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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"In this specially combined edition with a new foreword, Academy Award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author Brian Grazer, with Charles Fishman, offers a definitive take on curiosity. Deemed "a captivating account of how the simple act of asking questions can change your life" by Malcolm Gladwell, this expanded edition of A Curious Mind blends insights from Face to Face to transform the art of conncting with and through curiosity....
2) Cone dog
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One day, Emma the dog leaves the vet with a mysterious cone fastened around her neck. How did it get there? And why does it look like a lampshade? It dulls her digging and makes Garson the fashionable greyhound gawk at her. After several fruitless escape maneuvers, Emma sulks and accepts that the cone isn't coming off. But Emma soon discovers by a happy accident that her cone is perfect for catching the balls her human throws, and she realizes the...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An ode to systems engineers--whose invisible work undergirds our life--and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle. Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and planetary aspects--often occurring in health care, infrastructure,...
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules - in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our churches - and most of the messages we receive tell us that following the rules will allow us to arrive at the lives we desire. But when change becomes not only desirable but also urgently necessary, this way of being no longer serves us. Bishop T.D. Jakes illuminates...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Over the past few years, Sheena Iyengar and William Duggan have developed and taught original course material at Columbia Business School that applies a new method of creative thinking to innovation problems of all kinds. It draws from recent advances in cognitive psychology and gives guidance on converting the natural methodology of creative thinkers throughout history to a formal method readers can teach and learn in a conventional classroom workshop...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Life as a design student is filled with questions. Rochester Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Design Mitch Goldstein has many answers, shared in clear, clever, and sage advice that is helpful for students at any level of their education, as well as anyone thinking about attending design school and wondering what it's really all about. For design students and art professionals, Goldstein is a brilliant resource for real-world thoughts...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers, who are good with language, and visual thinkers, who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problems."--
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