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Family Secrets (Paperback): W. G. Davis Family Secrets (Paperback)
W. G. Davis
R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Down Girl - The Logic of Misogyny (Paperback): Kate Manne Down Girl - The Logic of Misogyny (Paperback)
Kate Manne
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist - or increase - even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics, by the moral philosopher and writer Kate Manne. It argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward all or most women. Rather, it's primarily about controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the "bad" women who challenge male dominance. And it's compatible with rewarding "the good ones," and singling out other women to serve as warnings to those who are out of order. It's also common for women to serve as scapegoats, be burned as witches, and treated as pariahs. Manne examines recent and current events such as the Isla Vista killings by Elliot Rodger, the case of the convicted serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw, who preyed on African-American women as a police officer in Oklahoma City, Rush Limbaugh's diatribe against Sandra Fluke, and the "misogyny speech" of Julia Gillard, then Prime Minister of Australia, which went viral on YouTube. The book shows how these events, among others, set the stage for the 2016 US presidential election. Not only was the misogyny leveled against Hillary Clinton predictable in both quantity and quality, Manne argues it was predictable that many people would be prepared to forgive and forget regarding Donald Trump's history of sexual assault and harassment. For this, Manne argues, is misogyny's oft-overlooked and equally pernicious underbelly: exonerating or showing "himpathy" for the comparatively privileged men who dominate, threaten, and silence women.

The Psychology of Notorious Serial Killers - The Intersection of Personality Theory and the Darkest Minds of Our Time... The Psychology of Notorious Serial Killers - The Intersection of Personality Theory and the Darkest Minds of Our Time (Paperback)
Todd Grande
R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies And Cover-ups (Paperback): Kevin D. Randle Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies And Cover-ups (Paperback)
Kevin D. Randle
R988 R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Save R138 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thoroughly investigated by a former Army officer and taken from his review of hundreds of historical and government documents and inperson interviews, this book chronicles more than 100 sightings, events, and discoveries of alien encounters, government conspiracy, and the influence of extraterrestrials on human events throughout history. From prehistoric UFO sightings, cave paintings, and ancient astronauts to modern sightings around the world, this book investigates claims of aliens living among us, abductions of humans to alien spacecraft, and accounts of interstellar cooperation since the UFO crash in Roswell, along with evidence of what the government knows and what it has covered up. This discussion of the government secrets, theories, and mysteries surrounding aliens is packed with thoughtprovoking stories and shocking revelations of alien involvement in the lives of Earthlings.

The Oak Island Mystery - World's Greatest Treasure Hunt (Paperback, Second Edition,New edition): Patricia Fanthorpe The Oak Island Mystery - World's Greatest Treasure Hunt (Paperback, Second Edition,New edition)
Patricia Fanthorpe
R581 R524 Discovery Miles 5 240 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1795 three boys discovered the top of an ancient shaft on uninhabited Oak Island in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. The boys began to dig, and what they uncovered started the world's greatest and strangest treasure hunt but nobody knows what the treasure is. Two hundred years of courage, back-breaking effort, ingenuity, and engineering skills have failed to retrieve what is concealed there.

Theories of what the treasure could be include Captain Kidd's bloodstained pirate gold, an army payroll left by the French or British military engineers, priceless ancient manuscripts, the body of an Arif or other religious refugee leader, or the lost treasure of the Templars. The Oak Island curse prophesies that the treasure will not be found until seven men are dead and the last oak has fallen. That last oak has already gone, and six treasure hunters have been killed.

After years of research, the authors have finally solved the sinister riddle of Oak Island, but their answer is challenging, controversial, and disturbing. Something beyond price still lies waiting in the labyrinth.

Conspiracy - The Greatest Plots, Collusions and Cover-Ups (Hardcover): Charlotte Greig Conspiracy - The Greatest Plots, Collusions and Cover-Ups (Hardcover)
Charlotte Greig
R439 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Mind Wars - A History of Mind Control, Surveillance, and Social Engineering by the Government, Media, and Secret Societies... Mind Wars - A History of Mind Control, Surveillance, and Social Engineering by the Government, Media, and Secret Societies (Paperback)
Marie D. Jones, Larry Flaxman
R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Conspiracy Theories - A Critical Introduction (Paperback): J. Byford Conspiracy Theories - A Critical Introduction (Paperback)
J. Byford
R2,587 Discovery Miles 25 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book deconstructs the logic and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society.

The Humbugs of the World (Paperback): P.T. Barnum The Humbugs of the World (Paperback)
P.T. Barnum
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ebenezer Scrooge's cry of 'Humbug!' is well known throughout the English-speaking world. But what did he mean? In this entertaining book, P. T. Barnum (1810-91), defines 'humbug' as 'glittering appearances by which to suddenly arrest public attention, and attract the public eye and ear'. A showman himself and the creator of 'The Greatest Show on Earth', Barnum was famous for his own tricks, and describes here some of the most fascinating and outrageous examples perpetrated in his time. He explores the cases of Mr Warren, who wrote an advertisement in enormous letters on the pyramids of Giza, and the Fox daughters, who caused a stir among spiritualists in New York when they held seances with tapping spirits - in fact their own cracking knee joints. First published in 1866, this tour of Victorian humbug, fraud, superstition and quackery will appeal to social historians and readers interested in nineteenth-century popular culture.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions (Paperback): Charles Mackay Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions (Paperback)
Charles Mackay
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is a joy to read and remains relevant in the current era of financial boom and bust. Mackay examines animal magnetism, money-mania, tulip-mania, the history of hair and facial hair, haunted houses, and much more. Throughout history, the most extraordinary fashions and trends have been followed unthinkingly, and occasionally this crowd fever has overtaken not only a town but a whole country; in some cases much of western Europe was engulfed simultaneously. The ability of some manias to be so far-reaching, and for common sense and intelligence to abandon such large populations seem incredible, though the book is as thought-provoking now as it was when first published in 1852. Volume 2 examines the fervour of the crusades and of witch trials, both of which engulfed Europe at different times. Explored on a lighter note are haunted houses and a fashion for lady poisoners.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions (Paperback): Charles Mackay Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions (Paperback)
Charles Mackay
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is a joy to read and remains relevant in the current era of financial boom and bust. Mackay examines animal magnetism, money-mania, tulip-mania, the history of hair and facial hair, the crusades, haunted houses, and much more. Throughout history, the most extraordinary fashions and trends have been followed unthinkingly, and occasionally this crowd fever has overtaken not only a town but a whole country; in some cases much of western Europe was engulfed simultaneously. The ability of some manias to be so far-reaching, and for common sense and intelligence to abandon such large populations seem incredible, though the book is as thought-provoking now as it was when first published in 1852. Brought to life with exquisite engravings and witty commentary, the first volume focusses on the financial bubbles in Europe and the wide-ranging consequences of fashions in hair, prophecies and alchemy.

Family of Secrets (Paperback): Russ Baker Family of Secrets (Paperback)
Russ Baker
R591 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R69 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The long-hidden story of a family we thought we knew--and of a power-making apparatus that we have barely begun to comprehend.

After eight disastrous years, George W. Bush leaves office as one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Russ Baker asks the question that lingers even as this benighted administration winds down: Who really wanted this man at the helm of the country, and why did his backers promote him despite his obvious liabilities and limitations? This book goes deep behind the scenes to deliver an arresting new look at George W. Bush, his father George H. W. Bush, their family, and the network of figures in intelligence, the military, finance, and oil who enabled the family's rise to power. Baker's exhaustive investigation reveals a remarkable clan whose hermetic secrecy and code of absolute loyalty have concealed a far-reaching role in recent history that transcends the Bush presidencies. Baker offers new insights into lingering mysteries--from the death of John F. Kennedy to Richard Nixon's downfall in Watergate. Here, too, are insider accounts of the backroom strategizing, and outright deception, that resulted in George W. Bush's electoral success. Throughout, Baker helps us understand why we have not known these things before. "Family of Secrets "combines compelling narrative with eye-opening revelations. It offers the untold history of the machinations that have shaped American politics over much of the last century.

Rise and Fall of the Nephilim - The Untold Story of Fallen Angels, Giants on the Earth, and Their Extraterrestrial Origins... Rise and Fall of the Nephilim - The Untold Story of Fallen Angels, Giants on the Earth, and Their Extraterrestrial Origins (Paperback)
Scott Alan Roberts
R497 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Carl Sagan once spoke of the need to balance the scientific method with pure, unadulterated wonder. Scott Alan Roberts picks up that mantle by examining the Nephilim, the hybrid offspring of the intercourse between human women and ancient extraterrestrials. If only for just a moment, kick out the props of science and religion and let Scott take you to that place where sometimes the questions tell us far more than the answers."
--George Noory, Coast to Coast AM
"If you've gone to Sunday school and read Genesis, you've no doubt encountered the mystery of the
Nephilim, the strange giants whose offspring mated with the offspring of Adam and Eve. Who were these creatures and how did they get here? The Rise and Fall of the Nephilim... is sure to challenge your beliefs and get you to look at the other side of Creation."
--Bill Birnes, publisher, UFO magazine; The History Channel's "Ancient Aliens"
The ancient books of Genesis and Enoch tell us that sprit beings known as the Watchers descended to the Earth, had sex with women, and begat a hybrid race of offspring known as the Nephilim.
Such tales are as old as humanity itself. These histories and accounts of visitations and subsequent mixed-blood, alien-human races comprise the bulk of the world's myths, legends, religions, and superstitions.
The Rise and Fall of the Nephilim examines:
Elohim and the Bene Ha Elohim--God and the Sons of God
The Watchers: UFOs, extraterrestrials, angels, infiltrators, and impregnators
Biblical and apocryphal sources from Enoch to Moses
The role of the Fae, Elves, Elementals, and ancient gods
What if the old spiritualities and religions weren't just legends?
What if there was something living and breathing beneath the surface, a tangible interlinking of religious thought and spirituality, science and myth, inter-dimensionality and cold, hard fact?
The Nephilim walked among us... and still do today.

The Missing Martyrs - Why Are There So Few Muslim Terrorists? (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Charles Kurzman The Missing Martyrs - Why Are There So Few Muslim Terrorists? (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Charles Kurzman
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world-many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom-why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? These questions may seem counterintuitive, in light of the death and devastation that terrorists have wrought around the world. But the scale of violence, outside of civil war zones, has been far lower than the waves of attacks that the world feared in the wake of 9/11. Terrorists' own publications complain about Muslims' failure to join their cause. The Missing Martyrs draws on government sources and revolutionary publications, public opinion surveys and election results, historical documents and in-depth interviews with Muslims in the Middle East and around the world to examine barriers to terrorist recruitment, including liberal Islam, revolutionary rivalries, and an inelastic demand for U.S. foreign policy. This revised edition, updated to include the self-proclaimed "Islamic State," concludes that fear of terrorism should be brought into alignment with the actual level of threat, and that government policies and public opinion should be based on evidence rather than alarmist hyperbole.

A Short History of Drunkenness - How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the  Present... A Short History of Drunkenness - How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present (Hardcover)
Mark Forsyth
R478 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New Dark Age - Technology and the End of the Future (Paperback): James Bridle New Dark Age - Technology and the End of the Future (Paperback)
James Bridle 1
R295 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Save R23 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

We live in times of increasing inscrutability. Our news feeds are filled with unverified, unverifiable speculation, much of it automatically generated by anonymous software. As a result, we no longer understand what is happening around us. Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within it. Yet the sheer volume of information available to us today reveals less than we hope. Rather, it heralds a new Dark Age: a world of ever-increasing incomprehension. In his brilliant new work, leading artist and writer James Bridle offers us a warning against the future in which the contemporary promise of a new technologically assisted Enlightenment may just deliver its opposite: an age of complex uncertainty, predictive algorithms, surveillance, and the hollowing out of empathy. Surveying the history of art, technology and information systems he reveals the dark clouds that gather over discussions of the digital sublime.

Nat Tate - An American Artist 1928-1960 (Paperback): William Boyd Nat Tate - An American Artist 1928-1960 (Paperback)
William Boyd
R295 R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Save R30 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world On January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found. When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal. But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax. Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art.

Falsely Accused Forever Branded (Paperback): Luther D Stidham Falsely Accused Forever Branded (Paperback)
Luther D Stidham
R622 R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
365 Facts You Must Know (Hardcover): 365 Facts You Must Know (Hardcover)
R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bigfoot Exposed - An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend (Hardcover, New): David J. Daegling Bigfoot Exposed - An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend (Hardcover, New)
David J. Daegling
R2,979 Discovery Miles 29 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The myth of Bigfoot has captured the popular imagination since the creature's first public debut in 1958-numerous citations of 'evidence,' newspaper articles, books, hysterical personal accounts, and even Hollywood movies illustrate the American public's enduring romance with the Sasquatch. The scientific community on the whole, however, has stubbornly refused to comment on what it views as a very tall tale, though Bigfoot's existence continues to be hotly argued between proponents of the beast and its skeptics. Now, biological anthropologist and primate physiology specialist David J. Daegling enters the fray to offer both sides of the dispute benefit of objective scientific study. A well-crafted read, Bigfoot Exposed will prove to be as much a model of scientific method for anthropologists and researchers as it is an engaging and persuasive debunking of the myth of Bigfoot.

Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars - An Introductory Programming Manual (Paperback): Anonymous Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars - An Introductory Programming Manual (Paperback)
Anonymous
R284 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Save R22 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Evolution is Wrong - A Radical Approach to the Origin and Transformation of Life (Paperback): Erich Von Daniken Evolution is Wrong - A Radical Approach to the Origin and Transformation of Life (Paperback)
Erich Von Daniken
R479 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cheap Movie Tricks (Paperback): Rickey Bird Cheap Movie Tricks (Paperback)
Rickey Bird
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

How to Make a Movie on a Tight BudgetToday's indie film market is growing by leaps and bounds and filmmaker Rickey Bird and screenwriter and novelist Al Guevara are on a mission to help indie moviemakers everywhere. Bird and Guevara want to show aspiring filmmakers how to overcome common movie and video production problems: Not enough money for crews Over budget and likely making the wrong movie Can't get the attention of an indie studio Should have started with a short film to gain attention Amateur Movie & Video Production. Thousands of aspiring filmmakers are learning how to use cheaper, widely available filmmaking technology, and the craft of making movies from books pulled from bookstore and library shelves. Their work is totally DIY and they are the most creative people you will ever meet. Rickey Bird's Hectic Films is a Southern California enterprise building a filmmaking empire on a budget. His short films, feature films, micro docs and tutorials have landed in some of the biggest American film festivals and been seen online worldwide. The result? Millions of views worth of exposure from films online, in festivals and creative marketing literally on the street. His many projects have seen leading B actors like Hulk Hogan and Vernon Wells (Mad Max Road Warrior), make-up artists from the TV show Grimm, and stuntmen from the Call of Duty games. What you'll learn in this book: How planning and shooting a short film today can lead to a feature-length project tomorrow Everything you need to know about writing a movie project on a burger budget Tips on how to find locations and not get arrested Shooting tips galore for building exciting scenes Sound and film editing tips and all kinds of special effects wizardry, including puppetry Screenings, promotions, and juicy tips on film festival strategy If you liked books such as How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck, The Filmmaker's Handbook, or Rebel Without a Crew, you'll love Cheap Movie Tricks.

The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups (Paperback): Jon E. Lewis The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups (Paperback)
Jon E. Lewis
R347 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R28 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Assassination of JFK, 9/11, the Da Vinci Code, The Death of Diana, Men in Black, Pearl Harbor, The Illuminati, Protocols of Zion,Hess, The Bilderberg Group, New World Order, ElvisFluoridization, Martin Luther King's murder, Opus Dei, The Gemstone Files, John Paul I, Dead Sea Scrolls, Lockerbie bombing, Black helicopters... In other words everything 'they' never wanted you to know and were afraid you might ask! Jon E. Lewis explores the 100 most terrifying cover-ups of all time, from the invention of Jesus' divinity (pace the Da Vinci Code) to Bush's and Blair's real agenda in invading Iraq. Entertainingly written and closely documented, the book provides each cover-up with a plausibility rating. Uncover why the Titanic sank, ponder the sinister Vatican/Mafia network that plotted the assassination of liberal John Paul, find out why NASA 'lost' its files on Mars, read why no-one enters Area 51, and consider why medical supplies were already on site at Edgware Road before the 7/7 bombs detonated. Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean that they aren't out to conspire against you.

Hoax: A History of Deception - 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies (Hardcover): Ian Tattersall, Peter Nevraumont Hoax: A History of Deception - 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies (Hardcover)
Ian Tattersall, Peter Nevraumont
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An enthralling exploration of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, and Peter Nevraumont, an award-winning book producer, have teamed up to create this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a cupid; the holy foreskin is venerated; arctic explorers search for an entrance into a hollow Earth; a woman is elected Pope; and people can survive on only air and sunshine. Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world from 365 AD and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the art world, journalism, and archeology.

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