Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Science

Textbook of Pollen Analysis

Tony Scales

Stanley S. Johnson

Craig M. Ashbrook

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Nature's Marvel in Stone

Presents the story of the Natural Tunnel in Scott County, Virginia. This work includes images and accounts that span from its geological beginnings to its role as a premier state park.

Natural Tunnel

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Brooke Noel Moore

Richard Parker

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Philosophy

Evaluating Claims and Arguments in Everyday Life

Critical Thinking

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The Mismeasure of Man

Bruce M. Hood

Why We Believe in the Unbelievable

The majority of the world's population is religious or believes in supernatural phenomena. In the United States, nine out of every ten adults believe in God, and a recent Gallup poll found that about three out of four Americans believe in some form of telepathy, déjà vu, ghosts, or past lives. Where does such supernatural thinking come from? Are we indoctrinated by our parents, churches, and media, or do such beliefs originate somewhere else? In SuperSense, award-winning cognitive scientist Bruce M. Hood reveals the science behind our beliefs in the supernatural. Superstitions are common. Many of us cross our fingers, knock on wood, step around black cats, and avoid walking under ladders. John McEnroe refused to step on the white lines of a tennis court between points. Wade Boggs insisted on eating a chicken dinner before every Boston Red Sox game. President Barack Obama played a game of basketball the morning of his victory in the Iowa primary and continued the tradition on every subsequent election day. Supernatural thinking includes loftier beliefs as well, such as the sentimental value we place on photos of loved ones, wedding rings, and teddy bears. It also includes spiritual beliefs and the hope for an afterlife. But in this modern, scientific age, why do we hold on to these behaviors and beliefs? It turns out that belief in things beyond what is rational or natural is common to humans and appears very early in childhood. In fact, according to Hood, this "super sense" is something we're born with to develop and is essential to the way we learn to understand the world. We couldn't live without it! Our minds are designed from the very start to think there are unseen patterns, forces, and essences inhabiting the world, and it is unlikely that any effort to get rid of supernatural beliefs, or the superstitious behaviors that accompany them, will be successful. These common beliefs and sacred values are essential in binding us together as a society because they help us to see ourselves connected to each other at a deeper level.

SuperSense

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Stuart A. Vyse

The Psychology of Superstition

An intriguing discussion--with a little watered-down theory thrown in--which explores the personality traits that make individuals receptive to superstition, as well as the ways superstitious beliefs can determine actions. No mind-numbing conclusions are drawn-- apparently actors, athletes, gamblers, miners, sailers, and college exam takers are most superstitious (who knew?). The most valuable aspect of the work is its accessible, non-judgemental argument/plea for rational thinking and a critical reassessment of the paranormal. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Believing in Magic

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Chris Mooney

Sheril Kirshenbaum

How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future

Journalist and bestselling author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer an impassioned polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse.

Unscientific America

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Nandor Fodor

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

On the Trail of the Poltergeist

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Eric A. Johnson

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Gestapo, Jews and Ordinary Germans

Johnson's exhaustive new history tackles terror, the central aspect of the Nazi dictatorship, focusing on the role of the society in making this tactic work, and delving deeply into the how and why of this horrendous regime. Illustrations.

The Nazi Terror

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Roy Roberg

Kenneth Novak

Gary Cordner

packaged with the text, and an Instructor's Manual is also available." --Book Jacket.

Police and Society

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Bill Yenne

Six Days That Changed the Course of World War II

In just six days, the United States Strategic Air Forces changed the course of military offense in World War II. During those six days, they launched the largest bombing campaign of the war, dropping roughly ten thousand tons of bombs in a rain of destruction that would take the skies back from the Nazis . . . The Allies knew that if they were to invade Hitler’s Fortress Europe, they would have to wrest air superiority from the mighty Luftwaffe. The plan of the Unites States Strategic Air Forces was extremely risky. During the week of February 20, 1944—and joined by the RAF Bomber Command—the USAAF Eighth and Fifteenth Air Force bombers took on this vital mission. They ran the gauntlet of the most heavily defended air space in the world to deal a death blow to Germany’s aircraft industry and made them pay with the planes already in the air. In the coming months, this Big Week would prove a deciding factor in the war. Both sides were dealt losses, but whereas the Allies could recover, damage to the Luftwaffe was irreparable. Thus, Big Week became one of the most important episodes of World War II and, coincidentally, one of the most overlooked—until now.

Big Week

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Frank Harris

Percy Ward

George McCready Price

Joseph McCabe

This collection contains three debates--all on issues that are still current and hotly argued. Includes Frank Harris versus Percy Ward: "Has Life Any Meaning?"; George McCready Price versus Joseph McCabe: "Is Evolution True?"; and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle versus Joseph McCabe: "Debate on Spiritualism".

Debates on the Meaning of Life, Evolution and Spiritualism

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J. Douglas Kenyon

A Guide for the Truly Attentive

In this downloadable ebook version: EMP WARS Are the Exotic Weapons of the Future Already Here? BY STEVEN SORA CLUES TO THE GREAT CATASTROPHE The Author of 'Atlantis in the Caribbean' Searches for the Truth of the Younger Dryas BY ANDREW COLLINS CHALLENGING EINSTEIN Does Special Relativity Explain Anything? BY STEPHEN ROBBINS, Ph.D. SEARCHING FOR THE MAN CALLED NOAH What Can 'Ark'-aeology Reveal About Him? BY SUSAN MARTINEZ, Ph.D. KHUFU PAPYRI UNVEILED Can the 'Oldest Papyrus' Give Us the True Age of the Great Pyramid or Not? BY ROBERT M. SCHOCH, Ph.D. ALTERNATIVE NEWS INDUS CIVILIZATION NOT PRIMITIVE EARLIEST AMERICANS NOT SIBERIAN EASTER ISLAND NOT WARLIKE IS THIS PALEOLITHIC ALUMINUM? CAN WE READ THE UNREADABLE? CRYING 'WOLF' AND THE POLAR BEAR CLIMATE CHANGE BLAMED ON A 'WOBBLING EARTH' BUMBLE BEE 'BRAIN' BEDAZZLES TO INFINITY AND BEYOND ...BUT DON'T FEED THE ALIENS ANCIENT TALES & SHIFTING POLES What Really Happened at the End of the Ice Age? BY SCOTT CREIGHTON AN ENGINEER VISITS NOAH'S ARK Would the Biblical Specifications Actually Work? BY ARLAN ANDREWS, SR., SC.D., P.E. THE VERY ODD CASE OF THE MICHIGAN RELICS Who Are you Going to Trust? BY FRANK JOSEPH BODY ART Tattooing Has Been with Us from the Beginning, Apparently BY RITA LOUISE, Ph.D. THE SPACEMAN HYPOTHESIS What Does the Evidence Show? BY WILLIAM B. STOECKER HAMLET'S MILL & THE WHEEL OF HEAVEN BY JULIE LOAR PUBLISHER'S LETTER FIGHTING THE FORCES OF EVIL BY J. DOUGLAS KENYON BEAM ME UP SCOTTY! Researchers Teleport Particle Four Miles What if you could behave like the crew on the Starship Enterprise and teleport yourself home or anywhere else in the world? Michael A. Cremo p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} AT THE WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONGRESS IN KYOTO

Unseen Forces

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Reclaiming Our Inner Connection

"Every soul has an unconscious knowledge of the ultimate truth of things, a premise long taught by all great spiritual teachers, East and West, regularly experienced by those who follow the spiritual path. In the quest to help reestablish that universal connection, editor J. Douglas Kenyon has culled from the pages of Atlantis rising magazine this compilation of concise and well-illustrated articles by world-class researchers and theoreticians."--Back cover.

Lost Powers

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Exploring the Boundaries of the Possible

Inside this ebook edition: ANCIENT MYSTERIES BURYING EGYPT'S TRUE HISTORY Who Is Following the Evidence and Who is Not? By Scott Creighton OAK ISLAND & THE MASONS By Steven Sora BUCKY'S LEGACY Why R. Buckminster Fuller's Great Vision for "Spaceship Earth" Lives On TECHNOLOGIES OF THE ANIMALS Could Morphic Resonance Solve the Mystery? ANCIENT FIRE AND LIGHTNING Could Solar Outbursts Once Have Scorched the Giza Plateau? SHINING CITY ON A HILL Was America What Francis Bacon Had in Mind? ANCIENT MYSTERIES IN MID-AMERICA Strange History Is Everywhere If You Know Where to Look THE REDEMPTION OF ROYAL RAYMOND RIFE Could the Long-Delayed Era of Electromagnetic Healthcare Be Re-Emerging? QUEST FOR THE LIFE FORCE Has Science Found It and Then Ignored It? SECRETS IN YOUR HAND Could Science Be Catching Up with Ancient Wisdom? PUBLISHER'S LETTER SCIENCE AND THE FORGERY FACTOR DISSENTING OPINION 3D PROOF OF STONE CIRCLE ALIGNMENTS THE FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGIST RESPONDING TO A CRITIC IN RUSSIA ASTROLOGY JUPITER IN LIBRA

Secret Knowledge

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Challenging the Consensus

Considered by many to be the magazine of record for ancient mysteries, future science, and unexplained anomalies, Atlantis Rising® provides some of the most astounding reading to be found anywhere. This is a book for those who want more: those who go against the grain of "accepted" history, who dare to doubt the truth of the truth makers. For hundreds of years, human lore's legacy has been passed down without question. But there are missing connections, giant question marks, and links that cannot be ignored. What if Columbus didn't discover America? What if Egyptians visited the Grand Canyon? What if Jesus and Horus were one and the same? What if history was much more colorful than the accepted black and white? There are those who would shun such questions or choose to be colorblind in a potentially more colorful world. But for those in search of missing connections, we offer this collection of 33 essays by the most educated critical thinkers of our time. Missing Connections promotes awareness of the many hues that fill the world, some of which may be hard to see unless they are properly pointed out. Editor J. Douglas Kenyon has culled from the pages of Atlantis Rising® magazine this compilation of concise and well-illustrated articles by world-class researchers and theoreticians like Frank Joseph, Steven Sora, Philip Coppens, Robert M. Schoch, William Stoecker, John Kettler, and many others, who offer thought-provoking insights into a world that is much more colorful than we ever imagined.

Missing Connections

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Philip J. Klass

The Public Deceived

For much too long, the public has been misled by half-truths, by cover-ups, and by outright falsehoods . . . It is time to talk sense to the public about Unidentified Flying Objects, writes Philip J. Klass in UFOs: The Public Deceived.

UFOs

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James Greene

The Ghostbusters Saga

"Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines." So spake Roger Ebert in his review of Ghostbusters, the 1984 blockbuster that combined our paranormal fears and fascination with some of the sharpest comic minds of the day. Ghostbusters instantly resonated with audiences thanks to eye-popping special effects and crackling wit; to date, it remains the highest grossing horror comedy of all time. The film spawned an Emmy-nominated Saturday morning cartoon, a tent pole 1989 sequel, a contentious 2016 reboot, legions of merchandise, and one of the most dedicated fan bases in history. Ghostbusters also elevated its players to superstardom, something a few cast members found more daunting than the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Now, for the first time, the entire history of the slime-soaked franchise is told in A Convenient Parallel Dimension: The Ghostbusters Saga 1975-2020. The cohesion of talent during the mid-'70s comedy revolution, the seat-of-their-pants creation of the first Ghostbusters, the explosive success that seemed to mandate a franchise, the five year struggle to make Ghostbusters II, the 31 year struggle to make Ghostbusters III -- it's all here, with incredible attention to detail. Thoroughly researched and engaging, A Convenient Parallel Dimension smashes long-held myths and half truths about the dynamics behind this cultural juggernaut and presents the real story, down to the last drop of ectoplasm.

A Convenient Parallel Dimension

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Kendrick Frazier

The Roswell Incident, Alien Abductions and Government Coverups

The UFO Invasion

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Lowell Dingus

Timothy Rowe

Dingus/Rowe Dingus

Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds

Two crackerjack paleontologists take readers on a brisk tour of the leading theories about the dinosaurs' disappearance. An epic tale of beautiful and terrible beasts and explosions that block out the sun, "The Mistaken Extinction" is a 65-million-year-old evolutionary murder mystery with a fascination that has yet to die out. 300 illustrations.

Mistaken Extinction

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Both volumes. Softcover. Incredible illustrations. A classic in paleoart. 

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Dinosaurs Past and Present Vol 1&2

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Beautifully illustrated. Fun coffee table book. Great for kids. 

The Science of Visual Perception

This intriguing collection contains more than 275 optical illusions that appear to change before your eyes. Al Seckel carefully selected both well-known images, such as Shepard's tabletop, Wade's spiral, Ames room and Rubin's face/vase, and many lesser-known, but no less effective, illusions.

Every type of optical illusion is here, along with notes about the science of each visual perception and how the illusions work. Among the baffling images and shapes are:

 * Figure/ground illusions, in which one shape switches into another then back again
 * Ambiguous figures
 * Impossible objects
 * Trompe l'oeil
 * Stereo illusions.

With illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and a huge variety of themes and effects, Optical Illusions dazzles both the mind and the eye.

Optical Illusions

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3rd ed

"Applied Hydrogeology, Third Edition gives students a balanced examination of how each facet of hydrogeology is related to other geologic fields. Suitable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses, it offers a complete treatment of the elements of physical hydrology and the basic concepts of chemical and contaminant hydrogeology. The text stresses the application of mathematics to problem solving rather than derivation of theory, and numerous case studies cultivate student understanding of the occurrence and movement of ground water in a variety of geologic settings." "Well-developed case studies clearly illustrate key concepts, and thorough appendices include tables covering various functions, unit conversions, and additional data for solving well hydraulics, water chemistry, and contaminant transport problems. This edition includes additional problems, a new discussion of the methods of problem solving using dimensional analysis, updated coverage of significant digits, a new section examining the work and responsibilities of field hydrologists, and the accompanying disk containing student versions of software used by ground-water professionals."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Applied Hydrogeology

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National Academies Press about museums, zoos, and other informal science programs. 

People, Places, and Pursuits

Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes informal science, its promise, and effects is informed by a range of disciplines and perspectives, including field-based research, visitor studies, and psychological and anthropological studies of learning.

Learning Science in Informal Environments draws together disparate literatures, synthesizes the state of knowledge, and articulates a common framework for the next generation of research on learning science in informal environments across a life span. Contributors include recognized experts in a range of disciplines--research and evaluation, exhibit designers, program developers, and educators. They also have experience in a range of settings--museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, aquariums, zoos, state parks, and botanical gardens.

Learning Science in Informal Environments is an invaluable guide for program and exhibit designers, evaluators, staff of science-rich informal learning institutions and community-based organizations, scientists interested in educational outreach, federal science agency education staff, and K-12 science educators.

Learning Science in Informal Environments

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Textbook of Pollen Analysis

Tony Scales; Stanley S. Johnson; Craig M. Ashbrook

Natural Tunnel

Brooke Noel Moore; Richard Parker

Critical Thinking

Stephen Jay Gould

The Mismeasure of Man

Bruce M. Hood

SuperSense

Stuart A. Vyse

Believing in Magic

Chris Mooney; Sheril Kirshenbaum

Unscientific America

Nandor Fodor

On the Trail of the Poltergeist

Eric A. Johnson

The Nazi Terror

Roy Roberg; Kenneth Novak; Gary Cordner

Police and Society

Bill Yenne

Big Week

Frank Harris; Percy Ward; George McCready Price; Joseph McCabe

Debates on the Meaning of Life, Evolution and Spiritualism

J. Douglas Kenyon

Unseen Forces

J. Douglas Kenyon

Lost Powers

J. Douglas Kenyon

Secret Knowledge

J. Douglas Kenyon

Missing Connections

Philip J. Klass

UFOs

James Greene

A Convenient Parallel Dimension

Kendrick Frazier

The UFO Invasion

Lowell Dingus; Timothy Rowe; Dingus/Rowe Dingus

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Sylvia J. Czerkas (Editor); Everett C. Olson (Editor); John M. Harris (Introduction by)

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Al Seckel

Optical Illusions

Charles W. Fetter

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