The Straight Dope Tells All

Author : Cecil Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780345422910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straight Dope written by Cecil Adams and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it true what they say about Catherine the Great and the horse? How do they measure snow? How do they get the stripes into toothpaste? Do cats have navels? How are coins taken out of circulation? Why do men have nipples? Cecil Adams has tackled these questions and more in his outspoken, uncompromising, and always entertaining weekly newspaper column, The Straight Dope. Now the best of these questions and answers--from the profound to the ridiculous--are collected in book form so that you can know a little about a lot. Exploding myths, revealing shocking truths, and explaining all major mysteries of the cosmos, The Straight Dope contains more than four hundred fully-indexed entries on topics ranging from sex to consumer products, science to history, and rock 'n' roll to much, much more!

Author : Ed Zotti
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0345420071
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straight Dope Tells All written by Ed Zotti and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1998-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IF KNOWLEDGE WAS POWER, CECIL ADAMS WOULD RULE THE WORLD! It's true! For the past twenty-five years, in his books and weekly newspaper column, world-history genius Cecil Adams has been patiently explaining to the Teeming Millions how the world works. He answered questions such as how do porcupines mate, what exactly does Barney Rubble do for a living, and where is Einstein's brain? His answers changed your life. Or at least settled a bet with a loved one. But surely, you are thinking, all the salient facts of the universe have been ascertained by now. Ha! Get a load of the mysteries The Master explores in this landmark volume: ¸ If Teflon is such a nonsticky substance, how do they get it to stick to the pan? ¸ Is the Great Cabal implanting microchips in our brains? ¸ Do fluorescent lights cause cataracts? ¸ What do Scotsmen wear under those kilts? ¸ Can some people extinguish street lamps by force of their bodily emanations? ¸ Is the U.S. Government really hiding alien spaceships?

Author : David Wineberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781699190739
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straight Dope written by David Wineberg and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen essays on the highlights and valuable information from a thousand books reviewed by David Wineberg. Data from hundreds of researchers and authors that has more value when mixed with other sources. A fast reading journey in the social sciences, pure sciences, justice, humor and more.

Author : Joseph A. Califano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476728496
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid written by Joseph A. Califano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly acclaimed comprehensive guide to getting your child through the formative pre-teen, teen, and college years drug-free—now completely revised and updated. Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school, and excessive drinking is common at most colleges. But the good news is that a child who gets to age twenty-one without smoking, using illegal drugs, or abusing alcohol or prescription drugs is virtually certain never to do so. Drawing on more than two decades of research at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), founder Joseph A. Califano, Jr., presents a clear, common-sense guide to helping kids stay drug-free. All parents dream of a healthy, productive, and fulfilling future for their children; Califano shows which specific actions work and what parents can do to teach, protect, and empower their children to have the greatest chance of making that future come true. Teenagers who learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are twice as likely never to try them, and this book provides the tools parents need to prepare their children for those crucial decision-making moments. In this revised and updated edition, Califano tackles some of the newest obstacles standing between our kids and a drug-free life—from social media sites and cell phone apps to the explosion in prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse and the increased dangers and addictive power of marijuana. He reveals what teens can’t or won’t tell their parents about their thoughts on drugs and alcohol, and combines the latest research with his discussions with thousands of parents and teens about the challenges that widespread access to drugs and alcohol present, and how parents can instill in their teens the will and skills to choose not to use. Califano’s insightful and lively guide is as readable as it is informative.

Author : LeRon L. Barton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781482627510
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Straight Dope written by LeRon L. Barton and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straight Dope is book that asks the simple question - why are drugs so entrenched in America's society. Instead of doing the same ol' rigamarole song and dance and interviewing talking heads and experts, Straight Dope gets to the heart of the matter and talks to the people at ground zero - the drug addicts whose life revolves around getting high; the criminals who profit of the misery of the addicts; the teachers who deal with the children in drug abused homes; the drug counselors that try and balance breaking the addicts cycle of addiction while dealing with the bureaucracy of government politics; the legal marijuana growers battle against tobacco companies and how to thrive in the growing industry; and the parents issue of how they will prepare their children to just say no. Inspired by the late great Studs Terkel's many works, Straight Dope is comprised of raw and uncut hard hitting interviews about the participants experiences, thoughts, opinions, and outlook on drug abuse, why or why not drugs should be legal, and how the government is handling the war on drugs. Removing nearly all of the questions, the interviews are more like monologues, allowing the reader to feel as if the subject is just, "talking," instead of your standard interview.In addition to the real life accounts of people, Straight Dope also has spoken word pieces compiled of biting social commentary, as well as my own personal reflections composed of my experiences with drugs.

Author : James Redfield
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446545554
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celestine Prophecy written by James Redfield and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling phenomenon with millions of copies sold around the world -- now with a guide to creating your own Celestine Prophecy experience. You have never read a book like this before--a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth. Drawing on ancient wisdom, it tells you how to make connections among the events happening in your life right now and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystallize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimism as you head into tomorrow. Praise for The Celestine Prophecy "A gripping adventure story filled with intrigue, suspense, and spiritual revelations." - Commonwealth Journal "A spiritual classic...a book to read and reread, to cherish, and to give to friends." - Joan Borysenko, PhD, author of Fire in the Soul "In his inimitable style of great storytelling, Redfield opens us up to a world of insight, inspiration, synchronicity, and power." - Deepak Chopra

Author : Victor Conte
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781602392953
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Balco written by Victor Conte and published by Skyhorse Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boss tells all! Victor Conte, founder and president of BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative), and the centerpiece of the New York Times bestseller Game of Shadows , finally tells his side of the "BALCO Affair," the steroids-in-sports scandal that has shocked and captured the attention of the entire world. Because of his first-hand involvement, Conte can tell it all exactly as it went down, from the illegalities of the original BALCO raid to the truth regarding the involvement of Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, Shane Mosley, and the other elite athletes implicated in the scandal. This is a one-of-a-kind book that cannot be recreated or mimicked. No one has the complete inside knowledge of BALCO that Victor Conte does, and no one else dares to reveal the truth about the steroids-in-sports investigations, the charges, the behind-the-scenes negotiations, the sentencings, and the dark side of the sports world.BALCO is a controversial sports nutrition center in Burlingame, California, which the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says developed banned steroids. In 2003, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada began investigating the company's role in a drug sports scandal later referred to as "the BALCO Affair," and revealed their findings in the 2006 bestseller Game of Shadows. BALCO's offices were raided by officials from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and the San Mateo County narcotics taskforce, and Conte eventually entered guilty pleas in July 2005 to one count of conspiracy to distribute steroids and a second count of laundering a small portion of a check. He was sentenced in October 2005 to serve four months in a minimum security prison and another four in home detention. Since his release from prison, Conte has worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and other organizations to help seek a solution to the doping epidemic in sports today.

Author : Sam Cutler
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1554906962
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Can't Always Get What You Want written by Sam Cutler and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “straight-dope, tell-all account” of touring with two of the world’s greatest bands of the 60s and 70s—A “fast-moving narrative of rock-n-roll excess” (Publishers Weekly). In this all-access memoir of the psychedelic era, Sam Cutler recounts his life as tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead—whom he calls the yin and yang of bands. After working with the Rolling Stones at their historic Hyde Park concert in 1969, Sam managed their American tour later that year, when he famously dubbed them “The Greatest Rock Band in the World.” And he was caught in the middle as their triumph took a tragic turn during a free concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, where a man in the crowd was killed by the Hell’s Angels. After that, Sam took up with the fun-loving Grateful Dead, managing their tours and finances, and taking part in their endless hijinks on the road. With intimate portraits of other stars of the time—including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Band, the Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Eric Clapton—this memoir is a treasure trove of insights and anecdotes that bring some of rock’s greatest legends to life.

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ISBN 13 : 9780345427045
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Straight Dope Tells All 15cp a written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-06-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Grand Chip Le
Publisher : Melbourne University
ISBN 13 : 9780522870275
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straight Dope written by Grand Chip Le and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds which fuelled an extraordinary saga. A football club and coach determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, an AFL administration hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, a generation of footballers held hostage by scandal and an unpopular government that just wants it to end; for two tumultuous seasons this was the biggest game of all.