Jacks Are Home Runs. So Are Dongs,

Baseball Has So Much History And Tradition. You Can Respect It, Or You Can Exploit It For Profit, But It's Still Being Made All Over The Place, All The Time.

If You Have A Patient In A Doctor's Office Who's Just Been Told They Have Terminal Cancer But There's This Operation They Could Perform Right Now That Might Save Their Lives. ... They Have A 90 Percent Chance Of Surviving The Operation — If You Tell Them That, They Respond One Way. If You Tell Them ... That They Have A 10 Percent Chance Of Being Killed By The Operation, They Are About Three Times Less Likely To Have The Operation.

Wall Street, With Its Army Of Brokers, Analysts, And Advisers Funneling Trillions Of Dollars Into Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, And Private Equity Funds, Is An Elaborate Fraud.

Girls Tend To Attribute Their Failures To Factors Such As Lack Of Ability, While Boys Tend To Attribute Failure To Specific Factors, Including Teachers' Attitudes. Moreover, Girls Avoid Situations In Which Failure Is Likely, Whereas Boys Approach Such Situations As A Challenge, Indicating That Failure Differentially Affects Self-esteem.

Book Tours Are Almost Designed To Beat Out Of An Author Any Affection He Has For His Book.