The New Observer's Book of Pond Life
Author : John Clegg
Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Freshwater biology
ISBN : 9780723233381
Author : John Clegg
Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Freshwater biology
ISBN : 9780723233381
Author : Emily Fox Gordon
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2010-08-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0679604014
The sexual politics of a faculty wives dinner. The psychological gamesmanship of an inappropriate therapist. The emotional minefield of an extended family wedding . . . Whatever the subject, Emily Fox Gordon’s disarmingly personal essays are an art form unto themselves—reflecting and revealing, like mirrors in a maze, the seemingly endless ways a woman can lose herself in the modern world. With piercing humor and merciless precision, Gordon zigzags her way through “the unevolved paradise” of academia, with its dying breeds of bohemians, adulterers, and flirts, then stumbles through the perils and pleasures of psychotherapy, hoping to find a narrative for her life. Along the way, she encounters textbook feminists, partying philosophers, perfectionist moms, and an unlikely kinship with Kafka—in a brilliant collection of essays that challenge our sacred institutions, defy our expectations, and define our lives.
Author : Shane Parrish
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 27,29 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0593719972
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Author : John Clegg
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Freshwater biology
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Annuals (Plants)
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Author : P. A. Buckley
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1501719629
No detailed description available for "Urban Ornithology".
Author : Jeannette Walls
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 2007-01-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1416544666
A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Author : Kenneth Leonard Alvin
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,70 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Glynne Evans
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,43 MB
Release : 1954
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Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780723233626