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A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Edsel or the sword pistol--absolutely absurd creations that should have never made it off the drawing board? It Looked Good on Paper gathers together the most flawed plans, half-baked ideas, and downright ridiculous machines throughout history that some second-rate Einstein decided to foist on an unsuspecting populace with the best and most optimistic intentions. ...

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Il Regime di prevalenza della corruzione in Nigeria è un libro che indaga sulla crescente ondata di corruzione in Nigeria dal 1960 ad oggi. Il libro fornisce un'analisi del regime sulla corruzione in Nigeria e sugli sforzi fatti per unire il mostro chiamato corruzione. Questo libro è rilevante per i governi, i partner per lo sviluppo e altri stakeholder che vorrebbero aiutare il governo nigeriano a frenare la corruzione che ha ostacolato la ricerca di sviluppo del Paese nel corso degli anni.

Every individual tends to stumble upon the blockages of their mind when it comes to finding their purpose of life. The mind intervenes and creates an illusion of thoughts and security around certain belief structures and conditionings. This book breaks the realms of the mind, and goes a step further making a clear connection with a person's heart, and the mind by answering not only the question itself, but also making one face the source from where the question initially arose. Once the mind and heart are at peace the world surrounding a person shows the ...

In his work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), Kuhn attempts at a correct empirical description of science as it is practiced. In the said work, Kuhn argues that science does not progress cumulatively but by what he calls "Scientific revolutions." Many critics and commentators have found Kuhn's account of science implausible. Amongst his critics, we can mention Karl Popper, Allan Musgrave, Larry Laudan and Imre Lakatos. All these critics are in agreement that Kuhn's account of science may not only be relativistic but it may also lead ...

The current world is made by computers, and so networks (the internet). Computers are in our minds, in our bodies and in our environments. Nevertheless, who shall the 'Master'? Should our computers say 'Yes, Master'? Or there are other masters and/or masters of masters? In this book, the author is interested in 'scapegoatism' through the powers of techno-politics (e.g. obsolescence) to reveal how the systems of meritocracy and plutocracy, and so corporatocracy work. The outside of academia has been also called the relative concept as 'public relationship' ...

An unexpected love. A surprising second chance. Everything Luke Bridges always wanted is in the small coastal North Carolina town where he has spent most of his twenty-six years-a fulfilling mental health therapy career, a loving family, baseball games with his dad, an adventurous beach life, and a close-knit group of friends. The only piece missing is someone to share it with, a genuine and lasting love that satisfies the soul. He once thought Emily Beckett, the girl he dated ten years ago who has happened back into his life as his sidekick on ...