Andrea Barham: 4 books

Book cover of Napoleon Wasn't Short (& St Patrick Wasn't Irish)
by Andrea Barham
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014

A fun exposé of many commonly believed historical facts that are, in fact, total fiction After falling for one historical misconception too many, the time is now right to launch a spirited fightback to set the record straight, once and for all. Leading the way in this modern crusade comes this...
Book cover of 拿破崙並不矮:歷史寫錯了!埃及金字塔不是奴隸建的、美國獨立不是因為增稅、諾貝爾沒有發明炸藥,揭開那些一直被誤解的史實真相
Book cover of The Pedant's Revolt: Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong
by Andrea Barham
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

**Irreverent, smart, and obscenely entertaining, this book shatters the myths, misconceptions, fallacies, and falsehoods about all the things people think they know ** Lead pencils can give you lead poisoning . . . Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head . . . One...
Book cover of 書呆子的反抗:為什麼你以為對的都是錯的?
by 安卓雅.芭罕(Andrea Barham)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: August 6, 2019

「許多錯誤知識被視為真相,這本書找出這些錯誤,並一一除錯、糾正!極富知識性、趣味性和娛樂性。」——《泰晤士報》 *未經查證的知識比無知更危險! *為什麼我們以為對的都是錯的?因為我們從未認真考證過每則知識的來龍去脈! 咬鉛筆會使你鉛中毒?喝咖啡可以醒酒?牛頓被蘋果砸到頭後,發現了萬有引力?狗的一歲等於人類的七歲?鴕鳥會把頭埋進沙裡?餵貓咪喝牛奶,益處良多?希特勒是素食主義者?華特迪士尼過世後,身體被冷凍保存了?感冒該用「飢餓法」餓死病毒?當人民飢荒沒有麵包吃,瑪麗.安東妮說「就讓他們吃蛋糕」?我們只利用了大腦的10%?女人沒有喉結?…… 從文學、醫學、歷史、科學、語法學、傳說到名人格言…… 從食物、昆蟲、美容、暗殺史、莎士比亞到華特迪士尼…… 完整解開21大類被誤解的真相! 「對事實的渴望讓我著了魔。每當我找到一個答案,我就發現更多的問題、更多的錯誤,於是我開始整理自己的發現、糾正自己的誤解。這本書就是我的成果!」——安卓雅.芭罕...
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