The Reality Effect
The Reality Effect

Author: Joel Black

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-21

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1135354391

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It used to be only movies were on film; now the whole world is. The most intimate and most banal moments of our lives are constantly recorded for public consumption. In The Reality Effect, Joel Black argues that the desire to make visible every aspect of our lives is an impulse derived from cinema- one that has made life both more graphic and less "real." He approaches film as a documentary medium that has obscured-if not obliterated- the line between reality and fiction. To illustrate this effect, Black traces the uncanny interplay between movies and real-life events through a series of comparative analyses-from Lolita and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey to Wag the Dog and the Clinton scandal to Crash and Princess Diana's violent death.

The MOTTO Effect
The MOTTO Effect

Author: Meena Chan

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781735532219

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After the birth of her first child, Meena was struck down with severe ill health symptoms that disrupted her life, leaving her exhausted, confused and frustrated as to what was wrong with her. Doctors finally confirmed that she had the Autoimmune disease; Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and gave her the harrowing prognosis of her being stuck with the condition for the rest of her life. Meena refused to accept this news and determinedly began her research into how she could heal herself. Many unhealed people live in desperation, with life-long fatigue, weight gain, digestive issues, joint pains, hair loss, brain fog, constant monitoring of thyroid levels, medications and with no relief from the symptoms. Meena created The MOTTO Effect, which is a holistic step by step healing approach, incorporating some ancient eastern principles. The ten MOTTOs will help transform your Hashimoto's-life into a life filled with vibrancy, health and vitality, including: - The specific Body MOTTOs - The fascinating Mind MOTTOs - The profound Soul MOTTOs - Symptom checker If thyroid medications alone were the real solution, then Hashimoto's would not have become a public health crisis. This inspirational and engaging book will guide you through the process of unlocking that puzzle.

The Feel Good Effect
The Feel Good Effect

Author: Robyn Conley Downs

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1984858254

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A groundbreaking approach to wellness that will help you cut through the clutter and find the small shifts that create huge changes in your life, from the host of the podcast The Feel Good Effect “An absolutely fresh and insightful guide . . . If you’re looking to create more calm, clarity, and joy, this book is for you.”—Shauna Shapiro, Ph.D., author of Good Morning I Love You What if wellness isn’t about achieving another set of impossible standards, but about finding what works­—for you? Radically simple and ridiculously doable, The Feel Good Effect helps you redefine wellness, on your own terms. Drawing from cutting-edge science on mindfulness, habit, and behavior change, podcast host Robyn Conley Downs offers a collection of small mindset shifts that allow for more calm, clarity, and joy in everyday life, embracing the idea that “gentle is the new perfect” when it comes to sustainable wellness. She then leads you through an easy set of customizable habits for happiness and health in mind, body, and soul, allowing you to counteract stress and prevent burnout. Instead of trying to get more done, The Feel Good Effect offers a refreshingly sane approach that will allow you to identify and focus on the elements that actually move the needle in your life right now. Less striving. More ease. It’s time to feel good.

The Watercooler Effect
The Watercooler Effect

Author: Nicholas DiFonzo Ph.D.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-09-11

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1440638632

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"A fresh look at informal communication, and how information spreads rapidly...An absorbing and compelling book." -Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music and The World in Six Songs "Nicholas DiFonzo is one of the world's experts on why rumors spread. If you've ever wondered where rumors come from or whether some new rumor is true, this book will fascinate you." - Chip Heath, coauthor of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die During the 2008 presidential election, both campaigns sought to detect, decipher, and defuse a host of derogatory rumors. After Hurricane Katrina, rumors swirled about stranded residents shooting rescue workers. Tipping off the economic crisis, costly rumors crippled financial institutions as they flew through the stock market. Pyschologist Nicholas DiFonzo has studied hearsay for more than fifteen years, and in this book he shows how the process that gave rise to these troubling rumors is fundamentally the same as a tête-à-tête around the company watercooler. With The Watercooler Effect, you'll learn: *how businesses or campaigns can control destructive rumors *how to sort fact from fiction *why a "no comment" response can be more detrimental than helpful *how an organization can increase trust from within *why rumors can actually become more truthful the more they spread DiFonzo argues that rumors stem from our deeply rooted motivation to make sense of the world and are a window into both individual and group psychology. Using fascinating case studies and surprising research findings, The Watercooler Effect gives you the tools to find the truth behind the rumor.

The Poetics of National and Racial Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
The Poetics of National and Racial Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Author: John D. Kerkering

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-12-11

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1139440985

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John D. Kerkering's study examines the literary history of racial and national identity in nineteenth-century America. Kerkering argues that writers such as DuBois, Lanier, Simms, and Scott used poetic effects to assert the distinctiveness of certain groups in a diffuse social landscape. Kerkering explores poetry's formal properties, its sound effects, as they intersect with the issues of race and nation. He shows how formal effects, ranging from meter and rhythm to alliteration and melody, provide these writers with evidence of a collective identity, whether national or racial. Through this shared reliance on formal literary effects, national and racial identities, Kerkering shows, are related elements of a single literary history. This is the story of how poetic effects helped to define national identities in Anglo-America as a step toward helping to define racial identities within the United States. This highly original study will command a wide audience of Americanists.

The Watercooler Effect
The Watercooler Effect

Author: Nicholas DiFonzo

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781583333259

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Psychologist DiFonzo has studied hearsay for more than 15 years, and in this book he argues that rumors--and the tendency to believe them without question--stem from people's deeply rooted motivation to make sense of the world.

Modern Retinal Laser Therapy
Modern Retinal Laser Therapy

Author: Jeffrey K. Luttrull

Publisher: Kugler Publications

Published: 2023-08-30

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9062999417

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This book, written by a pioneer in the field, describes the philosophy of the novel treatment from its conception through clinical testing and trails up to the current scientific knowledge. This memorable and triumphal journey has started with the creation of the idea to use non-damaging laser power to launch reparable processes in the human retina. This was in diametric contrast to philosophy of using predominantly destructive laser photocoagulation techniques, which eliminate diseased tissue only in hope to improve natural history of the disease. The novel concept was followed by establishing physical theory by the author and observing a biochemical evidence of retinal repair mechanisms by other groups. Clinical observations on countless number of patients have solidified the theory attesting to the effects of nondestructive and reparative stimulating therapy. The elegance of this approach is that retinal repair is agnostic to initial retinal process leading to damage and is, therefore, applicable for use in various retinal conditions irrespective of their origin.