The Rain Is A Lie

Author : Gennifer Albin
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466853832
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rain is a Lie written by Gennifer Albin and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Arras, space and time aren't ideas, they are tangible substances woven together by beautiful girls into the very fabric of reality. The looms that create Arras are as controlled as the Spinsters who work them, ensuring a near idyllic world for the average citizen. But at what price? As an election approaches, a surprise weather forecast and a mysterious stranger hint that not all is as it seems, and a young boy learns that in Arras nothing can be trusted, not even memories. "The Rain is a Lie" is an original short story set in the world of Gennifer Albin's Crewel. The next book in the series, Altered, is available October 29th. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Lee Baker
Publisher : Lee Baker
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Lie with Numbers, Stats & Graphs written by Lee Baker and published by Lee Baker. This book was released on with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Lie with Numbers, Stats & Graphs is a book that contains two of our best sellers – and by far our funniest! In this eye-opening book, award-winning statistician and author Lee Baker uncovers the key tricks of the trade used by politicians, corporations and other statistical conmen to deceive, hoodwink and otherwise dupe the unwary. Blurb: Truth, Lies & Statistics Pirates, cats, Mexican lemons and North Carolina lawyers. Cheese consumption, margarine and drowning by falling out of fishing boats. This book has got it all. A roller coaster of a book in 8 witty chapters, this might just be the most entertaining statistics book you’ll read this year. Did you know that pirates caused global warming, and that a statistical lie gave rise to one of the fastest growing religions on the planet? Probably not – you might have missed the memo that day. Did you also know that organic food is the real cause of autism, and that Mexican lemons are a major cause of deaths on American roads? They’re true, honest – and this book has got the stats to prove it. In this eye-opening book, award winning statistician and author Lee Baker uncovers the key tricks of the trade used by politicians, corporations and other statistical conmen to deceive, hoodwink and otherwise dupe the unwary. Like how the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer attempted to persuade us that 5 lots of 10 make 150, or how the President of the United States tried to convince us that 420,000 is a larger number than 782,000. Nice try boys, but we were awake that day! In his trademark sardonic style, the author reveals the secrets of how the statistical hustlers manipulate and misrepresent data for political or commercial gain – and often get away with it. Blurb: Graphs Don't Lie Sarah Palin, abortions, global warming and Usain Bolt. The CEO of Apple, 35 trillion gun deaths in 1995, Fox News and 193%. This book has got scandals galore! With 9 witty chapters taking you on a roller coaster tour of graphical lies, pictorial deceits and pie charts of mayhem, this might just be the most entertaining book about graphs you’ll read this year. Did you know that between them, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney enjoyed a total of 193% support from Republican candidates in the 2012 US primaries? It must be true – it was on a pie chart broadcast on Fox News. Did you also know that the number 34 is smaller than 14, and zero is much bigger than 22? Honest, it’s true, it was published in a respectable national newspaper after the 2017 UK General Election. There can’t have been any kind of misdirection here because they were all shown on a pie chart. In this astonishing book, award winning statistician and author Lee Baker uncovers how politicians, the press, corporations and other statistical conmen use graphs and charts to deceive their unwitting audience. Like how a shocking, and yet seemingly innocuous statement as “Every year since 1950, the number of children gunned down has doubled”, meant that there should have been at least 35 trillion gun deaths in 1995 alone, the year the quote was printed in a reputable journal. Or how an anti-abortion group made their point by trying to convince us all that 327,000 is actually a larger number than 935,573. Nice try, but no cigar – we weren’t born yesterday. In his trademark sardonic style, the author reveals the secrets of how the statistical hustlers use graphs and charts to manipulate and misrepresent for political or commercial gain – and often get away with it. Written as a layman’s guide to lying, cheating and deceiving with data, statistics and graphs, in this book there’s not a dull page in sight! And there are elephants too… Discover the exciting world of lying with data, statistics and graphs. Get this book, TODAY!

Author : Elizabeth George
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0451237692
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Believing the Lie written by Elizabeth George and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After writing 16 Inspector Lynley novels, "New York Times"-bestselling author George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. She's poised to hook countless more. Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of a man and the digging soon reveals that a group awash in secrets, lies, and motives.

Author : David Utley
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9991642366
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lie of the Land written by David Utley and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lie of the Land is a novel set against the background of the German colonial wars in Namibia in the early 1900s. The central character is an academic in linguistics who occasionally acts as a British agent. He is a cynical, private individual who sees himself as a neutral observer but is eventually forced to take sides when he witnesses the atrocities of the Herero and Nama genocide and, above all, meets a young Nama woman who enchants him. The novel explores the shifting nature of the oppressor and the oppressed. Despite the unfolding tragic events, the story is lightened by surprising bursts of humour, and is ultimately a love story.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More new Arabian nights: The dynamiter ; The story of a lie written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Whitehead
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982272856
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Truth & Other Lies We Tell Ourselves written by Matthew Whitehead and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Why do the words we use to express ourselves and interpret the world around us matter? Matt captures the answer to this question in a thought provoking and provocative way that makes you smile, makes you laugh, makes you embarrassed, makes you upset and makes you want more!” —Joseph Gianni, Author of Swagger – The “Way of the Sway” to Success and Life Success. What if you found out “the truths” you have been told your whole life were not really the truth? What if you found out you were told a fable only so you would follow a principle and not the depth of what is true? Isn’t the truth absolute? There is a fundamental “truth” that exists, but are they the ones you know? Are they the correct ones or are they just the right truths for you? Your life has a theme and whether you understand it or not you created it and reinforce it. What if you could understand why? Why does your life follow these patterns? Why do you unconsciously reinforce behavior that you believe in your mind you do not even want? I believe the answer and power to change your script is easier than you think. Once you understand the components, you can then become aware and from there you can take intended actions to change your script. You are not powerless. You have the power to change your patterns and create a new truth, a truth that serves you and your story.

Author : Teri Terry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544900480
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Lies written by Teri Terry and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twin teen girls with very different upbringings meet for the first time at their mother's funeral. As they get to know each other, it becomes clear that one of the sisters is driven by a secret destructive power-or is it both?"--Provided by publisher

Author : Sharon Stone
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1600349617
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of What Lies Beneath written by Sharon Stone and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of real-life short stories and complementing poetry that speaks from the heart reminds readers who they are in the Spirit and challenges them to search inwardly to discover who they truly are. (Practical Life)

Author : Mark Jefferson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rainfall of Chile written by Mark Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gennifer Albin
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0374316449
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crewel written by Gennifer Albin and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly Secrets Tangled Lies Woven truths Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That's what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: She wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she's exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen to work the looms is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to manipulate the very fabric of reality. But if controlling what people eat, where they live, and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn't interested. Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and used her hidden talent for a moment. Now she has one hour to eat her mom's overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister's academy gossip and laugh at her dad's jokes. One hour to pretend everything's okay. And one hour to escape. Because tonight, they'll come for her.