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The Mega Misconception Book
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-11-02
The Mega Misconception Book written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-02 with Performing Arts categories.
This book is a combination of 365 Things People Believe That Aren't True 365 More Things People Believe That Aren't True Another 365 Things People Believe That Aren't True 500 Things People Believe That Aren't True The world map is inaccurate. Silencers don't exist. Everyone mispronounces "Mt. Everest." Samurais rarely used swords. The Wild West was nothing like you would imagine. The Illuminati only existed for eight years. Satanists don't worship the Devil. Abraham Lincoln didn't care about black people. Amelia Earhart did not mysteriously vanish. Egypt doesn't have the most pyramids nor the biggest. Radiation isn't dangerous. We don't know anything about Druids. Not all pirates were criminals. Some of them were government agents. Rastafarians don't call themselves Rastafarians. The Sun is not on fire. Hamlet wasn't a popular play during Shakespeare's time. Archeologists know who built the Easter Island heads. The Amish do use electricity. Nazis never called themselves Nazis.
Factfulness
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Author : Hans Rosling
language : en
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date : 2020-04-07
Factfulness written by Hans Rosling and has been published by Flatiron Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with Science categories.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
1000 Facts About Comic Book Characters Vol 3
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-05-08
1000 Facts About Comic Book Characters Vol 3 written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-08 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Deadpool has teamed up with Sherlock Holmes, Mowgli, The Little Mermaid, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Moby Dick. Wonder Woman had a job selling tacos. Black Panther was nearly called Coal Tiger. Captain America has turned into a cat, a vampire, and a werewolf. Iron Man took over SHIELD. He found it so stressful, he had to see a counsellor. Robin had a fax machine built into his boot. Magneto suffers bipolar. After Batman seemingly died, Commissioner James Gordon became the new Batman. Superman destroyed an entire solar system by sneezing. Marvel bosses were certain Spider-Man would fail because people are afraid of spiders. The word "Brainiac" was coined in a Superman comic. Magneto ripped Wolverine's metal skeleton out of his body. Green Arrow has many trick arrows including a Donut Arrow. Doctor Strange teamed up with a duck to battle an evil book.
100 Classic Stories In 100 Pages
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-04-02
100 Classic Stories In 100 Pages written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Education categories.
Robinson Crusoe. Jane Eyre. Beowulf. Pride and Prejudice. A Tale of Two Cities. Animal Farm. The Odyssey. So many books to read. So little time. Have you ever wanted to read Crime and Punishment but it was just too long? Were you ever curious to know the story of Paradise Lost but you found the structure too complex? Want to know why Hamlet is so famous but you can't quite grasp the language? Need to read Withering Heights for school but can't articulate what the story is about? Are you a teach who needs to brush up on David Copperfield before teaching it to a class? Or maybe you are just trying to remember which of the Three Musketeers becomes a monk at the end. What if I told you that I could sum the entire story of War and Peace in a single page? In this book, have summarised 100 classic stories in 100 pages. Now you can learn about wonderful stories such as Huckleberry Finn, king lear, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Iliad, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, and dozens more.
Flat Earthers Around The Globe
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-07-21
Flat Earthers Around The Globe written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-21 with Performing Arts categories.
Although you may think this book's title is a joke, I assure you that there are people today that adamantly believe the world is flat. Worse still, the number of Flat Earthers has been increasing in recent years. How could that be possible? NASA has taken photos of the Earth from space to confirm it is round. According to The Flat Earth Society, NASA are lying. NASA never went to space... because space isn't real. You might find this concept preposterous. Are Flat Earthers suggesting every astronomer and physicist is wrong? No. Flat Earthers believe that so-called "scientists" know the Earth is flat but they are lying. Why would anyone lie about the shape of the Earth? How can Flat Earthers be so sure? If the Earth is flat, why doesn't the oceans spill out at the sides? All of these questions will be explained in this book. Read on to learn the history of the Flat Earth community, why they believe what they believe, and most importantly, how we know their beliefs are irrefutably false.
1000 Historic Quotes
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-08-17
1000 Historic Quotes written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-17 with History categories.
It is better to travel well than to arrive - Buddha The heart will break, but broken live on - Byron A man is great by deeds, not by birth - Chankaya You are never too old to set another goal - C.S. Lewis A wounded deer leaps the highest - Emily Dickinson This is slavery, not to speak one's thought - Euripides Don't find fault, find a remedy - Henry Ford What you do not bring forth will destroy you - Jesus Christ Experience is the teacher of all things - Julius Caesar I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then - Lewis Carroll Only the weak never forgive - Gandhi A man who lives fully is prepared to die any time
1000 Facts About Countries Vol 3
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-08-31
1000 Facts About Countries Vol 3 written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with Performing Arts categories.
It used to be mandatory in North Korea for teachers to play the accordion. Melons are cuboid-shaped in Japan. In Russia, teachers used to be paid in vodka. Mozambique is the only country with a gun on its flag. The mobile games, Minecraft and Candy Crush, come from Sweden. In France, it's illegal to name a pig "Napoleon." 80%%%% of billiard balls come from Belgium. People from Monaco live longer than anyone else in the world. Canada is the most educated country in the world. US currency used to read, "Mind Your Business." Kissing used to be illegal in England. 70%%%% of all bacon comes from the Netherlands. There are more Catholics in Brazil than any other country. Nobody in Ireland spoke England until the 12th century. When you earn a PhD in Finland, you receive a top hat and a sword.
1000 Facts About Actors Vol 3
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-09-19
1000 Facts About Actors Vol 3 written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-19 with Performing Arts categories.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's father fought with the Nazis. Danny DeVito was the first choice to play the title character in the 1993 film, Super Mario Bros. Although Fred Astaire is most well-known for his tap-dancing, a lot of people don't know that the sound of his tap-dancing was dubbed in. Carrie Fisher was paid to fix plot holes in dozens of movies. Charlie Sheen debuted in a film with George Clooney that has never been released. Haley Joel Osment was nearly cast in the title role in the Harry Potter series when the films were going to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael J. Fox's middle name is... Andrew. Both of Jack Black's parents are rocket scientists. Matthew Broderick was involved in a car crash that killed somebody.
1000 Facts About Actors Vol 1
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-09-19
1000 Facts About Actors Vol 1 written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-19 with Performing Arts categories.
Anthony Hopkins has dreadful dyslexia and has to read scripts up to 250 times out loud. Ben Affleck realized he was famous when someone threw a can at him and said, "You suck, Affleck!" Brad Pitt used to work as a dancing chicken at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood. Before portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in the anime, Street Fighter II. Steve Buscemi used to be a wrestler. Will Smith can solve a Rubik's cube in less than a minute. Tom Hanks agreed to star in Cloud Atlas because his character gets to kill a critic who hates his work. He said that this is something he always wanted to do in real life. Samuel L. Jackson held Martin Luther King's father hostage. He was also an usher at Martin Luther King's funeral. Christopher Walken used to be a lion tamer.
1000 Facts About The Greatest Movies Ever Vol 3
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Author : James Egan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-12-23
1000 Facts About The Greatest Movies Ever Vol 3 written by James Egan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-23 with Performing Arts categories.
OJ Simpson was turned down for the role of The Terminator because the studio thought he couldn't play a convincing killer. Back to the Future was nearly called Spaceman from Pluto. In the original script of The Truman Show, all the actors are criminals. Bob Hoskins kept hallucinating while making Who Framed Roger Rabbit and couldn't work again for a year. The line, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!" is never said in The Wizard of Oz. The crewmembers of The Lord of the Rings made so much chainmail for the films, they wore their fingerprints off. The main song for Beauty and the Beast was meant to be a rock-n'-roll song. The most expensive part of Rocky was the make-up. The line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," in Gone with the Wind was nearly, "Frankly my dear, it makes my gorge rise." Alec Guinness wears a toupee in every Star Wars film that he appears in. Production on The Shawshank Redemption was shut down for days while the studio waited for a maggot to die so they could use it in a scene.