Download or read book Quicklet on Michael Lewis Boomerang CliffNotes like Book Summary written by Karen Lac and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK Boomerang: Travels In The New Third World started by accident. During a meeting with a Dallas hedge fund owner in 2008 for another book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, the investor made a prediction to author Michael Lewis that countries in the developed West would soon go bust. Two and a half years later, that prediction was becoming a reality. Countries long considered first world were becoming third world. Lewis knew that he had to write a book about what was happening. Going to Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany, and then to his home state of California, Lewis describes the conditions and people that made the massive financial troubles possible. He interviews economists, politicians, public service workers, and ordinary citizens to get a full picture of what happened and what may happen in the future. Peppered throughout Boomerang is Lewis' trademark humor and cultural observations that tie together seemingly unrelated issues into a cohesive narrative. MEET THE AUTHOR Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Karen Lac has been writing since 1999. Her articles have appeared in print in "The Occidental Weekly." Her writing reflects her broad interests. She writes travel, entertainment, political commentary, health, nutrition, food, education, career, and legal articles for numerous websites. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Bachelor of Arts in politics, both from Occidental College
Download or read book G del Escher Bach written by Douglas R. Hofstadter and published by Penguin Group(CA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What is a self and how can a self come out of inanimate matter?' This is the riddle that drove Douglas Hofstadter to write this extraordinary book. In order to impart his original and personal view on the core mystery of human existence - our intangible sensation of 'I'-ness - Hofstadter defines the playful yet seemingly paradoxical notion of 'strange loop', and explicates this idea using analogies from many disciplines.
Download or read book Culture Across the Curriculum written by Kenneth D. Keith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides background content and teaching ideas to support the integration of culture in a wide range of psychology courses.
Download or read book Become a Better You written by Joel Osteen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A best-selling motivational reference by the top-selling author of Your Best Life Now counsels readers on how to apply seven action steps to discover individual purpose and destiny, in a guide complemented by biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies. Reprint
Download or read book Collective Memory Work written by Corey W. Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seemingly mundane events of daily life create a complex knowledge base of lived experience to be explored. But how does one research common experiences and account for context, culture, and identity? A dilemma arises because experience is not just embedded in events, but also in the socially constructed meanings associated with those events. This book details the philosophical underpinnings, design features and implementation strategies of Collective Memory Work – a methodology frequently employed by social justice activists/scholars. Collective Memory Work can provide scholars with unique and nuanced ways to solve problems for and with their participants. Most importantly, the chapters also detail projects and social justice in action, analysing their participants’ real stories and experiences: projects that focus on LGBTQ youth, #blacklivesmatter activists, white faculty working at historically Black colleges and universities, men’s media consumption and much more. Written in an engaging and accessible style, readers will come to understand the potential of their own qualitative research using Collective Memory Work.
Download or read book On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems written by Kurt Gödel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First English translation of revolutionary paper (1931) that established that even in elementary parts of arithmetic, there are propositions which cannot be proved or disproved within the system. Introduction by R. B. Braithwaite.
Download or read book American Subcultures written by Eric Rawson and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Subcultures explores cultural identities and marginalized groups to teach you more about their various interactions and experiences while keeping a low price.
Download or read book Cross Cultural Psychology written by Kenneth D. Keith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book situates the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective, exploring the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena, from introduction and research foundations to clinical and social principles and applications. • Includes contributions from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers • Brings together new perspectives and research findings with established psychological principles • Organized around key issues of contemporary cross-cultural psychology, including ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality and their role in research methods • Argues for the importance of culture as an integral component in the teaching of psychology
Download or read book Call Light written by J. M. Frollo and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call Light By: J.M. Frollo “What is the craziest thing that’s happened to you while working on an airplane?” is, hands down, the most popular question asked of flight attendants. Strange and entertaining scenarios are to be expected while millions of people fly through the sky or sit around waiting in airports each day, but the stories in Call Light bring to mind a couple of burning questions: What in the world happens to people when they pass through the sliding glass doors of an airport, and what is it about air travel that inhibits common sense, common courtesies, and basic problem-solving skills? We may never know why some passengers behave so outlandishly, but when they do, it’s only natural to laugh. From Mr. Fabulous’ awkward advances to Mr. Gray’s lavatory misadventures to the secondhand sandwich fiasco for The Couple in Row Five, Call Light is full of lighthearted and playful tales of life aboard an airliner. Told with wit and humility, these stories from an observant flight attendant feature a variety of lively personalities in colorful scenarios that share a positive message for any traveler: Be on the lookout for humor, and always choose kindness.
Download or read book William Blake written by G.E. Bentley Jnr. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
Download or read book Staying Active written by Kirsten Chang and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staying active is important to keeping our bodies strong. It is good for our mental and emotional health, too! In this title, beginning readers are introduced to the importance of staying active. Narrative examples and matching photos showcase different ways to move our bodies. Features provide support by summarizing the main text, stating tools that are helpful for activity, and asking readers to think about what they have learned.
Download or read book PARIAH written by Bob Fingerman and published by Virus. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a modest Manhattan walk-up, a group of survivors are on their last legs. As the end seems nigh, a teenage girl is spotted on the avenue, not only alive but repelling the undead like Moses parting the Red Sea. When she comes to their aid questions of who, what and why she’s immune to attack arise. Almost like a play, this single location-centric story features a strong cast of archetypal, yet fully fleshed-out, distinct, characters. The artist; the young widow; the elderly couple; the bros living a new normal, for one of whom it’s also finally living his truth; the country boy who’s turned his back on his faith only to have it return in earnest. And the mysterious stranger that arrives as their savior, only to confound them, even as she complies with their ever-increasing impositions. PARIAH sets the classic zombie tropes on their ear as the element of immunity to attack is introduced into the mix. Very contemporary, but also taking cues from the classic New York cinema of Martin Scorcese, Neil Simon, Woody Allen and other gritty cinema and literature, PARIAH thrusts the reader into a truly dire survivors’ tale, capturing the desperation and resolve of its disparate cast.
Download or read book Conqueror of the Sun 5 The IIIrd Tear written by Jason Marcus Torraunt and published by Jason Marcus Torraunt. This book was released on 2019-12-22 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conqueror of the Sun – Book 5 – The IIIrd Tear tells the story of Shawn Arc’s resurrection in the far future of the Year 2759 where he seeks to once again push humanity into line behind his IRF flag. With human civilization now spread out amongst the stars, the IRF still survives but is renamed to the Intergalactic Rebellion for Freedom. After the destruction of Earth in the year 2456 by an IRF attack, a Galactic Civil War breaks out with the Atlonian Confederation fighting against the notorious IRF Empire. Yet the war rages on for centuries only to get mired into a stalemate. However, with the most infamous of all IRF Emperors being returned, will Shawn Arc change the balance and finally achieve his true destiny to rule over the entire Milky Way Galaxy? The Conqueror of the Sun series is a seven-book saga that has been 30 years in the making. The story is about a man named Shawn Arc and his desire for power and control beyond anything achieved in human history so far. The tale takes place in an alternate history that starts in the 1990s and extends far, far into the future. Shawn Arc is willing to do anything to accomplish his goals, whether it be by deception, conspiracy, war, betrayal, or on the backs of millions of dead. At the same time, the story shows that Shawn Arc is also about love, romance, and intimate relationships. Can this man be both monster and human? Or is he merely a larger than normal mirror to reflect the essence of the human condition?
Download or read book Carleton College Bulletin 1905 08 written by Minn ) Carleton College (Northfield and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Realm of Eternal Magic written by Ted Lampron and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discovering a secret laboratory, three young teens are plunged into a mental state of subconscious reality by the machine invented by a world renown genius. Unfortunately, they have no way to reverse the process, which has left them trapped in an alternate dimension of time and space. Henry, Bonnie, and Freddie try to find help in a world beyond that which is known to humans. A place where fantasy becomes real and all things are magic. Their only hope of returning home is to find a reclusive hermit who dwells in a cave near the legendary, Valley of Orbs, a mythical place located at the base of the Alset Mountains. The valley was chosen by the Greek god, Prometheus as the birthplace of humans and emits powers beyond imagination. But before they can reach the mountains they must first survive the witches, demons, and fantastical beasts that roam the Elfin Forest and threaten their existence at every turn. They will need help along the way if they are to live through the cycle of the three full moons that awaken the spells and curses of the mystical island known as the Realm of Eternal Magic. Readers who enjoy Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings would like this novel.
Download or read book The Lee Avenue Haunting Second Edition written by Donna Parish-Bischoff and published by Dpb Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Parish-Bischoff is one of the Co-Founders of Indy Para, a team of Paranormal Investigators who tells of her new book's haunted tale called The Lee Avenue Haunting. Nowadays it seems everyone has a ghost story to tell, share or explore. One in particular that is a good one was written by a native New Yorker who lives in upstate, New York, with her husband. Donna Parish-Bischoff is one of the Co-Founders of Indy Para, a team of Paranormal Investigators that we see much of today. They have been featured on two episodes of The BIO Channel's My Ghost Story for covering some investigations at Miss Fanny's Victorian Party House in Wappingers Falls, New York and the Patchett House located in Montgomery, New York. Donna talks about her own ghost story in the book called 'The Lee Avenue Haunting' as it's second edition was released April 17th of this year. In that edition the author has included some photo's and an additional chapter taking you on her journey meeting the current owner's of the home she grew up in. She took on a new editor, Christopher DiCesare, as well. He's known for his film and book 'Please Talk With Me' and later this year to be released 'Surviving Evidence.' The Lee Avenue Haunting tells of a story from 1974 when Donna and her family moved into this home that was built in the early 1900's as it was once a vacant farmland lot. Unknown to their family it was riddled with its shadow people and secret's of the past. These dark passages entered their lives early into the move. Some would have called Donna's family insane for staying as long as they did. Donna says, "You see we did not have a choice financially. Our family was a family of means, struggling on left-over's and a prayer. Back in the 1970's some landlords gave five year leases. And we could not afford to move nor could we tell our landlord the home was running rampant with multiple entities keeping us up all night as well as punching its way into our physical universe." Donna explains that "I decided to write about our collective family experience's throughout the five years because I knew as a now paranormal investigator, being I have co-founded my own team Indy Para along with Terri Garofalo, that I could talk about it. It was my responsibility to let others know they aren't alone out there. Another reason I wanted to write the book was to honor my deceased parent's and brother. My brother and I always spoke about writing the book about Lee Avenue. He became ill with cancer and passed way before his time in 2010. My sister illustrated the cover art work and I wrote the story for our family." Donna feels that "What once emotionally destroyed me as a child witnessing these almost demonic entities has re-built me from the inside out and has given me a re-gained faith and strength in the afterlife now as an adult." Her second book "Growing Up Paranormal," is due out Fall of 2013. It further explores the author's life as well as other live's who have submitted their experiences. Donna says that, "We all have a common thread, I hope 'Growing Up Paranormal' proves this to show how much we all have to share with each other." Over the past years many have come forward to talk about their experiences as due to the upsurge in cable television shows has prompted the high interest again since the days of In Search Of, the first real reality show on air. As with the outpouring of ghost stories so there is of books on the subject matter. However, they are not all good and I am pleaseed to direct my readers and fans to Donna's. Click here to watch a video of an interview with Donna Parish-Bischoff http: //youtu.be/XA_G9ugIQzw
Download or read book Magic Mangroves written by Axel Sainz and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joan and Keith have been best friends since kindergarten. Over the years, though, their differences have made them grow apart. Now in college, they still talk, but their relationship isn't as strong as it used to be. Joan is more serious and studious than Keith, so when Keith exclaims over something he found, Joan is less than intrigued. Apparently, Keith has stumbled upon a mysterious, unidentified area on a map that defies explanation. Their only clue is a fuzzy image of a sign that reads, "Magic Mangroves." When Joan tries researching the place, there's nothing, and so begins a journey these two friends will never forget. A magical adventure filled with adventure and surprise reunites Joan and Keith and just might rekindle their lifelong friendship.
