Why Things are: Answers to Every Essential Question in Life

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"Not only does Joel Achenbach ask some great questions, but he actually answers them--and with a rigor that puts him somewhere between Socrates and Miss Manners. Plus he's funnier than either of them.:
Judy Jones and William Wilson
Authors of AN INCOMPLETE EDUCATION
From the dawn of time to yesterday's headlines, from baseball to the atom bomb, fromant farms to Peperidge Farm, syndicated columnist Joel Achenbach answers the perennial question, WHY?
Why do foreign languages sound so fast?
Wh do fools fall in love?
Why don't people talk in elevators?
And much more.

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  Why Things Are: How Complexity Theory Answers Life's Toughest Questions

  • 2007
  • 233 pages
  • Paperback
  • Level4Press Inc
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  Why Things Are: A Guide to Understanding the World Around...

  • 1988-09
  • 128 pages
  • Paperback
  • Aladdin Paperbacks

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