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Why People Believe Weird Things

book by Michael Shermer
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Why People Believe Weird Things

Summary

Why People Believe Weird Things is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why People Believe Weird Things authored Michael Shermer[3].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's publisher is recorded as Henry Holt and Company[5].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's publication date is recorded as +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027bjlf[9].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's Open Library ID is recorded as OL92361W[10].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's Internet Archive ID is recorded as isbn_9780965594875[11].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134971585[12].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's main subject is recorded as psychology[13].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 31368[14].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's title is recorded as Why People Believe Weird Things[15].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's OCLC work ID is recorded as 6487654[16].
  • Why People Believe Weird Things's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 1499170[17].

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Works and Contributions

Why People Believe Weird Things authored Michael Shermer[3].

Why It Matters

Why People Believe Weird Things ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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