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Book Once Upon a Time in Princeton

Download or read book Once Upon a Time in Princeton written by Nicholas Mills and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories surrounding historical events, people and places in one of the oldest communities in British Columbia, Canada. The books tells of over one hundred and fifty years of life in a small town in the Upper Similkameen River Valley. "The history of Princeton is the history of British Columbia."

Book Face Value

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander Todorov
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2017-05-30
  • ISBN : 1400885728
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Face Value written by Alexander Todorov and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific story of first impressions—and why the snap character judgments we make from faces are irresistible but usually incorrect We make up our minds about others after seeing their faces for a fraction of a second—and these snap judgments predict all kinds of important decisions. For example, politicians who simply look more competent are more likely to win elections. Yet the character judgments we make from faces are as inaccurate as they are irresistible; in most situations, we would guess more accurately if we ignored faces. So why do we put so much stock in these widely shared impressions? What is their purpose if they are completely unreliable? In this book, Alexander Todorov, one of the world's leading researchers on the subject, answers these questions as he tells the story of the modern science of first impressions. Drawing on psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, and other fields, this accessible and richly illustrated book describes cutting-edge research and puts it in the context of the history of efforts to read personality from faces. Todorov describes how we have evolved the ability to read basic social signals and momentary emotional states from faces, using a network of brain regions dedicated to the processing of faces. Yet contrary to the nineteenth-century pseudoscience of physiognomy and even some of today's psychologists, faces don't provide us a map to the personalities of others. Rather, the impressions we draw from faces reveal a map of our own biases and stereotypes. A fascinating scientific account of first impressions, Face Value explains why we pay so much attention to faces, why they lead us astray, and what our judgments actually tell us.

Book The Feminist Spectator as Critic

Download or read book The Feminist Spectator as Critic written by Jill Dolan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extends the feminist analysis of representation to the realm of performance

Book New York University

Download or read book New York University written by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Princeton Alumni Weekly

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
  • Release : 1918
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 670 pages

Download or read book Princeton Alumni Weekly written by and published by princeton alumni weekly. This book was released on 1918 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Athletics at Princeton

Download or read book Athletics at Princeton written by Frank Presbrey and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Literary Digest

Download or read book The Literary Digest written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Literary Digest  a Repository of Contemporaneous Thought and Research as Presented in the Periodical Literature of the World

Download or read book Literary Digest a Repository of Contemporaneous Thought and Research as Presented in the Periodical Literature of the World written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Literary Digest

Download or read book Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Underpants

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Martin
  • Publisher : Hachette Books
  • Release : 2015-08-04
  • ISBN : 0316348368
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book The Underpants written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town--a public scandal! Mortified, Theo swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Amid this chaos he's trying to rent a room in their flat. The prospective lodgers have some underlying surprises of their own. In The Underpants, Steve Martin brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce, Die Hose. His hilarious new version was staged by Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, and opened in March '02 on Off-Broadway to critical acclaim.

Book Yale Alumni Weekly

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1904
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1092 pages

Download or read book Yale Alumni Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New Yorker

    Book Details:
  • Author : Harold Wallace Ross
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1926
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1264 pages

Download or read book The New Yorker written by Harold Wallace Ross and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece

Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece written by Josiah Ober and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of classical Greece—how it rose, how it fell, and what we can learn from it Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period—and why only then? And how, after "the Greek miracle" had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans—and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/.

Book Universities and Their Sons

Download or read book Universities and Their Sons written by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lacrosse

    Book Details:
  • Author : David G. Pietramala
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 2006-06-01
  • ISBN : 0801888980
  • Pages : 311 pages

Download or read book Lacrosse written by David G. Pietramala and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thirty years Bob Scott's Lacrosse has been the ultimate guide to the "fastest game on two feet," explaining the men's game at its highest level and promoting the Johns Hopkins philosophy, which has become synonymous with lacrosse excellence. In this long-awaited updated edition, Coach Dave Pietramala, whose Blue Jays won the 2007 and 2005 NCAA men's lacrosse championships, and Neil Grauer, a Hopkins graduate and veteran writer on lacrosse, among other subjects, have reworked every chapter, modernizing sections on rules, equipment, preparation, and tactics. They revisit topics such as drills and skills for specific positions, game strategy, clearing tactics, and the history of the game itself—including a section on the Johns Hopkins contributions to lacrosse. New diagrams and images help to clarify concepts and instructions in the text. Action and instructional photos by Hopkins photographer James Van Rensselaer capture some of the drama from the 2005 championship year and accompany the teaching chapters. Like the Bob Scott book on which it builds, this edition will soon become familiar to every serious student of the sport.

Book The Story of Princeton

Download or read book The Story of Princeton written by Edwin Mark Norris and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On Inequality

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  • Author : Harry G. Frankfurt
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2015-09-29
  • ISBN : 0691167141
  • Pages : 114 pages

Download or read book On Inequality written by Harry G. Frankfurt and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Bullshit, the case for worrying less about the rich and more about the poor Economic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. Yet few would argue that inequality is a greater evil than poverty. The poor suffer because they don't have enough, not because others have more, and some have far too much. So why do many people appear to be more distressed by the rich than by the poor? In this provocative book, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of On Bullshit presents a compelling and unsettling response to those who believe that the goal of social justice should be economic equality or less inequality. Harry Frankfurt, one of the most influential moral philosophers in the world, argues that we are morally obligated to eliminate poverty—not achieve equality or reduce inequality. Our focus should be on making sure everyone has a sufficient amount to live a decent life. To focus instead on inequality is distracting and alienating. At the same time, Frankfurt argues that the conjunction of vast wealth and poverty is offensive. If we dedicate ourselves to making sure everyone has enough, we may reduce inequality as a side effect. But it’s essential to see that the ultimate goal of justice is to end poverty, not inequality. A serious challenge to cherished beliefs on both the political left and right, On Inequality promises to have a profound impact on one of the great debates of our time.