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Secret Parchment - Five Tibetan Initiation Techniques (Paperback): Radu Cinamar, Peter Moon Secret Parchment - Five Tibetan Initiation Techniques (Paperback)
Radu Cinamar, Peter Moon
R653 R582 Discovery Miles 5 820 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

After a hall of records was discovered beneath the Romanian Sphinx in 2003, an ancient parchment surfaced in the highest mountains of Tibet. This book tells the story of the detailed political intrigues behind these remarkable finds and also how these matters have been subject to intervention by superior spiritual forces. While the parchment presents five invaluable techniques for spiritual advancement, its very presence in the world has ignited a series of quantum events, one of which is a mysterious antenna-like structure that reveals itself as a result of melting ice near a secret American base in Antarctica. Acting as some sort of cosmic buoy, it has an energy signature connecting both to Jupiter's moon, Europa, and an area of Transylvania where the remains of an ancient civilization were uncovered in 1990 amidst vast tunnels of solid gold. This gold is revealed to facilitate super-consciousness as well as lead to the nexus of the Inner Earth where "all the worlds unite."

The Bigger Picture - How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World (Paperback): Alexander Beiner The Bigger Picture - How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World (Paperback)
Alexander Beiner
R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we’re wrestling with? Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for our individual minds, The Bigger Picture goes further to illuminate how psychedelics can help us find new ways to make sense of and come through the crises we face around the world. Drawing on the latest research, as well as his unique experience as a participant in a ground-breaking clinical trial investigating the potent psychedelic DMT, Alexander Beiner reveals: - the role of psychedelics in addressing global issues such as global warming, geopolitical instability, and political polarization - the dark side of the ‘psychedelic renaissance’ and ‘psychedelic capitalism’ - what it takes to elicit huge personal and cultural transformation through psychedelics Embark on a journey into The Bigger Picture – a new era of science and spirituality with the potential to radically transform our perceptions of ourselves, one another, and our life on this planet.

The Wars Of Gods And Men - The Earth Chronicles - Book Three (Paperback): Z. Sitchin The Wars Of Gods And Men - The Earth Chronicles - Book Three (Paperback)
Z. Sitchin 1
R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thousands of years ago, the Earth was a battlefield. These were the wars that would shape man's destiny--terrible conflicts that began lifetimes earlier on another planet.

Parting the mists of time and myth, the internationally renowned scholar Zecharia Sitchin takes us back in this volume to the violent beginnings of the human story, when gods--not men--ruled the Earth.

In a spellbinding reconstruction of epic events preserved in legends and ancient writings, he traces the conflicts that began on another world, continued on Earth, and culminated in the use of nuclear weapons--an event recorded in the Bible as the upheaval of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Fingerprints of the Gods - The Quest Continues (Paperback, Reprint, Large Format Ed): Graham Hancock Fingerprints of the Gods - The Quest Continues (Paperback, Reprint, Large Format Ed)
Graham Hancock
R701 R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Save R80 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SENSATION THAT TURNS HISTORY ON ITS HEAD, FROM THE CREATOR OF THE NETFLIX'S ANCIENT APOCALYPSE 'One of the intellectual landmarks of the decade' Literary Review 'Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling' Times ___________________________ A revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the origins of modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history book directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain. This groundbreaking evidence includes: * Accurate ancient maps that show the world as it last looked during the Ice Age, thousands of years before any civilisation capable of making such maps is supposed to have existed. * Evidence of the devastating scientific and astronomical information encoded into prehistoric myths. * The incredible construction of the great pyramids of Egypt and of megalithic temples on the Giza plateau. * The mysterious astronomical alignments of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. * The megalithic temples of the Andes. * The myths of Viracocha and Quetzalcoatl. * The pyramids of the Sun and the Moon in Mexico. * The doomsday calendar and eerie memories of the ancient Maya. * The warning from the Hopi of Arizona. ___________________________ 'Hancock's sweep through the ancient world is arresting and audacious' Daily Mail 'Hancock has invented a new genre: an intellectual whodunit by a do-it-yourself sleuth with whom we can all identify' Guardian 'Part travelogue, part sensation, part unravelling, a fascinating story' Catholic Herald (Part one of a trilogy, followed by MAGICIANS OF THE GODS and AMERICA BEFORE)

Mystery of the Olmecs (Paperback, Rev Ed): David Hatcher Childress Mystery of the Olmecs (Paperback, Rev Ed)
David Hatcher Childress
R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The author has travelled around the world several times over, but finds one of the most fascinating mysteries of history very close to home - the Olmec culture of ancient Mexico. The Olmecs were not acknowledged to have existed until an international archaeological meeting in Mexico City in 1942. Now they are slowly being recognised as the mother culture of Mesoamerica having developed metallurgy, writing and the calendar long before the Maya. The statuary left behind by these enigmatic people very clearly depict features that seem to indicate residents of the Land of Olman came from Africa, Asia and Europe. Was the narrow isthmus of southern Mexico an important part of a trade route that spanned both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Examine the evidence in this fascinating book by one of the most interesting historians around. You might learn more than you wanted to know about these strange people who populated the old New World.

Transylvanian Sunrise (Paperback): Peter Moon, Radu Cinamar Transylvanian Sunrise (Paperback)
Peter Moon, Radu Cinamar
R664 R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Written by Peter Moon and Radu Cinamar, a highly placed Romanian intelligence operative, this book heralds the most remarkable archaeological find in the annals of Mankind. Unbeknownst to most, there is an ancient sphinx located in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. In 2003, the Pentagon discovered, through the use of satellite technology, an anomaly beneath this ancient sphinx. Through the highest levels of Freemasonry, the Pentagon was able to secure an alliance with the most secret department of the Romanian Intelligence Service which is known as Department Zero. Together, the Romanians and the Americans utilised the Pentagon's secret technology to penetrate a hidden chamber beneath the sphinx which was otherwise inaccessible to humans. What was discovered eventually was a holographic Hall of Records left by an advanced civilisation near three mysterious tunnels leading into the Inner Earth. The book chronicles the discovery of these modern day artefacts which represent the dawn of a new era for Mankind. Peter Moon is brought into the fold through his friend, Dr David Anderson, the mysterious scientist who founded the Time Travel Research Center on Long Island and also maintains a similar facility in Romania. Recognising that such satellite technology would had to have utilised Dr Anderson's proprietary space-time technology for maintaining satellites in orbit, Peter Moon pursues these matters further and accepts Dr Anderson's invitation to Romania where he visits the Romanian Sphinx and learns of a mysterious association between the mysterious time travel scientist and Radu Cinamar.

The Lost Empire of Atlantis - History's Greatest Mystery Revealed (Paperback): Gavin Menzies The Lost Empire of Atlantis - History's Greatest Mystery Revealed (Paperback)
Gavin Menzies
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Updated with important new findings

In 1500 B.C. a supervolcano beneath the Greek island of Santorini exploded in a near-apocalyptic eruption. Buried beneath the rubble and waves was the world's most remarkable lost civilization. . . .

For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Renowned New York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that "the lost city of Atlantis" was none other than the real-life Minoan civilization, a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped from the earth.

Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization. As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure, The Lost Empire of Atlantis is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past.

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
R535 R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 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.

The Star as Icon - Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption (Hardcover): Daniel Herwitz The Star as Icon - Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption (Hardcover)
Daniel Herwitz
R1,897 Discovery Miles 18 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly& mdash;the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once voyeuristic and zealously guarded. With skill and humor, Daniel Herwitz pokes at the gears of the celebrity-making machine, recruiting a philosopher's interest in the media, an eye for society, and a love of popular culture to divine our yearning for these iconic figures and the role they play in our lives.

Herwitz portrays the star icon as caught between transcendence and trauma. An effervescent being living on a distant, exalted planet, the star icon is also a melodramatic heroine desperate to escape her life and the ever-watchful eye of the media. The public buoys her up and then eagerly watches her fall, her collapse providing a satisfying conclusion to a story sensationally told& mdash;while leaving the public yearning for a rebirth.

Herwitz locates this double life in the opposing tensions of film, television, religion, and consumer culture, offering fresh perspectives on these subjects while ingeniously mapping society's creation (and destruction) of these special aesthetic stars. Herwitz has a soft spot for popular culture yet remains deeply skeptical of public illusion. He worries that the media distances us from even minimal insight into those who are transfigured into star icons. It also blinds us to the shaping of our political present.

All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge (Paperback): Kee Malesky All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge (Paperback)
Kee Malesky
R410 R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Save R21 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
No LOGO - No Space, No Choice, No Jobs (Paperback, 3rd -10th Anniversary ed.): Naomi Klein No LOGO - No Space, No Choice, No Jobs (Paperback, 3rd -10th Anniversary ed.)
Naomi Klein
R580 R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

NO LOGO was an international bestseller and "a movement bible" ("The New York Times"). Naomi Klein's second book, "The Shock Doctrine," was hailed as a "master narrative of our time," and has over a million copies in print worldwide. In the last decade, "No Logo "has become an international phenomenon and a cultural manifesto for the critics of unfettered capitalism worldwide. As America faces a second economic depression, Klein's analysis of our corporate and branded world is as timely and powerful as ever. Equal parts cultural analysis, political manifesto, mall-rat memoir, and journalistic expose, "No Logo" is the first book to put the new resistance into pop-historical and clear economic perspective. Naomi Klein tells a story of rebellion and self-determination in the face of our new branded world. Naomi Klein, born in Montreal in 1970, is an award-winning journalist. She writes a weekly column in "The Globe and Mail, "Canada's national newspaper, and is also a frequent columnist for the British "Guardian." For the past five years, Klein has traveled throughout North America, Asia, and Europe, tracking the rise of anti-corporate activism. She often serves as a media commentator and has guest-lectured at Harvard, Yale, and New York University. She lives in Toronto. For more information, please visit her website at www.nologo.org.
"No Logo "employs journalistic savvy and personal testament to detail the insidious practices and far-reaching effects of corporate marketing--and the powerful potential of a growing activist sect that is already changing the course of the 21st century. First published before the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, this is an infuriating, inspiring, and altogether pioneering work of cultural criticism that investigates money, marketing, and the anti-corporate movement.
As global corporations compete for the hearts and wallets of consumers who not only buy their products but willingly advertise them from head to toe--witness today's schoolbooks, superstores, sporting arenas, and brand-name synergy--a new generation has begun to battle consumerism with its own best weapons. In this provocative, well-written study, a front-line report on that battle, we learn how the Nike swoosh has changed from an athletic status-symbol to a metaphor for sweatshop labor, how teenaged McDonald's workers are risking their jobs to join the Teamsters, and how "culture jammers" utilize spray paint, computer-hacking acumen, and anti-propagandist wordplay to undercut the slogans and meanings of billboard ads (as in "Joe Chemo" for "Joe Camel").
As Klein notes in her Introduction: "This book is not another account of the power of the select group of corporate Goliaths that have gathered to form our de facto global government. Rather, it is an attempt to analyze and document the forces opposing corporate rule, and to lay out the particular set of cultural and economic conditions that made the emergence of that opposition inevitable." Thus "No Logo "will challenge and enlighten students of sociology, economics, popular culture, international affairs, and marketing.
"This book is not another account of the power of the select group of corporate Goliaths that have gathered to form our de facto global government. Rather, it is an attempt to analyze and document the forces opposing corporate rule, and to lay out the particular set of cultural and economic conditions that made the emergence of that opposition inevitable."--Naomi Klein, from her Introduction
""No Logo "has been a pedagogical godsend. I used it to illustrate contemporary applications of complex cultural theories in an introductory social science sequence. It worked so beautifully, word about the book spread across campus, and other students were begging to read it in their sections of the course."--Bruce Novak, Division of Social Sciences, The University of Chicago
"A complete, user-friendly handbook on the negative effects that '90s uberbrand marketing has had on culture, work, and consumer choice . . . An encyclopedic compilation of the decade's fringe and mainstream anti-corporate actions and mind-sets."--"The Village Voice"
"Energetic and optimistic, Ms. Klein incarnates [her] generation's invention of the North American left."--"The New York Times"
"The "Das Kapital" of the growing anti-corporate movement . . . A riveting, conscientious piece of journalism and a strident call to arms. Packed with enlightening statistics and extraordinary anecdotal evidence, "No Logo "is fluent, undogmatically alive to its contradictions and omission and positively seethes with intelligent anger."--"The Observer" (London)
""No Logo "should be read by anyone who thinks that the Seattle demonstrations were an aberration."--"The Economist"
"A brilliant account of how Nike, Starbucks, McDonalds etc. branded the industralised world, and how the most exciting strand of radical politics is now bound up with resisting their kulturkampf . . . Fantastic and inspiring."--"The Times Literary Supplement"
"Klein is a sharp cultural critic and a flawless storyteller. Her analysis is thorough and thoroughly engaging."--Newsweek.com
""No Logo" is an attractive sprawl of a book describing a vast confederacy of activist groups with a common interest in reining in the power of lawyering, marketing, and advertising to manipulate our desires."--"The Boston Globe "
"Klein is a gifted writer; her paragraphs can be as seductive as the ad campaigns she dissects."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Just when you thought multi-nationals and crazed consumerism were too big to fight, along comes Naomi Klein with facts, spirit, and news of successful fighters already out there. "No Logo" is an invigorating call to arms for everybody who wants to save money, justice, or the universe."--Gloria Steinem
"Naomi Klein's trenchant book is the perfect introduction to and explanation of those stunning events [in Seattle] . . . This book is the very essence of cool."--"The Toronto Globe and Mail "
"To understand how branding drives the global market, you couldn't ask for a better guide than Naomi Klein."--"Toronto Star"
"A dense, fact-filled publication that makes plain the jargon spouted by all who put profit before basic human needs . . . [A work of] far-reaching vision and clear presentation. A well-conceived primer on the machinations of the modern consumer world, "No Logo" is required reading for anyone who thinks people should not be treated like machines."--"Eye Weekly"
""No Logo" finally puts in perspective what the newest generation of fed-up consumers and anti-corporate activists have been trying to verbalize for the past 10 years."--"Ottawa Express"
"Athletic, expansive, and an antidote to sloppy thinking . . . It's impossible not to notice the prescience of her argument."--"Sunday Herald" (U.K.)
"Generation-X intellectual Naomi Klein could become the next Douglas Coupland with her "No Logo. "She anticipates a revolt against corporate power by younger people seeking brand-free space. Even if the revolt is not in the works yet, her tart writing might inspire one."--"Report on Business"
""No Logo" has been a word-of-mouth sensation, giving voice to a

The History Detectives Explore Lincoln's Letter, Parker's Sax, and Mark Twain's Watch - And Many More Mysteries... The History Detectives Explore Lincoln's Letter, Parker's Sax, and Mark Twain's Watch - And Many More Mysteries of America's Past (Hardcover)
Barbara Karg
R951 R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Save R116 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Explore the secrets of America's past with the official companion to PBS's History Detectives
Could a Civil War POW have fashioned a working camera from a tin can, a spyglass lens, and a pine plank? What can an ancient and battered banjo reveal about America's musical and segregated past? How could a man save his own life by proving that he had forged a painting? These are just a few of the intriguing and puzzling questions posed to super sleuths Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwendolyn Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi in this fascinating book.
The perfect companion to the hit public television series, including an episode guide, this book is filled with intriguing case files, pictures, how-to's, and checklists that bring mysteries to life and give you the practical advice and tips you need to solve your own historical puzzles. From genealogical research to patent and property searches to DNA analysis and more, it gives you the lowdown on all of the high-tech tools that can help get to the bottom of a case. Packed with fun and useful information for the whole family, it will deepen your appreciation for the way in which seemingly ordinary objects can connect you to important people and events from the past and give you the know-how to do some history detecting of your own.

Arch Conspirator - Essays and Actions (Paperback): Len Bracken Arch Conspirator - Essays and Actions (Paperback)
Len Bracken
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Veteran conspiracy author Len Bracken's collection of witty essays and articles takes readers down the dark corridors of conspiracy, politics, murder and mayhem. A fascinating maze of interwoven tales, it includes juicy morsels for conspiracy theorists, including the Russian Conspiracy, and an interview with Costa Rican novelist Joaquin Gutierrez.

The 12 chapters include:
-- A general theory of civil war
-- The real dirt about South African intelligence services
-- The New-Catiline Conspiracy for debt cancellation
-- Anti-Labor Day
-- plus aphorisms against work, solar economics and more.

A pop-conspiracy classic, The Arch Conspirator even includes a psychogeographic map of the third millennium.

The Best Book of Useless Information Ever (Paperback): Noel Botham The Best Book of Useless Information Ever (Paperback)
Noel Botham
R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From the creators of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The Book of Useless Information" comes another enlightening, entertaining, and ultimately useless assortment of trivia. If you find yourself transfixed by the most trivial of trivia, or mesmerized by the most minor of minutiae, The Useless Information Society's latest findings can satisfy your every need. This wide-ranging collection will fill every nook and cranny of your brain with information you'll surely never need, but will enjoy learning anyway! Did you know... - that penguins can jump six feet out of the water? - that everyone is color-blind at birth? Would you care to know... - what the first meal eaten on the moon was? - what country drinks the most Coca-Cola? (Hint: It's not the United States.) In 1995, a secret society was formed comprising Britain's foremost thinkers, writers, and artists to trade and share in useless information (or, as founding member Keith Waterhouse, playwright and journalist, would have it, "totally bloody useless").

Forbidden Archeologist - The Atlantis Rising Magazine Columns of Michael A. Cremo (Hardcover): Michael A. Cremo Forbidden Archeologist - The Atlantis Rising Magazine Columns of Michael A. Cremo (Hardcover)
Michael A. Cremo
R525 R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Michael Cremo, an international authority on human antiquity, has justly earned the 'forbidden archaeologist' title. For over twenty-seven years he's been digging up documented, credible findings that mainstream archaeologists don't want you to know about - discoveries in the fossil record that tell a completely different story from Darwinian evolution. This book presents his research at international scientific conferences, comments on the latest discoveries and 'missing links', examines famous archaeological sites such as the Sterkfontein Caves - the alleged cradle of humanity - and responds to mixed reactions to his books, now translated into twenty-six languages. This collection of forty-nine articles published in "Atlantis Rising" magazine is like the Cliff Notes on his best-selling, encyclopaedic "Forbidden Archaeology" and formidable "Human Devolution". Readers will quickly understand the strongest arguments and remarkable discoveries that reveal evolution as a failing theory.

Chasing American Monsters - Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts (Paperback): Jason Offutt Chasing American Monsters - Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts (Paperback)
Jason Offutt
R440 R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From Alabama to Wyoming and every state in between, the United States is crawling with monsters lurking in the dark corners, just waiting for the right moment to scare the pants off unsuspecting victims. This eye-opening book is a state-by-state guide to monsters, myths, cryptids, and things that go bump in the night. Discover Connecticut s Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the South Dakota Badlands, and hundreds of other fearful figures. With more than 250 creatures covering everything from modern-day dinosaurs

History'S Mysteries - People, Places, and Oddities Lost in the Sands of Time (Paperback): Brian Haughton History'S Mysteries - People, Places, and Oddities Lost in the Sands of Time (Paperback)
Brian Haughton 2
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

aIn the globe-trotting spirit of Indiana Jones, Brian Haughton has circled the earth, trying to get to the bottom of some of historyas greatest mysteries.a
BBC Online
Historyas Mysteries is an absorbing and meticulously researched exploration of the archaeology, history, and mysteries of 35 ancient places worldwide.
Haughtonas book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, from the 8,000-year-old stone circle of Nabta Playa to Indiaas magical Taj Mahal; from Rhode Islandas controversial Newport Tower to the enigmatic Royston Cave in the UK; from the strange medieval castle-village of Rennes-le-ChA teau to the massive ancient walled city of Great Zimbabwe.
Using the latest archaeological evidence, Historyas Mysteries
explores:
The incredible archaeological discoveries at the 11,000 year-old sanctuary of GAbekli Tepe in Turkey.
The heated debate over the 47-million-year-old aIda Fossila--could it be the missing link in our evolutionary history?
The reality behind controversial ancient artifacts such as the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the Oak Island Treasure, and Egyptas aDendera Lamps.a
What really happened to the Neanderthals?
With 36 photographs and illustrations, this is the perfect reference work for those fascinated by the great mysteries of ancient history.

Why Don't Cats Like to Swim? - An Imponderables Book (Paperback): David Feldman Why Don't Cats Like to Swim? - An Imponderables Book (Paperback)
David Feldman
R394 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Why does an "X" stand for a kiss?Which fruits are in Juicy Fruit(R) gum?Why do people cry at happy endings?Why do you never see baby pigeons?

Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Don't Cats Like to Swim? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions. Part of the Imponderables(R) series, Feldman's book arms readers with information about everyday life -- from science, history, and politics to sports, television, and radio -- that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. Where else will you learn what makes women open their mouths when applying mascara?

The Biological Universe - The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science (Hardcover, New): Steven... The Biological Universe - The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science (Hardcover, New)
Steven J. Dick
R2,756 Discovery Miles 27 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout the twentieth century, from the furor over Percival Lowell's claim of canals on Mars to the sophisticated Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, otherworldly life has often intrigued and occasionally consumed science and the public. Does 'biological law' reign throughout the universe? Are there other histories, religions, and philosophies outside of those on Earth? Do extraterrestrial minds ponder the mysteries of the universe? The attempts to answer these often asked questions form one of the most interesting chapters in the history of science and culture, and The Biological Universe is the first book to provide a rich and colorful history of those attempts during the twentieth century. Covering a broad range of topics, including the search for life in the solar system, the origins of life, UFOs, and aliens in science fiction, Steven J. Dick shows how the concept of extraterrestrial intelligence is a world view of its own, a 'biophysical cosmology' that seeks confirmation no less than physical views of the universe.

The Skeptic's Dictionary - A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (Paperback):... The Skeptic's Dictionary - A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (Paperback)
Robert Todd Carroll
R728 R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Save R66 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers

"Whether it’s the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new ‘repressed memory’ idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get."
–James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org

"From alternative medicine, aliens, and psychics to the farthest shores of science and beyond, Robert Carroll presents a fascinating look at some of humanity’s most strange and wonderful ideas. Refreshing and witty, both believers and unbelievers will find this compendium complete and captivating. Buy this book and feed your head!"
–Clifford Pickover, author of The Stars of Heaven and Dreaming the Future

"A refreshing compendium of clear thinking, a welcome and potent antidote to the reams of books on the supernatural and pseudoscientific."
–John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

"This book covers an amazing range of topics and can protect many people from being scammed."
–Stephen Barrett, M.D., quackwatch.org

Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic’s Dictionary is a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments of true believers.

If It Sounds Like a Quack... - A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine (Hardcover): Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling If It Sounds Like a Quack... - A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine (Hardcover)
Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
R714 R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Save R77 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A bizarre, rollicking trip through the world of fringe medicine, filled with leeches, baking soda IVs, and, according to at least one person, zombies. It's no secret that American health care has become too costly and politicized to help everyone. So where do you turn if you can't afford doctors, or don't trust them? In this book, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling examines the growing universe of non-traditional treatments -- including some that are really non-traditional. With costs skyrocketing and anti-science sentiment spreading, the so-called "medical freedom" movement has grown. Now it faces its greatest challenge: going mainstream. In these pages you'll meet medical freedom advocates including an international leech smuggler, a gold miner-turned health drink salesman who may or may not be from the Andromeda galaxy, and a man who says he can turn people into zombies with aerosol spray. One by one, these alternative healers find customers, then expand and influence, always seeking the one thing that would take their businesses to the next level--the support and approval of the government. Should the government dictate what is medicine and what isn't? Can we have public health when disagreements over science are this profound? No, seriously, can you turn people into flesh-eating zombies? If It Sounds Like a Quack asks these critical questions while telling the story of how we got to this improbable moment, and wondering where we go from here. Buckle up for a bumpy ride...unless you're against seatbelts.

Bizarrism - The Revised and Expanded Edition (Paperback, Revised edition): Chris Mikul Bizarrism - The Revised and Expanded Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
Chris Mikul
R401 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Save R34 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The World's Most Mysterious People (Paperback): Patricia Fanthorpe The World's Most Mysterious People (Paperback)
Patricia Fanthorpe
R476 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R26 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Did Rasputin, the mad monk of Tsarist Russia, possess supernatural powers? Who was the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille who has gone down in history as "The Man in the Iron Mask"? Did he possess a priceless secret which Louis XIV desperately wanted to learn? Victorian Britain was terrorized by a weird super-athlete known to the popular press of those days as "Spring-heeled Jack." Was he just an eccentric gymnast, or could he have been an alien? Who or what was the mysterious man known as the Count of St. Germain whose abnormal powers seemed to defy both time and space – and is he still with us today? What strange powers of prophecy did Coinneach Odhar, the famous Brahan Seer, really possess? Was Bérenger Sauniëre, the enigmatic Priest of Rennes-Le-Château, one of the last guardians of a secret older than the Sphinx? Could the sinister Aleister Crowley have been merely a pathetic victim of self-deception and his own inflated ego, or did he really possess magical powers? What amazing secrets did electrical engineer Nikola Tesla control? Gurdjieff – one of the most amazing men of his time – has never been fully understood: what was the true meaning behind his strangely ambivalent messages? Was Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky a genius with strange paranormal powers, or merely a charlatan and a sensation-seeker? Francis Dashwood of Medmenham Abbey, leader of a sect of the wildest debauchees who roared their way across the eighteenth century, was an expert in the Black Arts. All of these strange, mysterious, and intriguing characters – and many others – are described, examined, and analyzed in The World’s Most Mysterious People. This is a collection of remarkable and mysterious people, from all ages and places – including our own. Some the authors have met, others were researched carefully from reliable archives. Some are Canadian, others are from the US, the UK, and all over the world. All are mysterious; all are intriguing; all are worth studying. Can anyone learn to use mysterious powers like theirs? To update what a great thinker once said: "The proper study of people is other human beings." And the more mysterious those human beings are, the more we shall learn from studying them.

Mayan Ouroboros - The Cosmic Cycles Come Full Circle: the True Positive Mayan Prophecy is Revealed (Paperback): Drunvalo... Mayan Ouroboros - The Cosmic Cycles Come Full Circle: the True Positive Mayan Prophecy is Revealed (Paperback)
Drunvalo Melchizedek 1
R535 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R33 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There have been many interpretations and predictions about the year 2012, known as the Mayan End Time, touted in everything from books to television commercials. But what do the Mayans themselves have to say about these prophecies? Spiritual researcher Drunvalo Melchizedek reveals what Mayan elders have told him about this period.

Dark Mission - Revised and Enlarged Edition (Paperback, Enlarged edition): Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara Dark Mission - Revised and Enlarged Edition (Paperback, Enlarged edition)
Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara
R739 R645 Discovery Miles 6 450 Save R94 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The "New York Times" bestseller about the strange history of NASA and its cover-ups regarding its origins and extraterrestrial architecture found on the moon and Mars is even more interesting in its new edition.

Authors Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara include a new chapter about the discoveries made by ex-Nazi scientist and NASA stalwart Wernher von Braun regarding what he termed "alternate gravitational solutions," or the rewriting of Newtonian physics into hyperdimensional spheres.

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