Everyone has questions. I have questions, but I have put my personal issues on hold to search for some answers to burning questions as these: What can I do about injustice? What are some signs of Love? Should I be generous or stingy? How do I forgive? What am I to do with my life? How do I become great? ...and twenties of other questions that need answers. This book is an important nourishment for your mind.
The New York Public Library staff answers questions remarkable and preposterous, with illustrations by Barry Blitt. Have you’ve ever wondered if you can keep an octopus in a private home? Do you spend your time thinking about how much Napoleon’s brain weighed? If so, Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers is the book for you. The New York Public Library has been fielding questions like these ever since it was founded in 1895. Of course, some of the questions have left the librarians scratching their heads... “In what occupations may one be barefooted?” “What time does a bluebird sing?” “What does it mean when you’re being chased by an elephant?” “What kind of apple did Eve eat?” “How many neurotic people are there in the U.S.?” In Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers, the staff of the NYPL has dug through the archives to find thoughtful and often witty answers to over one hundred of the oddest, funniest, and most whimsical questions the library has received since it began record-keeping over seventy-five years ago. One of The New Yorker’s best-known and beloved illustrators, Barry Blitt, has created watercolors that bring many of the questions hilariously to life in a book that answers, among others, the question “Does anyone have a copyright on the Bible?”
God created the human brain knowing how powerful it would be. Our brains are the most powerful organ in our bodies. Modern science has uncovered many new things regarding our brains and how they affect our everyday lives. The science continually sheds new light on how our minds work. Todd R. Vick, a veteran minister of thirty years and a Certified Transformational Coach, became fascinated with neuroscience after reading some modern books on the subject. He tried to introduce this knowledge to his congregation while teaching a Bible study on Romans 12:2, which tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. In doing so, he learned more than he bargained for and it changed his life.In The Renewing of Your Mind, Pastor Todd leads the reader into some very intense personal reflection and confrontation, and then he opens a fresh spiritual conversation by asking new questions to old and outdated answers in our churches and society. With the heart of a pastor and the passion of a deep student of life, he combines the scientific and the spiritual while guiding us on a journey to total personal transformation by showing us how to use the brains that God gave us to take our spiritual lives to a whole new level.
To get the best answer-in business, in life-you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science. It may be the most underappreciated tool at our disposal, one we learn to use well in infancy-and then abandon as we grow older. Critical to learning, innovation, success, even to happiness-yet often discouraged in our schools and workplaces-it can unlock new business opportunities and reinvent industries, spark creative insights at many levels, and provide a transformative new outlook on life. It is the ability to question-and to do so deeply, imaginatively, and “beautifully.” In this fascinating exploration of the surprising power of questioning, innovation expert Warren Berger reveals that powerhouse businesses like Google, Nike, and Netflix, as well as hot Silicon Valley startups like Pandora and Airbnb, are fueled by the ability to ask fundamental, game-changing questions. But Berger also shares human stories of people using questioning to solve everyday problems-from “How can I adapt my career in a time of constant change?” to “How can I step back from the daily rush and figure out what really makes me happy?” By showing how to approach questioning with an open, curious mind and a willingness to work through a series of “Why,” “What if,” and “How” queries, Berger offers an inspiring framework of how we can all arrive at better solutions, fresh possibilities, and greater success in business and life.
The 100% Practical Guide to Making Virtualization Work in Real Enterprise Environments If you’re involved in planning, deploying, or managing virtualization, this book brings together all the field-proven, in-the-trenches answers and solutions you’ll need. Packed with examples and case studies, Practical Virtualization Solutions is a complete, self-paced, hands-on guide to creating a virtualized environment and driving maximum value from it throughout its entire lifecycle. Kenneth Hess and Amy Newman present detailed costs, schedules, and deployment plans drawn from actual enterprise virtualization projects. You’ll learn what really works and what doesn’t and discover powerful ways to systematically control the costs of virtualization and streamline its management. The authors offer realistic guidance on choosing the best services to virtualize; selecting the right virtualization software, hardware, and vendor partners; troubleshooting and securing virtualized environments; and much more. Along the way, they answer crucial questions IT professionals face in working with virtualization. Coverage includes Quantifying the time, hardware, labor, and downtime needed to implement virtualization Streamlining the transition from physical to virtual Comparing VMware ESXi, VMware Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and other virtualization technologies Identifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve flexibility with open source virtualization technologies Explaining advanced techniques for simplifying virtual machine management Defining the right role for virtualization in networking and storage Automating virtual infrastructure management tasks
FOREWORD BY BRENE BROWN and POSTSCRIPT FROM BRAIN PICKINGS CREATOR MARIA POPOVA Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter. Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for-as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of THE ART OF ASKING. Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. THE ART OF ASKING will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love.
If you want to ace an interview, you need to seek guidance from the people who actually do the hiringthe hiring managers! Learn how hiring managers are trained to interview Learn the renowned behavior-based interview model Get an insiders guidance on rsums that get noticed Access actual interview questions with sample answers The winner of any job will always be the candidate who convinces the interviewer that he or she is the best fit for the organization. By selling both yourself and your skill set, youll separate yourself from the competition at each step in the process, from submitting a rsum and being screened over the phone to meeting a hiring manager in person. This guidebook will teach you how to craft answers to 125 actual interview questions, develop and submit a rsum that gets noticed, write effective cover and thank-you letters, and prepare for different interview techniques. If youre serious about getting the job of your dreams, you need to understand the process and interview to succeed!
