The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird

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Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future? Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you’re in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? A warts-and-all portrait of the famed techno-entrepreneur—and the warts are nearly beyond counting. A pleasure. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party." —Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) Insomma, il suggerimento iniziale di questo saggio è “Fate quello che volete nel vostro privato, ma quando le conseguenze delle vostre idee non riguardano soltanto voi, attenti a credere sulla fiducia.” All this to say, this book will have you exploring your own version of batshit in the most entertaining way.

A collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories by the co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, Dan Schreiber.We don’t know the answers to any of these questions (that includes the shower-curtain one, which is a mystery that has eluded scientists for decades, and which they are still trying to solve). But don’t worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf—and Dan Schreiber collects their latest findings.

One of the country’s most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture disempowers ordinary citizens and makes the case for a reinvigorated democracy Alternately admiring and critical, unvarnished, and a closely detailed account of a troubled innovator.

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If the authors are serious, this is a silly, distasteful book. If they are not, it’s a brilliant satire. A cheerful collection of paranormal phenomena, correct prophecies, alien encounters, and unlikely historical events. This Barnes & Noble exclusive edition includes a bonus short story and specially designed endpapers. A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman.