Download or read book Genuine Authentic written by Michael Gross and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and comprehensive look into the life of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, now with an afterword. “Deep-dish...sharp-clawed...honestly admiring.”—New York Times There are at least two Ralph Laurens. To the public he's a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he was long seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross, author of the bestsellers Model and 740 Park, lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his meteoric success in marketing our shared fantasies, but also a widely unknown side that's behind the designer’s chic façade.

Download or read book Fake Fraud Or Genuine written by Myrna Kaye and published by Bulfinch Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepares the average antiquer to be a detective at antiques shops and sales, offering simple, practical techniques for examining furniture to discern the fake, repaired, and genuine antique

Download or read book Genuine Pretending written by Hans-Georg Moeller and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genuine Pretending is an innovative and comprehensive new reading of the Zhuangzi that highlights the critical and therapeutic functions of satire and humor. Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio show how this Daoist classic, contrary to contemporary philosophical readings, distances itself from the pursuit of authenticity and subverts the dominant Confucianism of its time through satirical allegories and ironical reflections. With humor and parody, the Zhuangzi exposes the Confucian demand to commit to socially constructed norms as pretense and hypocrisy. The Confucian pursuit of sincerity establishes exemplary models that one is supposed to emulate. In contrast, the Zhuangzi parodies such venerated representations of wisdom and deconstructs the very notion of sagehood. Instead, it urges a playful, skillful, and unattached engagement with socially mandated duties and obligations. The Zhuangzi expounds the Daoist art of what Moeller and D’Ambrosio call “genuine pretending”: the paradoxical skill of not only surviving but thriving by enacting social roles without being tricked into submitting to them or letting them define one’s identity. A provocative rereading of a Chinese philosophical classic, Genuine Pretending also suggests the value of a Daoist outlook today as a way of seeking existential sanity in an age of mass media’s paradoxical quest for originality.

Download or read book Princess written by Madame Sparklington and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches girls life skills by showing them how to behave like princesses.

Download or read book Being Genuine written by Thomas D'Ansembourg and published by PuddleDancer Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this English translation of the French bestseller, readers will learn simple, practical skills to step outside of their emotional masks to live a genuine, authentic life. Teaching everyday communication skills to respectfully express true feelings and the power of requesting wants without demands or force, readers learn how to tackle life's difficult situations and conversations with ease and even excitement. Topics include ideas and advice on how to identify feelings and needs without blaming others, honest and respectful self-expression, facing conflict with ease, and finding balance by staying connected to basic needs.

Download or read book Explorer written by Henry Hardcastle and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop-up and fold-out illustrations enhance this guide to exploration that discusses the equipment and skills necessary for an explorer in various climes and and describes famous expeditions to the North Pole, Egypt, and Mount Everest.

Download or read book Scary Close written by Donald Miller and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to authenticity, is being fully yourself always worth the risk? From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes New York Times bestseller Scary Close, Donald Miller's journey of uncovering the keys to a healthy relationship and discovering that they're also at the heart of building a healthy family, a successful career, and a trusted community of friends. After decades of failed relationships and painful drama, Miller decided that he'd had enough. Trying to impress people wasn't helping him truly connect with anyone--and neither was pretending to be someone he wasn't. He'd built himself a life of public isolation, but he dreamed of having a life defined by meaningful relationships instead. At 40-years-old, he made a scary decision: he was going to be his true self no matter what it might cost. Scary Close tells the story of Miller's difficult choice to impress fewer people and connect with even more. It's about the importance of knocking down old walls to finally experience the freedom that comes when we stop playing a part and start being fully ourselves. In Scary Close, Miller shares everything he's learned firsthand about how to: Deconstruct the old habits that no longer serve us Overcome the desire to please the people around us Always tell the truth, even when it's hard Find satisfaction in a daily portion of real love Risk being fully known in order to deeply love and be loved Apply these lessons to your everyday life If you're ready to drop the act and find true, life-changing intimacy, it's time to get Scary Close.

Download or read book The Power of Genuine Leadership written by Patrick Donahue, PhD and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this digestible and powerful book, the third in the Logos Institute Best Practices Series, Dr. Patrick Donahue lays out the essential elements to be an authentic, trustworthy leader. The author notes that authenticity without guidelines is irresponsible; that authenticity without empathy is careless; and that humility is much more than a willingness to be vulnerable. But most significantly, in 'The Power of Genuine Leadership' Patrick reveals the power of behavioral consistency to create more effective leaders, and how empathy and respect are essential yet historically under-appreciated drivers of trust - until now. This is a signal new contribution to our understanding of leadership.'The Power of Genuine Leadership' is full of valuable, practical application for readers, derived from the author's doctoral research and real-life stories from his experiences as a Vice President in leadership development at two global corporations. The book includes the Authenticity Trust Model which highlights the three critical components of authenticity, that create trust when applied consistently: communication, coaching, and respect. Readers can also assess their own leadership strengths and development areas using the Authenticity Trust Assessment (ATA). The Assessment can be taken time and again to track one's progress over time; readers can also ask others to assess them with the ATA and compare results for even greater analysis. Leadership is a discipline that can carry meaningful, life-changing consequences; with Dr. Patrick Donahue's practical insights in 'The Power of Genuine Leadership', readers can begin their journey towards more effective leadership today.

Download or read book Authentic Conversations written by James D. Showkeir and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking new book, the Showkeirs take something people typically think of as merely functional—ordinary conversations—and show the power they have to create, sustain, and change the very nature of workplace culture. Conversations can lead to an engaged and energized workforce, or to one that is alienated and uninspired. If you want to change the culture you must change the conversations. All too often workplace conversations—between managers and direct reports, peer-to-peer, or with external stakeholders— create parent-child relationships. People hide facts, sugarcoat reality and claim helplessness to try to control interactions and get what they want. The Showkeirs expose the destructiveness of these manipulative conversations, and demonstrate how we can move to honest and authentic interactions that create adult relationships. By intentionally and thoughtfully changing conversations, organizations will engender increased commitment, true accountability, and improved workplace performance. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience as organizational consultants, their book offers examples of parent-child and adult-adult workplace conversations in a variety of settings, circumstances and industries. They also provide a hands-on guide, including sample scripts, for dealing with a host of potentially difficult conversations. Authentic Conversations goes to the heart of why so many people today are disengaged, uninspired, and uncommitted to their organization’s success. It challenges the conventional wisdom about managing people and sets out specific, concrete ways to consciously make conversations the primary driver for change.

Download or read book Authenticity written by James H. Gilmore and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrived. Disingenuous. Phony. Inauthentic. Do your customers use any of these words to describe what you sell—or how you sell it? If so, welcome to the club. Inundated by fakes and sophisticated counterfeits, people increasingly see the world in terms of real or fake. They would rather buy something real from someone genuine rather than something fake from some phony. When deciding to buy, consumers judge an offering's (and a company's) authenticity as much as—if not more than—price, quality, and availability. In Authenticity, James H. Gilmore and B. Joseph Pine II argue that to trounce rivals companies must grasp, manage, and excel at rendering authenticity. Through examples from a wide array of industries as well as government, nonprofit, education, and religious sectors, the authors show how to manage customers' perception of authenticity by: recognizing how businesses "fake it;" appealing to the five different genres of authenticity; charting how to be "true to self" and what you say you are; and crafting and implementing business strategies for rendering authenticity. The first to explore what authenticity really means for businesses and how companies can approach it both thoughtfully and thoroughly, this book is a must-read for any organization seeking to fulfill consumers' intensifying demand for the real deal.

Download or read book Authentic Happiness written by Martin Seligman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important, entertaining book, one of the world's most celebrated psychologists, Martin Seligman, asserts that happiness can be learned and cultivated, and that everyone has the power to inject real joy into their lives. In Authentic Happiness, he describes the 24 strengths and virtues unique to the human psyche. Each of us, it seems, has at least five of these attributes, and can build on them to identify and develop to our maximum potential. By incorporating these strengths - which include kindness, originality, humour, optimism, curiosity, enthusiasm and generosity -- into our everyday lives, he tells us, we can reach new levels of optimism, happiness and productivity. Authentic Happiness provides a variety of tests and unique assessment tools to enable readers to discover and deploy those strengths at work, in love and in raising children. By accessing the very best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us and achieve new and lasting levels of authentic contentment and joy.

Download or read book Knight written by Geoffrey De Lance and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on the lives of medieval knights in the form of a guide for knights-in-training, covering such topics as heraldry, weaponry, chivalry, the joust, castles, war, and quests; and features lift-flaps throughout.

Download or read book Authentic Church written by Vaughan Roberts and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church today faces challenges on every front. Christians are captivated by consumerism, seduced by celebrity, distracted by technology and overwhelmed by media. Religious and secular rivals are increasingly prominent, vying for our allegiance and worship. What does authentic Christian spirituality look like in such an era? Vaughan Roberts finds direction for today's church in Paul's prophetic letter of 1 Corinthians. Ancient Corinth was a similarly confusing cultural landscape, and the Corinthian church likewise struggled to remain true to Christ in a world of many idols. Paul's vision is clear--Christians must choose certain things and not others. We must focus on the cross of Christ, not on human wisdom. Our leaders should be faithful, not flashy. And in contrast to lives of moral permissiveness, we must live lives of holiness and love. Following the way of Christ may look like foolishness to the world, but therein is the path of true wisdom. With a Bible study in each chapter, this book will help you choose the true spirituality of the gospel of Christ, and become the authentic church God intends you to be.

Download or read book GENUINE IMITATION written by John Mason and published by Insight Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truths in this book are hazardous to the masks you wear, the fears you embrace, and the regrets you have. In his signature nugget style, best-selling author John Mason offers a lifetime of wisdom in this groundbreaking new book. Get ready to be absolutely free. Get ready to have hope at a whole new level. Get ready to be who you genuinely are, for the rest of your life. For the first time, Mason openly shares forty inspiring, humorous, and thought-provoking stories from his life. You are sure to enjoy every one and discover insights you can use to live your own successful life. Embrace who God made you to be! No longer will you be unfulfilled because you are trying to be genuine, but only living an imitation life. Sincere, but not yourself. Dedicated, but not free. Doing the best you can, but hindered by regrets. God, the Maker of the universe, had a big smile on His face the day you were born. He smiles even wider every time you're genuinely being you. In this book, you will discover how to: Bring fun back into your life Never apologize again for being you Understand why the world needs you (God planned it that way!) See miracles in moments Stop letting others define your world Enjoy minding your own business Embrace weakness as a sweet spot where God can do some of His best work Stop believing everything you think Be thankful for what you don't get Stop yourself from stopping yourself Be an answer to a prayer, a solution to a problem, an answer to a question Find peace knowing God is at work in your life and already in your future

Download or read book The Authentic Life written by Greta Rose and published by RWG Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey toward a more genuine and fulfilling life? "The Authentic Life" invites you to explore the profound power of authenticity and discover the path to true fulfillment by embracing your true self. In a world often filled with societal pressures, external expectations, and the constant pursuit of perfection, the quest for authenticity can feel like a distant dream. But within the pages of this enlightening book, you'll find the guidance and inspiration you need to unlock the authentic life you've always desired. With each chapter, you'll delve deeper into the core principles of authenticity and learn how to: Embrace your true self and let go of who you think you should be. Navigate the challenges of fear, judgment, and self-doubt on your journey. Find your passion and pursue a life that aligns with your deepest values. Cultivate meaningful connections through the power of vulnerability. Create a life that honors your beliefs and values. Practice mindfulness and presence to fully savor each moment. Overcome the shackles of perfectionism and embrace the beauty of imperfection. Build genuine connections in your relationships, both personal and professional. Thrive authentically in your career and make a lasting impact. Nurture your well-being through self-care and the art of setting boundaries. Find your voice, express yourself authentically, and live your truth. Cultivate resilience and thrive in the face of life's challenges. Raise children with integrity and authenticity. Navigate life's transitions with grace and authenticity. Tap into your unique creative genius and inspire others. Lead authentically and inspire those around you through your truth. Learn from life's lessons and integrate wisdom into your journey. Prioritize your health and well-being as a form of self-nourishment. Experience the joy of gratitude and embrace small acts of courage. Conquer impostor syndrome and believe in your authentic self. Heal and let go through the transformative power of forgiveness. Belong to something greater by fostering authenticity in your communities. Shape a lasting legacy that reflects your authentic self. Embrace a lifelong journey of self-discovery and growth. "The Authentic Life" is more than just a book; it's a roadmap to living a life that is genuine, meaningful, and in harmony with your deepest values and beliefs. Through relatable stories, practical exercises, and profound insights, you'll gain the tools and confidence to let your true self shine. Discover the transformative power of authenticity and embark on a lifelong journey to living the authentic life you were meant to lead. Whether you're seeking personal growth, stronger relationships, or a deeper sense of purpose, this book will empower you to embrace your true self and create a life filled with fulfillment, joy, and authenticity. Are you ready to take the first step toward living "The Authentic Life"? Your journey begins here.

Download or read book Synonyms Discriminated written by Charles John Smith and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Authentic Self love written by Sepideh Irvani and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all heard the clich�: before you can love someone else, you have to love yourself. But what does that actually mean? What does it mean to truly love yourself? Why must you love yourself before you can experience a meaningful relationship? How can you recognize authentic love?Clinical Psychologist, Sepideh Irvani, Psy.D., answers these questions and more in Authentic Self-Love: A Path to Healing the Self and Relationships. Interdisciplinary in nature, Irvani draws on a range of psychological, philosophical, and theological theories and analyzes them alongside secular literary texts to show the reader what it means to authentically love one's self. Distinction is made between the self-loathing of Narcissism and authentic self-love: one is destructive and the other healing, respectively. She offers tips to the reader about how to improve relationships with one's self and others, and provides context for healing. For those struggling to accept themselves and find love in their lives, Irvani offers a fresh, new take on the same old clich�. After reading Authentic Self-Love: A Path to Healing the Self and Relationships, you'll be able to critically analyze your life and relationships and transform it to an authentic love for yourself and for others.