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The WEIRDest People in the World

Author : Joseph Henrich
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374710457
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Odd People

Author : Captain Mayne Reid
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732678873
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Odd People written by Captain Mayne Reid and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Odd People by Captain Mayne Reid

Odd People

Author : Mayne Reid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
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Download or read book Odd People written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Why People Believe Weird Things

Author : Michael Shermer
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1429996765
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Why People Believe Weird Things written by Michael Shermer and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel 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.

True Stories of Strange Events and Odd People

Author : Lawrence S. Bartell
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491720212
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book True Stories of Strange Events and Odd People written by Lawrence S. Bartell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Bartell experienced many strange events over the course of his long life, at least partly because he deliberately strayed far from the beaten path in science. While it might not have been the most efficient way to gain a reputation in his field, it was more fun. In his memoir, he presents a collection of entertaining, sometimes bizarre stories collected over a lifetime. Bartell chronicles a wide variety of experiences, such as his predisposition to indulge in childhood pranks, his arrest as a possible Russian spy, his work on the Manhattan Project, his entry into the Guinness Book of Records, his stint in the US Navy during wartime, and his appointment as visiting professor in Moscow during the height of the Cold War. As he recalls the curious and often bizarre true stories he acquired over a lifetime, it soon becomes evident that scientists are just as human as anyone else and that beer really can play an important role in preparing one for a PhD thesis. True Stories of Strange Events and Odd People shares details from a scientist's one-of-a-kind journey through life as he observes the world around him, tests his theories, and learns valuable life lessons.

Fashionable fictions. My last tour. Russian police and English prisons. Odd people. Magpie castle. A trip over London. Practical jokes. Ditton. The planter's birthday

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Author : Theodore Edward Hook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book Fashionable fictions. My last tour. Russian police and English prisons. Odd people. Magpie castle. A trip over London. Practical jokes. Ditton. The planter's birthday written by Theodore Edward Hook and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Odd People. Being a popular description of singular Races of Men. With illustrations

Author : Mayne Reid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Odd People. Being a popular description of singular Races of Men. With illustrations written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The man-eaters and other odd people : A popular description of singular races of man

Author : Mayne Reid
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The man-eaters and other odd people : A popular description of singular races of man written by Mayne Reid and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The man-eaters and other odd people : A popular description of singular races of man" by Mayne Reid. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Dodge's Elementary Geography

Author : Richard Elwood Dodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodge's Elementary Geography written by Richard Elwood Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The St. Louis Exposition

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The St. Louis Exposition written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of photos from the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis, Mo. also referred to as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

The People's Condensed Library

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The People's Condensed Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Odd people in odd places; or, The great residuum

Author : James Greenwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Odd people in odd places; or, The great residuum written by James Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The War of the Sexes

Author : Paul Seabright
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691159726
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The War of the Sexes written by Paul Seabright and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-13 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How our stone-age brains made modern society, and why it matters for relationships between men and women As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achieve greater harmony and equality between the sexes? In The War of the Sexes, Paul Seabright argues that there is—but first we must understand how the tension between conflict and cooperation developed in our remote evolutionary past, how it shaped the modern world, and how it still holds us back, both at home and at work. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, Seabright shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. The evolutionary niche—the long dependent childhood—carved out by our ancestors requires the highest level of cooperative talent. But it also gives couples more to fight about. Men and women became experts at influencing one another to achieve their cooperative ends, but also became trapped in strategies of manipulation and deception in pursuit of sex and partnership. In early societies, economic conditions moved the balance of power in favor of men, as they cornered scarce resources for use in the sexual bargain. Today, conditions have changed beyond recognition, yet inequalities between men and women persist, as the brains, talents, and preferences we inherited from our ancestors struggle to deal with the unpredictable forces unleashed by the modern information economy. Men and women today have an unprecedented opportunity to achieve equal power and respect. But we need to understand the mixed inheritance of conflict and cooperation left to us by our primate ancestors if we are finally to escape their legacy.

Animals Are People Too

Author : Odd Dot
Publisher : Odd Dot
ISBN 13 : 9781250318633
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Animals Are People Too written by Odd Dot and published by Odd Dot. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Wonderful World of Odd

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1607104644
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Wonderful World of Odd written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best of the weirdest news, facts, and fun from all over the world! Where else could you learn about a woman who broke her legs flying a pig, a student who got credit for dressing like a lobster, and a man who patented a method for determining the sex of a spinach plant? Uncle John rules the world of bizarre information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained. Read all about . . . ·The world’s longest ear hair ·A girl raised by dogs ·Celebrity death conspiracies ·Goblins, the horny horse man, Yowie, and other strange creatures . . . and much more!

Picturesque Hampden

Author : Charles Forbes Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Picturesque Hampden written by Charles Forbes Warner and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

When Things Seem Odd

Author : Michael Joseph Legare
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 146027752X
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book When Things Seem Odd written by Michael Joseph Legare and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you will discover by reading this book, the term "stranger danger" is not only misleading to children, it actually does more harm than good. By the constant reminder that a child encounters by media, adults and television programs about never talking to strangers, children are often left confused and powerless of how to deal with the many strangers they come across on a day to day bases. Secondly, this book aims to teach children to become aware of their instincts (feelings of uneasiness, suspicion or otherwise their apprehension) when it is appropriate and important to do so and when it comes to people and situations they encounter as they go about their lives. Not just people of whom they do not know (strangers), but also of people of whom they may already know. Finally, this book is in two parts: The first part are the three short stories of Polly, a fictional character, that describes in detail certain dilemmas she encounters when she becomes lost, first at a grocery store, next at the fair and then in the third story, the close encounter she experiences of nearly being abducted by a stranger. The stories go into detail about the positive aspects that Polly took each time to protect herself in each case scenario. The encounters are based on a realistic chain of circumstances. The second part of this book is aimed towards parents to look at self-protection strategies suggested by some of the world's most prestigious experts on the subject of child safety and the criminal mind.