{"product_id":"misfortune-the-truth-behind-every-bad-omen-superstition-and-curse-the-world-ever-believed-9798198879515","title":"Misfortune: The Truth Behind Every Bad Omen, Superstition, and Curse the World Ever Believed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rowen Sterling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery bad omen you have ever feared has an origin. Not a supernatural one. A human one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book traces that origin for every major superstition the world has carried across centuries: black cats, broken mirrors, the number thirteen, cursed objects, haunted places, the evil eye, and dozens more. Each one has a specific, traceable history rooted in coincidence, cultural anxiety, and the way the human brain connects unrelated events into stories that feel like truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you will find inside: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the world's most common bad omens were actually born and why they spread so far\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychology behind cursed objects, including the documented science of how believing in harm can produce real physiological consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the same bird, number, and color carry opposite meanings in different cultures, and what that contradiction proves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow superstition quietly shapes decisions, limits opportunities, and transfers agency away from the person holding the belief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat actually predicts outcomes in life, and how to use that knowledge practically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book that dismisses the people who hold these beliefs. It is a book that takes those beliefs seriously enough to examine them honestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBad omens have been directing human behavior for thousands of years. Understanding where they came from is the first step toward deciding whether they deserve to continue doing so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889991073943,"sku":"9798198879515","price":1257.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198879515.webp?v=1781178451","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/misfortune-the-truth-behind-every-bad-omen-superstition-and-curse-the-world-ever-believed-9798198879515","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}