The Straight Dope

Author: Cecil Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780345422910
Category : Questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Is it true what they say about Catherine the Great and the horse? How do they measure snow? How do they get the stripes into toothpaste? Do cats have navels? How are coins taken out of circulation? Why do men have nipples? Cecil Adams has tackled these questions and more in his outspoken, uncompromising, and always entertaining weekly newspaper column, The Straight Dope. Now the best of these questions and answers--from the profound to the ridiculous--are collected in book form so that you can know a little about a lot. Exploding myths, revealing shocking truths, and explaining all major mysteries of the cosmos, The Straight Dope contains more than four hundred fully-indexed entries on topics ranging from sex to consumer products, science to history, and rock 'n' roll to much, much more!

Return of the Straight Dope

Author: Cecil Adams
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
“When inquiring minds want to know, there is someone to turn to for an answer.”—The Wall Street Journal Cecil Adams’s first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to "Louie, Louie," to whatever became of Einstein's brain. You probably thought you couldn't stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts! In Return of the Straight Dope, you’ll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as Adams winsomely and wisely answers questions like these: Can people really hear radio broadcasts through their teeth? What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse, anyway? So how DO porcupines mate? And many more. When you hear the answers, you’ll be glad someone asked the questions.

The Straight Dope

Author: David Wineberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781699190739
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Sixteen essays on the highlights and valuable information from a thousand books reviewed by David Wineberg. Data from hundreds of researchers and authors that has more value when mixed with other sources. A fast reading journey in the social sciences, pure sciences, justice, humor and more.

How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid

Author: Joseph A. Califano
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476728437
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school. The good news is that a child who gets to age twenty-one without smoking, using drugs, or abusing alcohol is virtually certain never to do so ... and informed parents have the power to influence their kids to choose not to use. This give parents a realistic picture of the world their teens confront and the tools to help them get through adolescence healthy and drug free. Based on research at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, this book answers the daunting questions parents across the country have repeatedly asked.

Straight Dope

Author: LeRon L. Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781482627510
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Straight Dope is book that asks the simple question - why are drugs so entrenched in America's society. Instead of doing the same ol' rigamarole song and dance and interviewing talking heads and experts, Straight Dope gets to the heart of the matter and talks to the people at ground zero - the drug addicts whose life revolves around getting high; the criminals who profit of the misery of the addicts; the teachers who deal with the children in drug abused homes; the drug counselors that try and balance breaking the addicts cycle of addiction while dealing with the bureaucracy of government politics; the legal marijuana growers battle against tobacco companies and how to thrive in the growing industry; and the parents issue of how they will prepare their children to just say no. Inspired by the late great Studs Terkel's many works, Straight Dope is comprised of raw and uncut hard hitting interviews about the participants experiences, thoughts, opinions, and outlook on drug abuse, why or why not drugs should be legal, and how the government is handling the war on drugs. Removing nearly all of the questions, the interviews are more like monologues, allowing the reader to feel as if the subject is just, "talking," instead of your standard interview.In addition to the real life accounts of people, Straight Dope also has spoken word pieces compiled of biting social commentary, as well as my own personal reflections composed of my experiences with drugs.

Inside Dope

Author: Richard W. Pound
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470675292
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
An IOC insider speaks out on creating a drug-free sports culture With doping charges leveled at athletes in baseball, cycling, and in the Olympics, cheating has, to many onlookers, become the norm in pro sports. With implications far beyond the sports arena, Inside Dope examines the genesis of doping in sports as well as in the world of doctors and trainers; drug testing and the battle to stay ahead of users; drug companies and big business; and the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as watchdog. Written by a former Olympian, an IOC official, and a passionate advocate of fair play in sports, this eye-opening book takes a candid look at testing standards and the future of doping and sports and the larger issue of how doping affects the public perception of athletes.

Buck Naked

Author: Jim Collyer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781466498235
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
Winner of the Professional Outdoor Media Associations POMA Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Outdoor Books 2014. BUCK NAKED- The Straight Dope on Trophy Whitetails- reveals the truths and shatters the myths about trophy hunting. BUCK NAKED explains what trophy hunting is, why you fall short of your expectations, and how you can avoid the mental lapses that prevent you from consistently harvesting HUGE BUCKS. The secrets to consistent success will surprise, even astonish you. If you have ever found yourself coming home empty handed, you will appreciate the consistent success you can attain when you begin hunting from a position of strength and knowledge. If your goal is to harvest trophy class Bucks on a regular basis, read this book. You will learn the secrets and the habits that will allow you to harvest the BUCK OF A LIFETIME this year and every year.

Straight Dope

Author: Tommy Swerdlow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951473372
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
STRAIGHT DOPE Bobby Zorn, a once successful screenwriter and recovering addict, gets a call from an ex-girlfriend. But she doesn't want to get back together, she wants him to find Kyle Strange, an old running partner of Bobby's. Kyle was with the ex's sister when she overdosed at a seedy L.A. motel. The ex claims she's trying to recover a family heirloom that was in her sister's bag, but what she's really after is something far more valuable. Can Bobby find Kyle before the pull of his old life takes him down, and what about his big pitch, a last gasp chance to get back the screenwriting career that drugs took away? Sharp, fast-paced, and deftly observant, STRAIGHT DOPE is 21st century noir straddling two L.A. worlds: The panic and desperation of addiction, and the even more desperate ambitions of Hollywood!

Saturn's Return to New York

Author: Sara Gran
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1569473056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
When Mary Forrest receives the gift of an astrological reading for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to be the harbinger of her life's imminent upheaval. But this is Mary's Saturn Return year, her twenty-ninth; the year that the planet Saturn returns to the exact spot it was in when she was born. According to astrology, the return of Saturn brings major life challenges that, if not met, will cycle back again 29 year later. While skeptical of the reading at first, Mary can't help but find some truth in it as her mother becomes seriously ill, her job in New York City is at a dead end, and memories of past relationships haunt her. To make it through the year, Mary must overcome intimacy and abandonment issues, resurrect her relationship with her ailing mother, and learn to trust the man she loves. A novel of flawed but believable characters, Sara Gran's debut, Saturn's Return to New York, is an introspective story of the relationships and setbacks that shape us.

Backwards

Author: Nanci L. Danison
Publisher: A.P. Lee & Company, Limited
ISBN: 9781934482391
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
The true story of a big firm attorney's death, afterlife, and return to human life that will astound you with its details about the purpose of life, what the afterlife is like, and how we can improve our human lives by using spiritual powers