The 100 Most Outrageous Hoaxes and Mistakes

The 100 Most Outrageous Hoaxes and Mistakes
Author: Susan Elkin
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502633191

Scientific breakthroughs are often regarded with suspicion, especially those that diverge substantially from established theories. New ideas are tested by scientists around the world to ensure that they hold up to scrutiny. This book takes a look at the instances when, despite these precautions, the scientific community got it wrong. The book includes the most infamous cases of fraud and famous mistakes that initially had scientists fooled.

Most Outrageous

Most Outrageous
Author: Bob Levin
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2008-05-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1560979194

In May 1989, Dwaine Tinsley stood at the summit of an unlikely career. The product of a broken, trailer-trash marriage, he was a high school dropout who had decided to become a professional cartoonist while serving a six-year sentence in a Maryland prison for burglary. As cartoon editor for Larry Flynt's notorious Hustler magazine, he had assembled a staff of pen-and-Wite-Out-wielding Lenny Bruces whose unprecedentedly offensive socio-sexual cartoons had spearheaded that publication's fight against the forces of censorship and repression that sought to overthrow the political and cultural gains of the 1960s. His primary personal contribution―spawned amidst a national hysteria that saw a plague of child sexual abuse arising everywhere from pre-school staffs to satanic sects―was "Chester the Molester," a hulking middle-aged man who craved pre-pubescent girls. And then Tinsley's teenage daughter accused him of sexually violating her over the course of five years. And the prosecution in his ensuing criminal trial cast several storage boxes full of his cartoons against him. Most Outrageous is the story of the trial of Dwaine Tinsley as well as the story of Tinsley's family life. Bob Levin's writings have established him as one of the most thought-provoking chroniclers of cartoonists today. While focusing upon the work and lives of the most offbeat creators in the field in order to champion the pursuit of individual vision, no matter how unorthodox or inflammatory, he has explored issues common to artists of every medium. Most Outrageous carries his search onto new, unsettling ground.

The Most Outrageous Golf Quotes Ever

The Most Outrageous Golf Quotes Ever
Author: John McGran
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001-08-30
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780740719097

Everyone who plays golf-and many who don't-have something to say about the game.Now, Most Outrageous Golf Quotes Ever captures the best and the brightest, the worst and the most wicked words describing one of the most challenging games ever invented. Golf legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods weigh in, but so do a host of unlikely duffers from Winston Churchill to Bill Clinton. They're all here, and so are their unforgettable words on golf.

Instituted by God

Instituted by God
Author: Adam Murrell
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012-03-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621891801

How would Jesus vote? That's the one question people ask repeatedly, and folks on both sides of the political aisle think they know the answer. Into this overwhelmingly complex political question, Adam Murrell brings a concise, compelling, and nonpartisan exploration of what God's Word has to say on a myriad of issues ranging from the role of civil government and single-issue voting to the ethics of voting and a woman's role in politics. Instituted by God isn't intended to tell you which candidate to support; rather it offers you a wholly biblically centered way of looking at candidates to help you draw your own political conclusions. This election season, don't cast an uninformed vote that fails to reflect your Christian values. Instead, learn how to apply the teachings of the Bible, your faith, and your obedience to God to your ballot. This timely, helpful, and daring book will enable you to do just that.

Neon 80s

Neon 80s
Author: Huw Collingbourne
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1471601781

It was the era of the New Romantics, Blitz Kids and Gender Benders. From the UK club scene came the likes of Boy George and Steve Strange. Fashion went wild with pirate shirts, kilts, glitter and makeup. Huw Collingbourne was there - a writer for '80s music magazines such as Number One, Kicks and Flexipop!, he interviewed all the stars of the day. In neon 80s, many of those interviews are printed for the first time in decades. Whether you were there at the time or only know the period through its music, neon 80s gives you a unique flavour of that luminous decade... neon 80s Includes original interviews with: Steve Strange, Marilyn, Divine, Pete Burns, Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Limahl, Midge Ure, David Sylvian of Japan, Adam Ant, Toyah, Modern Romance, Matt Bianco, Heaven 17, Duran Duran, ABC, The Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde. Plus new articles about the styles, fashions, musical trends and memorable events of the 1980s...

A Token's View from Inside the Internal Revenue Service

A Token's View from Inside the Internal Revenue Service
Author: Oscar Williams
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2000-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0595000371

This book is a humorous satire about the inner fumbling, bumbling and sometimes just plain chaos which the Internal Revenue Service would like to keep away from the public eyes. A few of the things which this book illustrates are a failed equal employment opportunity program; an antiquated payroll system which kept the employees in turmoil; an awards program which gave away hundreds of thousands of tax payer dollars, just because employees came to work or because of the color of their skin; failed management development programs which cost the taxpayers millions of dollars; and the whimsical expensive penchant the IRS has for chasing today's fads and abandoning them when the new ones come along. These are a few items in the book, but there are many more which will leave the readers shaking their heads in disbelief. There are no technical tax matters in the book. The author describes the events in an easy going conversational style. It is guaranteed to make the readers laugh at the inept IRS management system and at times it might make the readers a little bit angry when they see how their hard earned tax dollars are foolishly squandered.

Baseball Hall of Shame 2

Baseball Hall of Shame 2
Author: Bruce Nash
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1986-03-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0671611135

In ongoing appreciation of ... the best fights! The sneakiest tricks! The wildest pitches! America's favorite pastime at its wonderful worst!

Advertising Creative

Advertising Creative
Author: Tom Altstiel
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2019-01-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1506386954

Advertising Creative, Fifth Edition continues to weave discussions about digital messaging through every chapter. Yet, the underlying theme is still about one thing that never changes—the need for fresh concepts and big ideas in pursuit of the One Thing. This edition introduces a new co-author, Marcel Jennings, who brings a fresh perspective from his background as a copywriter and creative director, as well as teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University. As always, the authors draw upon their experiences as working advertising professionals and teachers to get right to the point, stressing key principles and practical information that students and working professionals can use to communicate more effectively to build memorable brands. They also address some of the key issues impacting our industry today, such as gender equality, diversity in the workplace, and business ethics.