A Positive Force
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 202
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The Upside of Stress
Author: Kelly McGonigal
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2016-05-10
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1101982934
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing from groundbreaking research, psychologist and award-winning teacher Kelly McGonigal, PhD, offers a surprising new view of stress—one that reveals the upside of stress, and shows us exactly how to capitalize on its benefits. You hear it all the time: stress causes heart disease; stress causes insomnia; stress is bad for you! But what if changing how you think about stress could make you happier, healthier, and better able to reach your goals? Combining exciting new research on resilience and mindset, Kelly McGonigal, PhD, proves that undergoing stress is not bad for you; it is undergoing stress while believing that stress is bad for you that makes it harmful. In fact, stress has many benefits, from giving us greater focus and energy, to strengthening our personal relationships. McGonigal shows readers how to cultivate a mindset that embraces stress, and activate the brain's natural ability to learn from challenging experiences. Both practical and life-changing, The Upside of Stress is not a guide to getting rid of stress, but a toolkit for getting better at it—by understanding, accepting, and leveraging it to your advantage.
Dance of Days
Author: Mark Andersen
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 2009-12-01
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781933354996
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A Force for Good
Author: Daniel Goleman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-07-02
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1408863499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor decades, the Dalai Lama has travelled the world, meeting with people from a wealth of countries who differ greatly in their background, social status and viewpoint, bringing them his own individual wisdom and compassion. In his encounters with everyone from the inhabitants of shantytowns in S�o Paulo and Soweto to heads of state in Davos and Washington D.C., the Dalai Lama saw similar problems: a set of values that have helped the very rich to advance beyond the multitudinous poor, a disregard for the environment that could lead to global catastrophe and governments in paralysis, bereft of positive, progressive policies of any sort. Now, as he turns eighty, having built up a profound knowledge of the world we live in today, as well as a penetrating grasp of its scientific context, the Dalai Lama gives us his vision for a better future. Challenging what he sees as a general mixture of cynicism and self-interest, he offers a radically different perspective and a vision that can be assimilated by people around the globe. From cultivating early on a capacity for caring that transcends religious, ideological and national boundaries, to creating an economic system that applies principals of fairness and which values fulfilment, his argument focuses on what is urgent and why it should matter to each of us. In his unique manifesto, the Dalai Lama presents perspective on the world that can bring hope to millions, that will endure beyond the present day and that has the potential to reshape humanity as we know it.
Positive Force
Author: Tim Stewart
Publisher: Nightengale Press
Published: 2008-01-15
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1933449578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOfficer Brandon James had been the head of Oakwood's gang commission for a relatively short time. In that time, however, he had made great strides against the five gangs in the city. The one thing that Officer James could not put his finger on was the tall red headed kid that had just appeared without warning. "The Red Headed Stranger" as they called him was part of the reason he had had so much early success. The kid would show up at gang activity, bring it to a peaceful resolution, then disappear, just as fast as he had shown up. Things were going well. Officer James had met a lovely nurse named April who was also looking for the red headed kid, but for different reasons. They both were single parents with teenagers. All was going well until someone put a million dollar bounty on the family of Officer James. "Oh my God!" exclaimed the Chief, not hiding the emotion that was welling up in his eyes. The camera panned to the front of the damaged building. The scene showed two firemen with yellow oxygen tanks on their backs and fully covered with protective gear and masks. They were carrying a small, black body bag suspended between them. They placed the bag on the ground. Officer James came running hysterically into camera range shouting, "Michael! Tommy!" He threw his arms around the bag and began sobbing uncontrollably. The cameramen, in their disregard for human suffering, panned in on the distressed officer for a close-up. The boys watching the scene on television were in shock. Who had killed the children of Officer James? Who was the red headed kid, and why was he there? What is Positive Force and how will it overcome all this negative action?
Fierce Kindness
Author: Melanie Salvatore-August
Publisher:
Published: 2017-03-14
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780990537090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFierce Kindness is a movement of nonviolence poised to ignite positive change on a personal, community and global level. This guide helps people to be effective warriors for positive change, both within themselves and out in the world.
System Dynamics
Author: Karl A. Seeler
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-08-26
Total Pages: 676
ISBN-13: 1461491525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique textbook takes the student from the initial steps in modeling a dynamic system through development of the mathematical models needed for feedback control. The generously-illustrated, student-friendly text focuses on fundamental theoretical development rather than the application of commercial software. Practical details of machine design are included to motivate the non-mathematically inclined student.
Molecular Driving Forces
Author: Ken Dill
Publisher: Garland Science
Published: 2010-10-21
Total Pages: 784
ISBN-13: 1136672990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMolecular Driving Forces, Second Edition E-book is an introductory statistical thermodynamics text that describes the principles and forces that drive chemical and biological processes. It demonstrates how the complex behaviors of molecules can result from a few simple physical processes, and how simple models provide surprisingly accurate insights into the workings of the molecular world. Widely adopted in its First Edition, Molecular Driving Forces is regarded by teachers and students as an accessible textbook that illuminates underlying principles and concepts. The Second Edition includes two brand new chapters: (1) "Microscopic Dynamics" introduces single molecule experiments; and (2) "Molecular Machines" considers how nanoscale machines and engines work. "The Logic of Thermodynamics" has been expanded to its own chapter and now covers heat, work, processes, pathways, and cycles. New practical applications, examples, and end-of-chapter questions are integrated throughout the revised and updated text, exploring topics in biology, environmental and energy science, and nanotechnology. Written in a clear and reader-friendly style, the book provides an excellent introduction to the subject for novices while remaining a valuable resource for experts.
Foundations of Speech Act Theory
Author: S.L. Tsohatzidis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 1134866992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFoundations of Speech Act Theory investigates the importance of speech act theory to the problem of meaning in linguistics and philosophy. The papers in this volume, written by respected philosophers and linguists, significantly advance standards of debate in this area. Beginning with a detailed introduction to the individual contributors, this collection demonstrates the relevance of speech acts to semantic theory. It includes essays unified by the assumption that current pragmatic theories are not well equipped to analyse speech acts satisfactorily, and concludes with five studies which assess the relevance of speech act theory to the understanding of philosophical problems outside the area of philosophy of language.
Gandhi's Passion
Author: Stanley A. Wolpert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002-11-28
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780195156348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrates the life and work of India's "Great Soul," focusing on his non-violent struggle to end British imperial domination of India, and offering insight into why modern India has rejected Gandhi's nonviolent idealogies and joined the nuclear arms race.
