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The Blank Slate

Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101200324
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Blank Slate written by Steven Pinker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature, and Enlightenment Now. "Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive." --Time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Updated with a new afterword One of the world's leading experts on language and the mind explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century-denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our understanding of politics, violence, parenting, and the arts. Injecting calm and rationality into debates that are notorious for ax-grinding and mud-slinging, Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgment of human nature based on science and common sense.

Blank Slate

Author : Cordelia Craigie
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783899554656
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book Blank Slate written by Cordelia Craigie and published by Die Gestalten Verlag. This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides graphic designers and advertisers with photographic templates for the true-to-life and convincing presentation of their designs.

Genesis Girl

Author : Jennifer Bardsley
Publisher : Month9books
ISBN 13 : 9781942664956
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Genesis Girl written by Jennifer Bardsley and published by Month9books. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she's been protected from the Internet. Blanca has never been online and doesn't even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint has made her extremely valuable and upon graduation Blanca, and those like her, are sold to the highest bidders. Blanca is purchased by Cal McNeal, who uses her to achieve personal gain. But the McNeals are soon horrified by just how obedient and non-defiant Blanca is. All those mind-numbing years locked away from society have made her mind almost impenetrable. By the time Blanca is ready to think for herself, she is trapped. Her only chance of escape is to go online."--Page [4] of cover.

Clean Slate

Author : Editors of Martha Stewart Living
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0307954595
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Clean Slate written by Editors of Martha Stewart Living and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than just a cookbook, New York Times bestselling Clean Slate is the complete go-to guide for boosting your energy and feeling your best. It’s time to hit the reset button. This book emphasizes eating clean, whole, unprocessed foods as part of a primarily plant-based diet, with delicious and healthy recipes that make it easy to do just that. Refreshing juices and smoothies, savory snacks, protein-packed main dishes, and even delectable desserts will keep you satisfied all day long; among them are plenty of vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and allergen-free options, each identified by helpful icons. Clean Slate also provides you with the nutritionally sound information you need to shop for and prepare food that nourishes body and mind. You’ll find guidelines for restocking your pantry with whole grains, beans and legumes, lean proteins, and healthy fats; glossaries of the best sources of detoxifiers, antioxidants, and other health-boosting nutrients; and menus for a simple 3-day cleanse and a 21-day whole-body detox, with easy-to-follow tips and strategies for staying on track. Get inspired by more than 160 beautifully photographed recipes organized into action-focused chapters, including: Replenish: Get off to a good start Whole-Wheat Waffles with Strawberries and Yogurt; Poached Eggs with Roasted Tomatoes Reboot: Drink to your health Grapefruit, Carrot, and Ginger Juice; Green Machine Smoothie Recharge: Load up on vegetables Roasted Mushroom Tartines with Avocado; Steamed Vegetable Salad with Macadamia Dressing Reenergize: Choose your snacks wisely Warm Spinach-White Bean Dip; Trail Mix with Toasted Coconut Restore: Make meals with substance Wild Salmon, Asparagus, and Shiitakes in Parchment; Grilled Chicken with Cucumber, Radish, and Cherry Tomato Relish Relax: Have a little something sweet Dark Chocolate Bark with Hazelnuts; Berry-Almond Crisp

Blank Slate

Author : Lia McIntosh
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501876279
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Blank Slate written by Lia McIntosh and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church must get “unstuck” from its current context in order to address the context of younger generations; otherwise, it will not be relevant to younger people and will die with the older generations. As an example, a letter from the Younger Generations to Baby Boomers: Dear Baby Boomers, Thank you for all you've done, but I don't want your church. I want you, our relationship, our engagement, but not your church structure and outdated assumptions. Signed, The Younger Generations Blank Slate guides leaders to envision, and actually design, the future church. The authors start by describing each generational group currently living in the US, helping readers understand the varied context of people in every age group. Next, they explore five innovative secular organizations, drawing sharp lessons for the church. The last section includes a seven-step process for ministry leaders to engage current and upcoming generations. This book, with questions for individual and group reflection in each chapter, is a powerful planning tool for ministry teams. “In a time when so many of us want a blueprint for how to do ministry in a rapidly changing world, McIntosh, Smothers, and Smothers hand us a pencil and tell us to draw it ourselves. God has entrusted us to be the designers and visionaries for a new way. Blank Slate is the guide that you and your team need to design a new future together.” –Jacob Armstrong, pastor, Providence Church, Mt. Juliet, TN

The Silver Darlings

Author : Will Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906653514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The Silver Darlings written by Will Morris and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the superstitions held by the crew of Dunure fishing boat The Silver Darling, the most perilous of all is that under no circumstances should a white-handled knife ever be carried on board. Ignoring this long tradition, Danny the latest to help out the family business, steps onto the boat with a mop top, oil-skinned jacket and an ivory-handled knife. Determined to bring an 'enlightened attitude' aboard, Danny is biding his time until he moves on to college in Glasgow. Intricately researched, Morris portrays the gruelling life of a Dunure fishing crew

Extra Life

Author : Steven Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525538879
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Extra Life written by Steven Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter) “An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review The surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From In 1920, at the end of the last major pandemic, global life expectancy was just over forty years. Today, in many parts of the world, human beings can expect to live more than eighty years. As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one century. There are few measures of human progress more astonishing than this increased longevity. Extra Life is Steven Johnson’s attempt to understand where that progress came from, telling the epic story of one of humanity’s greatest achievements. How many of those extra years came from vaccines, or the decrease in famines, or seatbelts? What are the forces that now keep us alive longer? Behind each breakthrough lies an inspiring story of cooperative innovation, of brilliant thinkers bolstered by strong systems of public support and collaborative networks, and of dedicated activists fighting for meaningful reform. But for all its focus on positive change, this book is also a reminder that meaningful gaps in life expectancy still exist, and that new threats loom on the horizon, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear. How do we avoid decreases in life expectancy as our public health systems face unprecedented challenges? What current technologies or interventions that could reduce the impact of future crises are we somehow ignoring? A study in how meaningful change happens in society, Extra Life celebrates the enduring power of common goals and public resources, and the heroes of public health and medicine too often ignored in popular accounts of our history. This is the sweeping story of a revolution with immense public and personal consequences: the doubling of the human life span.

A Conflict of Visions

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465004660
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book A Conflict of Visions written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Sowell’s “extraordinary” explication of the competing visions of human nature lie at the heart of our political conflicts (New York Times) Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the "constrained" vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the "unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks.

It Could Happen Here

Author : Jonathan Greenblatt
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0358623375
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book It Could Happen Here written by Jonathan Greenblatt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Refreshingly candid . . . Get off Instagram and read this book.” —Sacha Baron Cohen From the dynamic head of ADL, an impassioned argument about the terrifying path that America finds itself on today—and how we can save ourselves. It’s almost impossible to imagine that unbridled hate and systematic violence could come for us or our families. But it has happened in our lifetimes in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. And it could happen here. Today, as CEO of the storied ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), Jonathan Greenblatt has made it his personal mission to demonstrate how antisemitism, racism, and other insidious forms of intolerance can destroy a society, taking root as quiet prejudices but mutating over time into horrific acts of brutality. In this urgent book, Greenblatt sounds an alarm, warning that this age-old trend is gathering momentum in the United States—and that violence on an even larger, more catastrophic scale could be just around the corner. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Drawing on ADL’s decades of experience in fighting hate through investigative research, education programs, and legislative victories as well as his own personal story and his background in business and government, Greenblatt offers a bracing primer on how we—as individuals, as organizations, and as a society—can strike back against hate. Just because it could happen here, he shows, does not mean that the unthinkable is inevitable.

Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream

Author : Dana Cree
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0451495373
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream written by Dana Cree and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 100 recipes for ice cream flavors and revolutionary mix-ins from a James Beard-nominated pastry chef, Hello, My Name is Ice Cream explains not only how to make amazing ice cream, but also the science behind the recipes so you can understand ice cream like a pro. Hello, My Name is Ice Cream is a combination of three books every ice cream lover needs to make delicious blends: 1) an approchable, quick-start manual to making your own ice cream, 2) a guide to help you think about how flavors work together, and 3) a dive into the science of ice cream with explanations of how it forms, how air and sugars affect texture and flavor, and how you can manipulate all of these factors to create the ice cream of your dreams. The recipes begin with the basics—super chocolately chocolate and Tahitian vanilla—then evolve into more adventurous infusions, custards, sherbets, and frozen yogurt styles. And then there are the mix-ins, simple treats elevated by Cree's pastry chef mind, including chocolate chips designed to melt on contact once you bite them and brownie bits that crunch.

The Better Angels of Our Nature

Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0143122010
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Better Angels of Our Nature written by Steven Pinker and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling author Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true.

Alby Figgs

Author : Warren Pleece
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906653460
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Alby Figgs written by Warren Pleece and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Warren Pleece's first year of strips with his talkative septuagenarian Londoner, Alby Figgs, as he wanders around town giving everyone the 'benefit' of his vast array of tales of the old times and his philosophical musings about life. Park bench sage or public enemy number 50,000? A man with an incredibly connected path or just a serial fabricator? Take a stroll through Alby's 'everyday', around the streets, pubs, shops and parks of London town as he extols elasticated truths, facts and theories to the disinterested, unsure and bemused without ever pausing.

Bad Feminist

Author : Roxane Gay
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062282727
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Bad Feminist written by Roxane Gay and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR • Boston Globe • Newsweek • Time Out New York • Oprah.com • Miami Herald • Book Riot • Buzz Feed • Globe and Mail (Toronto) • The Root • Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.

Unplugged

Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006279891X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Unplugged written by Gordon Korman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellness camp—where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Ungifted and the Masterminds series, as well as Carl Hiaasen’s eco mysteries. As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, who he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their discovery of a baby-lizard-turned-pet, Needles. But he can’t help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange. Jett is determined to get to the bottom of things, but can he convince everybody that he is no longer just a spoiled brat who is making trouble?

Pisces

Author : Blank Slate Journals
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781730884283
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book Pisces written by Blank Slate Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 8.5" x 11" notebook has 150 fully lined white pages perfectly bound with a thick cardstock softcover. It's perfect for anything you want to write such as your daily journal, schoolwork, short stories or blogs. Makes a great school notebook for all ages. Features: - Soft glossy cover - 150 fully lined white pages (75 sheets) - 8.5" x 11" full size notebook - Great unique gift idea It's a blank slate. Make it yours.

Spleenal

Author : Nigel Auchterlounie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906653064
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Spleenal written by Nigel Auchterlounie and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people would invent a time machine for riches, wealth and power. Not in Spleenal's world. Readers follow him as he travels back and forth in time using this gift to sleep with younger versions of his wife, create wife sex-bots and the 'Brazilian' wax. Back in the present, the internet presents a frustrated Spleenal with an opportunity he can't miss out on - guiltless sex. Or so he thinks - until the panic starts, the wife gets involved and it doesn't quite turn out as expected. Funny, dirty - and the most un-P.C P.C ever drawn to paper.

DFC Library: Fish-Head Steve

Author : Jamie Smart
Publisher : David Fickling Books
ISBN 13 : 9781849921732
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book DFC Library: Fish-Head Steve written by Jamie Smart and published by David Fickling Books. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious comedy about a sleepy mid-western town, Spumville, whose inhabitants wake up one day to find that their heads have been replaced by household objects and family pets! What can possibly have caused this calamity? The nuclear power plant? The aliens? Or something even more sinister? Can our hero Fish Head Steve and his funny-faced fellows solve the mystery? Fishy goings on from the DFC Library -- now in a convenient paperback format!