This book revisits some simple scientific research data which could be considered as the equivalent to Chicken Little's alarm call that the sky is falling.Based on materials widely distributed in the press, the author examines how the superstitions gain a place in the scientific research work, debunking some of them with simple arguments that can be taken from most high school manuals.The author stops to look at climate issues, vaccines, population explosion, homosexuality, toquantum physics and few other issues that makes"experts" out of ordinary Hollywood actors or TVanchormen and women. This book make convincethe reader that logical thinking is in short supply inmost areas of human activity. Is that an alarmingstate of affairs? You be the judge.
This book offers you a candid look into the workings of one of the world's largest bureaucracies, the author of the Agenda 21 Act. Motivated by the bestintentions, it tries to stamp out poverty in the world, and to protect the most fragile environmental areas, but it leaves out the cost factors, in termsof quality of life and liberty. Would the Agenda 21 impact the USA positively or negatively? You be the judge
'Beatrice' is a working bee who got at the end of her life, and not wanting to be a burden for her society, decided to retire. The book examines the structure and the social events in the life of a bee hive. The reader will find a lot of interesting facts about the biology of this social insect, in themiddle of a natural environment with predators, earthquakes, volcanoes, in an Indian village in a foreign country. The influence of the humans on plants and animals is explained in conversational terms, so that a youngster could enjoy this book, which could be classified as an adult story for children, suited for the third grade level up.
This booklet is a short political action guide for conservatives. If you think that political actions, like the electoralcampaigns, are similar to a war, you are right. They do not take prisoners, and they do not go by the rules set in the Geneva Convention. They all use dirty tricks, espionage and deception to foolthe electorate. Who then, are your enemies? The liberals, the "progressive" leftists, who hate you, and the American way of life. This booklet tries to give you all you'll need, in terms of ammunition and strategy, to win, since you are on the right side of the conflict between the liberals and the conservatives God bless America
This is the story of a dry cargo ship which worked the Great Lakes for 69 years. In her glorious but quiet life, she never lost one single mariner's life, and completed safely all her voyages. She survived the weather, wars, depression and attacks from most every direction, in a period when the human race witnessed the transition from horse and buggy transportation, to space flights. Her journey from her place of birth to the scrap pile parallels many lives on the waterways.This is a modest homage to the people who built "Jupiter", and to all those mariners who sailed her.
This is the story of the USS-220, the submarine "Barb", under the command of her skipper, Commander Eugene Bennett Fluckey, and her crew, during the war in the Pacific theater. It sank more Japanese tonnage than any other US Navy vessel, being known as the "Galloping Ghost of the China Coast", an elusive ship killer feared by the Japanese Imperial Navy. Nobody got any Purple Uearts on this submarine, and everyone on board got back home alive. Advanced to the rank of Rear Admiral, "Lucky Fluckey", remained the same modest man, even though he was awarded with the highest Navy decorations, several times. The entire crew participated, every ten year, into memorable reunions, until there was no one to attend. This book is a honest homage to the memory of this group of dedicated men, who were part of the greatest generation.
This is a collection of short stories based on historical events and characters largely ignored bysome historians. It is a candid look into the soul of the Lone Star State, with her people, cattle and oil.
This book examines critically, in historical perspective, the evolution of Marxism, from classical theories to the Neo-Marxist currents p;acing the accent on the ways the US was affected by these leftist ideologies. The book analyses the main ideas regarding the various fashions of socialism, like international socialism, national socialism and democratic socialism, concluding that the Marxist ideologies never worked anywhere. The author reproduces, in translation, interviews with Lenin, Stalin and Hitler, giving the reader a unique opportunity to look into the psyche of those despots who defined the 20th century as the century of genocide
This is the story of a Soviet naval officer, who commanded the Submarine S-13, in the Baltic theater during World War II. He sank more enemy tonnage than any other Soviet war vessel, but rarely could benefit the recognition he deserved, because the conflicts he initiated with the political officers, the "politruks", present everywhere, often overruling the captains. His discipline violations, his drinking, and association with a Swedish lady, all precipitated his fall from grace with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, always flirting with the ultimate punishment, that of a one-way trip to Siberia. Joining the GRU, the Directorate for Military Intelligence, literally saved his life. In that capacity he worked in Cuba, during the missile crisis, having a leading role in averting anuclear holocaust, a fact that the history ignored.There he lost his wife, his health and, ultimately, died in a Leningrad military hospital at the age of49. Most of the details of his secretive life come from declassified files in the Soviet Union, Poland, Germany and United States, giving the reader a candid look into the realities of life under Stalin's terror, and after it. The Cuban Missile Crisis forms an integral part of career of Captain Marinesko, presenting those historical events under a different angle. It is not the official version of the USA or USSR, but that of a secretive Soviet intelligence officer convinced that he had a hand insaving the world from an horrible catastrophe. The conclusion that sometimes the history ignoresthose who work to change it is a realistic one.
This is a modest survey of the American art over the last two or three centuries, with the accent on its evolutionary development. The author has selected few representative selections from the work of the masters that richly exemplify this country's heritage. The paintings and the sculptures presented can be a part of mini-course in art appreciation. Event though titled as "An Art Collector's Guide" this material is conceived to have appeal to everybody interested in art. It does not require intellectual effort to examine and to appreciate the artists' ideas and skills. It should be a pleasant experience.
Fascinating and candid, IRS Secrets from the Nation's Cash Register examines the inner workings of the Internal Revenue Service as well as its relationship to the federal courts. Author Julian Chitta - who worked for eight years at an IRS center as a collection agent - shows us how the IRS is stacked against the US taxpayer. This unique book provides a qualified snapshot of the workings of the fourth branch of the government, and shows how it has outlived elections, administrations, and congressional whims to form a specific power base for its own interests. IRS Secrets from the Nation's Cash Register spares nothing and divulges important information that Americans need to know. About the Author: Julian Chitta, a retired electrical engineer and a former US Merchant Marine Captain, lives in Kingsland, a small Texas rural community, where he enjoys hunting and fishing. His motivation in writing the IRS Secrets was to impart critical information to the American taxpayer, the most important person in our political system.His respect and admiration for American taxpayers permeates every single page of this book, as he suggests practical ways to deal with federal tax problems and how to avoid them. Previously, Mr. Chitta has written technical manuals, short stories, books on folk medicine, and on fresh water fishing. His style is unpretentious, giving the reader valuable technical information in a direct, conversational manner. Publisher's website: http://www.sbpra.com/JulianChitta
The practice of tattooing goes back millennia. Some of the mummies, over 3,000 years old, found in the Egyptian pyramids, had complex tattoos. All types of primitive cultures used tattooing as a way to assert a superior social status, or, simply, for aesthetic satisfaction. From the jungles of Africa, to the remote islands of the Pacific, men and women embellished their dermis with tattoos.No one shall be surprised that modern people use the same procedures to inject inks under their skin. Of course, the techniques, and the graphic realization is much more advanced. If the primitive man and woman used tattooing primarily for social identification and perceived beauty, our own contemporaries practice the art of tattooing for few additional reasons, with the same results. This little booklet focuses on the meaning of various types of tattoos, from criminal gangs to people lacking sound judgment.
This modest book does not propose to be a biographical of the University of Chicago professor, Dr. Mircea Eliade (1907 - 1986). It simply tries to capture the essence of his work in the domain of modern philosophy, as formulated during his research on the history of religion. An erudite polyglot, fluent in twelve languages, he formed generations of preachers, priests, rabbis and educators. Dr. Mircea Eliade observed that the human brain was genetically hard-wired to seek the forces of spirituality independently from the social and environmental pressures exercised through the social contract.
This set of short stories covers several centuries, from the days of of a poor Spanish colony, to our days of space endeavors, most of them conceived and implemented in Texas, together with some of the most significant biographical data of some of the people who shaped the history of Texas. Indians, Catholic priests, mariners, generals, farmers and underworld figures, all claimed a place in the annals of the state. This author was not born in Texas, but he got here, as soon as he could, embracing wholeheartedly the Texas culture and traditions, hopeful that some day he would be considered a Texan.
Davajte raschityvatsja vmeste s Konni! Korotkij tekst, prostoj, no uvlekatelnyj sjuzhet, prijatnye kartinki i dopolnitelnye zadanija pomogut uderzhat vnimanie dazhe nachinajuschego chitatelja.Odnazhdy utrom Konni prospala i chut ne opozdala v shkolu. U nejo ne bylo ni vremeni, ni sil prilaskat Mjafa. A po vozvraschenii domoj okazalos, chto kot kuda-to propal...Po etoj knige mozhno zanimatsja i s temi detmi, kto uzhe znaet alfavit i umeet chitat, no ne khochet eto delat, i s temi kto tolko nachinaet znakomstvo s pechatnymi tekstami.
