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Book The Turn On

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven Goldstein
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2019-10-22
  • ISBN : 0062911716
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book The Turn On written by Steven Goldstein and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do Tiffany Haddish, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Apple’s Tim Cook turn us on, and why do some other public figures drive us crazy and turn us off? And who are the behind-the-scenes gurus who help public figures turn us on or off? Steven Goldstein, a civil rights leader who has worked in politics, business and entertainment, breaks down the industry of creating likeability and how public figures manufacture likeability—and how they sometimes destroy it through scandals. As a television producer, Congressional lawyer, leader of state and national civil rights organizations, and communications advisor to corporate and political leaders, Steven Goldstein has been a mover and shaker in every sector of American power. He knows what makes public figures likeable. Based on his twenty-five years of experience and original teachings, Goldstein tells us why we like certain people, and dislike others, in politics, business, and entertainment. Why do we let some into our personal world and refuse to let others enter? Goldstein has developed a paradigm that describes how we fall in like, reminiscent of falling in love, with the public figures who shape our lives. And Goldstein names names. Why do we like Ellen DeGeneres and Morgan Freeman, yet find Gwyneth Paltrow sometimes maddening? Why do we like Warren Buffett, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Google’s Sundar Pichai aside from their products and profits? And apart from our ideology, why do some of us like Barack and Michelle Obama and others Donald Trump, and what does Ben Franklin have to do with any of it? Goldstein identifies eight traits of likeability that every public figure reveals to us in pairs, with each pair deepening our relationship with that person. The pairs are: Captivation and Hope Authenticity and Relatability Protectiveness and Reliability Perceptiveness and Compassion Goldstein not only tells us how we fall in like with public figures, but he also reveals the behind-the-scenes players in politics, business and entertainment who shape who we like. Likeability isn’t just something you have or you don’t. Likeability can be manufactured—and it can be destroyed. Public figures can be their own worst enemies in saying or doing things that turn us off. Why do we forgive some but not others? The Turn-On will make you think twice about a celebrity reinvention, a glamorous media appearance or a perfectly crafted speech, and will give you tools to take control of your own likeability and become more like your favorite star.

Book Turn On the Turned Off Student

Download or read book Turn On the Turned Off Student written by Ruth Herman Wells and published by Youth Change. This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On the Turn

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bárbara Arizti
  • Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • Release : 2009-05-05
  • ISBN : 1443810436
  • Pages : 450 pages

Download or read book On the Turn written by Bárbara Arizti and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Turn: The Ethics of Fiction in Contemporary Narrative in English is an attempt to listen to the various voices that participate in the current dialogue on the relationship between fiction and ethics. The editors’ introduction investigates the current state of affairs on the return to ethics in critical and literary consideration, and it opens up the way for the variety of approaches that follows. Participants include internationally recognized scholars like Andrew Gibson, Patricia Waugh, or Native American fiction writer and poet Gordon Henry, winner of the American Book Award in 1995. All in all, contributors cover a significant geographical diversity, and their approaches also vary from general theory to particular examples, from traditional interpretations to post-deconstruction ethics. Authors analyze texts both mainstream and marginal, colonial and postcolonial; they examine the ethics of race, gender and sexuality; the ethics of self-positioning and orientation; the ethics of style; the ethics of reception; the ethics of mode and genre; the ethics of extreme situations of evil, disease and fascism. In its search for a better understanding of the global/nationalistic world of today, On the Turn therefore moves beyond the scope of literary criticism into issues of wider, more urgent relevance. What should I, ought I, may I, must I, do, if anything, on the basis of reading, when I have read a literary work? What does reading a literary work authorize, or even command, me to do? Writing an essay about the work would be one response. On the Turn is a wonderfully diverse, learned, challenging, provocative, even sometimes controversial, collection of essays on the ethical dimensions of literature. This book is testimony to the continued lively interest in the ethical turn in literary studies. The authors are, for the most part, concerned with ethical theory and with ethically charged situations in postmodern novels in English, as they shape readers’ values and judgments. Poetry and non-print media are, however, also discussed. J. Hillis Miller UCI Distinguished Research Professor of Comparative Literature and English, University of California at Irvine The Ethics of Fiction is an important and exciting volume that explores with energy and rigour the connections between ethics and literature. Relating literature to philosophy, neurobiology, politics, religion, deconstruction and psychoanalysis, the twenty two contributors richly advance ‘the ethical turn’ recently embraced by many critics. Works by authors such as Ian McEwan, A.S.Byatt, Charles Palliser, Hanif Kureishi, J.M. Coetzee, David Malouf, George Orwell, E.L. Doctorow, Flannery O’Connor, Toni Morrison and Paul Auster are presented in a new light and complex topics such as territoriality, the nature of love, Islamophobia and the politics of representation are tackled with imagination and intellectual integrity. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the dialogue between ethics and literature. Avril Horner, Professor of English, Kingston University

Book Don t turn on the light

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. F. Orvay
  • Publisher : Babelcube Inc.
  • Release : 2018-06-22
  • ISBN : 1547536314
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Don t turn on the light written by J. F. Orvay and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Javier is a writer who just did the purchase of his life: Glow House. an incredible mansion in Hill town, a small and peaceful village in England. Without thinking twice, he decides to move there with his wife and their two kids. There the kids will grow up breathing fresh air and he will be able to focus in writing his new terror novel. When they arrive, they realize everything is better than they imagined: the mansion is incredible and the people very kind, mostly Michael and Margaret, two likeable elderly who live near their new house. But, soon they discover Glow House hides a terrible secret which will drag them to a terrible nightmare and from it will be practically impossible to escape. Do you fear the dark? Before long, it will be the only place you will feel safe.

Book Going on the Turn

Download or read book Going on the Turn written by Danny Baker and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book my father dies. I almost die.*** My showbiz career winds down. And yet everyone keeps telling me it's the funniest book I've ever written. If I'd known that's what the public wanted, I'd have cancelled Pets Win Prizes and just got sick sooner. Along the way this time we encounter, among others, David Bowie, Kanye West (I think), John Cleese, Peter O'Toole, and have several adventures in the Fourth Dimension. Oh, and I can reveal the Man With The Foulest Mouth In All Show Business. Plus assorted high-kicking hoopla and a whole lot of rather stark stuff about what it's like to be told you could be On The Way Out. *** (SPOILER ALERT: I don't actually die.)

Book Turn On  Tune In  Drop Out

Download or read book Turn On Tune In Drop Out written by Timothy Leary and published by Ronin Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the psychedelic era, Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out is Timothy Leary at his best, beckoning with humor and irreverence, a vision of individual empowerment, personal responsibility, and spiritual awakening. Includes: Start Your Own Religion Education as an Addictive Process Soul Session Buddha as Drop-Out Mad Virgin of Psychedelia God's Secret Agent o Homage to Huxley The Awe-Ful See-Er o The Molecular Revolution MIT is TIM Backwards Neurological Politics "Trickster is a major figure in American Indian folk Wisdom. Also in Sufi Tales … a certain type of "rascal"-with a grin and a wink (and wisdom beyond wisdom) … in the Zen tradition this is known as the School of Crazy Wisdom … Timothy Leary-in his own inimitable way-has become the twentieth century's grand master of crazy wisdom …" - Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove

Book Safety Impact of Permitting Right turn on red

Download or read book Safety Impact of Permitting Right turn on red written by Richard P. Compton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 required NHTSA to conduct a study of the safety impact of permitting right and left turns on red lights. The report presents a brief summary of the current status of State implementation of laws permitting right and left turns at red lights, a brief review of previous research, and the results of analyses of currently available data assessing the safety impact of permitting right turns on red.

Book New Essays on  Daisy Miller  and  The Turn of the Screw

Download or read book New Essays on Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw written by Vivian R. Pollak and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1993-11-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Specifically designed for undergraduates, the series will be a powerful resource for anyone engaged in the critical analysis of major American novels and other important texts.

Book THE TURN PART 4

Download or read book THE TURN PART 4 written by TRAM DOAN and published by TRAM DOAN. This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giang Binh Tam came to sit in front of the police station several times, but in the end Ha Xuyen Chau advised her to leave. It seemed like she had some special technique. Ha Xuyen Chau's eyelids twitched repeatedly. What surprised her was another thing, did Giang Binh Tam see the murderer?

Book The Young Engineers in Nevada  Or  Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick

Download or read book The Young Engineers in Nevada Or Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick written by H. Irving Hancock and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Young Engineers in Nevada; Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick' by H. Irving Hancock, the reader is taken on an adventurous journey with a group of young engineers in search of fortune in Nevada. The book captures the excitement of the mining industry in the late 19th century with vivid descriptions of the landscapes and the challenges faced by the characters. Written in a straightforward and engaging style, the book appeals to readers interested in historical fiction and tales of exploration. Hancock's attention to detail and character development enrich the narrative, making it a compelling read in the literary context of adventure fiction. H. Irving Hancock, a prolific writer known for his works centered around young protagonists and their adventures, draws from his own experiences to create a realistic and immersive story in 'The Young Engineers in Nevada'. His passion for storytelling and fascination with the American West likely inspired him to craft this thrilling tale of perseverance and discovery amidst the harsh conditions of mining operations. I highly recommend 'The Young Engineers in Nevada; Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick' to readers who enjoy historical fiction, adventure stories, and tales of young protagonists navigating challenging environments. Hancock's attention to detail and descriptive writing style make this book a captivating and educational read for anyone interested in the excitement of the mining industry and the spirit of exploration in the Wild West.

Book Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design IV

Download or read book Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design IV written by Weiming Shen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design of complex artifacts and systems requires the cooperation of multidisciplinary design teams using multiple sophisticated commercial and non-commercial engine- ing tools such as CAD tools, modeling, simulation and optimization software, en- neering databases, and knowledge-based systems. Individuals or individual groups of multidisciplinary design teams usually work in parallel and independently with various engineering tools, which are located on different sites, often for quite a long period of time. At any moment, individual members may be working on different versions of a design or viewing the design from various perspectives, at different levels of details. In order to meet these requirements, it is necessary to have efficient comput- supported collaborative design systems. These systems should not only automate in- vidual tasks, in the manner of traditional computer-aided engineering tools, but also enable individual members to share information, collaborate, and coordinate their activities within the context of a design project. Based on close international collaboration between the University of Technology of Compiègne in France and the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Ac- emy of Sciences in the early 1990s, a series of international workshops on CSCW in Design started in 1996. In order to facilitate the organization of these workshops, an International Working Group on CSCW in Design (CSCWD) was established and an International Steering Committee was formed in 1998. The series was converted to int- national conferences in 2000 building on the success of the four previous workshops.

Book Turn On  Tune In  Drift Off

    Book Details:
  • Author : Victor Szabo
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2022-11
  • ISBN : 0190699302
  • Pages : 393 pages

Download or read book Turn On Tune In Drift Off written by Victor Szabo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn On, Tune In, Drift Off: Ambient Music's Psychedelic Past rethinks the history and socioaesthetics of ambient music as a popular genre with roots in the psychedelic countercultures of the late twentieth century. Victor Szabo reveals how anglophone audio producers and DJs between the mid-1960s and century's end commodified drone- and loop-based records as "ambient audio": slow, spare, spacious audio sold as artful personal media for creating atmosphere, fostering contemplation, transforming awareness, and stilling the body. The book takes a trip through landmark ambient audio productions and related discourses, including marketing rhetoric, artist manifestos and interviews, and music criticism, that during this time plotted the conventions of what became known as ambient music. These productions include nature sounds records, experimental avant-garde pieces, "space music" radio, psychedelic and cosmic rock albums, electronic dance music compilations, and of course, explicitly "ambient" music, all of which popularized ambient audio through vivid atmospheric concepts. In paying special attention to the sound of ambient audio; to ambient audio's relationship with the psychedelic, New Age, and rave countercultures of the US and UK; and to the coincident evolution of therapeutic audio and "head music" across alternative media and independent music markets, this history resituates ambient music as a hip highbrow framing and stylization of ongoing practices in crafting audio to alter consciousness, comportment, and mood. In so doing, Turn On, Tune In, Drift Off illuminates the social and aesthetic rifts and alliances informing one of today's most popular musical experimentalisms.

Book Right Turn on Red Signal

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1975
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 60 pages

Download or read book Right Turn on Red Signal written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science

Download or read book The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science written by Prue Chamberlayne and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical research methods have become a useful and popular tool for contemporary social scientists. This book combines an exploration of the origins of this field with comparative examples of the ways biographical methods have been applied.

Book Soft Switching Technology for Three phase Power Electronics Converters

Download or read book Soft Switching Technology for Three phase Power Electronics Converters written by Dehong Xu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soft-Switching Technology for Three-phase Power Electronics Converters Discover foundational and advanced topics in soft-switching technology, including ZVS three-phase conversion In Soft-Switching Technology for Three-phase Power Electronics Converters, an expert team of researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of soft-switching three-phase converters for applications including renewable energy and distribution power systems, AC power sources, UPS, motor drives, battery chargers, and more. The authors begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of the technology, providing the basic knowledge necessary for readers to understand the following articles. The book goes on to discuss three-phase rectifiers and three-phase grid inverters. It offers prototypes and experiments of each type of technology. Finally, the authors describe the impact of silicon carbide devices on soft-switching three-phase converters, studying the improvement in efficiency and power density created via the introduction of silicon carbide devices. Throughout, the authors put a special focus on a family of zero-voltage switching (ZVS) three-phase converters and related pulse width modulation (PWM) schemes. The book also includes: A thorough introduction to soft-switching techniques, including the classification of soft-switching for three phase converter topologies, soft-switching types and a generic soft-switching pulse-width-modulation known as Edge-Aligned PWM A comprehensive exploration of classical soft-switching three-phase converters, including the switching of power semiconductor devices and DC and AC side resonance Practical discussions of ZVS space vector modulation for three-phase converters, including the three-phase converter commutation process In-depth examinations of three-phase rectifiers with compound active clamping circuits Perfect for researchers, scientists, professional engineers, and undergraduate and graduate students studying or working in power electronics, Soft-Switching Technology for Three-phase Power Electronics Converters is also a must-read resource for research and development engineers involved with the design and development of power electronics.

Book The Power Electronics Handbook

Download or read book The Power Electronics Handbook written by Timothy L. Skvarenina and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Less expensive, lighter, and smaller than its electromechanical counterparts, power electronics lie at the very heart of controlling and converting electric energy, which in turn lies at the heart of making that energy useful. From household appliances to space-faring vehicles, the applications of power electronics are virtually limitless. Until now, however, the same could not be said for access to up-to-date reference books devoted to power electronics. Written by engineers for engineers, The Power Electronics Handbook covers the full range of relevant topics, from basic principles to cutting-edge applications. Compiled from contributions by an international panel of experts and full of illustrations, this is not a theoretical tome, but a practical and enlightening presentation of the usefulness and variety of technologies that encompass the field. For modern and emerging applications, power electronic devices and systems must be small, efficient, lightweight, controllable, reliable, and economical. The Power Electronics Handbook is your key to understanding those devices, incorporating them into controllable circuits, and implementing those systems into applications from virtually every area of electrical engineering.

Book Sooner Or Later  They ll Turn on You    Selected Songs   Poems   2013 2014

Download or read book Sooner Or Later They ll Turn on You Selected Songs Poems 2013 2014 written by Trevor Patrick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next stop along a poetic journey, which began with ""Shattered Images,"" and continued with ""The Problem With Revolution""; the overarching theme of ""Sooner or Later, They'll Turn on You!"" is one of betrayal. We betray our family, we betray our so-called 'friends', we betray those, who care about us, we betray our community, our society, and our nation, but most of all, we betray our own ethics and beliefs. Worst of all, is that betrayal doesn't always go to the highest bidder. Sometimes the greatest betrayals are bought and sold for worthless trinkets, and empty promises...