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The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening...
The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening...
2) Me (and) me
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It's Lark's seventeenth birthday, and although she's hated to be reminded of the day ever since her mom's death three years ago, it's off to a great start. Lark has written a killer song to perform with her band, the weather is stunning and she's got a date with gorgeous Alec. The two take a canoe out on the lake, and everything is perfect until Lark hears the screams. Annabelle, a little girl she used to babysit, is drowning in the nearby reeds while...
3) Magic ball
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Green shirt or blue shirt? Feeding the ducks or going on the swings? Olly finds it so hard to make decisions, but then he's given a strange object that might just be the answer to his problem.
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In this new 2024 high-definition program, learn five basic steps to good decision-making. Understand how to weigh one's priorities: evaluate if the information for making the decision is credible; consider who will be affected by the decision; factor in how the decision affects one's present, and future; examine when and where the decision will take effect; and know the reason and purpose of your decision. Learn how to create a list of pros and...
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In The Way of the Knife, Mazzetti offers a riveting account of how the CIA and special ops forces have been transformed to accommodate the new American way of war. From killer drones to clandestine spy networks, today's non-battlefield methods of fighting are no longer bound by rules of wartime accountability.
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"Everyone can expect to face an unexpected personal crisis at some point in their lives. From death, divorce, job loss, illness, and unexpected events of any sort, No-Regret Decisions will guide you through trying times with practical advice and wisdom that will help you to overcome hardship and come out of the crisis stronger than before. When options feel endless--or non-existent--it can be difficult to focus. You fear making the wrong decision...
11) My real children
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As an elderly woman in 2015, Patricia Cowan reflects on both her lives, one as Pat and the other as Tricia, as the decisions she made in her life provide two drastically different experiences.
14) The choice
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"A captivating, ingenious novel by the author of The Good Sister about a woman faced with an impossible choice after attacking an unknown assailant, urging readers to ask themselves: What would you do?"--Provided by publisher.
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History can be a very useful tool in understanding why we and those we must deal with think and react in certain ways. But in the wrong hands it can be dangerous and used to foster a sense of grievance or a desire for revenge. Eminent historian Margaret MacMillan is fascinated by the power of history in our thinking. In The Uses and Abuses of History, she points out some of the traps that we can fall into when assessing the present in light of the...
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"Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget reveals the ways that the scrappiest organizations problem solve and how everyone can use the same tools at work and in life. We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can't wait? The answer:...
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