Lies, Half-Truths, and More Lies

History is replete with stories of great people and extraordinary events that either never happened or didn’t happen the way we were told they did. Such news or embellishment thereof are part of what we consider common knowledge – information taught in schools and passed down to us. And they are wrong. How about these gems:

• The winter of 1777-78 was the coldest winter in Valley Forge in years, and many Continental soldiers died from the sub-zero weather: LIE
• Mohandas Gandhi held a lifelong belief in nonviolence, that characterized the struggle for Indian independence: LIE
• The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the mostr destructive air strikes against Japan during World War II: LIE

Lies, Lies, and More Lies is a humorous, witty, and charming collection of anecdotes surrounding history, pop culture, and more. It is a book that will have readers questioning what they’ve learned or been told and, for these 250 facts anyway, the book advises you: Don’t You Believe It!

• Title: Lies, Half-Truths, and More Lies
• Subtitle: The Truth Behind 250 "Facts" You Learned in School (and Elsewhere)
• Author: By Herb W. Reich
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
• Published: 12 September 2017
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781510716049
• Pages: 200
• Dimensions: 5.00 x 8.00in.

About the author: Herb W. Reich has worked a lifetime in publishing. He spent 15 years as senior acquisitions editor at John Wiley & Sons. Before that, he administered the behavioral science publishing program at Basic Books and served as editorial director of the Macmillan Book Clubs. He is the author of the Skyhorse title Lies They Teach in School. He edited The Odyssey Scientific Library, contributed to The Random House Dictionary of the English Language and the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, and spent two years as a staff writer with NBC-TV.

Weird-o-Pedia

Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities:

• HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food).
• NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time).
• PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROM HOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP (nice fries, sociopath).
• SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER (but not as smart as reading this book will).

Now the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isn’t a planet, you can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail (or kegger) chatter.

• Title: Weird-o-Pedia
• Subtitle: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about (Supposedly) Ordinary Things
• Author: By Alex Palmer
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
• Published: 19 September 2017
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781510722248
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 5.50 x 7.75in.

About the author: Alex Palmer has written for the New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, the Rumpus, and the Huffington Post, among other publications. He is also the author of Literary Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat?

Ever wondered whether it’s okay to touch your pet turtle? Share a bed with your pet boa constrictor? Or kiss your adorable cat? Have no fear. No longer will you have to delete your Internet history because you don’t want anyone to know you searched such a seemingly silly subject. Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat: And Other Questions You Were Afraid to Ask is here with answers to these questions about turtles, snakes, and cats, plus more than 150 others on how to stay safe in a complex world.

Each entry in the book's six sections is filled with fun facts and logical information pertaining to possible problems with animals, food, health, and (almost) everything else—from cell phones to thunderstorms. In short, bestselling author Carol Ann Rinzler offers a sensible guide to some of life’s most challenging moments that every careful human should have on hand.

Filled with fun, witty, and informative quips and tips, Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat is the go-to resource for those yearning to learn the answers to life’s toughest questions.

• Title: Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat?
• Subtitle: And Other Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
• Author: By Carol Ann Rinzler, Illustrated by Tim Foley
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
• Published: 17 October 2017
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9781510721845
• Pages:160
• Dimensions: 5.00 x 7.00in.
• Illustrations: 50 color illustrations.

About the author: Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of more than twenty books on health, including Leonardo’s Foot, the bestsellers Nutrition For Dummies, 6th edition, and Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd edition, and the award-winning Estrogen and Breast Cancer. She wrote a nutrition column for the New York Daily.

In 2016, she was named one of the New York State Senate’s "Women of Distinction" and awarded the first-ever New York State Society of Anesthesiologists’ Patient Advocate Award.

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