The Experts Speak: The Definitive Compendium of Authoritative Misinformation

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Pantheon Books, 1984 - 391 pages

Contents

Who What Where How and Precisely When?
3
The Origin of Life and the Evolution of Living Things
10
viii
14
The Not So Dismal Science
45
What Responsible Businessmen Are Saying about a Depression
53
Crime and the Law
62
Peace on Earth
91
xii
132
Clean Silent Servant of Mankind
210
Construction Technology
219
The Quest for Reliable Transportation
228
Aircraft
235
Military Technology
242
Rocketry and Space Exploration
256
OF PEOPLES AND CIVILIZATIONS
263
Notable Actors on the World Stage
281

ARTS AND LEISURE
149
The Theater
165
xiv
168
Drawing and Painting
184
The World of Sport
191
The Triumph of Technology
203
THE MARCH OF SCIENCE
289
Jupiter Satellites of
295
xx
296
A Brief Sampler of Metaphysical Opinion
306
Illustration Sources
349
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