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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Language
English
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"When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school--we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A provocative look at how our private spaces--from boardroom to bedroom--reveal our personalities. For ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase our personalities in unexpected--and unplanned--ways, but also how we create personality in the first place, communicate it others,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Highly original and brilliantly illustrated, this entertaining and accessible graphic novel draws upon the authors' nearly fifty-year career to share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition."--
6) The point
Publisher
BMG Music
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Oblio, a round-headed boy living in the land of "Point", where everything and everybody has one. Since his head isn't pointed like everyone else's, Oblio, along with his trusty dog, Arrow is banished to the "Pointless Forest." Once there, the adventure begins, with Oblio and Arrow encountering one extraordinary character after another as they make their way on their wonderful journey.
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Why does a disease that killed only a handful of Americans like ebola provoke panic, but the flu--which kills tens of thousands each year--is dismissed with a yawn? Why is an unarmed young black woman who knocks on a stranger's front door to ask for help after her car breaks down perceived to be so threatening that the stranger shoots her dead? In Jumping at Shadows, Sasha Abramsky sets his sights on America's most dangerous epidemic: irrational...
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Language
English
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"Small things make all the difference in business"
Once every few years a book comes along with an insight so penetrating, so powerful–and so simply, demonstrably true–that it instantly changes the way we think and do business. Such a book is BROKEN WINDOWS, BROKEN BUSINESS, a breakthrough in management theory that can alter the destiny of countless companies striving to stay ahead of their competition.
In this vital and seminal
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"Houppert argues that industry ad campaigns have effectively stymied consumer debate, research, and safety monitoring of the sanitary protection industry." She discusses how "confident girls learn to be self-conscious teens" and how "the mostly male-dominated media have set a tone that shapes women's experiences for them, defining what they are allowed to feel about their periods, their bodies, and their sexuality."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever had the feeling that you're just not getting through to the person you're talking with, or coming across the way you intend to? You're not alone. Our usual approach is to just talk louder, to try harder to get our message through. This is almost always the wrong approach. Why? Because other people almost never see us the way we see ourselves. Fortunately, these distortions in perception are systematic, understandable, and surmountable....
15) Star
Author
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"All eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention--they would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells "action"; Rikio, for a moment, transforms into another being, a hardened young yakuza, but as soon as the shot is finished, he slumps back into his own anxieties and obsessions. Being a...
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Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout the world, millions of people face food insecurity every day. Although the United States is a prosperous country, it is not immune to this problem. Concerns about where their next meal is coming from plague hundreds of thousands of Americans. Understanding what food insecurity means is the first step toward solving it . . . text and . . . fact boxes give readers a better understanding of the facts surrounding this often complex issue....
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
From business meetings to social events to first dates to job interviews, we all encounter new people every day. Our ability to read body cues and convey the right first impression drives the success and quality of our personal and professional lives. Body language expert Patti Wood, a sought-after consultant and speaker to Fortune 500 companies, helps businesses and individuals stand out, create profitable relationships, and thrive in competitive...
19) The culture code: an ingenious way to understand why people around the world buy and live as they do
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English