Worlds Wackiest History

Author : Christopher Forest
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406292184
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World's Wackiest History written by Christopher Forest and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will be amazed to learn the history of how crisps were invented and why pirates really wore eye patches! With dozens of fascinating images and fun trivia facts, The World's Wackiest History provides young readers an interesting look into strange and little-known events through history.

Author : Joseph Henrich
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374710457
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Joey Acker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951046095
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World written by Joey Acker and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OH NO!!! You found The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World! Well, since you're already here I may as well tell you about it... Poor Nameless tries to explain to the reader why this book is simply the WORST book in the whole entire world. Will he succeed in his noble quest? Is he the reason this book is the worst?? Will it have a happy ending or the worst ending ever??? The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World is a humorous and witty tale for young and seasoned readers. Whatever you do though, don't read it out loud! You may catch wind of these words: toot, stinky, booger, and booty. You've been warned, but you'll still want to see what happens next!

Author : Alicia Z. Klepeis
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406292176
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World's Strangest Foods written by Alicia Z. Klepeis and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satisfy inquisitive readers' appetite for the strange and bizarre with The World's Strangest Foods. Filled with dozens of amazing photos and fun trivia facts, young readers will learn about weird and gross foods from around the world, such as deep-fried insects, blood pudding, breadfruit and fermented fish.

Author : E. Reid Ross
Publisher : Adams Media
ISBN 13 : 1507210787
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bizarre World written by E. Reid Ross and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.”

Author : Len Berman
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780316050753
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book And Nobody Got Hurt! written by Len Berman and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this sequel to his first compilation of sports bloopers and unbelievable stories, And Nobody Got Hurt", Today Show regular and Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Len Berman shares more of the funniest and most amazing stories in the history of sports, including favorite moments from his popular Spanning the World segments on NBC-TV.

Author : Victoria Fremont
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486413691
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World's Worst Jokes written by Victoria Fremont and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When is a car not a car? When it turns into a driveway. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems. Jokesters from 8 to 80 will love regaling friends and relatives with these and 58 other zany teeth-gritters. Accompanied by Larry Daste's amusing illustrations.

Author : Christopher Forest
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406292044
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World's Wackiest History written by Christopher Forest and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2015 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why did pirates really wear eye patches? Did you know that ancient doctors once cured headaches by drilling holes in people's heads? In The World's Wackiest History, you can learn about these and other strange historical facts from around the world"--Back cover.

Author : John Kennedy Toole
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802197620
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Confederacy of Dunces written by John Kennedy Toole and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).

Author : Paul Gravett
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312533953
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Sh*t! written by Paul Gravett and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You won't believe your eyes... ...when you peek inside Holy Sh*t! at some of the wildest, most depraved stories ever told. These outrageous comics are guaranteed to offend and amuse! Some of the rare treasures you will encounter are Presidents who become muscle-bound superheroes, cavemen who fight giant tabby cats, and a peasant-girl who fervently worships the swastika. But . . . are you ready for Russia's busty bombshell Octobriana? What about getting your groove on with Mod Love? How about scaring your kid sister with the flesh-eating animals in The Barn of Fear? And if you can stomach these, you might want to try Amputee Love, Fatman the Human Flying Saucer, Tales of the Leather Nun, and many, many more.