Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs, Ford Brian J.

Автор: Ford, Brian
Название: New science of dinosaurs
ISBN: 000823955X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008239558
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Автор: Ford, John Brian
Название: Auto process therapy: a therapeutic application of buddhist psychology
ISBN: 1787102963 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787102965
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Описание: The Way is in the heart - Buddhist proverb
"One of the Buddha's central teachings was anatta, a word which literally means 'non-self'
but more accurately translates as 'no unchanging self.' Brian Ford translates it as 'process-self.' There was no word for 'process' in the language that the Buddha spoke. But if there had been, he would have used it. He consistently referred to the self as a fluid process rather than a stable essence. The Buddha did not intend anatta to be an esoteric doctrine for academic discourse. Rather, he meant it be a practical tool for relieving suffering. Like several others, Brian Ford brings the ancient wisdom of process-self to life by surrounding it with practices and techniques that can be used in the nitty-gritty of modern psychotherapy. In so doing, he makes the Buddha's teachings more accessible. And, more importantly, he helps infuse his clients with the practical, liberating insights of the Buddha."
― Doug Kraft, author of Buddha's Map: His Original Teachings on Awakening, Ease, and Insight in the Heart of Meditation.

Автор: Ford Brian J.
Название: Nonscience Returns
ISBN: 0993400256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780993400254
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The original Nonscience dates from 1971, and caused a sensation. It was translated, featured on television, and enthusiastically reviewed. To cele¬brate its fiftieth birthday it is being republished, with updates for each chapter to show how its predictions came true--and the COVID-19 pandemic makes it particularly timely.

This extraordinary book reveals a world dominated by Experts. For these all-powerful people, public image and media exposure are all that matters. Scientists, devoted to discovering the truth, have been superseded by Experts who use confusing language to dominate us and lay claim to colossal grants in their quest for power. Integrity and objectivity are gone; opportunism and duplicity reign.

Experts study weird things, like a bird called Bugeranus, a fungus Spongiforma squarepantsii, a beetle called Agra cadabra, and Pieza rhea, a fly. They are all real! There are articles like 'Fifty Ways to Love Your Lever' and 'Fantastic Yeasts and where to find Them', and papers with multiple authors (in 2015 Nature published one with 5,154 authors). Encyclopaedias copy facts from each other, and are dotted with mistakes, so you will find biographies of Dag Henrik Esrum-Hellerup and Lillian Virginia Mountweazel--in¬vented to fill the pages. Neither was real.

Experts prey on the public who are ignorant of what's going on and they ensure that we are surrounded by fake news. The Amazon is not the 'lungs of the world' (it contributes no oxygen whatever to our atmosphere) and our hysteria about plastic is similarly misplaced.
British people say they don't want American chicken, and wouldn't eat chlorine-washed food. Yet they do, every day. People follow those bake-off programmes, though the fatty food they promote kills people. Ford believes these shows should have a health warning and is surprised we don't have the 'Great Tobacco Smoking Challenge' or the 'Blindfold Railway-Crossing Elimination Game'.

This book should be read by everybody wishing to understand the modern world. Huge enterprises (like the Human Genome Project and the Large Hadron Collider) have conned us out of billions of pounds, while smaller teams had better results at a fraction of the cost. It is time to call a halt to this global confidence trick--and Nonscience Returns is the book that will guide us.

Автор: Ford, Brian J.
Название: New science of dinosaurs
ISBN: 0008218900 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008218904
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought.