Through the Rearview Mirror
Through the Rearview Mirror

Author: John Macnamara

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2009-09-22

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780262263672

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this lively book, John Macnamara shows how a number of important thinkers through the ages have approached problems of mental representation and the acquisition of knowledge. He discusses the relevance of these approaches to modern cognitive psychology, focusing on central themes that he believes have strongly influenced modern psychology. This is not a neutral historical survey, but a vehicle for Macnamara's compelling and provocative arguments on the relevance and worth of certain aspects of psychological and philosophical thought. The historical figures discussed are quite varied—from Plato to Thomas Jefferson to Sigmund Freud—and include numerous Christian philosophers such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. The book assumes no previous background in the subject matter; Macnamara often simplifies abstract concepts via homespun examples (many using his beloved dog, Freddie). This is a quirky, engaging book, as well as the last work by a highly influential figure in cognitive psychology.

Forward Through the Rearview Mirror
Forward Through the Rearview Mirror

Author: Marshall McLuhan

Publisher: Mit Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9780262522335

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Forward Through the Rearview Mirror is a multidimensional, unconventional look at McLuhan's life and ideas in the context of the information age. An evocative, imaginative, and visually exciting mosaic of aphorisms and images, Forward Through the Rearview Mirror presents McLuhan's own words - short prose, aphorisms, interviews, letters, and dialogues - alongside reminiscences about him by today's most renowned cultural critics.

Rearview Mirror Reflections
Rearview Mirror Reflections

Author: Frances Wright

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-03-15

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1483609669

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Rearview Mirror Reflections depicts the family biographical reflections of one who was born and reared in the Deep South during the late 1940s. This narrative presents a collection of illuminating short stories and incidents that reveals the delightful, difficult, and sometimes complicated experiences of my childhood. These informative reflected stories, events, people, and places were collected as the remembrance of them flowed from my richly endowed memories. However, the presentation of hem will not always be arranged in the order in which these experiences occurred. Life has a way of beckoning at us from our past. Reflections of it show up as bright as the noonday sun alluding to the fact that it has in some way shaped our present day. Experiences and lessons learned stare toward us with clear perceptions of those former days. The joys and the sorrows of our family still stand out as markers of progressiveness and accomplishments. Nowhere has it been known of as having a childhood such as ours. As I was growing up I did not have anything to compare my life with. So, I simply accepted things as they were. Nevertheless, my growing up years holds many fond memories that I would not have traded for anything else. Therefore, many of my reflections may seem somewhat amusing, and maybe incredible to believe by some, or even a bit absurd. Nevertheless, they all identify my youth as I reflect upon my childhood. It is my hope that you will enjoy reading my family biographical reflections as well as I did in sharing them with you.

Life in the Rearview Mirror
Life in the Rearview Mirror

Author: Greg Campbell

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0595399800

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Life is meant to be lived " Books communicate ideas, yes, but they are more than that. The book you are holding, along with Greg's previous writing (A Journey Shared, 2005), invites you on a journey. It's the life he has lived over the past year or so-shared. It's the ups and the downs, not compressed into scholarly jargon, but hopefully fresh and real, and like a conversation at the corner cafe. There are some deep things in this book, and some more light-hearted. Subjects ranging from the character of God (love, grace, mercy), to life with small kids, to divorce and blended families, to death, taxes, and a whole section on money. But all of it is an invitation to think along with the author, to travel together on the path trod over the past twelve months. The book does not assume to present all the answers to the questions posed. Certainly not. But Greg has pondered the side things, and invites you to do that with him.

Leadership in My Rearview Mirror
Leadership in My Rearview Mirror

Author: Jack Beach

Publisher: MC Press

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781583473535

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With wit and wisdom, this book shares insights of a man who rose from being a reluctant draftee sent to fight in Vietnam to later becoming a colonel and an architect of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at West Point, and who currently works to develop IBM’s senior leaders. This book does not describe the view from the heights of leadership; rather, it identifies the attributes and behaviors needed to make the climb and explains how to develop them in ourselves and in others. It emphasizes creation of organizational climates with 360 degrees of trust and deep engagement; explains the importance of intrinsic motivation; explores principle-based leadership; introduces The 5 Trust Vital Signs; promotes collective leadership; and concludes with a statement of concise tenets of the author's leadership philosophy.

Reflections in a Rearview Mirror
Reflections in a Rearview Mirror

Author: Bob Frier

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-03-30

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9781986828130

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A few words about the Author: Although born in the deep South, the author's life really began on the streets of the South Bronx in the 1930's when he was 10 years old. His family of 4 lived in a run-down tenement building rife with cockroaches and rats. The rent was $28, barely within his father's budget. Frier lived there until he left college for the Air Force in 1951. While stationed in Germany, he earned his master's degree and accepted an offer by the Dean of the University College to join the faculty of the University of Southern California. While there he struck up a friendship with O. J. Simpson. Frier reveals a side of OJ that few are aware of. The author has been retired since 1988 and lives with his son and Golden Retriever in a suburb of Los Angeles. His wife of 64 years died of Alzheimer's in 2015.

A Second Look in the Rearview Mirror
A Second Look in the Rearview Mirror

Author: Mortimer Jerome Adler

Publisher: Free Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Fifteen years ago, when I was only seventy-five years old, I wrote my autobiography prematurely. . . ". So begins the second autobiography of Mortimer Adler, the Chairman of the Board of Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Among other things, he discusses the enormously controversial second edition of Great Books of the Western World and his involvement with the Aspen Institute.