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Author: Claudia De Lys
Publisher: Castle Books
Published: 2006-02
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780785820826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the origins of superstitions that grew out of folklore and legends, including animals, plants, water, dreams, numbers, and wedding rituals.
Author: Claudia de Lys
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780517694244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRice at a wedding? Dropped fingernails? Here's the ultimate compendium on superstitions and odd beliefs from ancient times to the present, the world over. Covers birds, human hair, snakes, water, dreams, disease, luck, curses, and lots more.
Author: Kerry Madden
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780670061549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn late 1963, with her family in financial straits, twelve-year-old Olivia runs away to Nashville to sell some of her songs.
Author: Christopher Cooper
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009-11
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781402768316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a fun, new format, this worldwide compendium features the most way-out superstitions from the backwoods of the Ozarks to the foothills of Kilimanjaro, with explanations on how many of these beliefs developed. Every culture has its own strange beliefs, quirky omens, and baffling maxims. A good many of them are collected in this attractive book, along with interpretations and fascinating background. Find out about Iceland’s dreaded Christmas Cat; why Filipinos dress in polka dots on New Year’s Day; which numbers the Koreans abh∨ and lots more.
Author: William John Fielding
Publisher:
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780598816580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ford Lumban Gaol
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2018-05-20
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 1351372696
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIssues and Trends in Interdisciplinary Behavior and Social Science contains papers presented at the 6th International Congress on Interdisciplinary Behavior and Social Science 2017 (ICIBSoS 2017), held 16—17 December 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The contributions cover every discipline in all fields of social science, and discuss many current trends and issues being faced by 21st century society especially in Southeast Asia. Topics include literature, family culture studies, behavior studies, psychology and human development, religion and values, religious coping, social issues such as urban poverty and juvenile crisis, driving behavior, well-being of women, career women, career performance, job stress, happiness, social adjustment, quality of life among patients, the cosmetics business, etc. The issues are discussed using scientific quantitative or qualitative methods from different academic viewpoints.
Author: Adam Selzer
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2015-08-08
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0738745146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbraham Lincoln is one of the most haunted—and haunting—presidents in US history. Sightings of Lincoln’s ghost, as well as the ghost of his assassin, have been reported for more than 150 years. Visited by eerie premonitions, morbid dreams, and unusual events that seem too bizarre to be coincidence, Lincoln has become the source of dozens of myths and paranormal mysteries. Investigating everything from obscure séance transcripts and nearly forgotten newspaper articles to the most peculiar paranormal claims, Ghosts of Lincoln digs deep into the annals of history and reveals the fascinating true stories behind the tales, rumors, and lore. Praise: "A fascinating read."—NEXUS Magazine
Author: Joe Goldblatt
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-10-04
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 047044987X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book chronicles and champions the development, changes, and challenges faced by the global celebrations industry for event planners. New interviews are included with experienced event leaders to give a better understanding of the field. New chapters are included on green events, corporate social responsibility, and theoretical case studies. Event measurement, evaluation, and assessment topics are integrated throughout a number of the chapters. Over 200 new Web resources and appendices show how to save money, time, and improve the overall quality of an event. Event planners will also learn how technology may be harnessed to help them improve their events’ financial, quality, environmental and other strategic outcomes.
Author: Sophie Stirling
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Published: 2020-05-19
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1642502022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuckle up for a very odd ride through history with entertaining trivia about the odd things humans have done . . . This book is packed with fun facts about: Quirky inventions: Everyone knows about mousetraps, but did you know they were originally inspired by burglar alarms? Bizarre beauty and fashion fads: Discover wooden bathing suits, breast enhancers in the shape of toilet plungers, and death-inducing cosmetics. Strange superstitions and folklore: Do you know about the centuries-old Banana Curse, the origin of the Tooth Fairy, or our weird obsession with shoes? Covering these and other subjects from very odd jobs to gross medical cures, this collection of our species’ accomplishments is likely to leave you wondering, We did that?
Author: Roberte Hamayon
Publisher: Hau
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780986132568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlay is one of humanity's straightforward yet deceitful ideas: though the notion is unanimously agreed upon to be universal, used for man and animal alike, nothing defines what all its manifestations share, from childish playtime to on stage drama, from sporting events to market speculation. Within the author's anthropological field of work (Mongolia and Siberia), playing holds a core position: national holidays are called "Games," echoing in that way the circus games in Ancient Rome and today's Olympics. These games convey ethical values and local identity. Roberte Hamayon bases her analysis of the playing spectrum on their scrutiny. Starting from fighting and dancing, encompassing learning, interaction, emotion and strategy, this study heads towards luck and belief as well as the ambiguity of the relation to fiction and reality. It closes by indicating two features of play: its margin and its metaphorical structure. Ultimately revealing its consistency and coherence, the author displays play as a modality of action of its own. "Playing is no 'doing' in the ordinary sense" once wrote Johan Huizinga. Isn't playing doing something else, elswhere and otherwise ?
