Author: Warren Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1035998769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The small Caribbean nation of Baqia becomes a major international player when a local doctor develops a new weapon with terrifying implications. General Corazon, Baqia’s greedy dictator and local cult leader, now controls a weapon deadlier than any known to man. The Mung Machine’s monumental killing capacity has all the major superpowers scrambling, as General Corazon is ready to sell to the highest bidder. The Chinese, the Russians and the CIA all vie for control of the Mung Machine. At the same time, top-secret government agency CURE’s very own deadly weapons, Remo and Chiun, make their way to Baqia where, to their horror, they discover nuclear warheads aimed at the United States. The mad dictator Corazon must be stopped, but has the Destroyer finally met his match? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Voodoo Die
Author: Warren Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1035998769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The small Caribbean nation of Baqia becomes a major international player when a local doctor develops a new weapon with terrifying implications. General Corazon, Baqia’s greedy dictator and local cult leader, now controls a weapon deadlier than any known to man. The Mung Machine’s monumental killing capacity has all the major superpowers scrambling, as General Corazon is ready to sell to the highest bidder. The Chinese, the Russians and the CIA all vie for control of the Mung Machine. At the same time, top-secret government agency CURE’s very own deadly weapons, Remo and Chiun, make their way to Baqia where, to their horror, they discover nuclear warheads aimed at the United States. The mad dictator Corazon must be stopped, but has the Destroyer finally met his match? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1035998769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The small Caribbean nation of Baqia becomes a major international player when a local doctor develops a new weapon with terrifying implications. General Corazon, Baqia’s greedy dictator and local cult leader, now controls a weapon deadlier than any known to man. The Mung Machine’s monumental killing capacity has all the major superpowers scrambling, as General Corazon is ready to sell to the highest bidder. The Chinese, the Russians and the CIA all vie for control of the Mung Machine. At the same time, top-secret government agency CURE’s very own deadly weapons, Remo and Chiun, make their way to Baqia where, to their horror, they discover nuclear warheads aimed at the United States. The mad dictator Corazon must be stopped, but has the Destroyer finally met his match? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
The Geography of Madness
Author: Frank Bures
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612193730
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Why do some men become convinced—despite what doctors tell them—that their penises have, simply, disappeared. Why do people across the world become convinced that they are cursed to die on a particular date—and then do? Why do people in Malaysia suddenly “run amok”? In The Geography of Madness, acclaimed magazine writer Frank Bures investigates these and other “culture-bound” syndromes, tracing each seemingly baffling phenomenon to its source. It’s a fascinating, and at times rollicking, adventure that takes the reader around the world and deep into the oddities of the human psyche. What Bures uncovers along the way is a poignant and stirring story of the persistence of belief, fear, and hope.
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612193730
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Why do some men become convinced—despite what doctors tell them—that their penises have, simply, disappeared. Why do people across the world become convinced that they are cursed to die on a particular date—and then do? Why do people in Malaysia suddenly “run amok”? In The Geography of Madness, acclaimed magazine writer Frank Bures investigates these and other “culture-bound” syndromes, tracing each seemingly baffling phenomenon to its source. It’s a fascinating, and at times rollicking, adventure that takes the reader around the world and deep into the oddities of the human psyche. What Bures uncovers along the way is a poignant and stirring story of the persistence of belief, fear, and hope.
What Are the Chances?
Author: Bart K. Holland
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801869419
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Roulette wheels and the plague -- Surely something's wrong with you -- The life table : you can bet on it! -- The rarest events -- The waiting game -- Stockbrokers and climate change.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801869419
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Roulette wheels and the plague -- Surely something's wrong with you -- The life table : you can bet on it! -- The rarest events -- The waiting game -- Stockbrokers and climate change.
"Voodoo" Death
Author: Walter Bradford Cannon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vodou
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Use of black magic; bone-pointing - Mona Mona Mission (information from Dr. S.M. Lambert); north-central Queensland (Roth); death from psychic influences - Central Australia (J.B. Cleland); bone pointing cases quoted from Basedow and Warner; comparison with other races.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vodou
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Use of black magic; bone-pointing - Mona Mona Mission (information from Dr. S.M. Lambert); north-central Queensland (Roth); death from psychic influences - Central Australia (J.B. Cleland); bone pointing cases quoted from Basedow and Warner; comparison with other races.
Vodoo
Author: Hans Peter Oswald
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3837059049
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Der Vodoo zieht Ethnologen, Theologen und Esoteriker gleichermassen in seinen Bann
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3837059049
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Der Vodoo zieht Ethnologen, Theologen und Esoteriker gleichermassen in seinen Bann
Age of Voodoo
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
The Meaning of Anxiety
Author: Rollo May
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039324962X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this revised edition of his classic work—the first modern book on anxiety following Freud and Kierkegaard—psychologist Rollo May brings order and lucidity to the subject of anxiety. Rollo May challenges the idea that "mental health is living without anxiety," believing it is essential to being human. He explores how it can relieve boredom, sharpen sensibilities, and produce the tension necessary to preserve human existence. May sees a link extending from anxiety to intelligence, creativity, and originality, and guides the reader away from destructive ways to positive ways of dealing with anxiety. He convincingly proposes that anxiety can impel personal change, as it is only by confronting and coping with it that self-realization can occur.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039324962X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this revised edition of his classic work—the first modern book on anxiety following Freud and Kierkegaard—psychologist Rollo May brings order and lucidity to the subject of anxiety. Rollo May challenges the idea that "mental health is living without anxiety," believing it is essential to being human. He explores how it can relieve boredom, sharpen sensibilities, and produce the tension necessary to preserve human existence. May sees a link extending from anxiety to intelligence, creativity, and originality, and guides the reader away from destructive ways to positive ways of dealing with anxiety. He convincingly proposes that anxiety can impel personal change, as it is only by confronting and coping with it that self-realization can occur.
The Politics of Healing
Author: Robert D. Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135953902
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From grocery store to doctor's office, alternative medicine is everywhere. A recent survey found that more than two in five Americans uses some form of alternative medicine. The Politics of Healing brings together top scholars in the fields of American history, history of medicine, anthropology, sociology, and politics to counter the view that alternative medical therapies fell into disrepute in the decades after physicians established their institutional authority during the Progressive Era. From homeopathy to Navajo healing, this volume explores a variety of alternative therapies and political movements that have set the terms of debate over North American healing methods.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135953902
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From grocery store to doctor's office, alternative medicine is everywhere. A recent survey found that more than two in five Americans uses some form of alternative medicine. The Politics of Healing brings together top scholars in the fields of American history, history of medicine, anthropology, sociology, and politics to counter the view that alternative medical therapies fell into disrepute in the decades after physicians established their institutional authority during the Progressive Era. From homeopathy to Navajo healing, this volume explores a variety of alternative therapies and political movements that have set the terms of debate over North American healing methods.
The Primitive Mind and Modern Man
Author: John Alan Cohan
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN: 1608050874
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book is in the field of trans-cultural psychology, and is intended for college courses in anthropology and psychology, and general readership. the book focuses on intriguing facts about primitive cultures around the world, and provides insights into living traditions and different world views. a principal theme of the book is that we can gain a better understanding of ourselves by a "detour" to other cultures. the book shows how modern ways of thinking are parallel to those of primitive cultures, and engages readers to become more aware of who they are. As shown throughout the book, there is not, after all, a very wide gulf between primitive and modern cultures. the book covers many topics including animism, shamanism, totemism, hunting and cultivation rituals, altered states of consciousness, envy and the evil eye, how people deal with conflicts, potlatches, cargo cults, how people satisfy the need for social approval, culture-bound syndromes, folk medicine, treatment of women, raising of children, nomadic peoples, treatment of the dead, and other topics.
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN: 1608050874
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book is in the field of trans-cultural psychology, and is intended for college courses in anthropology and psychology, and general readership. the book focuses on intriguing facts about primitive cultures around the world, and provides insights into living traditions and different world views. a principal theme of the book is that we can gain a better understanding of ourselves by a "detour" to other cultures. the book shows how modern ways of thinking are parallel to those of primitive cultures, and engages readers to become more aware of who they are. As shown throughout the book, there is not, after all, a very wide gulf between primitive and modern cultures. the book covers many topics including animism, shamanism, totemism, hunting and cultivation rituals, altered states of consciousness, envy and the evil eye, how people deal with conflicts, potlatches, cargo cults, how people satisfy the need for social approval, culture-bound syndromes, folk medicine, treatment of women, raising of children, nomadic peoples, treatment of the dead, and other topics.
Live and Let Die
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Live and Let Die" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Live and Let Die" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.