The Book on Masks

Color hardcover edition. What drove people all over the world to wear masks for so long starting in 2020? It wasn't just the mandates. Delve into all aspects of the worldwide mania for face coverings. Accessible yet profoundly detailed, The Book on Masks is packed with meticulously gathered information and supported by hundreds of direct citations to publicly available sources. Drawing on a diverse range of disciplines, from the science of efficacy and side effects, to behavioral psychology, philosophy, law, religion, and history, this book earns its place as an invaluable reference in your library. Its wealth of knowledge equips you to challenge prevailing narratives and verify claims independently. If you have ever been pressured to wear a mask against your better judgement, this book is for you. It is also an essential reference for skeptics seeking answers, agnostics trying to make sense of the rhetoric surrounding masks, or even advocates for masking who are seeking to understand the strongest arguments against doing so. The science is only the tip of the iceberg. This book's digestible deep-dive summary of more than 330 studies and 100 years of science is just the beginning: Tired of hearsay and third-party opinion on mask effectiveness? Get the bottom-line up front in straightforward, easily verifiable direct quotes from definitive scientific studies. A scholarly, detailed dissection of the CDC's flagship Science Brief case for masks. Confused by contradictory or hyperbolic claims about mask side effects or lack thereof? Get consistent, hard data with results going back decades. Explore the powerful and manipulative behavioral psychology exploited to push masks. Recognize, expose, and refute the flawed underlying beliefs that support compulsory masking. A careful review of legal precedents which support your freedoms and individual rights where masks are concerned. Why some lawsuits challenging compulsory masking succeeded and others failed. Detailed, robust religious and conscientious objections to masking. More than 50 helpful charts, tables, and illustrations. Convenient source hyperlinks - follow up and decide for yourself whether or not the author got it right. Concerned that mask mandates might make a comeback someday? Read The Book on Masks today!