What is the one true secret to weight loss?What is the correct way to make a grilledcheese sandwich? Is the designatedhitter rule the salvation of baseball or itsundoing? Is it rational to be an optimist?And-the question that haunts us all-should toilet paper unwind over the topof the roll or from underneath?
In his first collection of essays, authorBrian Kenneth Swain tackles hundredsof life's questions while exploring a vastarray of subjects-from tubas to two year-olds, from field goals to child laborlaws, and from high school shop class tothe worst round of golf ever played. Withan acerbic wit and an honest approach,Swain shares his perspective on suchpivotal matters as how to ski withoutlosing a limb or your self-esteem, how tocorrectly prepare and consume lobsteraccording to Maine standards, andwhether marketing ploys hypnoticallyconvince consumers to replace perfectlyfunctioning items without a secondthought. Swain encourages a kind oftongue-in-cheek thinking that promptsus to take a second look at the worldaround us.
The Curious Habits of Man shares anamusing glimpse at life as one mancontemplates many of our greatest-andsmallest-questions.
What is the one true secret to weight loss?What is the correct way to make a grilledcheese sandwich? Is the designatedhitter rule the salvation of baseball or itsundoing? Is it rational to be an optimist?And-the question that haunts us all-should toilet paper unwind over the topof the roll or from underneath?
In his first collection of essays, authorBrian Kenneth Swain tackles hundredsof life's questions while exploring a vastarray of subjects-from tubas to two year-olds, from field goals to child laborlaws, and from high school shop class tothe worst round of golf ever played. Withan acerbic wit and an honest approach,Swain shares his perspective on suchpivotal matters as how to ski withoutlosing a limb or your self-esteem, how tocorrectly prepare and consume lobsteraccording to Maine standards, andwhether marketing ploys hypnoticallyconvince consumers to replace perfectlyfunctioning items without a secondthought. Swain encourages a kind oftongue-in-cheek thinking that promptsus to take a second look at the worldaround us.
The Curious Habits of Man shares anamusing glimpse at life as one mancontemplates many of our greatest-andsmallest-questions.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work...
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