Exuberance

Author : Kay Redfield Jamison
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780375701481

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Exuberance by Kay Redfield Jamison Pdf

A national bestselling author examines one of the mind's most exalted states—one that is crucially important to learning, risk-taking, social cohesiveness, and survival itself. “[Jamison is] that rare writer who can offer a kind of unified field theory of science and art.” —The Washington Post Book World With the same grace and breadth of learning she brought to her studies of the mind’s pathologies, Kay Redfield Jamison examines one of its most exalted states: exuberance. This “abounding, ebullient, effervescent emotion” manifests itself everywhere from child’s play to scientific breakthrough. Exuberance: The Passion for Life introduces us to such notably irrepressible types as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, and Richard Feynman, as well as Peter Pan, dancing porcupines, and Charles Schulz’s Snoopy. It explores whether exuberance can be inherited, parses its neurochemical grammar, and documents the methods people have used to stimulate it. The resulting book is an irresistible fusion of science and soul.

Author : Robert J. Shiller
Publisher : Broadway
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111606435

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Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller Pdf

With a new Afterword on the current state of the stock market, the ongoing debate over the "new economy," and the larger implications of "irrational exuberance." In this controversial, hard-hitting account of today's explosive market, Robert J. Shiller, a leading expert on market volatility, evokes Alan Greenspan's infamous 1996 reference, "irrational exuberance," to explain the alternately soaring and declining stock market. Shiller's unconventional yet persuasive argument credits an unprecedented confluence of events with driving stocks to uncharted heights, and he analyzes the structural, cultural, and psychological factors behind these levels of growth not reflected in any other sector of the economy. Now more relevant than ever, this analysis is both chilling and convincing-a must-read for the individual investor, the policy maker, and the investment professional.

Author : Bruce Bagemihl
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 1549 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466809277

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Biological Exuberance by Bruce Bagemihl Pdf

A Publishers Weekly Best Book One of the New York Public Library's "25 Books to Remember" for 1999 Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, filled with fascinating facts and astonishing descriptions of animal behavior, Bruce Bagemihl's Biological Exuberance is a landmark book that will change forever how we look at nature. Homosexuality in its myriad forms has been scientifically documented in more than 450 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and other animals worldwide. Biological Exuberance is the first comprehensive account of the subject, bringing together accurate, accessible, and nonsensationalized information. Drawing upon a rich body of zoological research spanning more than two centuries, Bagemihl shows that animals engage in all types of nonreproductive sexual behavior. Sexual and gender expression in the animal world displays exuberant variety, including same-sex courtship, pair-bonding, sex, and co-parenting—even instances of lifelong homosexual bonding in species that do not have lifelong heterosexual bonding. Part 1, "A Polysexual, Polygendered World," begins with a survey of homosexuality, transgender, and nonreproductive heterosexuality in animals and then delves into the broader implications of these findings, including a valuable perspective on human diversity. Bagemihl also examines the hidden assumptions behind the way biologists look at natural systems and suggests a fresh perspective based on the synthesis of contemporary scientific insights with traditional knowledge from indigenous cultures. Part 2, "A Wondrous Bestiary," profiles more than 190 species in which scientific observers have noted homosexual or transgender behavior. Each profile is a verbal and visual "snapshot" of one or more closely related bird or mammal species, containing all the documentation required to support the author's often controversial conclusions.

Author : B. Mark Smith
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780374281779

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Toward Rational Exuberance by B. Mark Smith Pdf

Traces the evolution of popular theories of stock market behavior, showing how they have become widely accepted over time and clarifying some of those them.

Author : Robert J. Shiller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691173122

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Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller Pdf

Why the irrational exuberance of investors hasn't disappeared since the financial crisis In this revised, updated, and expanded edition of his New York Times bestseller, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008–9 financial crisis. With high stock and bond prices and the rising cost of housing, the post-subprime boom may well turn out to be another illustration of Shiller's influential argument that psychologically driven volatility is an inherent characteristic of all asset markets. In other words, Irrational Exuberance is as relevant as ever. Previous editions covered the stock and housing markets—and famously predicted their crashes. This edition expands its coverage to include the bond market, so that the book now addresses all of the major investment markets. It also includes updated data throughout, as well as Shiller's 2013 Nobel Prize lecture, which places the book in broader context. In addition to diagnosing the causes of asset bubbles, Irrational Exuberance recommends urgent policy changes to lessen their likelihood and severity—and suggests ways that individuals can decrease their risk before the next bubble bursts. No one whose future depends on a retirement account, a house, or other investments can afford not to read this book.

Author : Robert J. Shiller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691123357

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Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller Pdf

This first edition of this book was a broad study, drawing on a wide range of published research and historical evidence, of the enormous stock market boom that started around 1982 and picked up incredible speed after 1995. Although it took as its specific starting point this ongoing boom, it placed it in the context of stock market booms generally, and it also made concrete suggestions regarding policy changes that should be initiated in response to this and other such booms. The book argued that the boom represents a speculative bubble, not grounded in sensible economic fundamentals. Part one of the book considered structural factors behind the boom. A list of twelve precipitating factors that appear to be its ultimate causes was given. Amplification mechanisms, naturally-occurring Ponzi processes, that enlarge the effects of these precipitating factors, were described. Part Two discussed cultural factors, the effects of the news media, and of "new era" economic thinking. Part Three discussed psychological factors, psychological anchors for the market and herd behavior. Part Four discussed attempts to rationalize exuberance: efficient markets theory and theories that investors are learning. Part Five presented policy options and actions that should be taken. The second edition, 2005, added an analysis of the real estate bubble as similar to the stock market bubble that preceded it, and warned that "Significant further rises in these markets could lead, eventually, to even more significant declines. The bad outcome could be that eventual declines would result in a substantial increase in the rate of personal bankruptcies, which could lead to a secondary string of bankruptcies of financial institutions as well. Another long-run consequence could be a decline in consumer and business confidence, and another, possibly worldwide, recession." Thus, the second edition of this book was among the first to warn of the global financial crisis that began with the subprime mortgage debacle in 2007.

Author : Rebecca Foster,Caroline M. Welsh
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 0815608349

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Wild Exuberance by Rebecca Foster,Caroline M. Welsh Pdf

Early in his career, critics and collectors widely recognized that Harold Weston (1894-"1972), was capturing and saying something unusual in his paintings. "There is a young American painter," wrote Duncan Phillips, "who stirs in me the hope for a re-birth on this new soil of something that was lost to the art of painting with the passing of Vincent van Gogh." Along with 104 color and ten black-and-white plates of Weston's works compiled by his daughter, Nina Weston Foster, curator of the Harold Weston Foundation, the catalog includes essays that cover myriad aspects of Weston's life and art. The Adirondack Museum's chief curator Caroline M. Welsh explores nature and wilderness preservation as themes in twentieth-century art and places Weston in the context of his contemporaries who painted the Adirondacks. Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., curator of American art at the Fogg Art Museum, provides a critical analysis of Weston as a twentieth-century American modernist painter. The biographical essay by Weston's art historian granddaughter, Rebecca Foster, follows the unfolding of a career in parallel to the unfolding of a life. Weston's rich technique is explored by Stephen B. Phillips, curator at the Phillips Collection, in an in-depth analysis of the painting.

Author : Will Larson
Publisher : Stripe Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781953953339

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An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson Pdf

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt. There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the discipline is often self-taught and unstructured. Getting to the good solutions for complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams—and, ultimately, between the success and failure of companies. Will Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle focuses on the particular challenges of engineering management—from sizing teams to handling technical debt to performing succession planning—and provides a path to the good solutions. Drawing from his experience at Digg, Uber, and Stripe, Larson has developed a thoughtful approach to engineering management for leaders of all levels at companies of all sizes. An Elegant Puzzle balances structured principles and human-centric thinking to help any leader create more effective and rewarding organizations for engineers to thrive in.

Author : Meredith E. Bagby
Publisher : Dutton Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023060739

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Rational Exuberance by Meredith E. Bagby Pdf

Generation X's most respected economic writer refutes the myths and stereotypes of her generation. CNN Financial News Network's Meredith Bagby--author of THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--examines the ways in which her generation, against the odds, is steering our economy in a new direction.

Author : Donald Johnson Greene
Publisher : New York : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : English literature
ISBN : 0394306384

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The Age of Exuberance by Donald Johnson Greene Pdf

A summary of the history, ideas, attitudes, and the arts of 18th century England.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 0061453714

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Rational Exuberance by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Forencich
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781452016412

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Exuberant Animal by Frank Forencich Pdf

Move to live, live to move! Health and fitness is a bushy, multi-disciplinary practice that includes body, mind, spirit and the creative imagination. Exuberant Animal explores the totality of human health and promotes a truly integrated approach that spans culture, biology, psychology and animal behavior. You’ll discover powerful new ideas for movement and living that will stimulate your vitality, creativity and enthusiasm. “Frank is a superb writer. His voice is clear, accurate and accessible.” Robert Sapolsky "No joy, no gain!–that might well be Frank Forencich's exercise motto. A nation filled with fit, playful hominids fully in touch with their evolutionary heritage is a true pleasure to contemplate." Bill McKibben “I really appreciate Frank’s innovative approach. His method is sophisticated, playful and holistic.” Debbie Armstrong 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist

Author : Allish Chaudhary
Publisher : The Little Booktique Hub
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789391380076

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Exuberance by Allish Chaudhary Pdf

Exuberance is more than just positive thinking, and it has nothing to do with being an extrovert. It has the potential to be quite intense. It's all around us, in the raging rivers, the rumbling seas, and the enigma of the stars. Exuberance binds us to the cosmos. Exuberance may take us on a journey through everyday life that allows us to see colours we've never seen before and sing tunes we've never sang before. “Exuberance” consists of several co-authors from all over the globe who have dedicated their inked verses as a poem, quote, micro tale or a short story which revolves around the different themes. We are hoping for the great success of this book, a free anthology launched by Writer’s Abode Publication in which none of the co-Authors are charged a single penny throughout the publishing process.

Author : Linda Elaine Neagley
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 027104392X

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Disciplined Exuberance by Linda Elaine Neagley Pdf

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09T22:59:00Z
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9798822504929

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Summary of Kay Redfield Jamison's Exuberance by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Exuberance is an abounding, ebullient, and effervescent emotion. It is not happiness, but it is a more restless and billowing state. It is not a quiet sense of contentment, but rather exuberance that leaps, bubbles, and overflows. #2 Exuberance, the more energetic form of joy, is essential to our existence. It is a material part of our pursuits, and it is a vibrant force to signal victory, proclaim a time to quicken, to draw together, and to exult. #3 Exuberance is a wonderful thing, but it can also be calamitous. It is a defining quality of great teachers, statesmen, and adventurers. Used properly, it can bring about change and hope. #4 Roosevelt’s life in politics was abruptly broken when his wife and mother died in 1884. He threw himself into reform work, and became a gale force in Washington.