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Age and Achievement

Author : Harvey Christian Lehman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400886759
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Age and Achievement written by Harvey Christian Lehman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain assumptions about man's creativity in relation to his chronological age have become so widely accepted as fact that the findings of this book will surprise both general reader and specialist and may have far-reaching effects on established patterns of thought in psychology and in education. The book is a statistical evaluation of achievement in relation to age, assembling an incredible amount of factual information on the acres of b superlative achievement in every field from prize-fighting to philosophy. Originally published in 1953. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Late Bloomers

Author : Rich Karlgaard
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1524759775
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Late Bloomers written by Rich Karlgaard and published by Crown. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking exploration of how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness. “What Yogi Berra observed about a baseball game—it ain't over till it's over—is true about life, and [Late Bloomers] is the ultimate proof of this. . . . It’s a keeper.”—Forbes We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook—or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google, Facebook or Uber. We see coders and entrepreneurs become millionaires or billionaires before age thirty, and feel we are failing if we are not one of them. Late bloomers, on the other hand, are under-valued—in popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents. Yet the fact is, a lot of us—most of us—do not explode out of the gates in life. We have to discover our passions and talents and gifts. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke) and, after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley, and eventually to become the publisher of Forbes magazine. There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesn’t mature until age twenty-five, and later for some. In fact, our brain’s capabilities peak at different ages. We actually experience multiple periods of blooming in our lives. Moreover, late bloomers enjoy hidden strengths because they take their time to discover their way in life—strengths coveted by many employers and partners—including curiosity, insight, compassion, resilience, and wisdom. Based on years of research, personal experience, interviews with neuroscientists, psychologists, and countless people at different stages of their careers, Late Bloomers reveals how and when we achieve our full potential. Praise for Late Bloomers “The underlying message that we should ‘consider a kinder clock for human development’ is a compelling one.”—Financial Times “Late Bloomers spoke to me deeply as a parent of two millennials and as a coach to many new college grads (the children of my friends and associates). It’s a bracing tonic for the anxiety they are swimming through, with a facts-based approach to help us all calm down.”—Robin Wolaner, founder of Parenting magazine

The Age of Fitness

Author : Jürgen Martschukat
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509545654
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Fitness written by Jürgen Martschukat and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in the age of fitness. Hundreds of thousands of people run marathons and millions go jogging in local parks, work out in gyms, cycle, swim, or practice yoga. The vast majority are not engaged in competitive sport and are not trying to win any medals. They just want to get fit. Why this modern preoccupation with fitness? In this new book, Jürgen Martschukat traces the roots of our modern preoccupation with fitness back to the birth of modern societies in the eighteenth century, showing how the idea of fitness was interwoven with modernity’s emphasis on perpetual optimization and renewal. But it is only in the period since the 1970s, he argues, that the age of fitness truly emerged, as part and parcel of our contemporary neoliberal era. Neoliberalism enjoins individuals to work on themselves, to cultivate themselves in body and mind. Fitness becomes a guiding principle of social life, an era-defining network of discourses and practices that shape individuals’ actions and self-conceptions. The pursuit of fitness becomes a cultural repertoire that is deeply ingrained in our institutions and way of life. This wide-ranging book shows how deeply fitness is inscribed in modern societies, and how important fitness has become to success or failure, recognition or exclusion, in a society that sets great store by self-responsibility, performance, market, and competition. It will be of great value not only to those interested in sport and fitness, but also to anyone concerned with the conditions of success and failure in our societies today.

The Achievement Habit

Author : Bernard Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062356127
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The Achievement Habit written by Bernard Roth and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cofounder of the Stanford d.school introduces the power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be learned. It’s a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able to meet life’s challenges and fulfill your goals, Bernard Roth, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school contends. In The Achievement Habit, Roth applies the remarkable insights that stem from design thinking—previously used to solve large scale projects—to help us realize the power for positive change we all have within us. Roth leads us through a series of discussions, stories, recommendations, and exercises designed to help us create a different experience in our lives. He shares invaluable insights we can use to gain confidence to do what we’ve always wanted and overcome obstacles that hamper us from reaching our potential, including: Don’t try—DO; Excuses are self-defeating; Believe you are a doer and achiever and you’ll become one; Build resiliency by reinforcing what you do rather than what you accomplish; Learn to ignore distractions that prevent you from achieving your goals; Become open to learning from your own experience and from those around you; And more. The brain is complex and is always working with our egos to sabotage our best intentions. But we can be mindful; we can create habits that make our lives better. Thoughtful and powerful The Achievement Habit shows you how. “The Achievement Habit is a masterpiece in describing how to think creatively and fulfill your life’s ambitions.” —Paul Hait, entrepreneur and Olympic gold medalist

Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe

Author : Patrick O'Brien
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521594080
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe written by Patrick O'Brien and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative urban history examines early modern economic and cultural achievements in Antwerp, Amsterdam, and London.

Achievement Matters

Author : Hugh B. Price
Publisher : Dafina Books
ISBN 13 : 9780758201201
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Achievement Matters written by Hugh B. Price and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents tips and strategies for African American parents that reveal how to attain higher educational standards in the schools.

The Achievement Factory

Author : Andrii Sedniev
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781499551198
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Achievement Factory written by Andrii Sedniev and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Achievement Factory is an effective and easy-to-use system for fulfilling dreams of any size. It is based on many years of research of principles that high achievers use to generate excellent ideas, take massive action without procrastination and finish every day successfully. Thousands of Achievement Factory students have noticed that after implementation of this system they achieve their dreams with almost 100% probability and their path towards achievements became several times shorter. The book is entertaining to read, has plenty of examples and in detail describes each element necessary for realizing an achievement. After you begin using principles of the Achievement Factory, every day will bring you closer to fulfillment of your dreams, and this progress will breathe happiness and adventures into your life.

Ang Lee

Author : Cliff Mills
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438127561
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Ang Lee written by Cliff Mills and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's work captures cultural, racial, sexual, and generation clashes from China to Wyoming.

Achievement Addiction

Author : Justine Toh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780647531327
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Achievement Addiction written by Justine Toh and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you an achievement addict? It's hard not to be one given our collective obsession with success.Students fear that the ATAR will sum up not just their schooling career, but also their individual worth. Australians aren't just mad for sporting victory - skyrocketing house prices show we're equally hooked on owning property. Then there are the furious work habits of Silicon Valley CEOs, violin prodigies, and tiger mums.Why do we constantly strive for our significance - and could you quit the habit if you tried?

The Source of the River

Author : Douglas S. Massey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400840767
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Source of the River written by Douglas S. Massey and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. But they also found that too many failed to achieve academic success. In The Source of the River, Douglas Massey and his colleagues investigate the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. They explain how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students from differing racial and ethnic origins and differing social classes. Drawing on a major new source of data--the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen--the authors undertake a comprehensive analysis of the diverse pathways by which whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians enter American higher education. Theirs is the first study to document the different characteristics that students bring to campus and to trace out the influence of these differences on later academic performance. They show that black and Latino students do not enter college disadvantaged by a lack of self-esteem. In fact, overconfidence is more common than low self-confidence among some minority students. Despite this, minority students are adversely affected by racist stereotypes of intellectual inferiority. Although academic preparation is the strongest predictor of college performance, shortfalls in academic preparation are themselves largely a matter of socioeconomic disadvantage and racial segregation. Presenting important new findings, The Source of the River documents the ongoing power of race to shape the life chances of America's young people, even among the most talented and able.

The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement

Author : Steven L. Pease
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982516812
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement written by Steven L. Pease and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning performance of Jews over the last 125 years can only be compared with that of the Italians during the Renaissance, the Greeks during the era of Pericles, or the Dutch during their own Golden Age. The Golden Age details that record in more than 60 exhibits covering the range from Nobel prizes to Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame awards, from Pulitzer Prizes to chess champions, from philanthropy to Supreme Court Justices and more. But more intriguing is the question, "Why has this happened?" (the question posed by Rabbi Harold N. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People).

The Global Achievement Gap

Author : Tony Wagner
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465055966
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Global Achievement Gap written by Tony Wagner and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation's schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn't limited to low-income school districts: even our top schools aren't teaching or testing the skills that matter most in the global knowledge economy. Our teens leave school equipped to work only in the kinds of jobs that are fast disappearing from the American economy. Meanwhile, young adults in India and China are competing with our students for the most sought-after careers around the world. Education expert Tony Wagner has conducted scores of interviews with business leaders and observed hundreds of classes in some of the nation's most highly regarded public schools. He discovered a profound disconnect between what potential employers are looking for in young people today (critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication) and what our schools are providing (passive learning environments and uninspired lesson plans that focus on test preparation and reward memorization). He explains how every American can work to overhaul our education system, and he shows us examples of dramatically different schools that teach all students new skills. In addition, through interviews with college graduates and people who work with them, Wagner discovers how teachers, parents, and employers can motivate the &"net"; generation to excellence. An education manifesto for the twenty-first century, The Global Achievement Gap is provocative and inspiring. It is essential reading for parents, educators, business leaders, policy-makers, and anyone interested in seeing our young people succeed as employees and citizens. For additional information about the author and the book, please go to a href="http://www.schoolchange.org"www.schoolchange.org

The Closing of the Western Mind

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307428273
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Closing of the Western Mind written by Charles Freeman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine’s adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization. When the Emperor Contstantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine. Only a thousand years later, with the advent of the Renaissance and the emergence of modern science, did Europe begin to free itself from the effects of Constantine's decision, yet the effects of his establishment of Christianity as a state religion remain with us, in many respects, today. Brilliantly wide-ranging and ambitious, this is a major work of history.

The Austrian Achievement, 1700-1800

Author : Ernst Wangermann
Publisher : London : Thames and Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500320273
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Austrian Achievement, 1700-1800 written by Ernst Wangermann and published by London : Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alcuin

Author : Donald A. Bullough
Publisher : Education and Society in the M
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Alcuin written by Donald A. Bullough and published by Education and Society in the M. This book was released on 2004 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual biography of Alcuin, the most prominent Anglo-Saxon scholar at the court of Charlemagne. It examines his early years in Northumbria and his time at the Carolingian court, reassessing the chronology of Alcuin's career and writings, and the significance of his large output.

MegaSkills

Author : Dorothy Rich
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 9780395877579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (775 download)

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Download or read book MegaSkills written by Dorothy Rich and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows the values, the abilities, the inner egines of learning that determine success in school and beyond. High-order thinking skills to prepare children for the 21st century.

Be a Pro

Author : Jimmy Farris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781953153609
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Be a Pro written by Jimmy Farris and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to succeed in life and business at the highest level? Do you know the habits, mindsets, principles and practices employed by world-class performers that allow them to consistently achieve their goals, break records, and realize success? This book will show you exactly what it takes to perform and achieve at the highest levels! Be A Pro: Your Blueprint to Professional Level Achievement is not your typical business, self-help, or personal development book full of the latest success hacks or breakthroughs in the world of psychology and neuroscience. Instead, It's the story of how Jimmy Farris, a kid from a small town with a big dream, went from being an underdog to a Super Bowl Champion by doing the "basics" at an extraordinarily high level. At the age of 10, Jimmy wrote down a goal to one day play in the NFL. Thirteen years later he achieved that goal and spent a total of six seasons in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2001. How did he do it? By developing the mindset and mental toughness to practice simple, daily habits at an extraordinarily high level. In Be A Pro, Jimmy lays out the 33 Habits of All-Pros that unlock improvements in every area of life, so no matter where you're starting you can arrive at where you want to be. It turns out that high-performers are not anomalies or outliers like many would have you believe. They are ordinary, everyday people who have cultivated a mindset founded in discipline, hard work, confidence, persistence, resilience, and optimism that allows them to consistently achieve whatever they put their mind to. If you're ready to go to the next-level, become the best version of yourself, and realize the success, happiness, fulfillment, and achievement you've been chasing, Be A Pro is your blueprint to professional level achievement.