, trivia, and strange-but-true tales that cover everything from popular urban myths to the best and the worst of the worlds of sports, music, politics, and modern life.
Download or read book In Dubious Battle written by John Steinbeck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting novel of labor strife and apocalyptic violence, now a major motion picture starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Selena Gomez, and Zach Braff A Penguin Classic At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man's struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against rapacious landowners spirals out of control, as a principled defiance metamorphoses into blind fanaticism. Caught in the upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who find himself in the course of the strike, briefly becomes its leader, and is ultimately crushed in its service. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Download or read book Weird and Unusual Trivia written by Publications International Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of more than 130 stories features tales of hoaxes, suspicious deaths, paranormal encounters, and impossible truths. From the world's smartest animals to Easter Island's mystery, learn about the strangest facts that have shaped history. Text is conventionally broken into nine chapters, including "Matters of Life and Death," "War and Peace," and "You Are What You Eat." Padded hardcover 272 pages
