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The Politics of Paradigms
Uncovers long-ignored political themes—ideology, propaganda, mind control, and Orwellian history—at work within the pages of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. The Politics of Paradigms shows that America’s most famous and influential book about science, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions of 1962, was inspired and shaped by Thomas Kuhn’s political interests, his relationship with the influential cold warrior James Bryant Conant, and America’s McCarthy-era struggle to resist and defeat totalitarian ideology. Through detailed archival research, Reisch shows how Kuhn’s well-known theories of paradigms, crises, and scientific revolutions emerged from within urgent politica...
Confucius Lives Next Door
Those who've heard T. R. Reid's weekly commentary on National Public Radio or read his far-flung reporting in National Geographic or The Washington Post know him to be trenchant, funny, and cutting-edge, but also erudite and deeply grounded in whatever subject he's discussing. In Confucius Lives Next Door he brings all these attributes to the fore as he examines why Japan, China, Taiwan, and other East Asian countries enjoy the low crime rates, stable families, excellent education, and civil harmony that remain so elusive in the West. Reid, who has spent twenty-five years studying Asia and was for five years The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief, uses his family's experience overseas--inc...
THE PERPETRATORS
The Perpetrators follows the thrilling exploits of Amaramit, a wealthy vigilante whose past is shrouded in mystery. He is an assassin who commits deadly crimes—killing bad people on a contract basis—for justice to prevail and for the betterment of society. With crime-fighting as his secret profession, Amaramit helps national and international governments and agencies such as the CBI, CIA, FBI to bring about law and order in various corners of the world. Though very few of his friends in high places know him for his undercover activities, to the rest of the world, he is the successful and benevolent creator of Universal City, a utopian place with an abundance of wealth and peace. With the help of Vikram, the strong, dependable right-hand man, Anuroopa, the deadly beauty, and other skillful partners from Universal City Foundation, Amaramit embarks on a dangerous international mission—for one last time. Will they succeed in their final mission? What happened in Amar’s past? How did he manage to build a city? Why is Amaramit an enigma? For answers to these questions and many more, read this fast-paced, exhilarating novel and find out!
The Five Whys Method
So many lives involve going through the same moves again, and getting the same result over and over. In this workbook, life coach Carlo Strijk teaches you to respond in a completely different way, so that the results can really change your life, keeping you from relapsing into old patterns. He teaches you to think from the heart. Let go of your convictions and discover how liberating that is. Strijk's method is called 5-Wise, derived from the 5 'why' questions that factory managers ask themselves when their production process gets stuck. Strijk translated his method into business and personal life. Carlo Strijk leads you to brutal honesty: being unconditionally honest with yourself – and w...
Divine Knowledge Transfer
Divine Knowledge Transfer is a handy guide for both novices and professionals in the areas of public speaking and knowledge transfer in general. In a poll, Americans said that they fear public speaking more than even dying. Can anything be done to ease the anxiety and take control of that fear? Are there practical steps that anyone can take to make a person communicate better in front of others? You bet there are. You may not regularly speak to crowds. Perhaps you just want to be better at getting a message across to other individuals or in a boardroom. Maybe you just want to be less anxious and more confident when speaking to people. Divine Knowledge Transfer can help. This guide takes the ...
A Decade of Delusions
The proven strategies rational investors require for success in an irrational market When the dot-com and real estate bubbles of the 1990s and 2000s burst, few were spared the financial fallout. So, how did an investment advisory firm located in Elkhart, Indiana—one of the cities hit hardest by the economic downturns—not only survive, but also thrive during the highly contagious speculative pandemics. By remaining rational. In A Decade of Delusions: From Speculative Contagion to the Great Recession, Frank Martin founder of Elkhart, Indiana's Martin Capital Management offers a riveting and real-time insider's look at the two bubbles, and reflects on how investors can remain rational even ...
인문학과 손잡은 영어 공부 1
영어 단어를 익히며 지식과 교양을 쌓는다 “우리 인생은 커다란 모자이크와 같다” 독일 철학자 아르투어 쇼펜하우어는 “우리 인생은 커다란 모자이크와 같아서 가까이에 있으면 제대로 알아볼 수가 없다. 그것이 얼마나 아름다운지를 알려면 멀리 떨어져서 봐야 한다”고 말했다. 영국 출신으로 미국에서 활동한 희극배우 찰리 채플린도 “인생은 가까이서 보면 비극이지만 멀리서 보면 희극이다”고 말해 쇼펜하우어의 ‘인생 모자이크론’과 통하는 점이 있다. 또 정신분석의 창시자인 오스트리아 정신병리학자 지그문트...
Big Questions from Little People
Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? Why can't we live forever? Children ask the most interesting and challenging questions. But how are we supposed to answer them...' At last! Expert answers to those big questions children ask, with help from: Sir David Attenborough Heston Blumenthal Kate Humble Alain de Botton Philip Pullman Dr Richard Dawkins Bear Grylls Dame Jacqueline Wilson Jarvis Cocker Dame Kelly Holmes Noam Chomsky Jessica Ennis Derren Brown Miranda Hart Tracey Emin Harry Hill A C Grayling Dr Christian Jessen and many more!
