Author: Rona;d L. Breazeale
Publisher: Bounce Back USA
ISBN: 9780615234212
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Recession. Terrorism. Natural disasters. Personal misfortune. Tragedy and adversity are a part of life. We can%u2019t avoid them%u2014but we can learn how to seize the wheel and steer through them. This compelling new book uses storytelling%u2014incorporating the novel Reaching Home%u2014as a way of teaching the survival skills necessary to weather tough times. In this timely manual, you%u2019ll learn: %u2022 The inventive skills and confident attitudes previous generations used to survive the Great Depression %u2022 The impact of fear on your ability think clearly and make wise decisions %u2022 That %u201Chome%u201D is not a building but a state of mind %u2022 The benefits of the dual strategy of solving problems by looking to yourself, as well as connecting with others %u2022 Ways to strengthen and maintain your resourcefulness to deal with adversity and tragedy %u2022 Why being optimistic now is more important than ever before Duct Tape Isn%u2019t Enough is an essential resource for first-responders, trainers, educators, journalists, coaches, therapists, and others who realize the critical importance of adaptability in the face of tragedy and crisis
Duct Tape Isn't Enough
Author: Rona;d L. Breazeale
Publisher: Bounce Back USA
ISBN: 9780615234212
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Recession. Terrorism. Natural disasters. Personal misfortune. Tragedy and adversity are a part of life. We can%u2019t avoid them%u2014but we can learn how to seize the wheel and steer through them. This compelling new book uses storytelling%u2014incorporating the novel Reaching Home%u2014as a way of teaching the survival skills necessary to weather tough times. In this timely manual, you%u2019ll learn: %u2022 The inventive skills and confident attitudes previous generations used to survive the Great Depression %u2022 The impact of fear on your ability think clearly and make wise decisions %u2022 That %u201Chome%u201D is not a building but a state of mind %u2022 The benefits of the dual strategy of solving problems by looking to yourself, as well as connecting with others %u2022 Ways to strengthen and maintain your resourcefulness to deal with adversity and tragedy %u2022 Why being optimistic now is more important than ever before Duct Tape Isn%u2019t Enough is an essential resource for first-responders, trainers, educators, journalists, coaches, therapists, and others who realize the critical importance of adaptability in the face of tragedy and crisis
Publisher: Bounce Back USA
ISBN: 9780615234212
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Recession. Terrorism. Natural disasters. Personal misfortune. Tragedy and adversity are a part of life. We can%u2019t avoid them%u2014but we can learn how to seize the wheel and steer through them. This compelling new book uses storytelling%u2014incorporating the novel Reaching Home%u2014as a way of teaching the survival skills necessary to weather tough times. In this timely manual, you%u2019ll learn: %u2022 The inventive skills and confident attitudes previous generations used to survive the Great Depression %u2022 The impact of fear on your ability think clearly and make wise decisions %u2022 That %u201Chome%u201D is not a building but a state of mind %u2022 The benefits of the dual strategy of solving problems by looking to yourself, as well as connecting with others %u2022 Ways to strengthen and maintain your resourcefulness to deal with adversity and tragedy %u2022 Why being optimistic now is more important than ever before Duct Tape Isn%u2019t Enough is an essential resource for first-responders, trainers, educators, journalists, coaches, therapists, and others who realize the critical importance of adaptability in the face of tragedy and crisis
Popular Mechanics When Duct Tape Just Isn't Enough
Author: C. J. Petersen
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781588165657
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Popular Mechanics knows: there are two types of people in the world--those able to fix whatever goes bust, and those who beg the first group for help when something goes wrong. But it doesn’t have to be that way, because this easy-to-follow guide will give anyone the basics to tackle those frustrating (and sometimes nerve-wracking) quandaries that crop up around the house: plumbing problems, electrical snafus, appliance failures, computer and electronics breakdowns, pest infestations, and furniture in need of renewal. They range from the serious to the merely annoying, but every one is cause for concern. So, whether the issue is a fast repair for a running toilet or a leaking pipe, or a simple, inexpensive way to keep deer from pillaging the garden, it’s all in here.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781588165657
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Popular Mechanics knows: there are two types of people in the world--those able to fix whatever goes bust, and those who beg the first group for help when something goes wrong. But it doesn’t have to be that way, because this easy-to-follow guide will give anyone the basics to tackle those frustrating (and sometimes nerve-wracking) quandaries that crop up around the house: plumbing problems, electrical snafus, appliance failures, computer and electronics breakdowns, pest infestations, and furniture in need of renewal. They range from the serious to the merely annoying, but every one is cause for concern. So, whether the issue is a fast repair for a running toilet or a leaking pipe, or a simple, inexpensive way to keep deer from pillaging the garden, it’s all in here.
Popular Mechanics When Duct Tape Just Isn't Enough
Author: Popular Popular Mechanics
Publisher: Hearst Books
ISBN: 9781618372178
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Popular mechanics guide, filled with more than 200 ingenious quick fixes that any homeowner can handle. You'll also learn when to go with a pro and how to prevent disasters from occuring in the first place.
Publisher: Hearst Books
ISBN: 9781618372178
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Popular mechanics guide, filled with more than 200 ingenious quick fixes that any homeowner can handle. You'll also learn when to go with a pro and how to prevent disasters from occuring in the first place.
Duct Tape Parenting
Author: Vicki Hoefle
Publisher: Bibliomotion, Inc.
ISBN: 1937134199
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
There’s a new set of 3Rs for our kids—respect, responsibility, and resilience—to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counter-intuitive—yet much more effective—approach: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines, even if duct tape is required, so that the kids step up. Duct Tape Parenting gives parents a new perspective on what it means to be effective, engaged parents and to enable kids to develop confidence through solving their own problems. This is not a book about the parenting strategy of the day—what the author calls “Post-It Note Parenting”—but rather a relationship-based guide to span all ages and stages of development. Witty, straight-shooting Hoefle addresses frustrated parents everywhere who are ready to raise confident, capable children to go out in the world.
Publisher: Bibliomotion, Inc.
ISBN: 1937134199
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
There’s a new set of 3Rs for our kids—respect, responsibility, and resilience—to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counter-intuitive—yet much more effective—approach: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines, even if duct tape is required, so that the kids step up. Duct Tape Parenting gives parents a new perspective on what it means to be effective, engaged parents and to enable kids to develop confidence through solving their own problems. This is not a book about the parenting strategy of the day—what the author calls “Post-It Note Parenting”—but rather a relationship-based guide to span all ages and stages of development. Witty, straight-shooting Hoefle addresses frustrated parents everywhere who are ready to raise confident, capable children to go out in the world.
Coders at Work
Author: Peter Seibel
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430219491
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Peter Seibel interviews 15 of the most interesting computer programmers alive today in Coders at Work, offering a companion volume to Apress’s highly acclaimed best-seller Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. As the words “at work” suggest, Peter Seibel focuses on how his interviewees tackle the day-to-day work of programming, while revealing much more, like how they became great programmers, how they recognize programming talent in others, and what kinds of problems they find most interesting. Hundreds of people have suggested names of programmers to interview on the Coders at Work web site: www.codersatwork.com. The complete list was 284 names. Having digested everyone’s feedback, we selected 15 folks who’ve been kind enough to agree to be interviewed: Frances Allen: Pioneer in optimizing compilers, first woman to win the Turing Award (2006) and first female IBM fellow Joe Armstrong: Inventor of Erlang Joshua Bloch: Author of the Java collections framework, now at Google Bernie Cosell: One of the main software guys behind the original ARPANET IMPs and a master debugger Douglas Crockford: JSON founder, JavaScript architect at Yahoo! L. Peter Deutsch: Author of Ghostscript, implementer of Smalltalk-80 at Xerox PARC and Lisp 1.5 on PDP-1 Brendan Eich: Inventor of JavaScript, CTO of the Mozilla Corporation Brad Fitzpatrick: Writer of LiveJournal, OpenID, memcached, and Perlbal Dan Ingalls: Smalltalk implementor and designer Simon Peyton Jones: Coinventor of Haskell and lead designer of Glasgow Haskell Compiler Donald Knuth: Author of The Art of Computer Programming and creator of TeX Peter Norvig: Director of Research at Google and author of the standard text on AI Guy Steele: Coinventor of Scheme and part of the Common Lisp Gang of Five, currently working on Fortress Ken Thompson: Inventor of UNIX Jamie Zawinski: Author of XEmacs and early Netscape/Mozilla hacker
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430219491
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Peter Seibel interviews 15 of the most interesting computer programmers alive today in Coders at Work, offering a companion volume to Apress’s highly acclaimed best-seller Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. As the words “at work” suggest, Peter Seibel focuses on how his interviewees tackle the day-to-day work of programming, while revealing much more, like how they became great programmers, how they recognize programming talent in others, and what kinds of problems they find most interesting. Hundreds of people have suggested names of programmers to interview on the Coders at Work web site: www.codersatwork.com. The complete list was 284 names. Having digested everyone’s feedback, we selected 15 folks who’ve been kind enough to agree to be interviewed: Frances Allen: Pioneer in optimizing compilers, first woman to win the Turing Award (2006) and first female IBM fellow Joe Armstrong: Inventor of Erlang Joshua Bloch: Author of the Java collections framework, now at Google Bernie Cosell: One of the main software guys behind the original ARPANET IMPs and a master debugger Douglas Crockford: JSON founder, JavaScript architect at Yahoo! L. Peter Deutsch: Author of Ghostscript, implementer of Smalltalk-80 at Xerox PARC and Lisp 1.5 on PDP-1 Brendan Eich: Inventor of JavaScript, CTO of the Mozilla Corporation Brad Fitzpatrick: Writer of LiveJournal, OpenID, memcached, and Perlbal Dan Ingalls: Smalltalk implementor and designer Simon Peyton Jones: Coinventor of Haskell and lead designer of Glasgow Haskell Compiler Donald Knuth: Author of The Art of Computer Programming and creator of TeX Peter Norvig: Director of Research at Google and author of the standard text on AI Guy Steele: Coinventor of Scheme and part of the Common Lisp Gang of Five, currently working on Fortress Ken Thompson: Inventor of UNIX Jamie Zawinski: Author of XEmacs and early Netscape/Mozilla hacker
Duct Tape 911
Author: James Hubbard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991511907
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
With Duct Tape 911, learn first-aid skills in an interesting new way, and get little-known tricks that will help you feel ready for whatever comes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991511907
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
With Duct Tape 911, learn first-aid skills in an interesting new way, and get little-known tricks that will help you feel ready for whatever comes.
Popular Mechanics: How to Fix Anything
Author: Popular Mechanics
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
ISBN: 1618372610
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"This handy guide covers the essential household repairs that homeowners need to know. From easy fixes like tightening loose door hinges to more involved project such as bleeding your brakes, you'll learn how to handle issues in any room in the house, garage, and yard as well as simple lessons in plumbing and electricity. Throughout the book, Popular Mechanics Senior Home Editor Roy Berendsohn answers questions about the trickiest fix-its, including how to deal with recurring ceiling cracks and get rid of a garbage disposal stench that just won't go away. You'll also find unexpected hacks, like using grass clippings to fix a flat bike tire or a golf tee to fill a stripped screw hole."--Page 4 of cover
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
ISBN: 1618372610
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"This handy guide covers the essential household repairs that homeowners need to know. From easy fixes like tightening loose door hinges to more involved project such as bleeding your brakes, you'll learn how to handle issues in any room in the house, garage, and yard as well as simple lessons in plumbing and electricity. Throughout the book, Popular Mechanics Senior Home Editor Roy Berendsohn answers questions about the trickiest fix-its, including how to deal with recurring ceiling cracks and get rid of a garbage disposal stench that just won't go away. You'll also find unexpected hacks, like using grass clippings to fix a flat bike tire or a golf tee to fill a stripped screw hole."--Page 4 of cover
Be Very Afraid
Author: Robert Wuthnow
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199730873
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Examines the human response to existential threats--once a matter for theology, but now looming before us in multiple forms. Nuclear weapons, pandemics, global warming: each threatens to destroy the planet, or at least to annihilate our species. Freud, Wuthnow notes, famously taught that the standard psychological response to an overwhelming danger is denial. In fact, Wuthnow argues, the opposite is true: we seek ways of positively meeting the threat, of doing something--anything--even if it's wasteful and time-consuming. It would be one thing if our responses were merely pointless, Wuthnow observes, but they can actually be harmful.--From publisher description.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199730873
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Examines the human response to existential threats--once a matter for theology, but now looming before us in multiple forms. Nuclear weapons, pandemics, global warming: each threatens to destroy the planet, or at least to annihilate our species. Freud, Wuthnow notes, famously taught that the standard psychological response to an overwhelming danger is denial. In fact, Wuthnow argues, the opposite is true: we seek ways of positively meeting the threat, of doing something--anything--even if it's wasteful and time-consuming. It would be one thing if our responses were merely pointless, Wuthnow observes, but they can actually be harmful.--From publisher description.
The Technology Fallacy
Author: Gerald C. Kane
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026254511X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Why an organization's response to digital disruption should focus on people and processes and not necessarily on technology. Digital technologies are disrupting organizations of every size and shape, leaving managers scrambling to find a technology fix that will help their organizations compete. This book offers managers and business leaders a guide for surviving digital disruptions—but it is not a book about technology. It is about the organizational changes required to harness the power of technology. The authors argue that digital disruption is primarily about people and that effective digital transformation involves changes to organizational dynamics and how work gets done. A focus only on selecting and implementing the right digital technologies is not likely to lead to success. The best way to respond to digital disruption is by changing the company culture to be more agile, risk tolerant, and experimental. The authors draw on four years of research, conducted in partnership with MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte, surveying more than 16,000 people and conducting interviews with managers at such companies as Walmart, Google, and Salesforce. They introduce the concept of digital maturity—the ability to take advantage of opportunities offered by the new technology—and address the specifics of digital transformation, including cultivating a digital environment, enabling intentional collaboration, and fostering an experimental mindset. Every organization needs to understand its “digital DNA” in order to stop “doing digital” and start “being digital.” Digital disruption won't end anytime soon; the average worker will probably experience numerous waves of disruption during the course of a career. The insights offered by The Technology Fallacy will hold true through them all. A book in the Management on the Cutting Edge series, published in cooperation with MIT Sloan Management Review.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026254511X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Why an organization's response to digital disruption should focus on people and processes and not necessarily on technology. Digital technologies are disrupting organizations of every size and shape, leaving managers scrambling to find a technology fix that will help their organizations compete. This book offers managers and business leaders a guide for surviving digital disruptions—but it is not a book about technology. It is about the organizational changes required to harness the power of technology. The authors argue that digital disruption is primarily about people and that effective digital transformation involves changes to organizational dynamics and how work gets done. A focus only on selecting and implementing the right digital technologies is not likely to lead to success. The best way to respond to digital disruption is by changing the company culture to be more agile, risk tolerant, and experimental. The authors draw on four years of research, conducted in partnership with MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte, surveying more than 16,000 people and conducting interviews with managers at such companies as Walmart, Google, and Salesforce. They introduce the concept of digital maturity—the ability to take advantage of opportunities offered by the new technology—and address the specifics of digital transformation, including cultivating a digital environment, enabling intentional collaboration, and fostering an experimental mindset. Every organization needs to understand its “digital DNA” in order to stop “doing digital” and start “being digital.” Digital disruption won't end anytime soon; the average worker will probably experience numerous waves of disruption during the course of a career. The insights offered by The Technology Fallacy will hold true through them all. A book in the Management on the Cutting Edge series, published in cooperation with MIT Sloan Management Review.
Duct Tape Engineer
Author: Lance Akiyama
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1631593862
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Learn to create furniture, bags, outdoor items, and more using duct tape and simple tools and materials, with no special engineering skills needed. Start with duct tape basics that will aid in assembly: Learn cutting and tearing methods and taping techniques (yes, there's more to it than slapping it down). Discover how to make sturdy duct tape sheets that can be cut and shaped. Using easily accessible tools and supplies like a utility knife and heavy-duty cardboard boxes, try your hand at making a desk and desk chair. Grab some foam and make a backpack, or create a custom hammock. Build a geodesic dome, and go truly epic with a giant pyramid catapult. Every project includes step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams and photos. Don't miss Lance Akiyama's tips and suggestions for supplies, project variations, and material substitutions. Follow the solid construction techniques and you'll ensure that these DIY projects will become favorite classroom activities and family projects. Among the projects are: A lightweight bed frame and full-size dresser with working drawers Outdoor pieces like a hammock and garden swing A heavy-duty toolbox with pockets galore, and a stylish two-color messenger bag Ballistics, including a slingshot A kayak! These projects are real, they work, and are super fun. Roll up your sleeves and let the engineering begin!
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1631593862
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Learn to create furniture, bags, outdoor items, and more using duct tape and simple tools and materials, with no special engineering skills needed. Start with duct tape basics that will aid in assembly: Learn cutting and tearing methods and taping techniques (yes, there's more to it than slapping it down). Discover how to make sturdy duct tape sheets that can be cut and shaped. Using easily accessible tools and supplies like a utility knife and heavy-duty cardboard boxes, try your hand at making a desk and desk chair. Grab some foam and make a backpack, or create a custom hammock. Build a geodesic dome, and go truly epic with a giant pyramid catapult. Every project includes step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams and photos. Don't miss Lance Akiyama's tips and suggestions for supplies, project variations, and material substitutions. Follow the solid construction techniques and you'll ensure that these DIY projects will become favorite classroom activities and family projects. Among the projects are: A lightweight bed frame and full-size dresser with working drawers Outdoor pieces like a hammock and garden swing A heavy-duty toolbox with pockets galore, and a stylish two-color messenger bag Ballistics, including a slingshot A kayak! These projects are real, they work, and are super fun. Roll up your sleeves and let the engineering begin!