Twisted Logic
Twisted Logic

Author: Leighton Vaughan Williams

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-07-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1040038093

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Twisted Logic: Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Big Questions delves into the intriguing world of twisted logic, where everyday conundrums, bewildering paradoxes, and life's big questions are investigated and decoded. Crafted for the curious mind, this book sheds light on how our intuition and common sense can often mislead us. Without the need for technical jargon or mathematical prowess, it serves as your personal compass through fascinating intellectual landscapes and ultimate explorations. From the quirky corners of Bayesian reasoning to practical strategies in daily choices, this is your companion for a clearer way of thinking. Features: A comprehensive toolkit to refine your cognitive processes and avoid common pitfalls. Insights into the oddities of probability, strategy, and fate that govern our lives. A fresh perspective on everyday decisions and life's larger dilemmas, including finding everything from a place to eat to a new home to a life partner. Practical advice on optimising daily routines, such as determining the best time of day to arrange important appointments. Thought-provoking 'When Should We?' questions that challenge us to think critically about decision-making in our lives. Prepare to challenge your perceptions and unveil hidden truths. Twisted Logic is an enlightening adventure that promises to transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Embark on a journey where the only thing certain is the thrill of the unknown.

Someone to Talk To
Someone to Talk To

Author: Zhenyun Liu

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2018-03-15

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 082237188X

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Tofu peddler Yang Baishun is a man of few words and few friends. Unable to find meaningful companionship, he settles for a marriage of convenience. When his wife leaves him for another man he is left to care for his five-year-old stepdaughter Qiaoling, who is subsequently kidnapped, never to be seen by Yang again. Seventy years later we find Niu Aiguo, who, like Yang, struggles to connect with other people. As Niu begins learning about his recently deceased mother’s murky past it becomes clear that Qiaoling is the mysterious bond that links Yang and Niu. Originally published in China in 2009 and appearing in English for the first time, Liu Zhenyun’s award-winning Someone to Talk To highlights the contours of everyday life in pre- and post-Mao China, where regular people struggle to make a living and establish homes and families. Meditating on connection and loneliness, community and family, Someone to Talk To traces the unexpected and far-reaching ramifications of seemingly inconsequential actions, while reminding us all of the importance of communication.

Twisted
Twisted

Author: Mehrdad Hadighi

Publisher: Actar D, Inc.

Published: 2018-12-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1638409196

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Twisted documents and explores an eleven-story garment factory building in Shantou, China, for the fashion label Lafayette 148. The book presents the building as an artifact of architecture, with detailed documentation of images and drawings. The book also presents essays that offer a series of distinct but interrelated responses to the many questions that arise when building a garment factory facility in contemporary China. Issues addressed range from the architectural import of the building typology, to the ecological footprint of a factory, to social and architectural concerns regarding labor as well as construction practices, to the ethics and aesthetics of factory building. Clear tensions exist between the global and the local, with respect to issues such as material economies, labor relations, working conditions, and company branding. The book investigates the role of design in all of this. For what can the architect be held responsible in contemporary praxis. Is it ultimately possible to address the social inequalities produced by global garment manufacturing through design? This book is not a monograph, but includes extensive documentation of the design process, the development of working drawings, construction technologies, as well as the completed building and a post-occupancy review of the building.

Dyslogic Syndrome
Dyslogic Syndrome

Author: Bernard Rimland

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1843108771

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This book is full of advice on the safe, effective treatments that are available to children, and offers positive strategies for helping parents and professionals to do the best for their dyslogical child. Drawing on the latest research, Rimland outlines the impact of biological factors and exposes the influences of toxins and dietary deficiencies.

The One
The One

Author: Ben Young

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2001-07-08

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1418518999

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In their bestselling book, The Ten Commandments of Dating, Ben Young and Samuel Adams showed singles how to date effectively. Now "The One" shows Christians who to date and how to negotiate the difficulties of choosing a soul mate. The biggest question on the minds of the 78 million singles in America is simply this: "How can I find the right one?" This book answers that question, giving entertaining yet practical advice for that seemingly endless quest to find "The One." This book emphasizes free will, personal responsibility, proactivity, and preparation, helping singles avoid the pitfalls of dangerous beliefs and hyper-spirituality. Single Christians will learn what approaches to avoid in mate selection, recognize the myths about finding true love, and learn practical strategies for finding the right person to marry.

Beginnings
Beginnings

Author: S. Bodhesako

Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9552403103

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This book contains all the known published and unpublished essays by S. Bodhesako: Beginnings, Change, The Buddha and Catch-22, The Myth of Sisyphus, Faith, and Being and Craving. In the first essay, Beginnings, the author discusses the authenticity and relevance of the Buddhist Canon. The second essay, Change, investigates the concepts of change, impermanence and time in relation to experience and argues against equating them with the concept of flux or continuous change. In the third essay, The Buddha and Catch-22, the similarities between Joseph Heller’s novel and the Buddha’s Teaching are discussed. The next essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, is a Buddhist reinterpretation of the Greek myth of Sisyphus, which is symbolizing the endless, recurring nature of our tasks. Ven. Bodhesako also discusses Albert Camus’ interpretation of this myth. The essay Faith investigates the relevance of faith in the Buddha’s Teaching, while the last essay, Being and Craving, deals with the Buddhist concept of craving and its traditional interpretation.

Prayer
Prayer

Author: David Williamson

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2011-12

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1466905069

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In our ever-changing world, people are grasping for answers. The customs and traditions that have served people and nations well in the past are failing. God can bring much-needed change to awful situations; He offers assistance, deliverance, provision, and peace. God works through prayer, but who will honor is call to prayer? In Time for Prayer, the fifth volume in the series Prayer: A Force That Causes Change, author David Williamson issues a call to use effective, fervent prayer to talk with God and find the answers to cope with the challenges of today's world. Although we live in an age of disappointment and frustration, God's light shines out of the darkness. He continues to be true to His promises and faithful to His word. God's answer to disappointment and frustration is bringing His kingdom and His will to the Earth. Consisting of articles included originally published in the online newsletter Voice of Thanksgiving, Time for Prayer will challenge your current prayer practices and encourage you to flex your prayer muscles. Presented as a series of lessons designed to aid in developing a powerful prayer life, this collection encourages prayer that avails much.

Know Your Enemy: Reflections Of NPD
Know Your Enemy: Reflections Of NPD

Author: Sparkster Hubs

Publisher: Sparkster Hubs

Published: 2013-01-22

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13:

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In addition to describing the sheer insidious (and often covert) nature of the narcissist, Sparkster Hubs unveils the mask of sanity by taking you on a journey through the disturbing worlds of disguised mental and emotional abuse, hidden celebrity and government occultism, conspiracy (theory), NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), various personality disorders and even on to topics as controversial as psychological murder. Sparkster adequately explains with detail and precision how such disturbing behaviour is carried out and how it can have a profound effect on the lives, mind and soul of victims. The cases of Jimmy Savile and Yvonne Freaney are used as examples. Know Your Enemy: Reflections Of NPD is full of insightful and enlightening, but sometimes highly disturbing and potentially shocking, information which has been written with clarity in a down-to-Earth, no-holds-barred, style. Never before has such a book been written. Warning: This book is not for the weak-minded.

Anger Management
Anger Management

Author: Peter Favaro

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Published: 2005-09-15

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1601637047

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Identify what’s setting you off and why. Find the calm while navigating the (inevitable) storm. And relinquish toxic anger in your life—for good! Anger Management is a practical and down-to-earth program that will teach you not only to understand your own anger, but, perhaps just as importantly, how to deal with the angry behavior of others. It details the role anger and conflict play in day-to-day interactions at home, at work and in social environments. Real-life examples discuss anger that erupts in intimate relationships, on the road, on the job with coworkers, or when dealing with people who are rude, irritating or intimidating. Anger Management also provides two unique sections. The first describes the psychology and behavior of predatory people; the other teaches you how to deal with situations where remaining cool under pressure can be a vital survival tactic. Anger Management is one of the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow anger-management programs available today. It is the ultimate self-help guide, but also an invaluable resource for corporate human resources departments in any business where tension and conflict occur during negotiations or in customer-service interactions.

Mother of All Machines
Mother of All Machines

Author: Mark Antony Rossi

Publisher: Soma Publishing

Published: 2018-02-23

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13:

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A collection of futurist articles that predicted everything from electronic election fraud to drone assassination. Powerful, insightful and easy to digest. The future has been written. But will History get it right!