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When it comes to making great decisions, the way you think about things is usually a lot more influential than what you actually think.
If you ever hired a person who ‘looks the part’, dated someone who ‘gives you a good feeling’, voted for the party that ‘speaks the most sense’ or got into an investment that ‘cannot be missed’, only to realise you made a horrible mistake, you might have wondered how you ever talked yourself into it. Yet, even with the bruises you’ve earned, you’re currently likely to make exactly the same decision, the next time around.
The beliefs that guide your ideas and the instincts that drive your actions, are all informed by your unconscious biases (and literally every single one of us has them), which irrationally tell us one thing is good, and another is bad; one thing is absolutely true and another is utterly false; and make you act less smartly than you actually are. But the good news is you can learn to see them, to manage them and ultimately to overcome them.
In Don’t Believe Everything You Think, Colin J Browne, the author of How to Build a Happy Sandpit, shows you how biases work, why they matter, and how to reframe your thinking to make well-founded decisions about life and work, relationships and investing, and much else in between, to vastly improve your chances of success.
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Conviction (English, French, DVD)
Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Thomas D. Mahard, Owen Campbell, Conor Donovan, …
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Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell star in this crime drama based on a
real case that took place in 1980s Massachusetts. Hilary Swank
stars as Betty Ann Waters, a working-class single mother whose
small-time troublemaker brother Kenny (Rockwell) is falsely
convicted of a violent murder in their home town near Boston and is
sent to prison for the crime, where in his frustration and anger he
attempts suicide. With no one to turn to and no money, Betty Ann
decides to put herself through college and law school and qualify
as a lawyer in an attempt to set her brother free. Juliette Lewis
and Minnie Driver co-star.
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The
highly-anticipated sequel to the queer genre-bending dystopian romance
All That's Left in the World.
Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled
in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached
safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new
life. But it's soon clear they want different things:
Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them.
Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers.
With a storm brewing up the coast they have no choice to head back into
the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust.
Can they find their way back to safety and each other?
Tommy Dees is in the weeds - restaurant speak for beyond
overwhelmed. He's been working at Sunset Estates Retirement
Community to get the experience he needs to attend one of the best
culinary schools in the world. And he also needs a letter of
recommendation from his sadistic manager. In exchange for the
letter, Tommy has to meet three conditions - including train
new-hire Gabriel. Gabe, with the dimples and kind heart, who Tommy
crushed on during summer camp at age ten and then never saw again.
Unfortunately, Gabe doesn't remember Tommy at all. The training
proves distracting as old feelings resurface, and the universe
seems to be conspiring against them. With the application deadline
looming and Gabe on his mind, can Tommy keep it all together or is
it a recipe for disaster?
Find Hope, Joy, and Community as a Special Needs Mom For the
special needs mom who yearns for community and support on what can
be a lonely road, The Other Side of Special reminds you that you
are not alone, your best is good enough, and even on the hard days,
there are blessings to be had. As you pour your energy and
resources into raising a special child, it's easy to struggle with
feelings of isolation, competition, guilt, and overwhelm. Here's
the encouragement and practical help to navigate the emotional
reality of your situation. In The Other Side of Special, three
mothers raising children with physical, medical, mental, and
emotional special needs have joined forces and pooled their
experience and expertise to provide such a resource. They take a
deep dive into the most common emotions felt by special needs moms.
They acknowledge the hard things as those who have been there. They
celebrate the unique joys of being a special needs mom. And they
offer encouragement for the journey, remaining realistic about the
challenges special needs moms will continue to face.
Jamie and Andrew are strangers, but they're two of the last people
left alive. They don't know what they'll find on their dangerous
journey ... but they may just find each other. A queer romance
about courage, hope and humanity for fans of They Both Die at the
End, The Hunger Games and Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. When
the Superflu wipes out most of the population, Jamie finds himself
completely alone in a cabin in the woods - until an injured
stranger crosses his path. Life is dangerous now and, armed with a
gun, Jamie goes to pull the trigger. But there's something about
Andrew ... something that stops Jamie in his tracks. Jamie takes
him in, and as Andrew heals and they eventually step out into the
strange new world, their relationship starts to feel like more than
just friendship ... But trouble isn't far behind. As the boys make
a perilous journey south, they'll come face to face with a world
torn apart and society in ruins. And who, or what, will they find
waiting for them at the end of it all? "Tense, exciting, sometimes
heartbreaking and always romantic, All That's Left in the World
explores what it means to hold onto hope and humanity when the
worst case scenario becomes reality. With characters you'll adore,
and a fast-paced, mysterious plot that keeps you turning the pages
as fast as you can devour them, this book is not to be missed." -
Sophie Gonzales, author of ONLY MOSTLY DEVASTATED "Brown has
somehow achieved a book that is romantic, hilarious, warm-hearted,
hopeful, and page-turningly thrilling all at once. I was hooked
from beginning to end." - Dahlia Adler, author of COOL FOR THE
SUMMER "A timeless love story that could not be more appropriate
for this moment, All That's Left in the World is a thrilling,
heartfelt, and beautifully written debut." - Tom Ryan, author of I
HOPE YOU'RE LISTENING "Survival is core to the queer experience,
and in All That's Left In the World, Brown takes that to
apocalyptic extremes with the story of Andrew and Jamie. This is
quintessentially brave, dangerous-in-the-best-way queer
storytelling!" - Adam Sass, author of SURRENDER YOUR SONS "All
That's Left in the World is unfailingly riveting and hopeful. A
timely exploration of survival, trauma, and love stitched together
with sharp wit and bone-deep emotion. Erik J. Brown is an
invigorating voice to watch out for." - Julian Winters,
award-winning author of RUNNING WITH LIONS
The FET College series is designed to meet the needs of students
and lecturers of the National Certificate Vocational.
What are the implications of philosophical pragmatism for
international relations theory and foreign policy practice?
According to John Ryder, "a foreign policy built on pragmatist
principles is neither naive nor dangerous. In fact, it is very much
what both the U.S. and the world are currently in need of." Close
observers of Barack Obama's foreign policy statements have also
raised the possibility of a distinctly pragmatist approach to
international relations. Absent from the three dominant theoretical
perspectives in the field-realism, idealism and constructivism-is
any mention of pragmatism, except in the very limited,
instrumentalist sense of choosing appropriate foreign policy tools
to achieve proposed policy objectives. The key commitments of any
international relations approach in the pragmatist tradition could
include a flexible approach to crafting policy ends, theory
integrally related to practice, a concern for both the normative
and explanatory dimensions of international relations research, and
policy means treated as hypotheses for experimental testing.
Following the example of classic pragmatists such as John Dewey and
neo-pragmatists like Richard Rorty, international relations
scholars and foreign policy practitioners would have to forgo grand
theories, instead embracing a situationally-specific approach to
understanding and addressing emerging global problems.
Unfortunately, commentary on the relationship between philosophical
pragmatism and international relations has been limited. The
authors in Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations
remedies this lacuna by exploring ways in which philosophical
pragmatism, both classic and contemporary, can inform international
relations theory and foreign policy practice today.
Intrepid journalist Nellie Bly raced through a man's world' alone
and literally with just the clothes on her back to beat the
fictional record set by Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg in Around the
World in 80 Days. She won the race on 25 January 1890, covering
21,740 miles by ocean liner and train in 72 days, and became a
global celebrity. Although best known for her record-breaking
journey, even more importantly Nellie Bly pioneered investigative
journalism and paved the way for women in the newsroom. Throughout
her career, Bly's reportage gave voices to vulnerable people and
challenged oppression wherever she found it. Her steadfast
conviction that nothing is impossible' makes the world she circled
a better place. Adventurer, journalist and author, Rosemary J
Brown, set off 125 years later to retrace Nellie Bly's footsteps in
an expedition registered with the Royal Geographical Society.
Through her recreation of that epic global journey, she brings to
life Nellie Bly's remarkable achievements and shines a light on one
of the world's greatest female adventurers and a forgotten heroine
of history.
International contributors provide insight into Freud's last book.
Discusses themes including tradition, anti-Semitism, historical
truth and memory. Each author elaborates a contemporary perspective
of elements in Freud's volume.
It is clear by now that the label 'Arab Spring' has proven too
simplistic to describe the uprisings that upended the political
order of the Arab world in late 2010. Brutal crackdowns and civil
conflict in Syria, Libya, and Yemen dashed the hopes that peaceful
democratic revolutions would sweep the region. In other countries,
the departure of authoritarian leaders led to many false starts
without producing democratic conclusions. Societies that had
appeared united in opposition suddenly seemed fractious. Youth were
once again banished to the political margins. 'Reconstructing the
Middle East' examines the changes that happened within the region
from 2010 and the long-term challenges and opportunities they
present. Featuring the work of authors with a diversity of
perspectives, most of whom hail from the region, it addresses key
issues of political, economic and societal changes, the role of
young people and of the international community. In addition, the
book deals with the questions of both political and economic
reform, and the intertwined nature of the two. Political reform
that allows greater participation will fail to quell frustration if
Arabs continue to feel that their job prospects are bleak.
Similarly, Arabs will not accept economic reform that restores
growth but continues to fence off the political sphere. This book
offers a unique perspective on the uprisings by focusing on
specific issue areas where change is needed, and offering a roadmap
for the long road towards state building and new social contracts
based on political inclusion, respect for pluralism, and sustained
economic growth. As such, it will be a valuable resource for
students and scholars of Middle East Politics, as well as those
with an interest in the Arab Spring.
All the branches of the animal kingdom - birds, fish, crustaceans,
reptiles, mammals, insects, and even slime moulds undertake great
journeys across water land or air. This is a glorious celebration
of the mysteries and marvels of migration. Migration is one of the
great mysteries of the natural world. With no compass or GPS
devices, birds fly thousands of miles from Europe to their African
feeding grounds, salmon cross oceans so that they may return to the
rivers in which they were born and monarch butterflies spend their
entire adult lives traveling from the grasslands of the Midwest to
the forests of Mexico. This book takes a close look at how and why
different animals migrate. The science of migration is broken down
into clearly understood texts, and then brought to life in case
studies of individual species. Simple text packed with fascinating
facts and details are accompanied by eye-catching illustrations
that illuminate the fragility and wonders of our extraordinary
planet and the species that inhabit it.
Presenting a follower-centered perspective on leadership, this book
focuses on followers as the direct determinant of leadership
effects because it is generally through follower reactions and
behaviors that leadership attempts succeed or fail. Therefore,
leadership theory needs to be articulated with a theory of how
followers create meaning from leadership acts and how this meaning
helps followers self-regulate in specific contexts. In this book,
an attempt is made to develop such a theory, maintaining that the
central construct in this process is the self-identity of
followers. In developing this theoretical perspective, the authors
draw heavily from several areas of research and theory. The most
critical constructs do not come directly from the leadership
literature, but from social and cognitive theory pertaining to
follower's self-identity, self-regulatory processes, motivation,
values, cognitions, and emotions and perceptions of social justice.
Leaders may have profound effects on these aspects of followers and
it is by analyzing such indirect, follower-mediated leadership
effects that most ideas regarding leadership theory and practice
are developed.
Due to its broad theoretical focus, this book is relevant to a
number of audiences. The authors' principal concern is with the
development of leadership theory and the practice of leadership
making the book relevant to audiences in management, applied
psychology, and social psychology. They have tried to clearly
define key constructs and provide practical examples so that the
book could be accessible to advanced undergraduate students.
However, the diversity of the underlying theoretical literatures
and the complexity of theframework developed also make the book
appropriate for graduate courses in those disciplines, and for
readers with a professional interest in leadership theory or
practice.
She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power - 1619 to 1969
proves that The Black Woman liberated herself. Readers go on a
journey from the invasion of Africa into the Colonial period and
the Civil Rights Movement. The Black Woman reveals power, from
Queen Nzingha to Shirley Chisholm. In She Took Justice, we see
centuries of courage in the face of racial prejudice and gender
oppression. We gain insight into American history through The Black
Woman's fight against race laws, especially criminal injustice. She
became an organizer, leader, activist, lawyer, and judge - a
fighter in her own advancement. These engaging true stories show
that, for most of American history, the law was an enemy to The
Black Woman. Using perseverance, tenacity, intelligence, and faith,
she turned the law into a weapon to combat discrimination, a
prestigious occupation, and a platform from which she could lift
others as she rose. This is a book for every reader.
International contributors provide insight into Freud's last book.
Discusses themes including tradition, anti-Semitism, historical
truth and memory. Each author elaborates a contemporary perspective
of elements in Freud's volume.
In our modern day and age, when satellite imagery and GPS services
like Google Maps, offer strikingly accurate images of the world, we
can easily forget that for most of human history the world was an
unknown tabula rasa on which cartographers, scientists, men of god,
and kings imprinted their own dreams and ideals. This new extended
edition, with the addition of about 15 maps, explores changing
perceptions of the world map through the centuries and across
multiple vastly different cultures. We will juxtapose 18th century
Buddhist cartography in Japan with European mercantile maps of the
same period. We will travel with speculative cartographers and they
argue in the scientific academies of Paris, London, and St.
Petersburg over theories about what `must' fill the great unknown.
We will observe the emergence of the modern world view through the
cartographic lens. We will see how, much like reading a long lost
childhood diary, old maps are touching earnest reminders that our
former selves' knowledge and perception of the world are rich and
limited at the same time.
Private Lives, Public Histories brings together diverse methods
from archaeology and cultural anthropology, enabling us to glean
rare information on private lives from the historical record. The
chapters span geographic areas to present recent ethnohistorical
research that advances our knowledge of the connections between the
public and private domains and the significance of these
connections for understanding the past as a lived experience, both
historically and in a contemporary sense. We discuss how the use of
different sources-e.g., public records, personal journals, material
culture, the built environment, letters, public performances,
etc.-can reveal different types of information about past cultural
contexts, as well as private sentiments about official culture and
society. Through an exploration of sites as varied as homes,
factories, plantations, markets, and tourism attractions we address
the public significance of private sentiments, the resilience of
bodies, and gendered interactions in historical contexts. In doing
so, this book highlights linkages between private lives and public
settings that have allowed people to continue to exist within,
adapt to, and/or resist dominant cultural narratives.
Waiting for the End of the World? addresses the archaeological,
architectural, historical and geological evidence for natural
disasters in the Middle Ages between the 11th and 16th centuries.
This volume adopts a fresh interdisciplinary approach to explore
the many ways in which environmental hazards affected European
populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and
responded to short- and long-term consequences. Three sections,
which focus on geotectonic hazards (Part I), severe storms and
hydrological hazards (Part II) and biophysical hazards (Part III),
draw together 18 papers of the latest research while additional
detail is provided in a catalogue of the 20 most significant
disasters to have affected Europe during the period. These include
earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, storms, floods and outbreaks of
infectious diseases. Spanning Europe, from the British Isles to
Italy and from the Canary Islands to Cyprus, these contributions
will be of interest to earth scientists, geographers, historians,
sociologists, anthropologists and climatologists, but are also
relevant to students and non-specialist readers interested in
medieval archaeology and history, as well as those studying human
geography and disaster studies. Despite a different set of beliefs
relating to the natural world and protection against environmental
hazards, the evidence suggests that medieval communities frequently
adopted a surprisingly 'modern', well-informed and practically
minded outlook.
Landscape Fascinations and Provocations reflects and builds on the
work of Robert B. Riley (1931–2019), emphasizing his ongoing
importance for landscape studies and landscape architecture. The
title of the volume represents an attempt to distill Riley's
attitude and approach. The book's core consists of fourteen
essays—six seminal pieces by Riley alternating with eight new
pieces by other authors, each relating to Riley's work in a
different way. Riley's singular and important voice survives in his
writing: lean, straightforward, erudite, clever, wryly observant,
provocative, accessible, and dense. His writings reflect his love
of landscapes, his wariness of jargon, and his awareness of
academicians' and designers' potential hubris. His essays reveal a
lifetime of curious probing and reflection, of serious and critical
readings of geographers, anthropologists, psychologists, novelists,
and journalists—as well as designers—on landscapes, their
design and experience. His subjects include specific North American
cultural landscapes; landscapes in literature, memory, and
contemporary media; physical landscapes and technology; and the
garden, nature, and meaning. Reflecting Riley's eclectic,
wide-ranging curiosity and influence, authors of the new
essays—Brenda J. Brown, M. Elen Deming, Rosa E. Ficek, Lewis D.
Hopkins, Rachel Leibowitz, Achva Benzinberg Stein, Linnaea Tillett,
and Vera Vicenzotti—include a cultural anthropologist, a regional
planner, a historic preservationist, and a lighting designer as
well as landscape architects. The book concludes with short
reminiscences, assessments, and appreciations from some of the
people who knew Riley (luminaries such as Michael Van Valkenburgh,
Randy Hester, John Jakle, and Terry Harkness) and felt his
influence as teacher, colleague, editor, mentor, and/or friend.
Landscape Fascinations and Provocations demonstrates the ways in
which Riley's work continues to provoke others in his field to
think and act in directions both new and unexpected.
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