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WINNER OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD 2022 A SUNDAY
TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2023 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A
FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022: HEALTH AND WELLBEING A
WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE --- People who
believe ageing brings wisdom live longer. Lucky charms really do
improve an athlete's performance. Taking a placebo, even when you
know it is a placebo, can still improve your health. Welcome to The
Expectation Effect. David Robson takes us on a tour of the
cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our
expectations shape our experience. Of course, you can't just think
yourself thinner, happier or fitter, but using this book you can
reframe many different facets of your life. These easy-to-use
skills will help you on your way to becoming the person you want to
be, living the life you want to live.
Few architects of the twentieth century have achieved the
harmonious and pleasurable fusion of local building traditions with
modern forms and sensibility as has Geoffrey Bawa. The man and the
buildings that he has created over the last forty years have become
legendary in the region and influential around the world. Born in
Sri Lanka in 1919 and educated at Cambridge University, Bawa
initially worked in a Colombo law firm before returning to London's
progressive Architecture Association as a student in the 1950s. His
early works were houses that artfully married vernacular styles and
sensitively responded to climate and site with a modern
architectural vocabulary. It wasn't long before his talents were
applied on a larger scale, to a number of carefully designed
hotels, the Sri Lanka parliament, and a wide variety of schools,
office buildings, and other public works. His oeuvre is symbolized
by the evolution of his own residences, in Colombo and in
Lunuganga, which eloquently reflect Bawa's career and personality.
This ambitious publication is a comprehensive documentation and
appreciation of the man and his work. Introductory chapters present
Bawa's early life and the influence of local architecture and his
education, while the heart of the book is a portfolio of his most
important works. The reference section includes a complete
chronology.
Architecture trends come and go, often fueled by a preoccupation
with technology, but master architects whose works transgress
boundaries, history, and styles always have something to teach. In
the work of Geoffrey Bawa there are lessons for all of us.
The Intelligence Trap explores cutting-edge ideas in our
understanding of intelligence and expertise, including "motivated
reasoning," "meta-forgetfulness," and "functional stupidity." David
Robson reveals the surprising ways that even the brightest minds
and most talented organizations can go wrong?from some of Thomas
Edison's worst ideas to failures at NASA-while offering practical
advice to avoid mistakes based on the timeless lessons of Benjamin
Franklin, Richard Feynman, and Daniel Kahneman.
People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer. Lucky charms
really do improve an athlete's performance. Taking a placebo, even
when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health.
Welcome to The Expectation Effect. In this book David Robson takes
us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that
suggests our expectations shape our experience. Bringing together
fascinating case studies and evidence-based science, The
Expectation Effect uncovers new techniques that we can all use to
improve our fitness, productivity, intelligence, health and
happiness. Of course, you can't just think yourself thinner,
happier or fitter, but using this book you can reframe many
different facets of your life, and in so doing start real
physiological change. These easy-to-use skills will help you on
your way to becoming the person you want to be, living the life you
want to live.
How was a brilliant physics professor tricked into carrying 2kg of
cocaine across the Argentinian border? Why do doctors misdiagnose
10 to 15% of their patients? Why do Nobel Prize winners spread fake
news? We assume that smarter people are less prone to error. But
greater education and expertise can often amplify our mistakes
while rendering us blind to our biases. This is the 'intelligence
trap'. Drawing on the latest behavioural science and historical
examples from Socrates to Benjamin Franklin, David Robson
demonstrates how to apply our intelligence more wisely; identify
bias and enhance our 'rationality quotient'; read and regulate our
emotions; fine-tune our intuition; navigate ambiguity and
uncertainty; and think more flexibly about seemingly intractable
problems. The twenty-first century presents us with complex
problems that demand a wiser way of thinking. Whether you are a
NASA scientist or a school student, The Intelligence Trap offers a
new cognitive toolkit to realise your full potential.
Once two of the most glamorous members of America's privileged
class now facing possible eviction from their Newport mansion by
the Board of Health, "Big" and "Little" Alice protect, torment, lie
and cling to each other. Loosely based on the true, bizarre life of
mother and daughter Big and Little Edie Beale, this dark comedy
lives somewhere between the longings, loves and delusions of The
Three Sisters and Sunset Boulevard.
Dan Lurie has done it all, conquering many obstacles throughout his
70-year career to become one of the sporting world's most endearing
and multi-talented figures. Growing up in the Great Depression, Dan
realized that if he were to make it, he would need to work
extremely hard. Overcoming serious health problems and extreme
poverty he did just that to become one of the 20th century's most
recognizable bodybuilding pioneers and health promoters. From
humble beginnings to the very top of the fitness world through
persistence and dogged determination, Dan's story shows exactly
what can be done with strength of mind and an unwavering commitment
to excellence. That Dan has traversed the fitness world to become a
successful bodybuilding competitor and contest promoter (with the
WBBG), sports equipment manufacturer, television star (Sealtest
Dan, The Muscle Man), magazine publisher of six titles including
Muscle Training Illustrated, gym owner, anti-drug crusader,
trainer, supplement company owner and devoted family man says much
about his character and his life story illustrates exactly how,
with courage and determination, we can all achieve our very best.
Dan began his bodybuilding career as one of the USA's best-built
men, winning the AAU America's Most Muscular Man title three times
running. He was also the first man to promote bodybuilding contests
while helping to develop and refine the emerging bodybuilding
industry, market and sell the first barbell sets and guide many
bodybuilding superstars to the top. Other achievements include an
historical arm wrestling match with President Ronald Reagan in the
Oval Office. Co- Authored by bodybuilding historian, David Robson,
HEART OF STEEL THE DAN LURIE LIFE STORY is an entertaining and
important historical document.
Dan Lurie has done it all, conquering many obstacles throughout his
70-year career to become one of the sporting world's most endearing
and multi-talented figures. Growing up in the Great Depression, Dan
realized that if he were to make it, he would need to work
extremely hard. Overcoming serious health problems and extreme
poverty he did just that to become one of the 20th century's most
recognizable bodybuilding pioneers and health promoters. From
humble beginnings to the very top of the fitness world through
persistence and dogged determination, Dan's story shows exactly
what can be done with strength of mind and an unwavering commitment
to excellence. That Dan has traversed the fitness world to become a
successful bodybuilding competitor and contest promoter (with the
WBBG), sports equipment manufacturer, television star (Sealtest
Dan, The Muscle Man), magazine publisher of six titles including
Muscle Training Illustrated, gym owner, anti-drug crusader,
trainer, supplement company owner and devoted family man says much
about his character and his life story illustrates exactly how,
with courage and determination, we can all achieve our very best.
Dan began his bodybuilding career as one of the USA's best-built
men, winning the AAU America's Most Muscular Man title three times
running. He was also the first man to promote bodybuilding contests
while helping to develop and refine the emerging bodybuilding
industry, market and sell the first barbell sets and guide many
bodybuilding superstars to the top. Other achievements include an
historical arm wrestling match with President Ronald Reagan in the
Oval Office. Co- Authored by bodybuilding historian, David Robson,
HEART OF STEEL THE DAN LURIE LIFE STORY is an entertaining and
important historical document.
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