Book by Arthur Benjaman, Michael Shermer

Think Like A Maths Genius: The Art of Calculating in Your Head

Science & Math

Michael Shermer

ARTHUR BENJAMIN

Mathematics

Souvenir Press

Why People Believe Weird Things

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science

How We Believe : The Search for God in an Age of Science

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Bt Bound

The Borderlands of Science

BOOKS-ON-TAPE, INC.

Revised and Expanded Edition.
In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, "Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things," Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science.
Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.

Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

Holt Paperbacks

The Moral Arc: How Science Makes Us Better People

Henry Holt and Co.

An exciting book of discovery, Teach Your Child Science introduces such subjects as physics, geology, and biology in terms that parents can easily share with their children.

Teach Your Child Science: Making Science Fun for the Both of You

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Lowell House

"The authors take up the contentions of the Holocaust deniers' point by point & refute them, down to the smallest detail. I admire their fortitude with which they have demolished the supposed facts & assumptions of these newest denigrators of the Jewish people."-- Arthur Hertzberg, Bronfman Visiting Professor, New York University. Who says the Holocaust never happened & why do they say it? These are just two of the most important questions asked & answered by historians Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman in their quest to address the claims & provide answers of those who deny the history of the Nazi genocide against the Jews. By conducting personal interviews, visiting their California & Toronto headquarters, thoroughly reading their literature, attending their conferences, & even traveling around Europe to conduct research at the camps themselves, Shermer & Grobman have gone much deeper than anyone before in understanding not only the motives of the Holocaust deniers, but in refuting their points one by one. In the process, the authors show how we know the Holocaust happened as it did &, for that matter, how we know anything in history happened. To order: Martyrs Memorial & Museum of the Holocaust, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. 213-852-3244.

Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened & Why Do They Say It?

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Skeptics Society

1997, trade paperback edition, Freeman &amp; Co., NY. 306 pages. Figures / photos / illustrations throughout.

Behavioral Sciences

W.H.Freeman

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An accessible guide to mathematical calculation reveals the secrets of rapid mental calculation, memorization, and other feats of the mind, with tips on how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with fractions, squares, and cube roots.

Secrets Of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide To Lightning Calculation And Amazing Math Tricks (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Benjamin, Arthur

Turtleback Books

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