Amazing . . . but False!: Hundreds of "Facts" You Thought Were True, but Aren't - Couverture souple

Diefendorf, David

 
9781402737916: Amazing . . . but False!: Hundreds of "Facts" You Thought Were True, but Aren't
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1402737912 ISBN 13 : 9781402737916
Editeur : Sterling, 2007

Synopsis

Edison invented the lightbulb - and motion pictures. Camels store water in their humps. Captain Kidd was a notorious pirate. What do these so-called "facts" have in common? They're all false! Every one is a myth that, through time, has achieved the status of reality. Finally, someone is here to set the record straight, once and for all. In this fully illustrated colour collection of popular misconceptions, freelance writer and journalist David Diefendorf uncovers hundreds of widely accepted truths in various categories: famous firsts, health and the body, history, misquotations and misusages, people, science and technology, religion and much more. It's fun, informative and a great gift for any brainiac, trivia buff, or know-it-all. James Randi, the internationally-known debunker of pseudoscience and a brilliant magician, provides the entertaining foreword.

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Éditeur
Sterling
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402737912
ISBN 13 
9781402737916
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
356
Coordonnées du fabricant
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