How Much Do You Know? A book of fascinating questions and answers on every subject. Contents include: General knowledge, Largest and smallest things, Mysteries and marvels of science, Literature and mythology, Mankind through the ages, The wonderful world we live in; Art, architecture and music; The wonder of living things; and the The world of sport. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are now republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Here are 20 chapters of all new material--tests that will challenge anyone's knowledge of popular culture in myriad ways. Each chapter is accompanied by humorous, insightful commentary by a college professor who is determined to convince everyone that learning really can be fun.
Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Preliminary Material /J. N. Sevenster -- Introduction /J. N. Sevenster -- Chapter One: Literary Sources /J. N. Sevenster -- Chapter Two: Archeological Material /J. N. Sevenster -- Conclusions /J. N. Sevenster -- Indexes /J. N. Sevenster.
Your love is behind the door of your heart. Your heart is in front of the door of my heart, which is behind it, my love. So my heart gave your heart my love, and your heart gave my heart your love, and that circle has no end. Love is blind Love is divine Once you love You forget who you are That is what I feel When I am with you Maybe I am mad About you of course "Shaikhah Kaseb"
Have you ever loved someone? Have you ever loved something? Is there a difference in loving one and loving the other? Can love be many things? Can love really only be about one thing? Is love a feeling you have toward someone or something? Can you love and never feel anything? Would that be real love? Have you ever changed how or what you've thought about love? Have you ever thought there is no one that could ever love you? Have you ever decided to stop looking for love because you'll never find anyone who really loves you unconditionally without changing and without even a hint of anything but love? You are about to find out what love isn't and what love is and to know there is someone who loves you unconditionally forever.
A positive journey of two front-line EVAC nurses returning from Vietnam, the center of madness. They return to reclaim their virtues, dysfunctional families, and delicate microcosms of religious faith. A textured portrait of the imprecise structures they ran away from three years ago, now possessing a graphic glue eclipsing that which they were before. Two feisty, amusing, feminine rebels whose middle age crisis came early, their lassitude poignantly, gradually replaced by a quixotic sense of future. A vigorous, affirmative character analysis of transition of spirit. DO YOU KNOW YOUR LINES?, a metaphor asking, do you know what to say at that moment in our lives when words almost fail; do fail? Why? Because we may be emotionally bankrupt; willpower, alone, no longer able to return us to those graceful, idealistic, delicious times before fatigue and confusion penetrated deeply into our being.
Autobiography Of Grell Ferdinand God must be given well deserved thanks for protecting and sustaining me throughout my existence. My birth in a small country village in Erin, Trinidad, was a miracle from what I heard. I was told that there were complications, and I was given the name Grell, in deference to a Dr. Grell, who was instrumental in my safe delivery. My Christian parents, made great sacrifices to have us educated in a Christian environment. They left Erin and set up home in Maracas Valley, in North Trinidad, where we had the benefit of living near to Christian institutions. My first degree, a B.A. (General Hons.) in History and Spanish was earned at University of the West Indies, Trinidad. For my Masters degree, my immediate family emigrated to the U.S.A. and I studied at Florida Atlantic University. I did my Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. I currently teach as I have been doing for most of my adult life, having taught in Trinidad, St Croix, New Jersey, New York and Florida. I did my Chaplaincy training at the International Chaplaincy Association, in south Florida, and also work as an assistant pastor in two different churches. My goal is to help spread the gospel through a T.V. ministry. I am seeking the Lord to use me with Divine interventions to help bring relief to the sick, to cast out demons and effect the opening of sight to the blind.
