Animal biologists coined the term 'supernormal stimuli' to describe imitations that appeal to primitive instincts & exert a stronger pull than real things. This title applies this concept to the disconnect between human instinct & our created environment, demonstrating how supernormal stimuli are a major cause of the pressing problems. ...

First series of the television sitcom, starring Rob Brydon as Dr Paul Hamilton, a brilliant astronomer who takes a position at a remote Australian observatory. With his wife & family, he has to overcome the new climate & the unfamiliar culture of the Outback, as well as the eccentricities of his weird new colleagues. Episodes are: ' The Black Hole'; ' God, Are You Out There'; ' When You Wish Upon a Star'; ' Venus Rising'; ' Unity'; & ' Where Men Are Men'. ...

Refutes the idea that the US forced the collapse of the Soviet Union by applying military & economic pressure, with wide-ranging implications for US foreign policy. This work argues that Gorbachev, not Reagan, undermined Communist Party rule in the Soviet Union & that the Cold War ended in a negotiated settlement that benefited both sides. ...

Why are Indian regulations so weak & confusing? Why is your foreign investment policy so restrictive? How come your hotels are world class, but the roads leading to them are so potholed? Why don't you lower your voice when you make fun of your politicians? & why do you control the price of oil & cable TV? ...

Harriet (invisibility), Charlie (ability to read minds), Caroline (flight), Mary-Beth (super-strength) & Jack (faster than a speeding) are determined to become costumed crime-fighters, but baffled by the lack of super-villains to tackle, the quintet soon finds that the ramifications of their new powers are more complicated than they anticipated. ...