Thinking about behaviour change

Thinking About Behaviour Change

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When the Adults Change, Everything Changes

In When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic Shifts in School Behaviour, Paul Dix upends the debate on behaviour management in schools and o

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Memories of Change: A Thought Bubbles Picture Book About Thinking Differently

This beautifully illustrated picture book helps children understand the â€journey’ in thinking, exploring the ways in which collaborating, expe

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Emotional: The New Thinking About Feelings - Mlodinow Leonard

Anotace: `Both a brilliant scholar and a great writer, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the fascinating science of what we feel, and why - and what we can do about it. I learned a lot from this wonderful book` Rick HansonWe`ve been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as importan...

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Emotional: The New Thinking About Feelings - Leonard Mlodinow

<p>'Both a brilliant scholar and a great writer, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the fascinating science of what we feel, and why - and what we can do about it. I learned a lot from this wonderful book' Rick HansonWe've been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as important...

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Research in Organizational Change and Development

Part of a series presenting scholarly thinking about research and concepts related to the transformation of organizations. The papers presented in Vol

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Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Postcolonial Novel

Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Novel displaces conventional ways of thinking about the relationship between the mundane

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When the Parents Change, Everything Changes - Paul Dix

â€~The principle at the heart of Paul Dix’s book is singularly powerful: that if we want to build a loving, resilient relationship with our children, we need to start with ourselves.’ Dr Tina Payne Bryson, co-author of The Whole-Brain ChildThe culture of any home is determined by the parents. If you can remain unflappably calm in the face of every supermarket tantrum ...

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12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love - Jeanette Winterson

<p>Twelve bytes. Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love - from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson. An original, and entertaining new book from Jeanette Winterson, drawing on her years of thinking about and reading about Artificial Intelli...

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Out of the Maze: A Story About the Power of Belief - Spencer Johnson

'An optimistic, accessible way to start thinking about change' - Financial Times Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergreen problem: unanticipated and unwelcome change. Now its long-awaited sequel digs deeper, to show how readers can adapt their beliefs and achieve better results in any field.Johnson's theme is that all of our accomplishments...

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Out of the Maze: A Story About the Power of Belief - Spencer Johnson

'An optimistic, accessible way to start thinking about change' - Financial Times Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergreen problem: unanticipated and unwelcome change. Now its long-awaited sequel digs deeper, to show how readers can adapt their beliefs and achieve better results in any field.Johnson's theme is that all of our accomplishments...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask) - Muir Kate

Anotace: `I have huge respect for Kate. A forensic journalist and menopause warrior.` Davina McCallAn eye-opening, no-holds-barred guide to the perimenopause and menopause written by campaigner, journalist and documentary-maker Kate Muir. Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (and were too afraid to ask) is the thinking woman`s guide to the menopause, bringing ...

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SEX/LIFE: 44 Chapters About 4 Men: Now a series on Netflix - Easton B. B.

Anotace: One woman's secret journal completely changes her marriage in this hilarious and biting memoir - the inspiration for the Netflix Original Series.<br> School psychologists aren't supposed to write books about sex. Doing so would be considered 'unethical' and 'a fireable offense'. Lucky for you, ethics was never my strong suit....

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Numbers Don´t Lie : 71 Things You Need to Know About the World - Smil Václav

Anotace: 'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' Bill Gates Is flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy? From Earth&...

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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt´s Lessons in Love and Disobedience - Lyndsey Stonebridge

<p>This bold new take on the life and ideas of political philosopher Hannah Arendt explores her lessons for living in an age of uncertainty'Exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original' PHILIPPE SANDS, author of East West Street'Beautifully written... Biography at its best'EDDIE GLAUDE, author of Begin AgainThe violent unease of today's world would have been all too...

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Numbers Don´t Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World, 1. vydání - Vaclav Smil

<p>'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy? From Earth's nations and inhabitant...

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Hysterical

An urgent exploration of how the gendering of emotions came about, and what we can do to change these damaging stereotypes, by award-winning behaviour

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Festival Cities

Festivals have become central to new ways of thinking about the challenges of economic and social change, respositioning cities within competitive glo

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Ecological Self

A compelling and fascinating account of how we must change our thinking about the environment, The Ecological Self is a classic of ecological and envi

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Out of the Maze

'An optimistic, accessible way to start thinking about change' - Financial Times Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergr

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Misbehaving - The Making of Behavioral Economics

Misbehaving is Richard Thalers arresting account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth - and change the way we think about economics, ourselves and our world. Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make decisions in an increasingl...

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Primer of Happiness - The Return to OURSELVES - Pavel Hirax Baričák

Anotace: "Your soul yearns to be loved. By you." In a simple form suitable for first-graders, this book explains the principles of self-acceptance, forgiveness, positive thinking, "letting go" of your parents, understanding illness, dissolving pain, "problem" solving, stopping fights, listening to your heart, becoming sensitive to the symbols of life and liberating yours...

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Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (0241514177)

Kniha - autor Cedric J. Robinson, 496 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 'A towering achievement. There is simply nothing like it in the history of Black radical thought' Cornel West'Cedric Robinson's brilliant analyses revealed new ways of thinking and acting' Angela Davis'This work is about our people's struggle, the historical Black struggle'Any struggle mu...

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What´s the Point of Science? - kolektiv autorů

Anotace: Wonderful storytelling and hand-drawn illustrations reveal the wonder of scientific discovery through history, ages 9-12Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING!From how to stop a virus to defy gravity, and from how to predict the future to how to see the past, this boo...

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What´s the Point of Science? - kolektiv autorů

<p>Wonderful storytelling and hand-drawn illustrations reveal the wonder of scientific discovery through history, ages 9-12 Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! From how to stop a virus to defy gravity, and from how to predict the future to how to see the past, this...

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Hummingbird Salamander - VanderMeer Jeff

Anotace: `Frankly superb. This pummelling eco-thriller camouflages the true `understory` of societal collapse, and glows in the dark with original thinking` David Mitchell, author of Utopia AvenueA speculative thriller about the end of all things, set in the Pacific Northwest. A harrowing descent into a secret world.Security consultant and former wrestler `Jane Smith` re...

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The Premonition - Jošimoto Banana

Anotace: `Yoshimoto`s novels are like jewel boxes.` Vanity FairThe new novel from the bestselling author of the beloved classic, Kitchen.I had a premonition of setting out on a journey and getting lost inside a distant tide ... It was the beginning of summer, and I was nineteen years old.Yayoi lives with her perfect, loving family - something `like you`d see in a Spielbe...

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Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life - Housel Morgan

Anotace: When planning for the future we often ask, "What will the economy be doing this time next year?" Or, "What will be different ten years from now?"But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable.Instead, we should be asking a different question:What will be the same ten years from now?What will be the same one ...

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Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life - Morgan Housel

<p>When planning for the future we often ask, "What will the economy be doing this time next year?" Or, "What will be different ten years from now?" But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable. Instead, we should be asking a different question: What will be the same ten years from now? ...

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The Premonition - Banana Jošimoto

<p>'Yoshimoto's novels are like jewel boxes.' Vanity FairThe new novel from the bestselling author of the beloved classic, Kitchen.I had a premonition of setting out on a journey and getting lost inside a distant tide ... It was the beginning of summer, and I was nineteen years old.Yayoi lives with her perfect, loving family - something 'like you'd see in a Spielber...

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The Good Part: the feel-good romantic comedy of the year! - Cousens Sophie

Anotace: From the New York Times bestselling author of Just Haven`t Met You Yet, This Time Next Year, and Before I Do `Sophie`s books are always filled with warmth, but she`s outdone herself here. It`s the definition of a feel-good read! Funny, poignant, and heartfelt, I fell head-over-heels for this one` LAURA JANE WILLIAMSLucy Young is only twenty-six, but she`s exhaus...

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The Good Part: the feel-good romantic comedy of the year! - Sophie Cousens

<p>From the New York Times bestselling author of Just Haven't Met You Yet, This Time Next Year, and Before I Do 'Sophie's books are always filled with warmth, but she's outdone herself here. It's the definition of a feel-good read! Funny, poignant, and heartfelt, I fell head-over-heels for this one' LAURA JANE WILLIAMSLucy Young is only twenty-six, but she's exhaust...

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In Search of Us: Twelve Adventures in Anthropology - Lucy Moore

<p>***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***The story of the pioneering anthropologists and their adventures among civilisations that were first thought of as being primitive and savage. What they discovered, however, would change the way we think about ourselves.In the late nineteenth century, when non-European societies were seen as 'living fossils' offering an ...

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Primer of Happiness

"Your soul yearns to be loved. By you."In a simple form suitable for first-graders, this book explains the principles of self-acceptance, forgiveness, positive thinking, "letting go"of your parents, understanding illness, dissolving pain, "problem" solving, stopping fights, listening to your heart, becoming sensitive to the symbols of life and liberating yourself from oth...

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Primer of Happiness 1 - The Return to Ourselves - Pavel Baričák

<p>In a simple form suitable for first-graders, this book explains the principles of self-acceptance, forgiveness, positive thinking, “letting go” of your parents, understanding illness, dissolving pain, “problem” solving, stopping fights, listening to your heart, becoming sensitive to the symbols of life and liberating yourself from other people's pain. Among the t...

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Bitch: What does it mean to be female? - Cooke Lucy

Anotace: `A dazzling, funny and elegantly angry demolition of our preconceptions about female behaviour and sex in the animal kingdom ... Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment, jotting down favourite parts to send to friends and reading out snippets gleefully...` Observer`A book that is tearing down the stereotypes and the biases. Absolutely fascina...

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Bitch: What does it mean to be female? - Lucy Cooke

<p>'A dazzling, funny and elegantly angry demolition of our preconceptions about female behaviour and sex in the animal kingdom ... Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment, jotting down favourite parts to send to friends and reading out snippets gleefully...' Observer'A book that is tearing down the stereotypes and the biases. Absolutely fascinat...

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Ophelia After All - Racquel Marie

Anotace: A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie.Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushe...

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Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in. 'Mitchell is an exceptionally clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. We should be grateful for him.' - Daily Mail David Mitchell's 2014 bestseller Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse must reall...

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Begin Again - Oliver Jeffers

<p>A powerful, thoughtful and bold comment on humanity and its future from one of today’s most thought-provoking artists.</p> <p>In his first picture book created specifically with a wider audience in mind, Oliver Jeffers shares a history of humanity and his dreams for its future. Where are we going?</p> <p>With his bold, exquisite artwork, O...

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Ophelia After All - Marie Racquel

<p>A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie. Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crush...

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How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live - Cave Peter

Anotace: In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought - and what they thought about - Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. With a lightness of touch, he addresses questions such as: Is there anything `out there` that gives meaning to our lives? Does r...

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Choices Intermediate Workbook & Audio CD Pack

Combining contemporary, cultural and educational topics with a wide range of digital, online (MyEnglishLab) and print material, Choices gives teachers the power to adapt to their classrooms, while the authentic BBC video clips keep interest levels high and boredom factors low! Highly respected authors of bestselling Opportunities, New Opportunities, Challenges and New Cha...

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Choices Pre-Intermediate Workbook & Audio CD Pack

Combining contemporary, cultural and educational topics with a wide range of digital, online (MyEnglishLab) and print material, Choices gives teachers the power to adapt to their classrooms, while the authentic BBC video clips keep interest levels high and boredom factors low! Highly respected authors of bestselling Opportunities, New Opportunities, Challenges and New Cha...

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Choices Pre-Intermediate Class CDs 1-6

Combining contemporary, cultural and educational topics with a wide range of digital, online (MyEnglishLab) and print material, Choices gives teachers the power to adapt to their classrooms, while the authentic BBC video clips keep interest levels high and boredom factors low! Highly respected authors of bestselling Opportunities, New Opportunities, Challenges and New Cha...

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Choices Intermediate Class CDs 1-6

Combining contemporary, cultural and educational topics with a wide range of digital, online (MyEnglishLab) and print material, Choices gives teachers the power to adapt to their classrooms, while the authentic BBC video clips keep interest levels high and boredom factors low! Highly respected authors of bestselling Opportunities, New Opportunities, Challenges and New Cha...

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A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow 4 - Makoto Hagino

<p>Sometimes you find what you yearn for...When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she's always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it's a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her n...

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A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow 4 - Hagino Makoto

Anotace: Sometimes you find what you yearn for...When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she`s always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it`s a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her ...

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Slovanský přehled č. 3/2018

<p>Z obsahu:<br /> I. Anarchie a anarchismus v Evropě, zejména v Rusku 18. až 20. století (historické, literárněvědné a filozofické reflexe)<br /> Anarchy and anarchism in Europe, especially in Russia of the 18th to 20th century (historical, literary and philosofical reflections)<br /> 1. TOMEK Václav<br /> K charakterizaci anarchismu 19. st...

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Plays Well with Others

From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and loneliness-a smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide to help build better friendships, reignite love, and get closer to others, whether you're an extrovert or introvert, socially adept or socially anxious.Can you judge a b...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Mischel Walter

Anotace: A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel`s now iconic `marshmallow test,` one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to li...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Walter Mischel

<p>A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to l...

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How AI Thinks: How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it - Toon Nigel

Anotace: `Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone`s lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI` Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon`s Den`Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read` Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, MicrosoftThose who understand how AI thinks...

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The Illumination of Ursula Flight - Anna-Marie Crowhurst

<p>One of Stylist's must-read books of 2018</p> <p>'Original and charming, joyous and funny.' Tessa Hadley '...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist.' Sarah Shaffi, Stylist</p> <p>'ON THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE Y...

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How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live, 1. vydání - Peter Cave

<p>An entertaining guide to history's most fascinating philosophers - from Sappho to Kant, and Aristotle to Simone de Beauvoir - which seeks to help us answer life's big questions. In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought - and what they thought about - Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosop...

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Prague Economic and Social History Papers 2013/2 - Kolektiv

<p>Prager WISOHIM/Prague ESHP je vědecké ciozojazyčné periodikum pro obor hospodářských a sociálních dějin, vydává jej Ústav hospodářských a sociálních dějin FF UK v Praze od roku 1994.<br /> Periodikum seznamuje zahraniční odborníky s nejnovějšími výsledky historického bádání v České republice. Současně jsou v něm publikovány příspěvky zahraničních badatelů,...

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Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy, 1. vydání - Mo Gawdat

<p>'He explains how even in the face of the unthinkable, happiness is still possible' - StylistSolve for Happy is the equation for happiness. A startlingly original book about creating and maintaining happiness, written by a top Google executive with an engineer's training and fondness for thoroughly analyzing a problem. Mo Gawdat, a remarkable thinker whose gifts h...

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How AI Thinks: How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it - Nigel Toon

<p>'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone's lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, MicrosoftThose who understand how AI thinks ...

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Innovative Apartment Buildings

Current design of apartment buildings is facing challenges of philosophy and form. Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic, cultural and social aspects that led to the writing of this book. The depletion of non-renewable natural re...

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World Order

In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations.World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger's thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. As if taking a perspective from far above the globe, it examines...

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