An edition of Deceived wisdom (2012)

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why what you thought was right is wrong

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An edition of Deceived wisdom (2012)

Deceived wisdom

why what you thought was right is wrong

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Accessible, clear, and humorous, Deceived Wisdom answers questions people have pondered over for a lifetime, such as: Have you ever been informed that what you need to cool down is a nice cup of tea? And are you bored of being told that you have to let that red wine breathe first to improve its taste? Deceived Wisdom answers these questions and many more. Organized into easy-to-read, standalone sections, this book looks at the facts people think they know and examines why they don't know them at all. David Bradley's clear and witty writing examines the science behind the statements to reveal the truth behind many popular myths.

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Language
English
Pages
166

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Table of Contents

Can a cup of tea help you break the law?
Cracking passwords
A different kind of snow
Snack-sized dietary deceptions
The big cheese and one small step
Food fads and fertility
A miscellany of misconceptions
It's brainy cats and dogs
Infernal combustion and the mobile phone
Physics falsehoods
Addicted to addiction
The three Rs of sustainability : reduce, reuse, recycle
Theory under pressure skates on thin ice
Multitasking men
Dozy deceptions
The most embarrassing sting
Seconds of snack-sized dietary deceptions
Charming modern-day alchemy
Highly strung
A quick warm-up on fitness foolishness
Does size matter?
Indigo
Health hokum
Only dedicated practice makes perfect
Sweetener for my sweet
Another miscellany of misconceptions
Six degrees
Round 2 of fitness foolishness
Red, red wine
The moon's not a balloon
Facts and non-fiction
Goal!
The hangover cure fail
Yet another mixed bag of falsities
A deathly deception
A final round of factitiousness.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
500
Library of Congress
Q162 .B72 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
166 p.
Number of pages
166

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27145213M
Internet Archive
deceivedwisdomwh0000brad
ISBN 10
1908739347
ISBN 13
9781908739346
OCLC/WorldCat
805020717

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19964995W

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