Upper Access Inc : 4 books
Why the Wind Blows (E-book Edition)
A History of Weather and Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
From the co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down and Why the Earth Quakes (Norton) comes another fascinating look at practical science. This time it's the science of weather.
Like Levy's other books, this is a page-turner. He recounts fascinating true stories of exploration, each affected by weather and...
Memory Warp
How the Myth of Repressed Memory Arose and Refuses to Die
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
In the 1990s, a faddish pseudoscience, repressed memory theory, destroyed millions of American families by creating false memories of childhood sexual abuse. At the time, Mark Pendergrast published his widely acclaimed book Victims of Memory, exposing the false nature of the science and counseling...
How to Get the Death You Want
A Practical and Moral Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
This is a comprehensive manual for anybody reaching the end of life, and for their caring friends, relatives, advocates, and caretakers. The author, an Episcopal priest, describes in detail the formidable challenges faced by those who wish to avoid months or years of painful treatment after they no...
Outgrowing Addiction
With Common Sense Instead of "Disease" Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Drug overdoses continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the U.S., resulting in 72,000 deaths last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The response, tragically, has been to charge full-speed ahead with "solutions" that have already, and consistently,...