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Speaking in Thumbs

Author : Mimi Winsberg, M.D.
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0385546998
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Speaking in Thumbs written by Mimi Winsberg, M.D. and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential look at the love language of texts, helping you decipher the personalities of online daters, the subtle signals from your romantic partner, and the red flags hiding in plain sight. "Don't even think of swiping right again until you read this book.” (Christie Tate, author of Group) When it comes to modern relationships, our thumbs do the talking. We swipe right into a stranger's life, flirt inside text bubbles, spill our hearts onto the screen, use emojis to convey desire, frustration, rage. Where once we pored over love letters, now we obsess over response times, or wonder why the three-dot ellipsis came . . . and went. Nobody knows this better than Dr. Mimi Winsberg. A Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, she cofounded a behavioral health startup while serving as resident psychiatrist at Facebook. Her work frequently finds her at the intersection of Big Data and Big Dating. Like all of us, Winsberg has been handed a smartphone accompanied by the urgent plea: "What does this mean?" Unlike all of us, she knows the answer. She is a text whisperer. Speaking in Thumbs is a lively and indispensable guide to interpreting our most important medium of communication. Drawing from of-the-moment research and a treasure trove of real-life online dating chats, including her own, Winsberg helps you see past the surface and into the heart of the matter. What are the hallmarks of healthy attachment? How do we recognize deception? How can we draw out that important-but-sensitive piece of information--Do you want kids? Do you use drugs? Are you seeing someone else?--without sending a potential partner heading for the hills? Insightful, timely, and impossible to put down, Speaking in Thumbs is an irresistible guide to the language of love. With wit and compassion, Winsberg empowers you to find and maintain real connection by reading between the lines.

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb: Read & Listen Edition

Author : Al Perkins
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307978265
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb: Read & Listen Edition written by Al Perkins and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic Beginner Book is now available with delightful audio narration. A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers. Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations. This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.

God Speaks in Whispers

Author : Mark Batterson
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 0525653864
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book God Speaks in Whispers written by Mark Batterson and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children often begin their faith journey with basic but big questions like How does God speak to me? This charming picture book from the best-selling author of Whisper and his daughter provides a fun and clever answer! God Speaks in Whispers helps even the youngest readers look for God's voice in the universe: in creation, as he speaks through his followers, and in the Bible as he speaks through his Word. With a charming rhyme pattern and vivid pictures, Mark and Summer Batterson invite little ones to imagine how God might be showing them love every day, by leaning in close to hear God's whisper.

Thumbs Up, Brown Bear

Author : Michael Dahl
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 1479557943
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book Thumbs Up, Brown Bear written by Michael Dahl and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2015 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since he is growing up little Brown Bear decides that it is time to give up sucking his thumb.

It's the Way You Say It

Author : Carol A. Fleming
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609947452
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book It's the Way You Say It written by Carol A. Fleming and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated edition of the detailed, down-to-earth guide to speaking your mind effectively—includes useful exercises. The best, most direct way to convey your intelligence, expertise, professionalism, and personality to other people is through talking to them. But most people have no idea what they sound like. And even if they do, they don’t think they can change it. It’s the Way You Say It is a thorough, nuts-and-bolts guide to becoming aware and taking control of how you communicate with others. Dr. Carol Fleming provides detailed advice and scores of exercises for Understanding how others hear you Dealing with specific speech problems Varying your vocal patterns to make your speech more dynamic Using grammar and vocabulary to increase your clarity and impact Reinforcing your message with nonverbal cues Conquering stage fright An entire section of the book focuses on communication issues in the workplace—interviews, presentations, voice mail, and more. In addition, Dr. Fleming puts a human face on her advice through vivid before-and-after stories of forty men and women who came to her for help. “No other skills will position you ahead of your competition as much as good speaking and presentation skills. No book approaches the depth and breadth of Dr. Carol Fleming’s It’s the Way You Say It.” —Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, keynote speaker, executive speech coach, and president of Fripp & Associates

The Silent Patient

Author : Alex Michaelides
Publisher : Celadon Books
ISBN 13 : 1250301718
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Silent Patient written by Alex Michaelides and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." —Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

Power Speaking

Author : Achim Nowak
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1581153619
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Power Speaking written by Achim Nowak and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating key concepts and ideas about public speaking into a clear, step-by-step, transformational method, Power Speaking teaches emerging speakers how to grow the necessary skills and unleash their inner power. Divided into proficiency levels-mastering the basics, making the connection, and polishing the core-this guide allows speakers to conquer public speaking systematically. Readers start with the use of voice and body movements, then move on to learn the use of personal stories, intent listening, and positioning or reframing a topic. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Talking to Strangers

Author : Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316535621
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Talking to Strangers written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong—now with a new afterword by the author. A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Press How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn’t true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland—throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt. Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don’t know. And because we don’t know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world. In his first book since his #1 bestseller David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell has written a gripping guidebook for troubled times.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Author : Tom Robbins
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553897896
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Even Cowgirls Get the Blues written by Tom Robbins and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is one of those special novels—a piece of working magic, warm, funny, and sane.”—Thomas Pynchon The whooping crane rustlers are girls. Young girls. Cowgirls, as a matter of fact, all “bursting with dimples and hormones”—and the FBI has never seen anything quite like them. Yet their rebellion at the Rubber Rose Ranch is almost overshadowed by the arrival of the legendary Sissy Hankshaw, a white-trash goddess literally born to hitchhike, and the freest female of them all. Freedom, its prizes and its prices, is a major theme of Tom Robbins’s classic tale of eccentric adventure. As his robust characters attempt to turn the tables on fate, the reader is drawn along on a tragicomic joyride across the badlands of sexuality, wild rivers of language, and the frontiers of the mind.

Because Internet

Author : Gretchen McCulloch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735210942
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Because Internet written by Gretchen McCulloch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread.

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love

Author : Nancy Dreyfus, Psy.D.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101159553
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love written by Nancy Dreyfus, Psy.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-12-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most crucial relationship advice book since Men Are from Mars.”—Erin Meanley, Glamour.com A groundbreaking, interactive relationship tool that literally places in the hands of couples the power to transform chronically frustrating relationship dynamics. We've all been there. A conversation with a loved one escalates into conflict. Voices rise to a fever pitch and angry, accusative words fly through the air. At times like these, it seems impossible to find the magic words that will lead to healing. Enter Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love. A psychotherapist with decades of experience in counseling couples, Nancy Dreyfus hit upon the revolutionary practice outlined in this book during a couples-therapy session in which a wife’s unrelenting criticism of her husband was causing him to become emotionally withdrawn. In the midst of this, Dreyfus found herself scribbling on a scrap of paper, “Talk to me like I'm someone you love,” and gestured to the husband that he should hold it up. He did and within seconds the familiar power differential between the two shifted, and a gentler, more genuine connection emerged. Dreyfus was startled, then intrigued, and then motivated to create a tool that could help others. This book features more than one hundred of Dreyfus's "flash cards for real life," written statements that express what we wish we could communicate to the person we love, but either can't find the right words or the right tone in which to say it. The statements include: • Taking responsibility: "I realize I'm overreacting. Can you give me a minute to get sane again?" • Apologizing: "I know I've really hurt you. What can I do to help you trust me again?" • Loving: "You are precious, and I get that I haven't been treating you like you are." A one-of-a-kind, practical relationship tool, Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love will help couples to stop arguing and begin healing.

Closer Than You Think

Author : Deborah Heneghan
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612832113
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Closer Than You Think written by Deborah Heneghan and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Heneghan was fifteen when her seventeen-year-old sister died of cancer. A few weeks later, she woke in the middle of the night to a faint whisper summoning her. That was the beginning of Heneghan’s communication with her dead sister, one that continues to this day. In Closer Than You Think, Heneghan shows how she began to recognize the signs and messages from her sister. She shows readers how to get back in touch with deceased loved ones and find guidance and a helping hand from their big-picture perspective in the beyond. Filled with tips, tools, strategies, and stories to help the reader make contact, Closer Than You Think will give you hope, comfort and peace that your loved ones do ‘live on’ and are engaging you in a very real way. Readers learn how to connect and communicate with their deceased loved ones and remain close to them in a natural, healing way. Closer Than You Think shows how to: Recognize the signs, dreams, or other messages from your loved onesOpen the dialogue with your loved one for a lifetime of continued communicationTransform your anger and grief into hope and actionTune-in to healing guidance For anyone who has lost a loved one and is trying to develop a clearer connection with them, Closer Than You Think provides hope, comfort and peace that loved ones do live on and are engaging us in a very real way.

The Speech Teacher's Handbook

Author : Molly Dresner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781976318047
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Speech Teacher's Handbook written by Molly Dresner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging, easy-to-follow handbook provides parents with functional tips for helping their children improve speech and language skills at home, while having fun at the same time. "What a gift to parents who want to help their little ones master the complexities of talking and listening! The skills Molly Rai Dresner lays out are all clear, compassionate and doable." Adele Faber, co-author of How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk "If you are looking for a short, easy-to-read guide that will keep you focused and empower your parenting decisions - look no further! Once you implement these strategies, you will be asking yourself, 'where did this chatty child come from?'" Dawn Winkelmann, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist & Feeding Specialist "A perfect resource for any caretaker or parent who wants to improve their child's communication skills. Highly recommend!" Mahsa Akhavan, MD

How to Stop Thumbsucking and Other Oral Habits

Author : Pam Marshalla
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780970706058
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book How to Stop Thumbsucking and Other Oral Habits written by Pam Marshalla and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide of easy-to-understand solutions that have helped thousands of children stop or reduce thumbsucking.

Two Thumbs Up

Author : Christine S. Mills Com
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548924256
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Two Thumbs Up written by Christine S. Mills Com and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Thumbs Up is an accumulation of Christine's experiences and orofacial myology expertise comprised of forty years in private practice, eighteen years teaching at University of Detroit Mercy orthodontic department, and teaching COM(R) (Certified Orofacial Myologist) Certification Track Courses. Two Thumbs Up understanding and treatment of thumb sucking a Guide for Parents and Professionals by Christine Stevens Mills takes an in-depth look at the complexity of thumb sucking, complications and ramifications related to the oro-facial structures and beyond. Connections are made between chronic sucking patterns and possible changes in structures and functions, breathing patterns, rest postures, speech, and unrealized educational, social, emotional, and family dynamic complications that develop.Thumb sucking is more than Just a Simple Habit. It is a multi-faceted complex pattern that can affect mind and body. Chronic thumb sucking can cause more than misalignment of the teeth. Every body part is connected, when chronic thumb sucking persists dysfunctions may develop due to other body parts adapting and compensating when normal functions are disrupted. Parents, Patients (thumb suckers) and Professionals all have key roles in thumb sucking elimination. When parents have thumb sucking concerns. Two Thumbs Up provides a guide to discuss, interpret, process possibilities, expanding insight and decision making. Professionals; the health care specialist and allied health care professionals are sought out by parents looking for answers, guidance and help. The Professional Connection chapter provides detailed information regarding the structural, functional and chemical changes that occur from chronic sucking patterns and how these changes affect your patients when not addressed. Two established thumb sucking elimination techniques are presented describing and comparing, a habit breaking appliance and behavior modification, their pros and cons. A sample step by step program is also presented including therapeutic protocols, strategies, helpful hints and pitfalls to avoid that may help therapists beginning their allied health care career. When parents/patients/professionals connect information, recognition and treatment the result is what she likes to call, Total Patient Care. Desire + Awareness + Education = SUCCESS!

Song of Increase

Author : Jacqueline Freeman
Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 1622037456
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Song of Increase written by Jacqueline Freeman and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the “song of increase”—declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom humanity has shared a sacred bond for millennia. Within these pages is a bee-centric approach to living with honeybees, rather than advice for simply maximizing the products they provide. Jacqueline Freeman takes us beyond traditional beekeeping and offers a way to work in harmony with honeybees for both their good and ours. “Our way is one of kind observation,” she explains, “where we create supportive homes and fields for bees to live in, as well as tend the heartfelt relationships we form by being together.” Song of Increase focuses on hidden aspects of apiculture that lead us naturally to more sustainable practices. Freeman illuminates the unity consciousness that guides every action in the colony and how this profound awareness can influence the way we see both the natural world and ourselves. Each chapter presents a wealth of information about the life of bees, including Freeman’s personal insights and direct teachings received from the bees themselves.

SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human

Author : Simon Prentis
Publisher : Hogsaloft
ISBN 13 : 9781916893511
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human written by Simon Prentis and published by Hogsaloft. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I couldn't stop reading until I finished it. This book should be widely read!" - JAMES LOVELOCK "I'm glad I read it. A literate and stylish writer." - RICHARD DAWKINS "I think you're right." - STEVEN PINKER What makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It's all because we've learnt to talk: yet remarkably, we still don't know how we did it. SPEECH! suggests an answer that's been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds. SPEECH! traces our roller-coaster ride with language from hunter-gatherer to urban hipster: the epic tale of the struggle for knowledge against the false gods of culture, religion and identity - as we teeter toward a destination we may still resist, but ultimately cannot escape. About the author: Simon Prentis has spent a lifetime working with other cultures and languages in over fifty countries. A veteran translator and interpreter of Japanese, his clients have ranged from academic and international institutions to cultural icons like Paul McCartney, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Zappa and Yoko Ono. A graduate of Oxford University, and a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting since 1990, he has worked extensively with the broadcast media, given expert testimony in high-profile intellectual property disputes, translated four books and reams of technical documents, and presented papers on translation and interpreting at international conferences. This is his first book. "Crisp and clear - I agree with your hypothesis." - DESMOND MORRIS "Bravo! A compelling read." - YOKO ONO "If you liked Sapiens, you're going to love this." - JEE MANDAYO