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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge
Enter a hidden world of mysteries, scandals, secrets, and lies
Perhaps it is human nature to believe there is more to the world
than meets the eye - that the greatest secrets and truths are
hidden from us. Whatever the reason, conspiracy theories are a
global phenomenon. Conspiracies Uncovered delves into some of the
most pervasive theories, from the "The assassination of John F.
Kennedy" to the moon landings, showcasing the evidence for and
against each one, revealing the surprising truths behind some and
the bizarre inspirations for others.
"Find your one true love and live happily ever after." The trials
of love and desire provide perennial story material, from the
Biblical Song of Songs to Disney's princesses, but perhaps most
provocatively in the romance novel, a genre known for tales of
fantasy and desire, sex and pleasure. Hailed on the one hand for
its women-centered stories that can be sexually liberating, and
criticized on the other for its emphasis on male/female coupling
and mythical happy endings, romance fiction is a multi-million
dollar publishing phenomenon, creating national and international
societies of enthusiasts, practitioners, and scholars. Catherine M.
Roach, alongside her romance-writer alter-ego, Catherine LaRoche,
guides the reader deep into Romancelandia where the smart and the
witty combine with the sexy and seductive to explore why this genre
has such a grip on readers and what we can learn from the romance
novel about the nature of happiness, love, sex, and desire in
American popular culture.
Paranormal activity has yet to be accepted by modern culture, and
these paranormal hoaxes surely aren't helping its case! Take a
detailed look at some of the most famous, and infamous,
otherworldly hoaxes perpetrated in recent and ancient history with
this in-depth collection.
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