Author: Zoe Chance
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1984854348
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Rediscover the superpower that makes good things happen, from the professor behind Yale School of Management's most popular class “The new rules of persuasion for a better world.”—Charles Duhigg, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life. Influence doesn’t work the way you think because you don’t think the way you think. Move past common misconceptions—such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you—and understand why your go-to negotiation strategies are probably making you less influential. Discover the one thing that influences behavior more than anything else. Learn to cultivate charisma, negotiate comfortably and creatively, and spot manipulators before it’s too late. Along the way, you’ll meet alligators, skydivers, a mind reader in a gorilla costume, Jennifer Lawrence, Genghis Khan, and the man who saved the world by saying no. Influence Is Your Superpower will teach you how to transform your life, your organization, and perhaps even the course of history. It’s an ethical approach to influence that will make life better for everyone, starting with you.
Influence Is Your Superpower
Author: Zoe Chance
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1984854348
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Rediscover the superpower that makes good things happen, from the professor behind Yale School of Management's most popular class “The new rules of persuasion for a better world.”—Charles Duhigg, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life. Influence doesn’t work the way you think because you don’t think the way you think. Move past common misconceptions—such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you—and understand why your go-to negotiation strategies are probably making you less influential. Discover the one thing that influences behavior more than anything else. Learn to cultivate charisma, negotiate comfortably and creatively, and spot manipulators before it’s too late. Along the way, you’ll meet alligators, skydivers, a mind reader in a gorilla costume, Jennifer Lawrence, Genghis Khan, and the man who saved the world by saying no. Influence Is Your Superpower will teach you how to transform your life, your organization, and perhaps even the course of history. It’s an ethical approach to influence that will make life better for everyone, starting with you.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1984854348
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Rediscover the superpower that makes good things happen, from the professor behind Yale School of Management's most popular class “The new rules of persuasion for a better world.”—Charles Duhigg, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life. Influence doesn’t work the way you think because you don’t think the way you think. Move past common misconceptions—such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you—and understand why your go-to negotiation strategies are probably making you less influential. Discover the one thing that influences behavior more than anything else. Learn to cultivate charisma, negotiate comfortably and creatively, and spot manipulators before it’s too late. Along the way, you’ll meet alligators, skydivers, a mind reader in a gorilla costume, Jennifer Lawrence, Genghis Khan, and the man who saved the world by saying no. Influence Is Your Superpower will teach you how to transform your life, your organization, and perhaps even the course of history. It’s an ethical approach to influence that will make life better for everyone, starting with you.
Melancholy and the Archive
Author: Jonathan Boulter
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441152164
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Melancholy and the Archive examines how trauma, history and memory are represented in key works of major contemporary writers such as David Mitchell, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami and Jose Saramago. The book explores how these authors construct crucial relationships between sites of memory-the archive becomes a central trope here-and the self that has been subjected to various traumas, various losses. The archive-be it a bureaucratic office (Saramago), an underground bunker (Auster), a geographical space or landscape (Mitchell) or even a hole (Murakami)-becomes the means by which the self attempts to preserve and conserve his or her sense of history even as the economy of trauma threatens to erase the grounds of such preservation: as the subject or self is threatened so the archive becomes a festishized site wherein history is housed, accommodated, created, even fabricated. The archive, in Freudian terms, becomes a space of melancholy precisely as the subject preserves not only a personal history or a culture's history, but also the history of the traumas that necessitates the creation of the archive as such.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441152164
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Melancholy and the Archive examines how trauma, history and memory are represented in key works of major contemporary writers such as David Mitchell, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami and Jose Saramago. The book explores how these authors construct crucial relationships between sites of memory-the archive becomes a central trope here-and the self that has been subjected to various traumas, various losses. The archive-be it a bureaucratic office (Saramago), an underground bunker (Auster), a geographical space or landscape (Mitchell) or even a hole (Murakami)-becomes the means by which the self attempts to preserve and conserve his or her sense of history even as the economy of trauma threatens to erase the grounds of such preservation: as the subject or self is threatened so the archive becomes a festishized site wherein history is housed, accommodated, created, even fabricated. The archive, in Freudian terms, becomes a space of melancholy precisely as the subject preserves not only a personal history or a culture's history, but also the history of the traumas that necessitates the creation of the archive as such.
Night Zookeeper
Author: Joshua Davidson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192764065
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Joined by his friends, Sam and Riya, Will journeys to Fire Desert, where rumours of a creature called 'the Grip' have struck fear into the hearts of the animals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192764065
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Joined by his friends, Sam and Riya, Will journeys to Fire Desert, where rumours of a creature called 'the Grip' have struck fear into the hearts of the animals.
The Mind of a Bee
Author: Lars Chittka
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691253897
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness. Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees, Chittka illustrates how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He looks at their innate behaviors and the ways their evolution as foragers may have contributed to their keen spatial memory. Chittka also examines the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think. Throughout, he touches on the fascinating history behind the study of bee behavior. Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans, The Mind of a Bee reveals the singular abilities of some of the world’s most incredible creatures.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691253897
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness. Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees, Chittka illustrates how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He looks at their innate behaviors and the ways their evolution as foragers may have contributed to their keen spatial memory. Chittka also examines the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think. Throughout, he touches on the fascinating history behind the study of bee behavior. Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans, The Mind of a Bee reveals the singular abilities of some of the world’s most incredible creatures.
Night Zookeeper
Author: Joshua Davidson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192764058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
When Will steps through a mysterious portal at the zoo he's transported into the World of the Night Zoo, and thrust into an incredible adventure. Bestowed with a Zookeeper's uniform and a magical teleporting torch, he's tasked with protecting the Zoo's inhabitants from the evil Lord of Nulth,and his army of robotic spiders, the Voids. In this, the first of many adventures, Will is introduced to the Zoo's friendlier creatures - the glowing Night Butterflies, Bumbling Bees, and he even makes friends with a spying giraffe called Sam. But Will faces his first real test when the Voids attack, does he really have what it takes to bethe Night Zookeeper and save his new friends? From the creators of NightZookeeper.com, a website that makes learning fun, inspires creativity, and engages children with a magical story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192764058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
When Will steps through a mysterious portal at the zoo he's transported into the World of the Night Zoo, and thrust into an incredible adventure. Bestowed with a Zookeeper's uniform and a magical teleporting torch, he's tasked with protecting the Zoo's inhabitants from the evil Lord of Nulth,and his army of robotic spiders, the Voids. In this, the first of many adventures, Will is introduced to the Zoo's friendlier creatures - the glowing Night Butterflies, Bumbling Bees, and he even makes friends with a spying giraffe called Sam. But Will faces his first real test when the Voids attack, does he really have what it takes to bethe Night Zookeeper and save his new friends? From the creators of NightZookeeper.com, a website that makes learning fun, inspires creativity, and engages children with a magical story.
The Finders Keepers Library
Author: Annie Rains
Publisher: Forever
ISBN: 1538710137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
This heart-warming second chance love story about hope and healing from USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains is perfect for fans of Raeanne Thayne and Jenny Hale! For a gardener blessed with a green thumb, Savannah Collins’s life sure seems like it’s all thorns, zero roses. She has no job, no relationship, and no place to live. With nothing but a car full of plants and her new rescue kitten, Savannah heads to Bloom, North Carolina, to spend the summer with her beloved Aunt Eleanor, a retired librarian. Her aunt shares her love of literature with the Finders Keepers Library, located in her beautiful garden, where anyone can stop by to pick a book or leave a book. When a sudden summer storm destroys the library and many of the roses, it will take a village to get everything ready for the garden wedding that is planned there in just three weeks. As the entire town joins in to make the necessary repairs, Savannah bonds with their neighbor Evan Sanders over the books that Eleanor has handpicked for each of them, helping them both find healing and self-discovery. Savannah only intends to stay through the summer, but when an unexpected job offer, a sudden health crisis, and a wayward pre-teen push her future in new directions, she has to wonder whether this is the place that she is meant to be—and the family she’s meant to be with.
Publisher: Forever
ISBN: 1538710137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
This heart-warming second chance love story about hope and healing from USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains is perfect for fans of Raeanne Thayne and Jenny Hale! For a gardener blessed with a green thumb, Savannah Collins’s life sure seems like it’s all thorns, zero roses. She has no job, no relationship, and no place to live. With nothing but a car full of plants and her new rescue kitten, Savannah heads to Bloom, North Carolina, to spend the summer with her beloved Aunt Eleanor, a retired librarian. Her aunt shares her love of literature with the Finders Keepers Library, located in her beautiful garden, where anyone can stop by to pick a book or leave a book. When a sudden summer storm destroys the library and many of the roses, it will take a village to get everything ready for the garden wedding that is planned there in just three weeks. As the entire town joins in to make the necessary repairs, Savannah bonds with their neighbor Evan Sanders over the books that Eleanor has handpicked for each of them, helping them both find healing and self-discovery. Savannah only intends to stay through the summer, but when an unexpected job offer, a sudden health crisis, and a wayward pre-teen push her future in new directions, she has to wonder whether this is the place that she is meant to be—and the family she’s meant to be with.
The Journal of Electrical Workers and Operators
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric industry workers
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric industry workers
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?
Author: Kelly Jones
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 1524765945
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This laugh-out-loud sequel to Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer has EVEN MORE MAGIC CHICKENS! Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown is finally settling into her new home and her new role as keeper of some highly unusual poultry--chickens with secret superpowers! But the arrival of two new magical chickens for her flock and some unusual eggs to be incubated and hatched (what will their superpowers be?), plus an impending inspection from the Unusual Poultry Committee (who even knew this existed?) has Sophie feeling pretty stressed out. Her older cousin, Lupe, is coming to stay with her family, which is great--but will Lupe like chickens too? And on top of it all, Sophie's first day at her new school is rapidly approaching! In this wildly funny and quirky novel told in letters and lists and quizzes, Sophie learns that even an exceptional poultry farmer can use some help.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 1524765945
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This laugh-out-loud sequel to Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer has EVEN MORE MAGIC CHICKENS! Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown is finally settling into her new home and her new role as keeper of some highly unusual poultry--chickens with secret superpowers! But the arrival of two new magical chickens for her flock and some unusual eggs to be incubated and hatched (what will their superpowers be?), plus an impending inspection from the Unusual Poultry Committee (who even knew this existed?) has Sophie feeling pretty stressed out. Her older cousin, Lupe, is coming to stay with her family, which is great--but will Lupe like chickens too? And on top of it all, Sophie's first day at her new school is rapidly approaching! In this wildly funny and quirky novel told in letters and lists and quizzes, Sophie learns that even an exceptional poultry farmer can use some help.
DK Super Readers Level 3 Wild Animal Groups
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744075548
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about how and why wild animals live in groups with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Wild Animal Groups will introduce kids to a parade of animal groups and the unusual words for them—including packs, swarms, herds, towers, and prides—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 3 and 4 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as wild animals, animal groups, and environments. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744075548
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about how and why wild animals live in groups with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Wild Animal Groups will introduce kids to a parade of animal groups and the unusual words for them—including packs, swarms, herds, towers, and prides—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 3 and 4 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as wild animals, animal groups, and environments. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.
Ancestors of the Future
Author: Ulrike Kerber
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3759774768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Embark on a visionary journey with "Ancestors of the Future", a unique collection of visual poetry that explores the intersection of human and artificial intelligence. This 134-page book offers short musings from fictional future beings, sharing their wisdom to inspire us today. For over two decades, the author has been a pioneering brand and motion designer, primarily using digital tools like the Adobe Creative Suite. A transformative moment occurred in November 2022 with the release of Large Language Models, reshaping the landscape of creativity and technology. This event sparked an intense exploration into the potential of AI, leading to a Master's thesis and a PhD program focused on enhancing human creativity and learning through AI and emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual realities. Ancestors of the Future delves into the profound impact AI will have on our daily lives, from economic and environmental shifts to ethical and social dynamics. The book envisions a possible, optimistic future where AI-created avatars, enhanced humans, hybrids, and cyborgs born from digital forces drive transformation. These primarily female-looking avatars channel messages that inspire readers, despite an intentional naivety regarding the ethical aspects of technology. The purpose is to harness the power of imagination to create a positive reality while being mindful of potential dangers. The book emphasizes that the future is now, as the only experiential time is the present moment. Through words, designs, videos, and music, the author envisions a collaborative partnership with AI that elevates creativity to new heights and benefits humanity. Ancestors of the Future invites readers to stay curious and embrace the unpredictable future, using technology to create a brighter, more imaginative world.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3759774768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Embark on a visionary journey with "Ancestors of the Future", a unique collection of visual poetry that explores the intersection of human and artificial intelligence. This 134-page book offers short musings from fictional future beings, sharing their wisdom to inspire us today. For over two decades, the author has been a pioneering brand and motion designer, primarily using digital tools like the Adobe Creative Suite. A transformative moment occurred in November 2022 with the release of Large Language Models, reshaping the landscape of creativity and technology. This event sparked an intense exploration into the potential of AI, leading to a Master's thesis and a PhD program focused on enhancing human creativity and learning through AI and emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual realities. Ancestors of the Future delves into the profound impact AI will have on our daily lives, from economic and environmental shifts to ethical and social dynamics. The book envisions a possible, optimistic future where AI-created avatars, enhanced humans, hybrids, and cyborgs born from digital forces drive transformation. These primarily female-looking avatars channel messages that inspire readers, despite an intentional naivety regarding the ethical aspects of technology. The purpose is to harness the power of imagination to create a positive reality while being mindful of potential dangers. The book emphasizes that the future is now, as the only experiential time is the present moment. Through words, designs, videos, and music, the author envisions a collaborative partnership with AI that elevates creativity to new heights and benefits humanity. Ancestors of the Future invites readers to stay curious and embrace the unpredictable future, using technology to create a brighter, more imaginative world.