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Myth Information: More Than 590 Popular Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Misbeliefs Explained! [Paperback]

J. Allen Varasdi (Author)
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September 29, 1996 0345410491 978-0345410498
It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you've been myth-informed -- by legend, by history... even by your mother! The truth is ...
-- Milk chocolate may actually help prevent tooth decay!
-- If you "eat like a bird," you may eat up to one-half your body weight every single day!
-- The largest city in America is not New York or Los Angeles -- it's Jacksonville, Florida!

Now you can face the facts -- on everything from aphrodisiacs to zip codes -- in this alphabetically arranged collection of more than 590 fabulous fallacies and memorable misconceptions. You won't know what you're missing until mastered Myth Information.

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It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you've been myth-informed -- by legend, by history... even by your mother! The truth is ...
-- Milk chocolate may actually help prevent tooth decay!
-- If you "eat like a bird," you may eat up to one-half your body weight every single day!
-- The largest city in America is not New York or Los Angeles -- it's Jacksonville, Florida!

Now you can face the facts -- on everything from aphrodisiacs to zip codes -- in this alphabetically arranged collection of more than 590 fabulous fallacies and memorable misconceptions. You won't know what you're missing until mastered Myth Information.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 29, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345410491
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345410498
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book to get you to rethink what you know!, September 1, 1999
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This review is from: Myth Information: More Than 590 Popular Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Misbeliefs Explained! (Paperback)
An excellent book to get you to start using some critical thinking skills. The author points out that what we think is so often is not. He did however pass on a myth that is not correct. He passed on the myth of glass being a liquid, when it isn't. Glass is an amorphous solid and not a liquid. It's crystalline structure clearly places as a solid and not a liquid. (Read S.R. Elliott's book, Amorphous Solids, An Introduction)This is but one source among many that will confirm this. I dare say that Mr. Varasdi confirms his own point! All in all a book well worth reading.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good information..., February 4, 2002
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...but not enough references. Telling someone *how* you find information is just as important as telling them what the information is.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book that explodes commonly held myths., July 7, 1998
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It's amazing how easily we accept as fact the many myths that pervade our culture. Varasdi explodes so many of these myths, and so convincingly, that he makes you wonder about other things "everyone" knows is "true." A great read, and a great book to read with others, so you can share your thoughts.
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Everyone knows that hemophiliacs bleed to death, piranhas are a dangerous, man-eating fish, the Boston Tea Party resulted from higher taxes on British tea, and teenagers have the highest rate of suicide. Read the first page
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