50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True (Paperback)

from madcurrin

A quick tour through a wide range of subjects, this is actually a whole lot more enjoyable to read than it looks. (It's let down mostly by the dated book design.) None of the chapters are particularly comprehensive, but that's not really the point; this is a primer for further reading. Not mindbl...

from Devil_llama

Critical thinking written so that people can understand it without a philosophy vocabulary - in short, a book I could give to my freshman students without worrying they would get lost because they haven't learned the language yet. The author covers a wide range of subjects (50, to be exact) but h...

from DeborahJ2016

A good reference of commonly held beliefs and refutations of said beliefs.I actually had an experience with one of his chapters; regarding Holy Relics. Comic Con (a convention of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Comic Book fans) cameto my local area this past weekend. The lines of people waiting for ...

from cjwedwin

In his book, 50 Popular Beliefs that People Think are True, author Guy P. Harrison attempts to dispel many everyday myths prevalent in our current American culture. He addresses common "untruths" such as the theory that the moon landing was a hoax, or that the Mayans predicted the end of the worl...