Panati S Extraordinary Origins Of Everyday Things
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Panati S Extraordinary Origins Of Everyday Things
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Release Date : 2016-08-15
Panati S Extraordinary Origins Of Everyday Things written by Charles Panati and has been published by Chartwell Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-15 with History categories.
Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Panati S Extraordinary Endings Of Practically Everything And Everybody
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1989
Panati S Extraordinary Endings Of Practically Everything And Everybody written by Charles Panati and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Reference categories.
A compendium of facts and anecdotes about the demise of historic figures, diseases, beliefs, capital endings, and extinctions.
Sacred Origins Of Profound Things
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1996-12-01
Sacred Origins Of Profound Things written by Charles Panati and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12-01 with Religion categories.
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Charles Panati explores the origins of hundreds of religious rituals, customs, and practices in many faiths, the reasons for religious holidays and sacred symbols, and the meanings of vestments, sacraments, devotions, and prayers. Its many revelations include: * Why the Star of David became the Jewish counterpart of the Christian cross * What mortal remains of the Buddha are venerated today * How the diamond engagement ring became a standard * That the first pope was a happily married man * How Hindu thinkers arrived at their concept of reincarnation * Why Jews don't eat pork, why some Muslims don't eat certain vegetables, and how some Christians came to observe meatless Fridays Sacred Origins of Profound Things is an indispensable resource for all those interested in the history of religion and the history of ideas--and an inspiring guide to those seeking to understand their faith.
Panati S Extraordinary Endings Of Practically Everything And Everybody
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: Harpercollins
Release Date : 1989
Panati S Extraordinary Endings Of Practically Everything And Everybody written by Charles Panati and has been published by Harpercollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Curiosities and wonders. categories.
Relates the curious stories behind the extinction of peoples, beliefs, fashions, customs, and inventions
Panati S Parade Of Fads Follies And Manias
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 1991
Panati S Parade Of Fads Follies And Manias written by Charles Panati and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Curiosities and wonders categories.
One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still in its infancy, and archaeologists are adopting a variety of approaches--literary, linguistic, and scientific. The contributors to The Ancient Mind develop a new direction in prehistoric cognitive research that is rooted in the scientific tradition and in an empirical methodology. Together, they begin to develop a science of cognitive archaeology.
Sexy Origins And Intimate Things
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Author : Charles Panati
language : en
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date : 1998
Sexy Origins And Intimate Things written by Charles Panati and has been published by Penguin (Non-Classics) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Psychology categories.
Where did the word love come from? Has there ever been a gay pope? How did Valentine's Day originate? From the lascivious to the romantic, from the hard-core to the scientific and the scholarly, this engaging and eye-opening compendium of little known facts about sex is both informative and endlessly entertaining.
An Incomplete Education
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Author : Judy Jones
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2009-07-22
An Incomplete Education written by Judy Jones and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-22 with Reference categories.
A completely updated, revised edition of the classic, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint yourself with all the facts you once knew (then promptly forgot), catch up on major developments in the world today, and become the Renaissance man or woman you always knew you could be! How do you tell the Balkans from the Caucasus? What’s the difference between fission and fusion? Whigs and Tories? Shiites and Sunnis? Deduction and induction? Why aren’t all Shakespearean comedies necessarily thigh-slappers? What are transcendental numbers and what are they good for? What really happened in Plato’s cave? Is postmodernism dead or just having a bad hair day? And for extra credit, when should you use the adjective continual and when should you use continuous? An Incomplete Education answers these and thousands of other questions with incomparable wit, style, and clarity. American Studies, Art History, Economics, Film, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Science, and World History: Here’s the bottom line on each of these major disciplines, distilled to its essence and served up with consummate flair. In this revised edition you’ll find a vitally expanded treatment of international issues, reflecting the seismic geopolitical upheavals of the past decade, from economic free-fall in South America to Central Africa’s world war, and from violent radicalization in the Muslim world to the crucial trade agreements that are defining globalization for the twenty-first century. And don’t forget to read the section "A Nervous American’s Guide to Living and Loving on Five Continents" before you answer a personal ad in the International Herald Tribune. As delightful as it is illuminating, An Incomplete Education packs ten thousand years of culture into a single superbly readable volume. This is a book to celebrate, to share, to give and receive, to pore over and browse through, and to return to again and again.
Affordable Excellence
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Author : William A. Haseltine
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2013
Affordable Excellence written by William A. Haseltine and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
"Today Singapore ranks sixth in the world in healthcare outcomes well ahead of many developed countries, including the United States. The results are all the more significant as Singapore spends less on healthcare than any other high-income country, both as measured by fraction of the Gross Domestic Product spent on health and by costs per person. Singapore achieves these results at less than one-fourth the cost of healthcare in the United States and about half that of Western European countries. Government leaders, presidents and prime ministers, finance ministers and ministers of health, policymakers in congress and parliament, public health officials responsible for healthcare systems planning, finance and operations, as well as those working on healthcare issues in universities and think-tanks should know how this system works to achieve affordable excellence."--Publisher's website.
Bloody Jack
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Author : Louis A. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2002
Bloody Jack written by Louis A. Meyer and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Historical fiction categories.
"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--
Funny You Should Ask
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Author : The QI Elves
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Funny You Should Ask written by The QI Elves and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Humor categories.
***PRE-ORDER FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK . . . AGAIN: MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE QI ELVES NOW*** The perfect gift for all those big and little kids in your life who ask 'why...?'. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE BALLPre-order the next book in this series, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions, published in paperback on 3rd November.'QI have outdone themselves!' ALAN DAVIES 'Fabulous . . . A cracker of a book!' SUE PERKINS'The QI Elves are barnstormingly brilliant.' ZOE BALL'Genuinely useful and endlessly fascinating.' THE SPECTATOR'Hilarious.' DAILY MAILThe QI Elves are the brains behind the enduringly popular BBC TV panel show QI.Every Wednesday the Elves appear on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show where they answer the ponderings and wonderings of BBC Radio 2's most inquisitive listeners.Dive into this splendid collection of listeners' unusual questions and some unexpected answers that are sure to make your head spin on topics ranging from goosebumps to grapefruit, pizza to pirates and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with extra facts and questions from the Elves, Funny You Should Ask . . . is essential reading for the incurably curious. How much water would you need to put out the Sun?If spiders can walk on the ceiling, why can't they get out of the bath?Why do dads make such bad jokes?Why does red mean 'stop' and green mean 'go'?Can I dig a tunnel to the other side of the Earth?How do plant seeds know which way is up?Can you fill up a black hole?Who popularised the recorder, and where can I get hold of them?For more from the team behind QI, visit qi.com. You can also follow QI's fact-filled Twitter account @qikipedia and listen to their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.comFor more mind-boggling nuggets of wisdom check out the QI FACTS SERIES