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Bizarre World
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
Release Date : 1995
Bizarre World written by Bill Bryson and has been published by Little Brown GBR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Fiction categories.
This is a collection of tall tales, absurd stories, and crazy true-life anecdotes. Bill Bryson is also the author of The Lost Continent, Made in America, and Neither Here Nor There.
Bizarre World
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Author : E. Reid Ross
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-08-13
Bizarre World written by E. Reid Ross and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with Reference categories.
Atlas Obscura meets 1001 Facts to Scare the Sh*t Out of You in this serious survey of the most bizarre, creepy, and sometimes hilarious customs from cultures around the world. Every culture handles life differently. From the “blackening of the bride” in Scotland and the custom of not looking babies in the eyes in Kenya, to enlisting geese as part of the police squad in China and the tradition of children eating bread with chocolate sprinkles for breakfast in Amsterdam, there are so many unique behaviors all across the world. In Bizarre World, journey across the globe to understand how various cultures approach everything from grief, beauty standards, food, parenting, death, stress management, happiness, and more. Many customs may seem perfectly sane, while others, not so much. Some are just downright strange, funny, or weird. There’s so much to discover about the people around us and the beliefs they hold. Let Bizarre World be your armchair guide to a different way of life with quick facts and “did you knows?” that will leave you saying, “huh, that’s strange.”
The Bizarre World Of Reality Television
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Author : Stuart Lenig
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-10-12
The Bizarre World Of Reality Television written by Stuart Lenig and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-12 with Performing Arts categories.
How do reality television programs shape our view of the world and what we perceive as real and normal? This book explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications. In recent decades, reality television shows ranging from Keeping up with the Kardashians to Duck Dynasty have become increasingly popular. Why are these "unscripted" programs irresistible to millions of viewers? And what does the nearly universal success of reality shows say about American culture? This book covers more than 100 major and influential reality programs past and present, discussing the origins and past of reality programming, the contemporary social and economic conditions that led to the rise of reality shows, and the ways in which the most successful shows achieve popularity with both male and female demographics or appeal to specific, targeted niche audiences. The text addresses reality TV within five, easy-to-identify content categories: competition shows, relationship/love-interest shows, real people or alternative lifestyle and culture shows, transformation shows, and international programming. By examining modern reality television, a topic of great interest for a wide variety of readers, this book also discusses cultural and social norms in the United States, including materialism, unrealistic beauty ideals, gender roles and stereotypes in society, dynamics of personal relationships, teenage lifestyles and issues, and the branding of people for financial gain and wider viewership.
Bizarre World Of Quirks And Oddities Of Ivan The Terrible
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Author : Zahid Ameer
language : en
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
Release Date : 2024-05-04
Bizarre World Of Quirks And Oddities Of Ivan The Terrible written by Zahid Ameer and has been published by Zahid Ameer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-04 with History categories.
Dive into the eccentric world of Ivan the Terrible with our eBook 'Bizarre World of Quirks & Oddities of Ivan The Terrible.' Explore the strange and fascinating anecdotes, from beard taxes to animal ambassadors, shedding light on the enigmatic ruler's peculiarities. Discover the dark and bizarre side of Ivan's reign in this captivating journey through history's quirks and oddities.
Andrew Zimmern S Bizarre World Of Food Brains Bugs And Blood Sausage
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Author : Andrew Zimmern
language : en
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date : 2011-05-10
Andrew Zimmern S Bizarre World Of Food Brains Bugs And Blood Sausage written by Andrew Zimmern and has been published by Delacorte Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Have you ever thought about eating giant flying ants? Or raw camel kidneys? Well, read on to watch Andrew Zimmern -- star of TV's Bizarre Foods -- not only eat these unique and gross foods, but live to tell the tale about the people, places, and adventures he's had while roaming the world in search of new and exciting meals. Zimmern takes readers from country to country, visiting local markets, participating in cultural feasts, and chasing down native wildlife to taste what each country has to offer, and discovering what is most authentic about each place he visits and the amazing information he receives while traveling to these countries. And you can too! Come along on Andrew's amazing adventures and learn fun facts about the animals he encounters, the people he meets, and the places he explores. You'll also find cool recipes to try at home. So let Andrew Zimmern be your guide as he takes you around the world, eating his way through foods one couldn't even dream of eating, while celebrating the undiscovered destinations and weird wonders still taking place today.
Unbelievable
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Author : Jenny Crompton
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Unbelievable written by Jenny Crompton and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Humor categories.
It's a funny old world, isn't it? Chance encounters, history repeating, divine interventions - it's strange how things turn out. With a host of funny, weird and bizarre stories of coincidence, Unbelievable! is a fascinating collection of tales of synchronicity, including: The creepy goings-on on the set of The Exorcist; the estranged twins who ended up marrying each other; the writer who predicted his own death. Strange but true, the stories contained in this book could happen to anyone. So the next time the fates collide and you're reminded of what a small world it can be, you'll realize we're all victims of coincidence ...
Bizarre World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Release Date : 2013
Bizarre World written by and has been published by Mason Crest Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Curiosities and wonders categories.
"Open up to find some truly staggering stories. Read about the world beneath Europe's largest glacier, the ugly face contest, and the man who was stuck inside a frozen car for two months!"--back cover.
Parasite Rex
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Author : Carl Zimmer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-11-09
Parasite Rex written by Carl Zimmer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-09 with Science categories.
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to cloak themselves with their hosts' own molecules. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites steer the course of evolution, where the majority of species are parasites. WELCOME TO EARTH. For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe.
Bizarre True Crime Cases
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Author : Jon Adamson
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2022-05-13
Bizarre True Crime Cases written by Jon Adamson and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13 with True Crime categories.
A calvalcade of bizarre true crime cases! Chapters include the Hinterkaifeck axe murders, the lovesick man who secretly lived with the corpse of his romantic obsession, the mysterious and brutal broad daylight train murder of Debbie Linsley, alien and UFO encounters in New York, the puzzling and bizarre death of Elisa Lam in a hotel said to be haunted, the town that dreaded sundown, outrageously weird tales from Hollywood, macabre true stories from World War 2, lethal and clever serial killers who were never caught or identified, witchcraft, the Smiley face murder theory, and fantastical unexplained mysteries and hoaxes. This is merely the tip of the iceberg of what you will find in the fascinatingly strange, unnervingly mysterious, frequently frightening, and (of course) downright bizarre world of Bizarre True Crime Cases...
The Bizarre Truth
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Author : Andrew Zimmern
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2009-09-08
The Bizarre Truth written by Andrew Zimmern and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-08 with Travel categories.
Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in blood pudding in Iceland and Wolfgang Puck's Hunan style rooster balls in Los Angeles. For Zimmern, local cuisine—bizarre, gross or downright stomach turning as it may be to us—is not simply what’s served at mealtime. It is a primary avenue to discovering what is most authentic—the bizarre truth—about cultures everywhere. Having eaten his way around the world over the course of four seasons of Bizarre Foods, Zimmern has now launched Bizarre Worlds, a new series on the Travel Channel, and this, his first book, a chronicle of his journeys as he not only tastes the “taboo treats” of the world, but delves deep into the cultures and lifestyles of far-flung locales and seeks the most prized of the modern traveler’s goals: The Authentic Experience. Written in the smart, often hilarious voice he uses to narrate his TV shows, Zimmern uses his adventures in “culinary anthropology” to illustrate such themes as: why visiting local markets can reveal more about destinations than museums; the importance of going to “the last stop on the subway”—the most remote area of a place where its essence is most often revealed; the need to seek out and catalog “the last bottle of coca-cola in the desert,” i.e. disappearing foods and cultures; the profound differences between dining and eating; and the pleasures of snout to tail, local, fresh and organic food. Zimmern takes readers into the back of a souk in Morocco where locals are eating a whole roasted lamb; along with a conch fisherman in Tobago, who may be the last of his kind; to Mississippi, where he dines on raccoon and possum. There, he writes, "People said, 'That's roadkill!' ‘No it's not,’ I said. ‘It's a cultural story.’” Whether it’s a session with an Incan witch doctor in Ecuador who blows fire on him, spits on him, thrashes him with poisonous branches and beats him with a live guinea pig or drinking blood in Uganda and cow urine tonic in India or eating roasted bats on an uninhabited island in Samoa, Zimmern cheerfully celebrates the undiscovered destinations and weird wonders still remaining in our increasingly globalized world.