The Religion of the Landless, Smith-Christopher Daniel L.
Автор: Chabris Christopher, Simons Daniel Название: The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us ISBN: 0307459667 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307459664 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1563.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself--and that's a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology's most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don't work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves and the world as they really are, but we're actually missing a whole lot. Chabris and Simons combine the work of other researchers with their own findings on attention, perception, memory, and reasoning to reveal how faulty intuitions often get us into trouble. In the process, they explain: - Why a company would spend billions to launch a product that its own analysts know will fail - How a police officer could run right past a brutal assault without seeing it - Why award-winning movies are full of editing mistakes - What criminals have in common with chess masters - Why measles and other childhood diseases are making a comeback - Why money managers could learn a lot from weather forecasters Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. We write traffic laws and build criminal cases on the assumption that people will notice when something unusual happens right in front of them. We're sure we know where we were on 9/11, falsely believing that vivid memories are seared into our minds with perfect fidelity. And as a society, we spend billions on devices to train our brains because we're continually tempted by the lure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement. The Invisible Gorilla reveals the myriad ways that our intuitions can deceive us, but it's much more than a catalog of human failings. Chabris and Simons explain why we succumb to these everyday illusions and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against their effects. Ultimately, the book provides a kind of x-ray vision into our own minds, making it possible to pierce the veil of illusions that clouds our thoughts and to think clearly for perhaps the first time. From the Hardcover edition.
Автор: Wright Christopher J. H. Название: Hearing the Message of Daniel: Sustaining Faith in Today S World ISBN: 0310284643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780310284642 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2482.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In many corners of the world the climate of hostility hangs over any overt Christian faith commitment. The book of Daniel shows how people who worship the one, true, living God can live, work, and survive in the midst of a nation, a culture, and a government that are hostile and sometimes life-threatening.
Автор: Coffman Christopher K., Lukes Daniel Название: William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion ISBN: 1611495105 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781611495102 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 20486.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "This fascinating, massive, wide-ranging collection that editors Christopher K. Coffman and Daniel Lukes have gathered together into William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion will soon be recognized as one of those rare critical books for which that egregiously overused term 'groundbreaking' is fully justified." --Larry McCaffery, from the preface of William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion The essays in this collection make a case for regarding William T. Vollmann as the most ambitious, productive, and important living author in the US. His oeuvre includes not only outstanding work in numerous literary genres, but also global reportage, ethical treatises, paintings, photographs, and many other productions. His reputation as a daring traveler and his fascination with life on the margins have earned him an extra-literary renown unequaled in our time. Perhaps most importantly, his work is exceptional in relation to the literary moment. Vollmann is a member of a group of authors who are responding to the skeptical ironies of postmodernism with a reinvigoration of fiction's affective possibilities and moral sensibilities, but he stands out even among this cohort for his prioritization of moral engagement, historical awareness, and geopolitical scope. Included in this book in addition to twelve scholarly critical essays are reflections on Vollmann by many of his peers, confidantes, and collaborators, including Jonathan Franzen, James Franco, and Michael Glawogger. With a preface by Larry McCaffery and an afterword by Michael Hemmingson, this book offers readings of most of Vollmann's works, includes the first critical engagements with several key titles, and introduces a range of voices from international Vollmann scholarship.
Автор: Willard Christopher, Rechtschaffen Daniel Название: Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing ISBN: 1683641973 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781683641971 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1651.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Alphabreaths teaches children breathing techniques that promote mindfulness, relaxation, and compassion
Автор: Betts MR Daniel Christopher Название: The Idiot of Lord Nelson ISBN: 099272791X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992727918 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sometimes you need to read things from a different perspective, even when the storytellers are autistic... The story begins with 18 year old Arnold Holt, an unemployed teenager from Orpington who suffers from a form of mild autism, or Aspergers Syndrome. After an unexpected incident after a routinely visit to his late friend from the cemetery, Arnold is advised by his father to change his visit to another date which seems a simple idea, but for Arnold it involves rewriting the mental diary inside his head which he has used to survive the gruelling experience of being "on the dole". But after a bizarre accident in the garden with his pet rabbit, things turn into a much darker scenario and Arnold turns to a certain novel given to him by his former helper Mrs Leslie and uses it to help determine his next step in life. It soon turns into a whole new adventure for Arnold and his family, especially for his father Geoffrey who goes into a complete mental breakdown once he realises what his son had done. Sooner or later Geoffrey would have to take centre stage, even if it would mean changing Arnold's ways, which for an autistic person is extremely difficult to do.
Автор: Christopher William F., Fox Daniel Wayne Название: Polycarbonates: Reinhold Plastics Applications Series ISBN: 1258613387 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258613389 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5141.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ewing, Kevin A. Mccall, Duke K., Iii Case, David R. Miller, Marshall Lee Steinway, Daniel M. Nardi, Karen J. Bell, Christopher Landfair, Stanley W. Ol Название: Environmental law handbook ISBN: 1641433507 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781641433501 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 28934.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Now in its 24th edition, the Environmental Law Handbook gives readers a comprehensive and up-to-date look at the major environmental laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. Written and compiled by the country`s leading environmental law firms, it provides the comprehensive and reliable guidance you can trust.
Автор: Lukes Daniel, Coffman Christopher K. Название: William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion ISBN: 1611495253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781611495256 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 9504.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "This fascinating, massive, wide-ranging collection that editors Christopher K. Coffman and Daniel Lukes have gathered together into William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion will soon be recognized as one of those rare critical books for which that egregiously overused term 'groundbreaking' is fully justified." --Larry McCaffery, from the preface of William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion The essays in this collection make a case for regarding William T. Vollmann as the most ambitious, productive, and important living author in the US. His oeuvre includes not only outstanding work in numerous literary genres, but also global reportage, ethical treatises, paintings, photographs, and many other productions. His reputation as a daring traveler and his fascination with life on the margins have earned him an extra-literary renown unequaled in our time. Perhaps most importantly, his work is exceptional in relation to the literary moment. Vollmann is a member of a group of authors who are responding to the skeptical ironies of postmodernism with a reinvigoration of fiction's affective possibilities and moral sensibilities, but he stands out even among this cohort for his prioritization of moral engagement, historical awareness, and geopolitical scope. Included in this book in addition to twelve scholarly critical essays are reflections on Vollmann by many of his peers, confidantes, and collaborators, including Jonathan Franzen, James Franco, and Michael Glawogger. With a preface by Larry McCaffery and an afterword by Michael Hemmingson, this book offers readings of most of Vollmann's works, includes the first critical engagements with several key titles, and introduces the work of several foreign Vollmann scholars to American audiences.
