John Grant

We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. In this second edition, author John Grant uses ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments. He also points out the rhetorical tricks people use when attempting to pull the wool over our eyes, and offers advice about how to take...

Terman: the lost solider unable to help the people he has encountered who have no memory. Lian: the son of Therman who is destined to battle against the repressive House of Ellon and uphold his father's gift of naming. Anya: the daughter of He Who Leads, Lian, she is an unpredictable youth living in dangerous times, but one who is destined to follow in the footsteps of her courageous family. Albion: a vivid story of the struggles of a people who

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THE MOTHERSHIP OF DISASTERS HAS ARRIVED!

As the Earth tilts on its axis, precipitating a new Ice Age, hordes of rabid lemmings race towards Europe. Meanwhile a time-travelling Hitler emerges in sleepy Devonshire and proceeds to clone himself in preparation for the march on London. Will a Fourth Reich rise to strangle the Mother of Parliaments? Or will London be devastated by a nuclear accident on the Bakerloo line?

The luckless crew of Spaceship

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Is global warming just scaremongering by climatologists conspiring to protect their jobs? Is evolution "just a theory"? Is autism caused by vaccinations? The answer to all of these questions is, of course, no. The scientific evidence is now in, and it's conclusive, on these and many more issues that are fundamental to our knowledge and wellbeing. But you'd never know this if all of your information came from the popular media or your upbringing and...

The discovery of the near-mythical night parrot lures smugglers to the heart of the Australian outback. It falls to lone wildlife officer Ric Butler to investigate, but when a malevolent boss repeatedly undermines his efforts, Butler proves he isn't the kind of guy to let a thing drop because he's told to. Falsely accused of murdering an infamous naturalist Butler's world gets turned upside down forcing him to go on the run with Jake Varoy a laid-back...

Since 9/11, the world has lost touch on how we should treat one another. We all witnessed racial shootings, racial attacks, both verbal and physical. We watched in horror school shooting after school shooting. Countless amber alerts instructing us to watch out for this color car with such and such plates. The idols we grew up with charged and convicted of rape, insider trading, domestic violence, etc. My name is John Grant. I am a Colorado native,...

Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Darwin, Hawking - we know the names, but how much do we really know about these people? Galileo gained notoriety over his battle with the Vatican, but did you know that this father of modern science was also an accomplished lute player? And Darwin of course discovered the principle by which new species are formed, but his bold curiosity extended to the dinner table as well. (And how many people can say they've eaten...