The Fulcrum

Author : Shawn Achor
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307591562

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The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor Pdf

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity—the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time “Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The philosophies in this book are easily the best wire frames to build a happy and successful life.”—Medium Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change; it is the realization that we can. Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that once we succeed, we’ll be happy; that once we get that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But the science reveals this formula to be backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. Research shows that happy employees are more productive, more creative, and better problem solvers than their unhappy peers. And positive people are significantly healthier and less stressed and enjoy deeper social interaction than the less positive people around them. Drawing on original research—including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted—and work in boardrooms and classrooms across forty-two countries, Shawn Achor shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health. His strategies include: • The Tetris Effect: how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility so we can see and seize opportunities all around us • Social Investment: how to earn the dividends of a strong social support network • The Ripple Effect: how to spread positive change within our teams, companies, and families By turns fascinating, hopeful, and timely, The Happiness Advantage reveals how small shifts in our mind-set and habits can produce big gains at work, at home, and elsewhere.

Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Random House
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781448106479

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Archimedes And The Fulcrum by Paul Strathern Pdf

At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... The greatest mathematician of his time, Archimedes transformed the development of early maths. But it is his revolutionary insights into mechanical science for which he is so revered, inventing the fulcrum and lever, pulley and water pump, among other technological advances that changed the course of history. Archimedes & the Fulcrum is a captivating and easily digestible investigation into the legendary life and work of the greatest mathematical mind the world had seen, up until his tragic death at the hands of the Romans. Single-handedly launching a 4,000 ton ship, calculating volumes and perfect spirals, laying the foundations of theoretical physics and inventing military weaponry as a seventy-year-old, Archimedes' Big Idea was so much more than his famed leap from his bath, shouting 'Eureka!' The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

Author : Fran Wilde
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466858206

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Updraft by Fran Wilde Pdf

From Fran Wilde comes Updraft, the Nebula finalist and Andre Norton Award-winning first novel in the Bone Universe saga Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City. As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice, and may well change the city forever—if it isn't destroyed outright. Bone Universe 1) Updraft 2) Cloudbound 3) Horizon (September 2017) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Haydn Turner
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781925011821

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The Fulcrum Star by Haydn Turner Pdf

In the year 1408, in the lands of Enabladoor, upon the sister planet to Earth-Solestia, the bloodied, massacred bodies of soldiers- both attackers and defenders- lay upon the grassy slope afoot the castle Magniforte. Our story begins almost 1400 years earlier upon the very same land upon the very same planet as unwittingly the inhabitants go about their daily lives. Descending from the coastal regions of the North, the nomadic hunting and gathering people known as the Axeons arrive for their once in a century hunt, for the giant Cent-terrapin turtle of Ocean’s Deep. The highly prized, dinosaur sized, mystical creatures come ashore to lay their eggs in the sand at night, on a full moon once every 100 years; providing only a very small window for the hunt. Following in their wake and in search of the Axeon boy Neptune and the Oceanic Trident of power, two recently pirated black galleons, one of which is carrying the tribal witch Absysiam, lurk ominously upon the horizon. Meanwhile inland a simple farming woman flees with her children from her burnt out home, following the savage revenge attack by ghosts of her past. And in the partially snow coveredReptilight Mountains to the North and the parched, sandy Great Desert to the East, men of the land hunt their prey for survival. It is at this time when a great star known as the Fulcrum Star from a circle of five of these glowing beacons, located in deep space and responsible for balancing the universe, is lost by the gods and arrives in a solidified state to the planet. In a dazzling show of both colourful light and incredible sound the fallen star separates into seven individual crystal pieces and crashes to the surface. The fall of the star causes a loss of equilibrium and “Balance is Disturbed” throughout the universe. With the balance disturbed the gods summon from the deepest recesses of the universe, a collective of forces both good and evil to temporarily maintain the balance until the crystals can be collected and the star restored. Using these powerful forces they create two beings, Lord Dark-sky, bringer of darkness and all that is evil, and Sir ZandicoreSolatore, the wizard of white light and kindness. With the arrival and disposition of the seven powerful crystals the ultimate fight between good and evil is set to be played out.

Author : Alexander Zuyev,Malcolm McConnell
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0446364983

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Fulcrum by Alexander Zuyev,Malcolm McConnell Pdf

The Soviet pilot recounts his audacious defection in a hijacked MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet and reveals the secrets behind the 1983 shooting of Korean Airlines flight 007, Soviet military espionage, American POWs in the Soviet Union, and other issues. Reprint.

Author : Jc Ryan
Publisher : Jc Ryan Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0648681009

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The Fulcrum by Jc Ryan Pdf

No one knows who he is, what he looks like, where he comes from, nor who he works for. He is a sniper who can take a target out from eight-hundred yards to a mile. He has no friends. He has no family. He has no girl. He has only one motto; don't hate the terrorists. Instead kill them, so they can't kill again.

Author : Joe Keohane
Publisher : Random House
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781984855787

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The Power of Strangers by Joe Keohane Pdf

A “meticulously researched and buoyantly written” (Esquire) look at what happens when we talk to strangers, and why it affects everything from our own health and well-being to the rise and fall of nations in the tradition of Susan Cain’s Quiet and Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens “This lively, searching work makes the case that welcoming ‘others’ isn’t just the bedrock of civilization, it’s the surest path to the best of what life has to offer.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies In our cities, we stand in silence at the pharmacy and in check-out lines at the grocery store, distracted by our phones, barely acknowledging one another, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we retreat into ideological silos reinforced by algorithms designed to serve us only familiar ideas and like-minded users. In our politics, we are increasingly consumed by a fear of people we’ve never met. But what if strangers—so often blamed for our most pressing political, social, and personal problems—are actually the solution? In The Power of Strangers, Joe Keohane sets out on a journey to discover what happens when we bridge the distance between us and people we don’t know. He learns that while we’re wired to sometimes fear, distrust, and even hate strangers, people and societies that have learned to connect with strangers benefit immensely. Digging into a growing body of cutting-edge research on the surprising social and psychological benefits that come from talking to strangers, Keohane finds that even passing interactions can enhance empathy, happiness, and cognitive development, ease loneliness and isolation, and root us in the world, deepening our sense of belonging. And all the while, Keohane gathers practical tips from experts on how to talk to strangers, and tries them out himself in the wild, to awkward, entertaining, and frequently poignant effect. Warm, witty, erudite, and profound, equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey, this deeply researched book will inspire readers to see everything—from major geopolitical shifts to trips to the corner store—in an entirely new light, showing them that talking to strangers isn’t just a way to live; it’s a way to survive.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Mechanical engineering
ISBN : NYPL:33433069059776

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Machinery by Anonim Pdf

Author : Will Kalif
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595238880

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Fulcrum Shift by Will Kalif Pdf

An Epic Fantasy Adventure Fulcrum Shift is a fantasy novel filled with dark terror, mythical creatures, and pulse-pounding, sword-wielding action.A Magical Power Long Forgotten The Fulcrum is a magical stone with tremendous power that was created by a race of people now long gone from the earth. They created it and the nine nexus stones to control the earth, but the Fulcrum’s power destroyed them and nearly destroyed the earth. The Fulcrum and the nexus stones were buried and nearly forgotten for many generations.Danger Uncovered The evil Lord Balther has unearthed the Fulcrum and he is using its power to twist men and the earth into unnatural ruin. If he can also find the nine nexus stones his power will be complete and his evil horde of goblins and demons will destroy the earth.A Hero’s Quest The only thing that can stop Balther’s evil plan is Viss and his small band of companions. Travel with Viss as he discovers the unique power that each nexus stone possesses, and uncovers the secrets of his own forgotten past.

Author : Charles E. Beale,M. R. Gately
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : MINN:31951002313382F

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Gately's Universal Educator by Charles E. Beale,M. R. Gately Pdf

Author : Edward John Routh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Elastic rods and wires
ISBN : UOM:39015055135266

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A Treatise on Analytical Statics: The parallelogram of forces. Forces acting at a point. Parallel forces. Forces in two dimensions. On friction. The principle of work. Forces in three dimensions. Graphical statics. Centre of gravity. On strings. The machines by Edward John Routh Pdf

Author : Mark A. Werkema
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469751696

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On Fulcrum's Wings by Mark A. Werkema Pdf

ON A SECRET AIRSTRIKE MISSION ONE NIGHT, TWO U.S. EX-FIGHTER PILOTS WAGE WAR IN OLD SOVIET MIG-29 FULCRUMS OVER THE SKIES OF IRAQ Tensions are building again in the Gulf region. In the many years after the Gulf War, Iraq continues to threaten regional and world peace. Stability and peace in the Gulf are in peril. The U.S. is deeply concernedaction must be taken. Another war is imminent. The famed MiG-29 Fulcrum and the country of Iraq provide the backdrop for a top secret U.S. air strike and form the basis for a special-ops air war like one never attempted beforea daring mission against all odds. The stage is set for war. The MiG-29 Fulcrum is the quintessential foreign fighter of our day. Iraq is the ultimate enemy. A simple twist of fate, a modern-day aerial Trojan Horse, and an unlikely air strike mission turn into an ironic plot of tactical deception in the very act of war. These two pilots are American mercenaries, fighter jocks paid to fight a secret war flying the premiere jet combat fighter in the Iraqi arsenal. Flown with two MiG-29 Fulcrums, the Soviet-made state-of-the-art ultimate enemy fighter painted in Iraqi colors it is the ultimate deception in aerial combat. This is the very story of the Second Gulf War. Sometimes an act of war is not what anyone can believethe very act of war of one nation against another that most would claim is improbable, unbelievable, unimaginable, and even impossible. For this night,they are the enemy.

Author : Allison McCracken,Alexander Cho,Louisa Stein,Indira N Hoch
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780472054565

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a tumblr book by Allison McCracken,Alexander Cho,Louisa Stein,Indira N Hoch Pdf

This book takes an extensive look at the many different types of users and cultures that comprise the popular social media platform Tumblr. Though it does not receive nearly as much attention as other social media such as Twitter or Facebook, Tumblr and its users have been hugely influential in creating and shifting popular culture, especially progressive youth culture, with the New York Times referring to 2014 as the dawning of the “age of Tumblr activism.” Perfect for those unfamiliar with the platform as well as those who grew up on it, this volume contains essays and artwork that span many different topics: fandom; platform structure and design; race, gender and sexuality, including queer and trans identities; aesthetics; disability and mental health; and social media privacy and ethics. An entire generation of young people that is now beginning to influence mass culture and politics came of age on Tumblr, and this volume is an indispensable guide to the many ways this platform works.

Author : William Hewitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044091958116

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Class-book of Elementary Mechanics by William Hewitt Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : OXFORD:555016802

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The Horological Journal by Anonim Pdf