Ray and Guzzo take on the scare-mongers who preach environmental catastrophe by pointing out facts about such contentious issues as acid rain, the greenhouse effect, radiation, pesticides, and nuclear waste--facts that are far less alarming than the propagandists would have us believe.
The man who said War is hell, General William Tecumseh Sherman, waged it so fiercely as to leave a permanent scar on the Southern psyche. Yet his destructive campaign shortened the Civil War appreciably.
"EconoPower" will provide you with a firm understanding of the influence of modern economics and how it can be used to improve the world we live in. It offers practical advice on numerous personal financial matters-earning, saving, investing, and retiring-based on the breakthrough contributions of behavioral economists. And it looks at how ...
The Big Media have spoken: on the question of global warming, the debate is officially over. "Be afraid, be very afraid," warns Time magazine. But have Al Gore and his environmentalist allies really proven their case? Not even close -- and in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism), Christopher Horner exposes the ...
Can revolution and anarchy be good for you? Did the protests of the 1960s lead to a new American freedom? This author bravely says 'Yes'! The great power of the Baby Boom generation was felt a decade earlier when this group was still in diapers: America's economy was energised by the needs of this massive influx of new citizens. As the Boomers ...
Dixy Lee Ray exposes the truth behind the frightening headlines of ecological disaster, illustrating how our constitutional liberties based on property rights are being endangered by environmental extremists.
No institution in American society generates as much curiosity, fear, and intrigue as the FBI. This groundbreaking book looks at the people who run the Bureau, the methods they use, the powers they wield, and the secrets they hold.
This is the fascinating story of opposing views that play a fundamental role in today's politics and economics, the ideas of the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes.
This book is both an engrossing account of the colossal object from outer space that the authors believe caused the death of the dinosaurs and an absorbing tale of how scientists uncovered evidence to support their theory.
This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972, encompassing politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti, and more.
Stephen Jay Gould's essays are well known for their wit and explanatory power. Throughout the years, they have enlightened and entertained readers of Natural History magazine and other publications. The essays presented in this audio programme offer Gould's illuminating perspectives on several different topics dealing with evolution and extinction ...
This slim, handy little book is the perfect resource for men to turn to when they want simple answers to possibly embarrassing questions about the functions and malfunctions of their penis, prostate, bladder, and so forth. Topics addressed within its 160 pages include: STDs, Viagra, prostate cancer, prostitis, erectile dysfunction, and vasectomies ...
This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972, encompassing politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti, and more.
One of the most important news stories of the last two centuries comes to life in this "eyewitness account" of America's first Federal elections and of the First Congress and President Washington creating the Bill of Rights. In this swift-moving and colorful chronicle, written by St. John as though he were an on-the-scene reporter, you will ...
In this popular classic, Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle. He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not 'how clever we are to have found it out, but how clever nature is to pay attention to it.' After establishing ...
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