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16 produkter
Martians Have Landed!
A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes
Av Robert E. Bartholomew, Benjamin Radford
Häftad, 2011
362 kr
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History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 batmen on the Moon hoax to …
Lake Monster Mysteries
Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
Av Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell
Inbunden, 2006
386 kr
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For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters, those living in Loch Ness and Lake Champlain, …
Lake Monster Mysteries
Investigating the World''s Most Elusive Creatures
Av Joe Nickell, Benjamin Radford
E-bok, 2006
214 kr
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Fun facts, folklore, and scientific studies about what really lurks in the cold, murky depths: "A most enjoyable read." —John Kirk, author of In the Domain of the Lake Monsters For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world—from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland—have reported sightings of …
Lake Monster Mysteries
Investigating the World''s Most Elusive Creatures
Av Joe Nickell, Benjamin Radford
E-bok, 2006
373 kr
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For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain have gained …
Mysterious New Mexico
Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment
Häftad, 2014
325 kr
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New Mexico’s twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace of …
Bad Clowns
Häftad, 2016
283 kr
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Bad clowns—those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us—have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and …
Bad Clowns
E-bok, 2016
357 kr
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Bad clowns—those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us—have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and …
Weird New Mexico
More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment
Häftad, 2026
253 kr
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The author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the “Land of Enchantment,” including the infernal Taos Hum, the Dulce Alien Base, and the Hobbs Weeping Statue. New Mexico has a well-earned reputation as home to the …
Weird New Mexico
More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment
E-bok, 2026
326 kr
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The author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the ';Land of Enchantment,' including the infernal Taos Hum, the Dulce Alien Base, and the Hobbs Weeping Statue.New Mexico has a well-earned reputation as home to the …
Big-If True
Adventures in Oddity
E-bok, 2020
273 kr
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This collection of Skeptical Inquirer magazine columns by investigator and folklorist Benjamin Radford guides readers on a science-based (yet open-minded) examination of 70 fascinating and mysterious topics. Drawing on two decades of first-hand research, Big-If True separates fact from fiction …
America the Fearful
Media and the Marketing of National Panics
Häftad, 2022
373 kr
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National panics about crime, immigrants, police, and societal degradation have been pervasive in the United States of the 21st century. Many of these fears begin as mere phantom fears, but are systematically amplified by social media, news media, bad actors and even well-intentioned activists. …
Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias
Why We Need Critical Thinking
Av Robert E. Bartholomew, Benjamin Radford
Häftad, 2003
292 kr
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Thinking is an innate ability that most people take for granted. But like writing well or speaking effectively before the public, thinking well is a skill that can be learned and improved with practice. In this unique introduction to critical thinking, Robert Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford first …
Media Mythmakers
How Journalists, Activists, and Advertisers Mislead Us
Inbunden, 2003
341 kr
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Fake news?Biased media sources?This hard-hitting critique of our media culture examines not only the ways in which the public is often deceived, but the media's role in propagating those deceptions. But Media Mythmakers goes beyond criticism to give concrete examples of the damage that manipulation …
Unreason
Best of Skeptical Inquirer
Av Kendrick Frazier, Benjamin Radford
Häftad, 2023
374 kr
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UNREASON: Exploring Pseudoscience, Conspiracies, and Extraordinary Claims is a collection of forty-five of the best articles the legendary Skeptical Inquirer magazine has published in the past decade. Featuring articles from writers including Neil deGrasse Tyson on the process of science, Richard …
Unreason
Best of Skeptical Inquirer
Av Benjamin Radford, Kendrick Frazier
E-bok, 2023
359 kr
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UNREASON: Exploring Pseudoscience, Conspiracies, and Extraordinary Claims is a collection of forty-five of the best articles the legendary Skeptical Inquirer magazine has published in the past decade. Featuring articles from writers including Neil deGrasse Tyson on the process of science, Richard …
Tracking the Chupacabra
The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore
Häftad, 2011
273 kr
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Among the monsters said to roam the world’s jungles and desolate deserts, none is more feared than the chupacabra—-the blood-sucking beast blamed for the mysterious deaths of thousands of animals since the 1990s. To some it is a joke; to many it is a very real threat and even a harbinger of the …
