Results for "Bures, Frank"

Why do some men become convinced—despite what doctors tell them—that their penises have, simply, disappeared. Why do people across the world become convinced that they are cursed to die on a particular date—and then do? Why do people in Malaysia suddenly “run amok”?In The Geography of Madness, accla... Read More about The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes

Why do some men become convinced—despite what doctors tell them—that their penises have, simply, disappeared. Why do people across the world become convinced that they are cursed to die on a particular date—and then do? Why do people in Malaysia suddenly “run amok”?In The Geography of Madness, accla... Read More about The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes

The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture, and Belief from Rotary Magazine In this collection, long-time Rotary magazine contributor Frank Bures explores everything from the rewards of taking risks, to the power of stories and words, to the need for human connection. Written with humor and ... Read More about The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine

Part of Belt's City Anthology Series. "The ultimate (literary) tour guide to the neighborhoods and wild places, history and politics, culture and cuisine, music and myths of the Twin Cities, a place I only thought I knew."--Benjamin Percy In recent years, Minneapolis has become one of America's lite... Read More about Under Purple Skies (Belt City Anthologies)

From voodoo to the Southeast Asian phenomenon of involuntary jerky dances and movements known as Latah, this book presents a journey around the world through culture-bound syndromes and an extraordinary history of all the strange things we believe in. Far from restricted to “primitive” or remote cul... Read More about Geografía de la locura: en busca del pene perdido y otros delirios colectivos