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Author : Utkarsh Amitabh
Publisher : Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353885256
The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work is a first-of-its-kind book, and highlights that hard work is necessary but insufficient for success.
Author : Harvard Business Review,Russell Glass,Susan David,Amy Gallo,Lily Zheng
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798892790659
Rise faster with quick reads, real-life stories, and expert advice. It's not easy to navigate the world of work when you're exploring who you are and what you want in life. How do you translate your interests, skills, and education into a career you love? The HBR Work Smart Series features the topics that matter to you most in your early career, including being yourself at work, collaborating with (sometimes difficult) colleagues and bosses, managing your mental health, and weighing major job decisions. Each title includes chapter recaps and links to video, audio, and more. The HBR Work Smart Series books are your practical guides to stepping into your professional life and moving forward with confidence. This specially priced four-book collection, available as a paperback or ebook set, includes: Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career
Author : Robert Greene
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781847651402
Which sort of seducer could you be? Siren? Rake? Cold Coquette? Star? Comedian? Charismatic? Or Saint? This book will show you which. Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. In this beautiful, sensually designed book, Greene unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. Discover who you, or your pursuer, most resembles. Learn, too, the pitfalls of the anti-Seducer. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four manoeuvres and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over their target. Understand how to 'Choose the Right Victim', 'Appear to Be an Object of Desire' and 'Confuse Desire and Reality'. In addition, Greene provides instruction on how to identify victims by type. Each fascinating character and each cunning tactic demonstrates a fundamental truth about who we are, and the targets we've become - or hope to win over. The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip. From the internationally bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The 33 Strategies Of War.
Author : Nicholas Humphrey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691156378
A radically new view of the nature and purpose of consciousness How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? And why do we value it so highly? In Soul Dust, the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, proposes a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads. This self-made show lights up the world for us and makes us feel special and transcendent. Thus consciousness paves the way for spirituality, and allows us, as human beings, to reap the rewards, and anxieties, of living in what Humphrey calls the "soul niche." Tightly argued, intellectually gripping, and a joy to read, Soul Dust provides answers to the deepest questions. It shows how the problem of consciousness merges with questions that obsess us all—how life should be lived and the fear of death. Resting firmly on neuroscience and evolutionary theory, and drawing a wealth of insights from philosophy and literature, Soul Dust is an uncompromising yet life-affirming work—one that never loses sight of the majesty and wonder of consciousness.
Author : Tara Fickle
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479884360
Winner, 2020 American Book Award, given by the Before Columbus Foundation How games have been used to establish and combat Asian American racial stereotypes As Pokémon Go reshaped our neighborhood geographies and the human flows of our cities, mapping the virtual onto lived realities, so too has gaming and game theory played a role in our contemporary understanding of race and racial formation in the United States. From the Chinese Exclusion Act and Japanese American internment to the model minority myth and the globalization of Asian labor, Tara Fickle shows how games and game theory shaped fictions of race upon which the nation relies. Drawing from a wide range of literary and critical texts, analog and digital games, journalistic accounts, marketing campaigns, and archival material, Fickle illuminates the ways Asian Americans have had to fit the roles, play the game, and follow the rules to be seen as valuable in the US. Exploring key moments in the formation of modern US race relations, The Race Card charts a new course in gaming scholarship by reorienting our focus away from games as vehicles for empowerment that allow people to inhabit new identities, and toward the ways that games are used as instruments of soft power to advance top-down political agendas. Bridging the intellectual divide between the embedded mechanics of video games and more theoretical approaches to gaming rhetoric, Tara Fickle reveals how this intersection allows us to overlook the predominance of game tropes in national culture. The Race Card reveals this relationship as one of deep ideological and historical intimacy: how the games we play have seeped into every aspect of our lives in both monotonous and malevolent ways.
Author : Fredrik Erixon,Björn Weigel
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : 9780300217407
Companies, entrepreneurs, and complexity -- Capitalism and economic dynamism -- What is wrong - the map or the reality? -- Technology and income - are they decoupling? -- Jobs and technology -- Innovation famine rather than innovation feast -- 9 THE FUTURE AND HOW TO PREVENT IT -- From corporate globalism to global corporatism -- The continued rise of regulatory uncertainty -- The "silver tsunami" for cash -- Future imperfect -- Preventing the future -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
Author : Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky,Aaron Z.
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580237611
Using a seven day/weekly guide format, a recovering person and a spiritual leader who is reaching out to addicted people reflect on the traditional weekly Bible reading. They bring strong spiritual support for daily living and recovery from addictions of all kinds: Alcohol, drugs, eating, gambling and sex. A profound sense of the religious spirit soars through their words and brings all people in Twelve Step recovery programs home to a rich and spiritually enlightening tradition.
Author : Kenneth M. Adams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780757391743
When a parent singles out a child for special privileges and attention, that child is often unaware that the relationship is unhealthy—even incestuous. As adults, these children struggle to feel validated, because while they have not been directly abused, they feel a sense of violation and crossed boundaries—usually done in the name of 'love' and 'caring.' The parent's love feels more confining than freeing, more demanding than giving, more intrusive than nurturing. Yet these children suffer from what psychologist Kenneth Adams calls The Silent Seduction—because there is nothing loving or caring about a close parent-child relationship that services the needs of the parent rather than the child. In this revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of his groundbreaking book Silently Seduced, Dr. Adams explains how 'feeling close,' especially with the opposite-sex parent, is not the source of comfort the image suggests, especially when that child is cheated out of a childhood by being a parent's surrogate partner. He offers a framework to understand this covert incest and its effect on sexuality, intimacy, and relationships, and how victims can begin the process of recovery.
Author : Jamie E Smith
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848034440
Many people are intimidated by the stock market and choose instead to put their money into savings accounts that pay very little. They believe that: - Buying shares is too risky - Buying shares is too complicated - You need a lot of money for it to be worthwhile. But none of these things are true and this book explains why. It provides a simple and accessible introduction to the basic principles of investing in the stock market. With an understanding of these, and a consistent approach to investment, you can make a good return from stocks and shares. In this book you will discover: - How to use the way you and others behave to your advantage; - How to get more than you pay for; - How to increase your wealth over time by consistently following some really simple steps.
Author : Peter Pugh
Publisher : Totem Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000070316702
"'Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.' Woody Allen. Presumably a sentiment shared by billionaire Eli Broad, who used his American Express card to buy LichtensteinU+2019s painting U+2018I U+2026 IU+2019m SorryU+2019 for $2.5 million, earning him enough air miles to take him and eight friends to the moon and back. U+2018Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishlyU+2019, Hollywood star George Raft told his bank manager. What do you suppose Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond told theirs when they burnt a million quid in the name of art? Peter PughU+2019s deft combination of money, history and incredible money facts reveals that itU+2019s really not something to worry about U+2013 its value will soon change. From the very serious to the utterly ridiculous, It's Only Money tells you how to buy yourself an £8,000 lunch, why children are a bad investment, and how the Queen has somehow spent £5 billion in fifteen years."--Back cover.
Author : Vi Khi Nao
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781304551078
This is what happens when a powerful princess falls in love with a woman and God sits in the grass to count stars. Princes, birds, and glass bottle labyrinths wrap around a spiral of Roman numerals.
Author : Emilyn Claid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781134195480
Covering fifty years of British dance, from Margot Fonteyn to innovative contemporary practitioners such as Wendy Houstoun and Nigel Charnock, Yes? No! Maybe is an innovative approach to performing and watching dance. Emilyn Claid brings her life experience and interweaves it with academic theory and historical narrative to create a dynamic approach to dance writing. Using the 1970s revolution of new dance as a hinge, Claid looks back to ballet and forward to British independent dance which is new dance’s legacy. She explores the shifts in performer-spectator relationships, and investigates questions of subjectivity, absence and presence, identity, gender, race and desire using psychoanalytical, feminist, postmodern, post-structuralist and queer theoretical perspectives. Artists and practitioners, professional performers, teachers, choreographers and theatre-goers will all find this book an informative and insightful read.
Author : Deborah Layton
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307575135
In this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell. A high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven years, Deborah Layton escaped his infamous commune in the Guyanese jungle, leaving behind her mother, her older brother, and many friends. She returned to the United States with warnings of impending disaster, but her pleas for help fell on skeptical ears, and shortly thereafter, in November 1978, the Jonestown massacre shocked the world. Seductive Poison is both an unflinching historical document and a suspenseful story of intrigue, power, and murder.
Author : Sarah Blake
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250110268
Instant New York Times Bestseller Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction “The Guest Book is monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt.” —The Washington Post The thought-provoking new novel by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Blake An exquisitely written, poignant family saga that illuminates the great divide, the gulf that separates the rich and poor, black and white, Protestant and Jew. Spanning three generations, The Guest Book deftly examines the life and legacy of one unforgettable family as they navigate the evolving social and political landscape from Crockett’s Island, their family retreat off the coast of Maine. Blake masterfully lays bare the memories and mistakes each generation makes while coming to terms with what it means to inherit the past.
Author : Sherry Turkle
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780465093663
"Savvy and insightful." --New York Times Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Based on hundreds of interviews and with a new introduction taking us to the present day, Alone Together describes changing, unsettling relationships between friends, lovers, and families.
