Paradox

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy itPublisher: Basic BooksAuthor(s): Jonathan GottschallNumber of pages: 27...

Believing "high-risk equals high-reward" is holding your portfolio hostage High Returns from Low Risk proves that low-volatility, low-risk portfoli...

This knowledge, combined with simple techniques that can be easily incorporated into daily life, will help you to control your emotional impulses a...

Does traditional Christianity involve paradoxical doctrines, that is, doctrines that present the appearance (at least) of logical inconsistency? If...

DescriptionLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the preeminent figures of the Italian Renaissance. He was also one of the most paradoxical. He ...

DescriptionSince 1978, the end of the Mao era, economic growth in China has outperformed every previous economic expansion in modern history. While...

Reducere. DescriptionNew York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens introduces a pair of wild cards into the global spy game--a brother and sister who were...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the first books to examine representations of black vampires exclusively, The Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fi...

Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human a...

Reducere. Polio is a disease of paradoxes, the major one being that although the threat of the dreaded disease'' ended with the Salk vaccine in 1954, many po...

Reducere. "Paradoxia reveals that Lunch is at her best when she's at her worst . . . and] gives voice to her sometimes scary, frequently funny, always canny,...

DescriptionAn introduction to awe-inspiring ideas at the brink of paradox: infinities of different sizes, time travel, probability and measure theo...

Reducere. DescriptionForeword Review's 17th Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist (Religion) How do we explain human consciousness? Where do we get our s...

DescriptionClayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator's Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You M...

Reducere. From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life.From the mome...

DescriptionOn a cold night in 1978, seven-year-old Shabnam Shahmohammad clung to her mother in a Tehran apartment while the sounds of gunshots rang...

Reducere. DescriptionJust when Artemis Fowl decided to forego criminal activity of the magical kind, his mother became gravely ill. The only way he can save ...

Contributor(s): Author: Deborah StonePolicy making is a political struggle over values and ideas. By exposing the paradoxes that underlie even seem...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Hilan BensusanNumber of pages: 240Collection: Speculative RealismPublication date: 2021Dimensions: ...

Description#1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this "...

Over the course of 100 easy to follow recipes, the tenets of lectin-free living and a healthy gut as described in Gundry's preceding }The Plant Par...

New edition exploring the spiritual life as taught by Meister Eckhart. Clear and balanced, it is also a powerful and exciting guide to the spiritua...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dr Mark BurhenneSurprising as it may seem, getting eight hours of sleep is the wrong approach to achieve great health and t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Don SheweyPornography has played a special role in the sex lives of gay men. It has taught us what desire between two men l...

Reducere. How can a state be represented by Jesse Helms and John Edwards at the same time? Journalist Rob Christensen answers that question and navigates a c...

A companion volume to Sounding the Seasons, this book of sonnets focuses on many passages in the gospels with the aim of enriching worship and refl...

Reducere. Din cuprins: Despre teapa ca practica sociala;Sarmaluta moldoveneasca fata cu NATO;Vacanta cu Elena Udrea;Presa si mediul politic in campania elect...

Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy pe...

Why do smart people do stupid things at work? Welcome to the idea of functional stupidity. Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

New editions of the first 6 books in the }Artemis Fowl{ series, published to tie in with the 7th, }Artemis Fowl & The Atlantis Complex{, and to cel...

What Malcolm Gladwell did for snap judgements and Nassim Taleb did for random events, Zimbardo has done for our perceptions of time.

A true paradox is a statement that leads to a circular and self-contradictory argument, and here a high-profile professor takes readers on a mind-b...

A leading economist sounds a warning note over globalisation's desirability and viability.

Local participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen in...

Reducere. The PR Paradox is an engaging and educational study on the nature of public relations for startups. It shares the thoughtful tips and best practice...

Can political representation help women upend entrenched systems of power? Property and Power finds evidence that quotas improve women's ability to...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume examines flexible working using data from 30 E...

Reducere. A locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers--in which a detective must solve an impossible crime even as her own sanity crumbles...

Reducere. What does the epistle to the Hebrews mean when it calls Jesus Son? Is Son a title that denotes his eternal existence as one person of the Trinity? ...

Reducere. Your inner Chimp can be your best friend or your worst enemy...this is the Chimp ParadoxDo you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you str...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DACHER KELTNER este profesor de psihologie la Universitatea California din Berkeley, unde conduce Laboratorul de Interactiune Sociala. Si-a obtinut...

Reducere. Paradoxul prosperitatii.Cum pot inovatiile sa scoata popoarele din saracie Autori: Clayton M. Christensen si colaboratorii Efosa Ojomo si Karen Dil...

Reducere. Despre relatia ciudata dintre virtute si violenta in evolutia omului O noua analiza fascinanta a violentei umane, plina de idei noi si de dovezi pa...

Reducere. E la fel de greu sa fii complet fidel pe cat e sa fii complet infidel. Sa poti alege persoana pe care o iubesti! Sa poti iubi pe cine vrei! Iata do...

Reducere. Parte a procesului politic european din anul 1989, geneza tranzitiei politice romanesti a avut note particulare, datorate unor cauze istorice in pr...

Reducere. Libertatea este un bun de pret pentru oricine. Iar in lipsa posibilitatii de a alege, aceasta e doar o iluzie. Asadar, pentru a te simti mai liber,...

Reducere. Paradoxul cimpanzeului.Programul de management al mintii pentru incredere, succes si fericire Iti sabotezi singur succesul si fericirea? Te stradui...

Reducere. O nouă analiză fascinantă a violenței umane, plină de idei noi și de dovezi palpitante de la verii noștri primate, strămoșii istorici și vecinii co...

Reducere. Din cuprins: ◊ Despre teapa ca practica sociala; ◊ Sarmaluta moldoveneasca fata cu NATO; ◊ Vacanta cu Elena Udrea; ◊ Presa si mediul politic in cam...

Reducere. „O nouă analiză fascinantă a violenței umane, plină de idei noi și de dovezi palpitante de la verii noștri primate, strămoșii istorici și vecinii c...

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Un scriitor si o opera pe care multi considera – si nu se insala – ca le stiu pe dinafara. Adevarata provocare o reprezinta, insa, a le sti pe dina...

Iata o carte de pionierat si creatoare de controverse, care demonstreaza ca diferentele comportamentale si educationale dintre baieti si fete din s...

Reducere. Sa poti alege persoana pe care o iubesti!Sa poti iubi pe cine vrei!Cum se poate impaca iubirea – a carei menire este sa tina oamenii impreuna – cu ...

Arta, literatura, virtutile ori defectele umane il preocupa in egala masura pe Alexandru Paleologu. Indiferent daca il comenteaza pe Cervantes sau ...

„Acum cativa ani mi-am dat seama cat de multe neadevaruri am acceptat in copilarie, considerandu-le reale, si cat de indoielnice erau lucrurile pe ...

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