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Pop Psychology Debunked
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The fourth in a series of booklets, Pop Psychology Debunked contains Dr. Hurd's groundbreaking essay: Top 13 Myths Promoted by the Self-Help Industry plus a collection of essays entitled: The Truth about Attention Deficit Disorder. Both essays bring into question the rampant labeling of kids as ADD, and excuses such as Road Rage, Social Anxiety Disorder and many other catch-all labels. Dr. Hurd claims these and other labels serve as crutches for our failing school system and psychologists who are all-too-willing to say whatever their patients want to hear.

The Awful Truths: Famous Myths, Hilariously Debunked
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Thomsen examines some of our culture's oldest, most popular myths, and tells the fascinating, hilarious, and shocking stories behind what really happened. Surprising, engaging, and punctuated with side-splitting cartoons throughout, the quirky tidbits in The Awful Truths turn history on its head.

Debunked!
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Can you walk over red-hot charcoal without burning your feet? Appear to stop the beating of your heart? Bend spoons using the power of your mind? In Debunked!, Nobel Prize winner Georges Charpak and physics professor Henri Broch team up to reveal the tricks of the trade and sleight of hand that keep astrologers, TV psychics, and spoon benders in business.

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Can you walk over red-hot charcoal without burning your feet? Appear to stop the beating of your heart? Bend spoons using the power of your mind? In Debunked! Nobel Prize winner Georges Charpak and physics professor Henri Broch team up to show you the tricks of the trade and sleight of hand that keep astrologers, TV psychics, and spoon benders in business.Using only the simplest of science, the authors explore the effectiveness of horoscopes -- the blander the better -- and why, with a television audience in the millions, any strange, unlikely prediction is almost certain to come true. If such insider information does not impress your colleagues, why not pierce your tongue with a skewer or demonstrate your eerie powers by using telepathy and the telephone to get a distant friend to intuit the number and suit of a card picked at random. Charpak and Broch show you how.Not merely an expose of magic tricks, this book demonstrates how pseudoscientists use science, statistics, and psychology to bamboozle an audience -- sometimes for fun, sometimes for profit. During the most scientifically advanced period in human history, belief in the paranormal and the supernatural is alarmingly common. Entertaining and enlightening, Debunked! is the antidote, vigorously asserting the virtues of doubt, skepticism, curiosity, and scientific knowledge. This lucid translation makes the arguments clear, understandable, and a pleasure to read.

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You know what`s really going on, don`t you? Flight 93 secretly landed in Cleveland, where the passengers were whisked off to a NASA facility. Nostradamus predicted JFK Jr.`s plane crash, which was engineered by the One World Government. Online poker sites are rigged to knock out the short stacks. Donald Rumsfeld was behind the bird flu panic.  That`s what it`s like to live inside the mind of the 21st-century conspiracy theorist, who believes that all you have to do is look at the signs and you`ll see what`s really going on. And thousands if not millions of people actually believe this is the way the world works. Debunked! is a breezy but fact-filled dissection of more than two dozen of the most popular urban legends and conspiracy theories of the 21st century. As he did in Urban Legends and Hollywood Urban Legends, and as he has done in dozens of columns for the Chicago Sun-Times over the last decade and a half, Richard Roeper lays out the basics of each conspiracy theory, quotes some of the true believers-and then tears the theory apart with his bare hands. This book will provide you with invaluable ammunition for the next time you communicate with someone from that other, shadow world-that place where secret tribunals pull the strings and influence the outcome of everything from terrorist attacks to professional sporting events.

No Sweat Parenting: Six Parenting Myths Debunked
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The Walrus Was Ringo: 101 Beatles Myths Debunked
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The Walrus Was Ringo: 101 Beatles Myths Debunked
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Debunked!
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As he did in Urban Legends and Hollywood Urban Legends, and as he has done in dozens of columns for the Chicago Sun-Times over the last decade and a half, Richard Roeper lays out the basics of the conspiracy theory, quotes some of the true believers—and then tears the theory apart with his bare hands. 9/11 was an inside job. Lady Di and JFK Jr. were murdered. Heathens are winning the war on Christmas. American Idol is rigged. Barack Obama is a radical Muslim. The Secret will make you thin. The Virgin Mary is in the grilled cheese. That’s what it’s like to live inside the mind of the 21st-century conspiracy theorist, who believes that all you have to do is look at the signs and you’ll see what’s really going on. This book will appeal to the vast majority of readers who possess the common sense gene, as well as the vocal minority who believe they’re living in a world in which secret tribunals pull the strings and influence the outcome of everything from terrorist attacks to professional sporting events.

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Loyalty Myths
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In Loyalty Myths , the authors have assembled 53 of the most common beliefs about customer loyalty – all of them wrong or misconceived! Each of the beliefs in this book is debunked with real-world examples. While other books speak in platitudes; this book is the only one to validate each proposition with real data.

Psychology Debunked: Revealing the Overcoming Life
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Book of Myths & Misconceptions: The Truth Is Finally Revealed
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Myths are debunked. Learn the truth behind urban legends, old wives tales, misattributed quotes and those so called facts we have all heard.

MythBusters Mega Movie Myths
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Debunked! (Hardcover)
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Charpak (physics, European Center for Particle Physics, Geneva) and Broch (physics and zetetics, U. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis) stand their watch protecting the boundaries of Science from the barbarians. They append an explanation of how to calculate probabilities. Devenez sorciers, devenez savants was published by Iditions Odile Jacob in 2002, and is translated by Holland (biostatistics and epidemiology, New Jersey Medical School). There is no index. Annotation )2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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As he did in Urban Legends and Hollywood Urban Legends, and as he has done in dozens of columns for the Chicago Sun-Times over the last decade and a half, Richard Roeper lays out the basics of the conspiracy theory, quotes some of the true believers¿and then tears the theory apart with his bare hands.

100 Myths About the Middle East
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One hundred of the most common cliches and mistakenly held beliefs about the Middle East are debunked in this examination that illuminates the core of each issue in a straightforward and simple way. Simultaneous.

Myths of Electricity
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Grounded in the rural south, Myths of Electricity connects this world to the universal subjects of time, memory, and loss. Thoughts on Human Beauty in the Y Locker Room and Bad Angels delve into the flawed human condition. These poems and others in the collection explore the intersections where the seemingly disparate themes of faith and doubt, beauty and decay, as well as religion and science all meet.

Loyalty Myths[eBook]
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pIn biLoyalty Myths/i/bi,/i the authors have assembled 53 of the most common beliefs about customer loyalty -- all of them wrong or misconceived! Each of the beliefs in this book is debunked with real-world examples. While other books speak in platitudes; this book is the only one to validate each proposition with real data. BRp BRGranted unprecedented access to customer records from a variety of multi-national corporations. Through these records, Ipsos Loyalty was able to precisely track the impact of this customer-centric construct on actual purchasing behavior. The authors' findings and conclusions will stun business leaders around the world. The lessons learned from these provide a true guide for the proper use of customer loyalty.BR

Family Myths
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In the ongoing drama of family life, children often assume, or are assigned, roles based on their parents' unspoken needs, fears, or desires. Drawing on classical myths, fairy tales, and the writings of R. D. Laing, Freud, and other experts in family dynamics, as well as case studies of her own patients, Joyce Block shows us how our childhood labels -- be it the Family Brain, the Wild Child, the Ne'er-Do-Well, or the Prodigal Son -- influence our behavior as adults. Block explores how and why our families unconsciously construct identities for us, which then shape our images of who we are and what we are destined to become.From the Beauty who can only find love with a Beast, to Pandora, whose life is steeped in trouble, Block's portraits reveal the roots of our identities and offer insights into how the" magical" spell can be broken. These personal myths need not continue to limit our potential and cast a shadow over relationships with our parents, mates, children, and friends. Family Myths is an invaluable guide to breaking the spell that keeps us frozen in time and to reviving the real self that is hibernating within.

Thinking Through Myths[eBook]
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pEight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. EMThinking Through Myths/EM attempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience.

Marital Myths Revisited: A Fresh Look at Two Dozen Mistaken Beliefs ab
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One of the most influential psychotherapists of our time revisits his two dozen myths two decades later. The notions that Husbands and wives should be best friends, Marriage should be a 50-50 partnership, and An unhappy marriage is better than a broken home, are explored, debunked, and re-examined in the light of 21st century hindsight. A provocative, insightful look at some of our most cherished beliefs about marriage.The road to wedded happiness is strewn with myths. Here, a noted therapist reveals some of them.

Mythbusters: Mega Movie Myths DVD
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Watch as pop culture's most baffling urban myths and legends are debunked, decoded and demystified by MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who blow the lid off Hollywood's biggest secrets in tests that separate the real from the really out there. Could an awning have really broken the fall of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when he made that top-floor leap? Is it actually possible to slice an opponent's sword clean in half with another sword? Can a locked door be opened with one gun shot? And what would happen if someone really flew out of a car ejector seat? Hold onto your popcorn bucket as you find out all these answers and much more, because this is one wild ride! Cast: Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman

Getting Justice Wrong
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The myths surrounding crime are debunked with passion, wit and commonsense by one of Australia's most senior lawyers.

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Irish Myths & Legends
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Ita Daly, the popular Irish novelist, collects myths and legends from his native land in this beautifully illustrated collection. Many of these stories were told to him as a child by his mother, who learned them from her mother. The oldest myths retold here belong to the Mythological Cycle; they were copied by monks in the 11th and 12th centuries from earlier manuscripts. This cycle features the Tuatha De Danann, a handsome race descended from a goddess and endowed with many godlike qualities. The second group of stories, the Ulster Cycle, deal with the ancient Ulster king Conchubhar Mac Nessa and his bravest warrior, Cuchulainn. The Fianna Cycle dates back to about 300 AD and recount the heroics of the warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill and his band of fighting men, the Fianna. This collection includes other stories as well, all enchantingly retold in clear prose that convincingly recaptures the beauty of language and times past.brA collection of myths and legends, enchantingly retold in clear prose that convincingly recaptures the beauty of language and times past.--emBooks for Growing Minds/emp/pbrReaders will get a good sense of the range and richness of the Irish folk tradition. Bee Wiley's stylized, jewel-hued spot art and full-page scenes add a proper air of magic.--emBooklist/emp/pbrA collection of myths and legends, enchantingly retold in clear prose that convincingly recaptures the beauty of language and times past.--emBooks for Growing Minds/emp/pbrLike other volumes in Oxford University Press' Myths and Legends series, this collection is aimed at young readers....Just as Gwyn Jones' excellent Welsh collection is a good introduction for young readers to the world of Welsh storytelling, so too is Daly's Irish volume as good an introduction to Irish lore. --emTerritorial Tattler/emp/pbrbrstrongIta Daly/strong, the author of five novels, a collection of short stories, and two short novels for children, was born?ÿ®záG®ÿ¾Úð

Mythbusters: Mega Movie Myths (DVD / Full Screen / Dolby)
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Synopsis: From The Discovery Channel's Hit Series! Watch as pop culture's most baffling urban myths and legends are debunked decoded and demystified by MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman who blow the lid off Hollywood's biggest secrets in tests that separate the real from the really out there. Could an awning Format: DVD Color: Color Rating: Not Rated Genre: Special Interest Year: 2003 Release Date: 2007-03-20 Studio: Discovery Channel

Myths and Shadows
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Myth of Moonlight By Liz Andrews, Lena Matthews Kimberly Brenin has been plagued by nightmares. Dreams of being chased by someone or something - the petrifying face of a Werewolf. Most would chalk up the image to that of a scary story, but Kimberly knows the truth. Werewolves are real. She knows because she is one. Being orphaned at an early age has left Kimberly woefully nave when it comes to Were rules. As Benandanti of his pack, Nico is furious that Kimberly would dare come to his land. Every Were knows it is against Lycan Law for any Werewolf to come into another's territory without first gaining permission or making an offering, and Kimberly had done neither. The feisty beauty is a handful and much to Nico's amazement completely unknowledgeable about the world they live in. Even more astonishing, Kimberly has no idea that she is coming into her heat... Shadow of Moonlight By Lena Matthews, Liz Andrews Remington is a solider first and a woman second. She's fought hard to earn her place as Venator for her pack. The safety of her Benandanti comes first, even before her own wants and desires. There isn't a Were alive who can make her feel any differently. Then again, Jace McClellen isn't an ordinary Werewolf. Thanks to the roll of the genetic dice, Jace possesses all the strength of a Werewolf but not the ability to change. Instead he's been given the annoying talent to dream a fortune-cookie future. A future filled with more questions than answers and a dream sidekick who aggravates more than he helps. The one thing he doesn't need his visions to tell him is he and Remington are meant to be together. Now the only thing he has to do is convince Remington. Reader Advisory: While this novel is a stand-alone, for better reader enjoyment we recommend reading Myth of Moonlightfirst.

Monster/Beauty
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This daring, intensely personal book challenges both conventional and feminist ideas about beauty by asking us to take pleasure in beauty without shame, and to see and feel the erotic in everyday life. Bringing together her varied experiences as a poet, art historian, bodybuilder, and noted performance artist, Joanna Frueh shows us how to move beyond society's equation of youth with beauty toward an aesthetic for the fully erotic human being. A lush combination of autobiography, theory, photography, and poetry, this book continues to develop the ideas about the erotic, beauty, older women, sex, and pleasure that Frueh first addressed in Erotic Faculties. Monster/Beauty examines these issues using a provocative, often explicit, set of examples. Frueh admiringly looks at the bodies and mindsets of midlife female bodybuilders, rethinks the vampire, and revises our ideas about traditional models of beauty, such as Aphrodite. Above all, she boldly brings her personal experience into the text, weaving her reflections on female sensuality with contemporary theory. These linked essays are as much a performance as they are a discussion, breaking down the barriers between the personal and the academic, and the erotic and the intellectual. Frueh writes passionately and beautifully, and the result is a much-needed exploration of beauty myths and taboos.

Debunked!: ESP, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience
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Debunked! is short and highly readable. It tells good stories about human foolishness masquerading as science. It offers useful assistance to citizens trying to tell the difference between sense and nonsense... Charpak and Broch have done a fine job, sweeping out the money-changers from the temple of science and exposing their tricks. I recommend this book to believers and skeptics alike. It is good entertainment, whether or not you believe in astrology. -- Freeman J. Dyson, New York Review of BooksJust as James Bond needed his Q to survive his enemies, so every working scientist needs this slim volume. At some time, I am sure, everyone will have found themselves in a sticky situation in which they are trapped at a party by a boring individual endlessly droning on about astrology, telekinesis or some other form of pseudoscientific gobbledegook. Like the gadgets produced by 007's personal boffin, this book provides a means of escape. It offers a simple scientific explanation for a wide range of supposedly paranormal phenomenon. Some are shown up as mere conjuring tricks, while beliefs such as astrology can be readily demolished by anyone with a passing knowledge of probability theory, let alone astronomy. The book arms the reader with arguments that can be tossed into some future conversation, quelling such disciples of irrationality while you make for the door. -- John Bonner, New ScientistWritten in a jaunty tone, this excursion upon the seas of superstitious belief is a light, amusing voyage... Looking at the psychic power enabling one to levitate, walk safely across red-hot coals, or make astounding predictions, the authors point out how physics or simple probability explain things more convincingly than do amazing brain waves. Exposing the gullibility charlatans rely on, the authors' sardonic spirit will amuse readers even as it inducts them into the scientific mode of thought. -- BooklistD?õ¸Që…ÿ¾Úð

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Beauty Confidential
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Renowned beauty expert Nadine Haobsh has the answers to the world's really BIG questions: How much should I tip my hair stylist (and the shampoo girl and the colorist)? How red can I go before my lips make me look too vampy? What's the best perfume for my lifestyle? What's the proper method for using that most important beauty accessory, the eyelash curler? Is it ever too early to get Botox? Forget celebrity trends and complicated how-to books. In Beauty Confidential , Nadine names names and provides the inside scoop on the products that are worth it and those to forget. In this must-have handbook for the modern girl, she offers industry secrets and insider tips on everything beauty—from how to make a dye job last to finding the ideal mascara to creating the perfect ponytail—fearlessly debunking with wit, style, and smarts the common beauty myths perpetuated by the top magazines. With Nadine's expert guidance and priceless secrets, you'll learn how to put yourself together flawlessly in under ten minutes . . . and you'll have the best skin and hair at any age!

Beauty Confidential
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Renowned beauty expert Nadine Haobsh has the answers to the world's really BIG questions: How much should I tip my hair stylist (and the shampoo girl and the colorist)? How red can I go before my lips make me look too vampy? What's the best perfume for my lifestyle? What's the proper method for using that most important beauty accessory, the eyelash curler? Is it ever too early to get Botox? Forget celebrity trends and complicated how-to books. In Beauty Confidential, Nadine names names and provides the inside scoop on the products that are worth it and those to forget. In this must-have handbook for the modern girl, she offers industry secrets and insider tips on everything beauty—from how to make a dye job last to finding the ideal mascara to creating the perfect ponytail—fearlessly debunking with wit, style, and smarts the common beauty myths perpetuated by the top magazines. With Nadine's expert guidance and priceless secrets, you'll learn how to put yourself together flawlessly in under ten minutes . . . and you'll have the best skin and hair at any age!

Energy and American Society --- Thirteen Myths
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This is a brilliant, bold, and fascinating book. It is a work of stunning originality, combining traditional policy analysis with sociology, history, and philosophy to create a rich, textured account of the interactions between energy, culture, and technology. At a period of growing consumption and constrained energy supply in the United States, especially important are chapters assessing the remaining potential, reliability, and profuse benefits of energy efficiency practices and programs. It is a work that should be read by anybody even remotely concerned about energy, the environment, or the future of American society.pArt Rosenfeld, Commissioner, California Energy Commission and recipient of the 2006 Enrico Fermi AwardpWhile the diffuse energy challenges facing the country have never been so great, this book sheds important insight into how many of them might be managed and resolved. The myths debunked in this volume continue to complicate energy policy decisions and confound analysts, consumers, and politicians. This work is a must-read for anyone interested in American energy policy.pKateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save EnergypFor too long, U.S. energy policy has been directed by a series of canards so often repeated that they pass for common knowledge. By collecting the best minds to debunk the greatest of these myths, Sovacool and Brown have brought us a step closer to finding a national energy policy based on common sense.pChris Cooper, Executive Director, Network for New Energy ChoicespAny thoughtful observer of U.S. energy production and consumption patterns might readily conclude that current energy policy has been driven more by myth and assumption than by even-handed assessment. As we work and build for the future - indeed, if we take seriously our responsibility to the future - our deliberations about smart energy policy must follow from a conscious and informed dialogue. Sovacool and Brown provide a bold and imaginative way forwar@K

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What Nietzsche Really Said
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Solomon and Higgins take a lighthearted approach to a serious author; they pepper a lucid explanation of Nietzsche's fundamental tenets with debunked myths and entertaining lists.

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Artistry in Native American Myths
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This challenging study analyzes nearly forty superb stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing every traditional Native American culture area. Developing recent ethnopoetic scholarship and drawing on the critical ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin and Pierre Bourdieu, Karl Kroeber reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling.Kroeber demonstrates that myths do not merely preserve tradition but may transform it by performatively reenacting the concealed sociological and psychological conflicts that give rise to social institutions. Showing how the variability of mythic narrative fosters communal self-renewal, Kroeber offers startling insight into Native Americans' perception of animals as cultured, their creation of visually unrepresentable tricksters by aural imagining, and the rhetorical means through which oral narratives may not only reflect but even redirect political change.By making understandable the forgotten artistry of oral storytelling, Kroeber enables modern readers to appreciate fully the tragic emotions, hilarious ribaldry, and haunting beauty in these astonishing Native American mythic narratives.

The Beauty Prescription
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A South Beach psychiatrist and a Beverly Hills dermatologist share their secrets The authors of The Beauty Prescription know beauty is beyond skin deep; in their individual practices they have seen that women who feel good on the inside also look good on the outside. This book provides you with psychological advice as well as the latest information about skin care and health to help you make sound choices and increase self-confidence. Each chapter will close with action-oriented prescriptions from Dr. Debra and Dr. Eva. Best friends since medical school, these authors want to help other women by sharing a positive message about self esteem, taking care of their body, and creating a beautiful environment. Dr. Debra and Dr. Eva share their practical, low-cost "quick fixes," easy-to-do tricks ranging from enhancing your mood to relieving puffy eyes. The women also debunk myths about beauty, mental health, and cosmetic surgery. Each chapter will close with Dr. Debra’s and Dr. Eva’s action-oriented prescriptions to help you feel more beautiful, inside and out. Start today . . . look and feel great with these easy tips from Dr. Debra and Dr. Eva Look younger with a smoother neck--exfoliate it with glycolic acid or a gentle home microdermabrasion Empower yourself and stand up to a "friend" or family member who has made a habit over the years of criticizing your appearance Make your lips look plump and healthy with a gentle scrub Enhance your attractiveness simply by making eye contact and smiling when you are speaking with people

Aching for Beauty
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Asian Studies/Women's Studies A fascinating and haunting exploration of the bound foot in Chinese culture. Why did so many Chinese women over a thousand-year period bind their feet, enduring rotting flesh, throbbing pain, and hampered mobility throughout their lives? What compelled mothers to bind the feet of their young daughters, forcing the girls to walk about on their doubled-over limbs to achieve the breakage of bones requisite for three-inch feet? Why did Chinese men find women's "golden lotuses"-stench and all-so arousing, inspiring beauty contests for feet, thousands of poems, and erotica in which bound, silk-slippered feet were fetishized and lusted after? As a child growing up during the Cultural Revolution, Wang Ping fantasized about binding her own feet and tried to restrict their growth by wrapping them in elastic bandages. Even though footbinding was not practiced by every woman in late Imperial China, the aesthetic, financial, and erotic advantages of footbinding permeated all aspects of language, ranging from erotic poetry, novels, and performances to food writing, myths, folk songs and ditties, and secret women's writing, some of it hidden in embroidery. In Aching for Beauty, Wang interprets the mystery of footbinding as part of a womanly heritage-"a roaring ocean current of female language and culture." She also shows that footbinding should not be viewed merely as a function of men's oppression of women, but rather as a phenomenon of male and female desire deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture. Written in an elegant and powerful style, and filled with personal, intriguing, and sometimes paradoxical insights, Aching for Beauty builds bridges from the past to the present, East to West, history to literature, imagination to reality. Wang Ping, born in Shanghai, came to the United States in 1985. Her books include short stories, American Visa (1994); a novel, Foreign Devil (1996); and poetry, Of Flesh and Spirit (1998). She also edited and cotranslated New Generation: Poems from China Today (1999). She has a Ph.D. in comparative literature from New York University and teaches creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Thinking Through Myths: Philosophical Perspectives
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Eight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. <EMThinking Through Myths</EMattempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience.Kevin Schilbrack is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Wesleyan College, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he has a long-standing interest in the interaction of metaphysics, logic and belief.

Thinking Through Myths: Philosophical Perspectives
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Eight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. <EMThinking Through Myths</EMattempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience.Kevin Schilbrack is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Wesleyan College, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he has a long-standing interest in the interaction of metaphysics, logic and belief.

Beauty Of Spiritual Language
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"Take an honest look into the practice of speaking in tongues! This balanced, biblical approach debunks common myths, dissolves stereotypes, and helps remove your fears. Hayford shares the beauty and order of spiritual language that he has found and helps you discover the benefits that speaking in tongues can bring you."

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Myths of Freedom: Equality, Modern Thought, and Philosophical Radicali
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Examines the issue of modernity and the ways modern philosophy has shaped the debate....the value of the work lies in its provocative nature. It is a strong challenge to the traditional framework in which debates about the nature of the individual subject and modernity have taken place.-Perspectives on Politcal Science?...the value of the work lies in its provocative nature. It is a strong challenge to the traditional framework in which debates about the nature of the individual subject and modernity have taken place.?-Perspectives on Politcal Science.,.the value of the work lies in its provocative nature. It is a strong challenge to the traditional framework in which debates about the nature of the individual subject and modernity have taken place.-Perspectives on Politcal ScienceThe status of the modern age has long been debated, but since post-modernism, it has assumed centrality as if it were the issue of philosophy. Gardner brings a new approach to the problem of modernity, based on theories of Rene Girard and others. While modernity is commonly seen as an ideological project or interpretation of Being, Gardner sees it in terms of the structure of human relations and their impact on philosophy. The decisive feature of the modern world is what Tocqueville called equality of conditions, which has wrought a revolution in the self-image of the individual and in one's dealings with others. But, in the process, it has replaced old myths--debunked by the Enlightenment--with new ones of its own invention. Hence emerged the myths of freedom--of the autonomy of the self or the spontaneity of passion, or later, of emancipation or authenticity--from Descartes to Heidegger. Gardner probes the central issue: To what extent have philosophers clarified these myths, or, perhaps, succumbed to their illusions. This inquiry attacks the major dogmas of contemporary criticism--such as the primacy of the question of technology, or of the quarrel of ancients and m@dE¸Që…ÿ¾Úð

Debunked!: Esp, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience
$27.79
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Allure: Confessions of a Beauty Editor
$8.99
Since the launch of Allure magazine fifteen years ago, editor Linda Wells has made it her mission to demystify beauty and make it accessible to every woman. Here in the first book from the celebrated editor are all the best beauty tricks, tips, and secrets that she has learned on the job. This authoritative beauty bible includes essential techniques, sidebars, expert tips, emergency fixes, and information on how to get the best products for your money. Writing with the humor and honesty for which Allure is known, Wells and her editors share every dirty secret, explode many common beauty myths, and give you the honest truth about how to look your best.

Greek Myths : 1443730602
$46.41
GREEK MYTHS by OLIVIA COOLIDGE Illustrated by EDOUARD SANDOZ. Contents include: A Table of the Chief Gods of Ancient Greece vii Introduction ix L Stories of the Gods The Trickery of Hermes 3 The Loves of Apollo 9 Phaethon, Son of Apollo iz Athene's City 18 Arachne zz The Origin of the Seasons z8 The Mysteries of Dionysus 36 II The Loves of the Gods Cupid and Psyche 43 The Spring Flowers 58 Eternal Youth 6z III Early History of Mankind The Creation of Man 67 The Coming of Evil 70 The Great Flood 73 IV. Men's Rivalry with Gods Niobe 79 Daedalus 85 Midas 90 V. Love Stories of the Heroes The Great Musician 101 The Lover of Beauty 107 The Fortunate King no Pyramus and Thisbe 12.0 Baucis and Philemon 12.5 VI. Adventure Stories Atalanta's Lovers 131 The Killing of the Chimera 141 Medusa's Head 150 The Golden Fleece i6z VII. Great Heroes Theseus 187 Heracles 105 A List of Proper Names and Pronunciation Guide 143 A TABLE OF THE CHIEF GODS OF ANCIENT GREECE Older Gods ZEUS Latin, Jupiter. King of Gods. Symbols: thunderbolt and eagle. HERA Latin, Juno. Queen of Gods. Symbol: pea cock. HADES Latin, Pluto. God of underworld. Brother of Zeus. POSEIDON Latin, Neptune. God of sea. Brother of Zeus. Symbols: bull and trident. DEMETER Latin, Ceres. Goddess of grain. Mother of Persephone, Latin, Proserpina. Younger Gods Also Cypris. Latin, Venus. Goddess of love and beauty. Symbols: the dove and the seagull. Born from the sea. Also Phoebus Apollo. Latin, Phoebus or Apollo. God of the sun, god of prophecy, god of poetry and song. Symbols: golden chariot, golden lyre, golden bow and ar rows, laurel. ARES Latin, Mars. God of war, ARTEMIS Latin, Diana. Twin sister of Apollo. God dess of the moon, huntress, goddess of un married girls. Symbols: silver chariot, sil ver bow and arrows. ATHENE Also Pallas Athene. Latin, Minerva, Athena. Goddess of wisdom, goddess of household arts, a goddess of war. Symbols: owl, olive, Gorgon's head. APHRODITE APOLLO Vll DIONYSUS EROS HEPHAISTOS HERMES NYMPH@G4záG®ÿ¾Úð

Artistry in Native American Myths
$6.37
DIVThis challenging study analyzes nearly forty superb stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing every traditional Native American culture area. Developing recent ethnopoetic scholarship and drawing on the critical ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin and Pierre Bourdieu, Karl Kroeber reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling.PKroeber demonstrates that myths do not merely preserve tradition but may transform it by performatively reenacting the concealed sociological and psychological conflicts that give rise to social institutions. Showing how the variability of mythic narrative fosters communal self-renewal, Kroeber offers startling insight into Native Americans’ perception of animals as “cultured,” their creation of visually unrepresentable tricksters by aural imagining, and the rhetorical means through which oral narratives may not only reflect but even redirect political change./PPBy making understandable the forgotten artistry of oral storytelling, Kroeber enables modern readers to appreciate fully the tragic emotions, hilarious ribaldry, and haunting beauty in these astonishing Native American mythic narratives./P/DIVDIVKarl Kroeber is Mellon Professor of Humanities at Columbia University. His most recent books areIEcological Literary Criticism: Romantic Imagining and the Biology of the Mind/IandIRetelling/Rereading: The Fate of Storytelling in Modern Times/I./DIV

Dreamcatchers: Myths and History
$20.54
The Ojibwa people strongly believe in the myths and legends that make up their spiritual and cultural life. A significant part of the Ojibwa's spiritual life is the dreamcatcher. Although the exact genesis of this intriguing artifact is unknown, there are many beautiful and lyrical legends that reflect the dreamcatcher's beginnings.PThe dreamcatcher is a web-like structure built into a circular frame. Beauty is derived in the dreamcatcher through the symmetry of natural accents. The frame is often made from fresh tender wood that is bent to form a hoop or circle into which a web is then woven. The web is often made of deer sinew or colored thread. Often the webs are spun with a hole in the center and decorated with stones or feathers or other natural materials. The Ojibwa believe that the dreamcatcher will serve throughout one's life as an invitation for good dreams to come to rest with the sleeper, as well as the fortification against nightmares and evil spirits. The good dreams flow through the web and into the dreamer, while the bad dreams and evil spirits are caught in the strands of the web and never reach the dreamer.POne of the Ojibwa legends about the creation of the dreamcatcher suggests that the dreamcatcher was a gift from a spider to the Ojibwa people, in return for a favor an Ojibwa once did for the spider. This theme, among many others, is carried throughout this gorgeously illustrated book that charts the development of this living legend through the combination of photography and text. The Ojibwa of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Regions share a related history with many of their sister Algonquin tribes who can be found throughout the United States andCanada. The Ojibwa have introduced the dreamcatcher and its legends to the rest of the world as a living artifact of Native culture. Throughout history, the interaction between Ojibwa and other Native tribes has taught European settlers about the elusive boundary between the spiritual worl@4Š=p£×ÿ¾Úð