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  • WTF?!

    An Economic Tour of the Weird

    by Peter T Leeson ...
    "The most interesting book I have read in years. . . . WTF?! is like Freakonomics on steroids." —Steven D. Levitt, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of FreakonomicsDid you know that "pre-owned" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, Italy criminally ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anarchy Unbound

    Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think

    by Peter T. Leeson ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
    In Anarchy Unbound, Peter T. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy 'working' where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in some cases anarchy may even outperform government as a system of social ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • WTF?!

    An Economic Tour of the Weird

    by Peter T. Leeson ...
    Step right up! Get your tickets for WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird! This rollicking tour through a museum of the world's weirdest practices is guaranteed to make you say, "WTF?!" Did you know that "preowned" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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    Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction

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  • The Thurber Carnival

    by James Thurber ...
    "An authentic American genius . . . Mr. Thurber belongs in the great lines of American humorists that includes Mark Twain and Ring Lardner." — The Philadelphia InquirerJames Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945 ... Read more

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  • How You Say It

    Why We Judge Others by the Way They Talk—and the Costs of This Hidden Bias

    by Katherine D. Kinzler ...
    A groundbreaking examination of how speech causes some of our deepest social divides—and how it can help us overcome them."Katherine Kinzler is a phenomenon—one of the most brilliant young psychologists of her generation." —Paul Bloom, author of Against Empathy and Just BabiesWe gravitate toward people like us; it's human nature. Race, class, and gender shape our social... ... Read more

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  • Mental Immunity

    Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think

    by Andy Norman ...
    " Mental Immunity is the perfect vaccine for the mind-viruses infecting our culture: alternative facts, fake news, and conspiracy thinking, to name a few." —Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of The Believing BrainAstonishingly irrational ideas are spreading. Covid denial persists in the face of overwhelming evidence. Anti-vaxxers compromise public health. Conspiracy ... Read more

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  • 488 Rules for Life

    The Thankless Art of Being Correct

    by Kitty Flanagan ...
    "Rule no. 1: Buy this book, laugh out loud, become a better person." —Jason Alexander488 Rules for Life is not a self-help book, because it's not you who needs help—it's other people. Whether they're walking and texting, asphyxiating you on public transport with their noxious perfume cloud, or leaving one useless square of toilet paper on the roll, people just don't know the rules.But now, thanks ... Read more

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  • Bird Brain

    An Exploration of Avian Intelligence

    by Nathan Emery ...
    Why birds are smarter than we thinkBirds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some ... Read more

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  • Conspiracies of Conspiracies

    How Delusions Have Overrun America

    by Thomas Milan Konda ...
    "The most comprehensive intellectual history of American conspiracy theories yet produced." — The American Historical ReviewIt's tempting to think we live in an unprecedentedly fertile age for conspiracy theories, with seemingly each churn of the news cycle bringing fresh manifestations of large-scale paranoia. But the sad fact is that these narratives of suspicion—and the delusional psychologies ... Read more

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  • Once-a-Month Cooking

    A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Every Day

    by Mimi Wilson, Mary Beth Lagerborg ...
    "In this homemaker's equivalent to The One-Minute Manager . . . a system whereby a month's worth of family dinners can be cooked and frozen in one day." — Publishers WeeklySince the first edition of Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth's Once-a-Month Cooking was published in 1986, its proven, practical method has helped hundreds of thousands of families reduce their cooking time and still enjoy nightly home ... Read more

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  • Your Atomic Self

    The Invisible Elements That Connect You to Everything Else in the Universe

    by Curt Stager ...
    "Delightful alchemy: Curt Stager transforms atomic science into lustrous, golden stories about the hidden connections that unite us all." —David George Haskell, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Forest UnseenWhat do atoms have to do with your life? In Your Atomic Self, scientist Curt Stager reveals how they connect you to some of the most amazing things in the universe.You will ... Read more

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