Download or read book Split Decision written by Ice-T and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune—while a handful of bad choices sent his former crime partner down an incredibly different path. Ice-T rose to fame in the late 1980s, earning acclaim for his music before going on to enthrall television audiences as Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But it could have gone much differently. In this “poignant and powerful” (Library Journal, starred review) memoir, Ice-T and Spike, his former crime partner—collaborating with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century—relate the shocking stories of their shared pasts, and how just a handful of decisions led to their incredibly different lives. Both grew up in violent, gang-controlled Los Angeles neighborhoods and worked together to orchestrate a series of jewelry heists. But while Ice-T was discovered rapping in a club and got his first record deal, Spike was caught for a jewelry robbery and did three years in prison. As his music career began to take off, Ice made the decision to abandon the criminal life; Spike continued to plan increasingly ingenious and risky jewel heists. And in 1992, after one of Spike’s robberies ended tragically, he was sentenced to thirty-five years to life. While he sat behind bars, he watched his former partner rise to fame in music, movies, and television. “Propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), timely, and thoughtful, two men with two very different lives reveal how their paths might have very well been reversed if they made different choices. All it took was a split decision.

Download or read book Split Decisions and Other Word Puzzles written by George Bredehorn and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anagram loops, mixagrams, pentads, and phrase forays: if you love wordplay, these intriguing puzzles are better than crosswords! They don't have those awful, never-before-heard words meant just to trip you up. And 7 out of these 10 puzzles have no clues at all! You complete them by doing anagrams or by using the three or four letters provided to get you started. Begin with the simplest and make your way up the ladder to the hardest and trickiest. Split decisions have letter pairs in a grid, surrounded by empty squares. Each answer consists of a pair of words that share the letters that should be entered in those squares. For example: Go two by two to complete miniature crisscross puzzles: the vowels are there, but you have to add the correct consonants. Mixagrams have a five- and a four-letter word on each line; their letters have been mixed together, but their order is unchanged--just like this: D A R I U N V E T = DRIVE + AUNT It's hours and hours of braintwisting! 96 pages, 63 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Download or read book Split Decisions written by Janet Halley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it time to take a break from feminism? In this pathbreaking book, Janet Halley reassesses the place of feminism in the law and politics of sexuality. She argues that sexuality involves deeply contested and clashing realities and interests, and that feminism helps us understand only some of them. To see crucial dimensions of sexuality that feminism does not reveal--the interests of gays and lesbians to be sure, but also those of men, and of constituencies and values beyond the realm of sex and gender--we might need to take a break from feminism. Halley also invites feminism to abandon its uncritical relationship to its own power. Feminists are, in many areas of social and political life, partners in governance. To govern responsibly, even on behalf of women, Halley urges, feminists should try taking a break from their own presuppositions. Halley offers a genealogy of various feminisms and of gay, queer, and trans theories as they split from each other in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s. All these incommensurate theories, she argues, enrich thinking on the left not despite their break from each other but because of it. She concludes by examining legal cases to show how taking a break from feminism can change your very perceptions of what's at stake in a decision and liberate you to decide it anew.

Download or read book Split Decisions written by Janet Halley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Halley argues that the law and politics of sexuality involve deeply contested and clashing realities and interests. We can understand some, but not all, of these conflicting stakes through feminism.

Download or read book Split Decisions written by Carmen DeSousa and published by Written Musings. This book was released on 2014-08-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes you want something so badly you are willing to abandon everything you have ever known—including yourself. Eighteen years ago, Jaynee Monroe married the man of her dreams, became the mother of four, and fulfilled her career goals. About to turn forty, she senses something is missing from her idyllic life. While Googling her name in an attempt to find herself, she unearths something so impossible, it makes her contemplate her own sanity. Seeking answers, she embarks on a journey to discover the truth, only to end up abducted by a deranged stranger who insists on calling her Caycee. Caycee took the road less traveled. After rejecting a marriage proposal from the only decent man she ever dated, she ventured to California to become famous. Eighteen years later, success has left her alone and miserable. Attempting to locate her lost love on Facebook, she discovers his infatuation with her. Not only does his presumed-dead wife share Caycee's uncommon middle name, but it also appears he has photo-shopped Caycee's face over his wife's face. Never could Caycee and Jaynee imagine that decisions they make years earlier would threaten not only their lives but also their loved ones. Caycee must now reunite with the southern gent she dismissed eighteen years ago and convince him to accompany her to New York to locate his wife—the most important person in both their lives. What readers are saying... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is so different from your typical romance. I'd call it romantic suspense with a twist." WiLoveBooks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This amazing storyline has incredible twists and turns, unbearable suspense, mystery, and danger in an emotional satisfying plot that all wraps up with an excellent plot twist." Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "DeSousa managed a twist I'd never encountered before and made it believable and suspenseful." Goodreads

Download or read book Split Decisions written by Jeff Stallinga and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sometimes I wish I wasn't a Christian." That was muttered by 13 year old Eric as he went through a period of questioning his faith. Soon after, Eric was taken on a journey that showed him what his life would be like without God in it. Join Eric in this story full of suspense and unexpected twists and turns. Learn, with Eric, how every decision we make will set into motion a set of life-changing consequences.

Download or read book Training Your Mind for Split Second Decisions written by Geoffrey Mount Varner and published by Beyond the Book Media LLC. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We make about 35,000 decisions every day. Most of them are mundane and not significant, but about 70 of those decisions are life-changing and life-altering split-second decisions. What are split-second decisions? They are decisions made when the following factors are involved: time constraint, limited information, and critical consequences. This is also known as the TLC framework. In this book, you will learn: ① Specific strategies to improve and maximize your split-second decision-making ability. ② To manage decision fatigue, which is the decrease in your ability to make optimal decisions as the day progresses, especially if you had to make several mundane decisions throughout the day. ③ The required rules for making split-second decisions- i.e., no decision is a decision. You must decide. If you are an executive, business leader, chief, first responder, or in a leadership role, the framework for split-second decisions is a tool that gives you an advantage in making optimal decisions at the most critical times. When making split-second decisions, you have either been trained or you are guessing. The same is true for your employees and those you lead. They have either been taught and have a clear framework for what and how to respond during these critical times, or they are guessing. Split-second decisions teach extraordinary leaders how to make exceptional decisions and help move good teams to greatness.

Download or read book Planning Law and Practice written by J. Cameron Blackhall and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main aim of this book is to provide a text for students, practitioners and members of the public who are engaged in the study and/or practice in the planning system of England and Wales.

Download or read book Split Decision written by Ricardo Perez Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sometimes it's right in front of you the whole time." From writer/poet Ricardo Perez Jr, is a collection of poetry that takes you into the thoughts of inspiration, and ending with wanting to search more within yourself for your own answers. With great metaphorical wordplay all the way down to heartfelt emotional reflections, Ricardo captures the all of a well standing, self conscious poet.

Download or read book Split Decision written by Todd Hafer and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stand-out efforts on the freshman football and basketball teams have Cody Martin in demand with both the track and baseball coaches. And to complicate matters further, his personal life's a mess since his dad remarried-and now Cody thinks Pork Chop might be using performance-enhancing drugs. When Pork Chop's coach confronts Cody, he is forced to make a tough decision-lie to the coach or risk losing his best friend. What's the right thing to do?

Download or read book Hearing on Split Decision written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How We Decide written by Jonah Lehrer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to use the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to help us make the best decisions Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate, or we “blink” and go with our gut. But as scientists break open the mind’s black box with the latest tools of neuroscience, they’re discovering that this is not how the mind works. Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of both feeling and reason—and the precise mix depends on the situation. When buying a house, for example, it’s best to let our unconscious mull over the many variables. But when we’re picking a stock, intuition often leads us astray. The trick is to determine when to use the different parts of the brain, and to do this, we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think. Jonah Lehrer arms us with the tools we need, drawing on cutting-edge research as well as the real-world experiences of a wide range of “deciders”—from airplane pilots and hedge fund investors to serial killers and poker players. Lehrer shows how people are taking advantage of the new science to make better television shows, win more football games, and improve military intelligence. His goal is to answer two questions that are of interest to just about anyone, from CEOs to firefighters: How does the human mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better?

Download or read book Split Decisions written by Bruce Jones and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hulk, aided by his old friend and foe Doc Samson, and the mysterious Mr. Blue, fights against new enemies to save his reputation and his life.

Download or read book Split written by Mel Bossa and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quiet and imaginative, Derek O'Reilly spends a lot of time watching a movie in his head. His fiancé Nathan wonders why Derek hasn't taken any interest in their wedding planning, and Aunt Fran -- his spiritual guru -- would like to know when her guilt-tripping nephew became a kept boy. When she drops Derek's childhood journal on his lap, he's forced to remember the name he's been trying to forget since he was twelve years old. Nicolai Lund. Nick was Derek's neighbor ... and first love. Weeks before Derek's engagement party, a chance meeting with Nick catapults Derek into the past. But Nick isn't that seventeen-year-old rebel anymore. He's a man hardened by invisible scars. A man struggling with grief. As Derek reads through his childhood diary, he realizes what Nick was to him, still is today, and yet might be ... NOTE: This edition has been expanded and substantially edited.

Download or read book Leadership in the Line of Duty written by John Salkowski and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Why Americans Split Their Tickets written by Barry C. Burden and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2002-11-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some voters split their ballots, selecting a Republican for one office and a Democrat for another? Why do voters often choose one party to control the White House while the other controls the Congress? Barry Burden and David Kimball address these fundamental puzzles of American elections by explaining the causes of divided government and debunking the myth that voters prefer the division of power over one-party control. Why Americans Split Their Tickets links recent declines in ticket-splitting to sharpening policy differences between parties and demonstrates why candidates' ideological positions still matter in American elections. "Burden and Kimball have given us the most careful and thorough analysis of split-ticket voting yet. It won't settle all of the arguments about the origins of ticket splitting and divided government, but these arguments will now be much better informed. Why Americans Split Their Tickets is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the major trends in U.S. electoral politics of the past several decades." -Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego "When voters split their tickets or produce divided government, it is common to attribute the outcome as a strategic verdict or a demand for partisan balance. Burden and Kimball strongly challenge such claims. With a thorough and deft use of statistics, they portray ticket-splitting as a by-product of the separate circumstances that drive the outcomes of the different electoral contests. This will be the book to be reckoned with on the matter of ticket splitting." -Robert Erikson, Columbia University "[Burden and Kimball] offset the expansive statistical analysis by delving into the historical circumstances and results of recent campaigns and elections. ... [They] make a scholarly and informative contribution to the understanding of the voting habits of the American electorate-and the resulting composition of American government." -Shant Mesrobian, NationalJournal.com