Who S In Charge

Author : Michael S. Gazzaniga
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780062096838

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Who's in Charge? by Michael S. Gazzaniga Pdf

“Big questions are Gazzaniga’s stock in trade.” —New York Times “Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” —Tom Wolfe “Gazzaniga stands as a giant among neuroscientists, for both the quality of his research and his ability to communicate it to a general public with infectious enthusiasm.” —Robert Bazell, Chief Science Correspondent, NBC News The author of Human, Michael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, Who’s in Charge?, he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control. His well-reasoned case against the idea that we live in a “determined” world is fascinating and liberating, solidifying his place among the likes of Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio, V.S. Ramachandran, and other bestselling science authors exploring the mysteries of the human brain.

Author : Eddie Gallagher
Publisher : Austin Macauley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Abused parents
ISBN : 1787101002

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Who's In Charge? by Eddie Gallagher Pdf

Who's in Charge?, written by Eddie Gallagher, is a book aimed at helping parents unravel the mysteries of violent and abusive children. For those who don't have difficult teenage children, this book will come as something of a thunderbolt as the misery that some parents and families endure is not well-documented or discussed. For those whose children are reasonably normal and average, this will come as something of a relief! Never again will you complain about sour faces, bad moods and bombsite bedrooms. Eddie Gallagher's main objective is to explore the facts and expose the taboo that surrounds the concept of children perpetrating violent acts upon their parents. However, Who's in Charge? contains a mine of information about family relationships, about emotions in general and stacks of advice about good parenting, so this is a book that every parent would benefit from reading. It will also be of interest to professionals and academics as there has been little written on this topic, and nothing with such scope. Candid, non-judgmental, certainly not sanctimonious and full of humour, Eddie Gallagher is able to take this difficult and largely hidden topic and expose it. Other topics are covered which would be of interest to any parent - the effect of social media and the internet, an increasing lack of respect towards authority in society - and the author also touches on the issue of violent abuse between adults within relationships plus the input of healthcare professionals and the moral minefield they face, all in all a veritable mine of information. Accessible, relevant and easy to read, every part of this book will impact someone somewhere, whether they have children or not.

Author : Michael S. Gazzaniga
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780374128760

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The Consciousness Instinct by Michael S. Gazzaniga Pdf

“The father of cognitive neuroscience” illuminates the past, present, and future of the mind-brain problem How do neurons turn into minds? How does physical “stuff”—atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells—create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millennia. In the last century there have been massive breakthroughs that have rewritten the science of the brain, and yet the puzzles faced by the ancient Greeks are still present. In The Consciousness Instinct, the neuroscience pioneer Michael S. Gazzaniga puts the latest research in conversation with the history of human thinking about the mind, giving a big-picture view of what science has revealed about consciousness. The idea of the brain as a machine, first proposed centuries ago, has led to assumptions about the relationship between mind and brain that dog scientists and philosophers to this day. Gazzaniga asserts that this model has it backward—brains make machines, but they cannot be reduced to one. New research suggests the brain is actually a confederation of independent modules working together. Understanding how consciousness could emanate from such an organization will help define the future of brain science and artificial intelligence, and close the gap between brain and mind. Captivating and accessible, with insights drawn from a lifetime at the forefront of the field, The Consciousness Instinct sets the course for the neuroscience of tomorrow.

Author : Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627530439

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Who's in Charge by Courtney Sheinmel Pdf

In "Who's in Charge" Stella gets a lesson in responsibility when she volunteers to watch her best friend’s dog, Bella, for a few days. The only problem with this plan is that Stella didn’t ask her mother for permission. With new baby Marco at home, Stella’s mom already has her hands full. But Grandma agrees it’s good for Stella to have some responsibility as she’s getting older. It looks as though Stella has things under control. It’s only for a few days—what could go wrong? When Bella gets loose and runs away, Stella is heartbroken. Will Stella find Bella before Evie gets back? And where does she even start to look? It’s just another day in the life of Stella Batts! In this early chapter book series, the ups and downs of Stella’s life are charmingly chronicled.

Author : Kathy Lynn
Publisher : North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Child rearing
ISBN : 1552854698

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Who's in Charge Anyway? by Kathy Lynn Pdf

What do you do when your toddler has a tantrum every time you go to the grocery store? How do you handle a teenager who wants to stay out all night? And how do you teach kids to be polite? Experienced parent and workshop leader Kathy Lynn has written a reassuring and helpful book for every parent. Her underlying message is that parents play a key role in raising children with high self-esteem, solid character, and independence but parents could use a little guidance. Covering topics as diverse as manners, privacy, and allowances, she offers case examples, analysis, and question-and-answer sections for each topic. Since 1978 KATHY LYNN has been helping families through parenting education seminars. She has worked in television, radio, newspapers, and magazines to help parents rededicate themselves to raising their children. A regular contributor to Today`s Parent magazine, and host of Parenting Today, she has become a leading advocate for children, parents, and families.

Author : Robert G. Barnes,Bob Barnes
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780310217435

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Who's in Charge Here? by Robert G. Barnes,Bob Barnes Pdf

From Dr. Bob Barnes comes this book showing how to discipline children with consistency and love without feeling guilty or causing anger and resentment.

Author : Dale Russakoff
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780547840055

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The Prize by Dale Russakoff Pdf

As serialized in the New Yorker, a roiling, behind-the-scenes look at the high-pressure race to turn around Newark's failing schools, with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Governor Chris Christie, and Senator Cory Booker in eyebrow-raising leading roles

Author : Noel Epstein
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0815724721

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Who's in Charge Here? by Noel Epstein Pdf

Few Americans are aware that their nation long ago created a separate government for education, supposedly to shield it from political interference. Some experts believe that at the heart of todays school debates is a push to put the larger government-- presidents, governors, mayors-- in the drivers seat, or even to dump democratic school governance entirely. The results are mixed. One clear result, however, is a vexing tangle of authority and accountability. "Whos in Charge Here?" untangles it all.

Author : Alexander Cox,Deborah Lock,Fleur Star
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political science
ISBN : 0756662788

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Who's in Charge? by Alexander Cox,Deborah Lock,Fleur Star Pdf

Introduces politicians and how laws are made, what hapens in government and how the reader can get involved.

Author : Laura H. Kahn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781567207606

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Who's in Charge? by Laura H. Kahn Pdf

A detailed exploration of leadership problems that can develop during public health crises such as the anthrax attacks, SARS, and Mad Cow disease. An imminent threat to the public health, such as the swine flu outbreak, is no time for a muddled chain of command and contradictory decision making. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises explores the crucial relationships between political leaders, public health officials, journalists, and others to see why leadership confusion develops. Who's In Charge? begins by looking at the overarching issues of leadership, public health administration, and the threats of bioterrorism. It then examines five recent emergencies—the 2001 anthrax attacks and 1993 cryptosporidium outbreak in the United States, the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto, the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the decade-long battle against Mad Cow Disease in the U.K. A perfect text for schools in public health, or as a reference for elected officials at every level of government, the book shows how each event developed step-by-step to pinpoint specific leadership issues. Engaging and absorbing, the work presents official reports, medical literature, first-person accounts from officials and journalists, and discussions of the role of law enforcement and the military during health care emergencies.

Author : Michael S. Gazzaniga
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-05-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780520925489

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The Mind's Past by Michael S. Gazzaniga Pdf

Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? In this ground-breaking work, Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the world's foremost cognitive neuroscientists, shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past—a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. By showing that the specific systems built into our brain do their work automatically and largely outside of our conscious awareness, Gazzaniga calls into question our everyday notions of self and reality. The implications of his ideas reach deeply into the nature of perception and memory, the profundity of human instinct, and the ways we construct who we are and how we fit into the world around us. Over the past thirty years, the mind sciences have developed a picture not only of how our brains are built but also of what they were built to do. The emerging picture is wonderfully clear and pointed, underlining William James's notion that humans have far more instincts than other animals. Every baby is born with circuits that compute information enabling it to function in the physical world. Even what helps us to establish our understanding of social relations may have grown out of perceptual laws delivered to an infant's brain. Indeed, the ability to transmit culture—an act that is only part of the human repertoire—may stem from our many automatic and unique perceptual-motor processes that give rise to mental capacities such as belief and culture. Gazzaniga explains how the mind interprets data the brain has already processed, making "us" the last to know. He shows how what "we" see is frequently an illusion and not at all what our brain is perceiving. False memories become a part of our experience; autobiography is fiction. In exploring how the brain enables the mind, Gazzaniga points us toward one of the greatest mysteries of human evolution: how we become who we are.

Author : Gerald Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 055334076X

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Who's in Charge Here? 1984 by Gerald Gardner Pdf

Author : Steve Edwards
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781936401437

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Who's in Charge of You? by Steve Edwards Pdf

Looking down the barrel of a gun is a bad time to realize that your people skills need work. But this is where Steve found himself early in his career. Just when he thought he had the world by the tail, along came a 70-year-old lady packing a pistol and attitude. Believing he was trespassing, she decided to resolve the situation with lethal force. It's remarkable how fast your viewpoint can change with the right motivation. There are critical factors that impact everything in and around your life. The trick lies in recognizing these factors and utilizing some easy tips that can define whether the outcome of many of life's situations will be ordinary or simply amazing. Here's what no one ever tells you -- with the right playbook, it's not that hard to achieve. By taking action and making adjustments in yourself, your friends and how you work in business, you can open the door to a whole new world that you never knew existed.

Author : Claire Lerner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781538149010

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Why Is My Child in Charge? by Claire Lerner Pdf

Solve toddler challenges with eight key mindshifts that will help you parent with clarity, calmness, and self-control. In Why is My Child in Charge?, Claire Lerner shows how making critical mindshifts—seeing children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Using real life stories, Lerner unpacks the individualized process she guides parents through to settle common challenges, such as throwing tantrums in public, delaying bedtime for hours, refusing to participate in family mealtimes, and resisting potty training. Lerner then provides readers with a roadmap for how to recognize the root cause of their child’s behavior and how to create and implement an action plan tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. Why is My Child in Charge? is like having a child development specialist in your home. It shows how parents can develop proven, practical strategies that translate into adaptable, happy kids and calm, connected, in-control parents.

Author : Gerald Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047024448

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Who's in Charge Here? by Gerald Gardner Pdf