Two Elephants In The Room

Download Two Elephants In The Room full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Two Elephants In The Room ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

The Elephant in the Room

Author : Tommy Tomlinson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501111620
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room by : Tommy Tomlinson

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room written by Tommy Tomlinson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).

The Elephant in the Room

Author : Holly Goldberg Sloan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735229961
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room by : Holly Goldberg Sloan

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s comes a heartfelt story about "the importance of compassion and bravery when facing life’s challenges” (Kirkus) for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Front Desk. It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to withstand. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with an unusual boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places. A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humor that readers have come to expect from the beloved author of Counting by 7s. “I couldn’t stop reading—I had to find out what would happen. An unusual and lovely real-life fairy tale.” —Linda Sue Park, New York Times Bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water “A gorgeous and emotional novel. I loved every page.” —Cynthia Kadohata, Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira

Astrobiology

Author : Octavio A. Chon Torres
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119711169
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Astrobiology by : Octavio A. Chon Torres

Download or read book Astrobiology written by Octavio A. Chon Torres and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASTROBIOLOGY This unique book advances the frontier discussion of a wide spectrum of astrobiological issues on scientific advances, space ethics, social impact, religious meaning, and public policy formulation. Astrobiology is an exploding discipline in which not only the natural sciences, but also the social sciences and humanities converge. Astrobiology: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is a multidisciplinary book that presents different perspectives and points of view by its contributing specialists. Epistemological, moral and political issues arising from astrobiology, convey the complexity of challenges posed by the search for life elsewhere in the universe. We ask: if a convoy of colonists from Earth make the trip to Mars, should their genomes be edited to adapt to the Red Planet’s environment? If scientists discover a biosphere with microbial life within our solar system, will it possess intrinsic value or merely utilitarian value? If astronomers discover an intelligent civilization on an exoplanet elsewhere in the Milky Way, what would be humanity’s moral responsibility: to protect Earth from an existential threat? To treat other intelligences with dignity? To exploit through interstellar commerce? To conquer? Audience The book will attract readers from a wide range of interests including astronomers, astrobiologists, chemists, biologists, space engineers, ethicists, theologians and philosophers.

"Good Coup" Gone Bad

Author : Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814459607
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis "Good Coup" Gone Bad by : Pavin Chachavalpongpun

Download or read book "Good Coup" Gone Bad written by Pavin Chachavalpongpun and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did the 2006 military coup show us? It demonstrated that the crux of the Thai crisis is far more serious and much wider in scope than had previously been thought. The monarchy is surely not a victim in the protracted conflict, but the root cause and continuing factor that has eroded Thai politics. The coup set in motion more prejudicial uses of the lèse-majesté law, and in the process, has led to more political prisoners. It has also shredded the military into several segments, turning generals into desperate royalists who continue to live off the monarchy in order to survive. Issues of violence in the Thai south and the Thai-Cambodian dispute became greatly intensified in the age of militarized politics. The coup also produced unique colour-coded politics and created crises of legitimacy. This book is a collection of essays that reflect developments in Thai politics in the post-coup period.

Elephants in the Living Room, Bears in the Canoe

Author : Earl Hammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elephants in the Living Room, Bears in the Canoe by : Earl Hammond

Download or read book Elephants in the Living Room, Bears in the Canoe written by Earl Hammond and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Elephant in the Room

Author : Diana McLain Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118015428
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elephant in the Room by : Diana McLain Smith

Download or read book Elephant in the Room written by Diana McLain Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic look at how relationships determine the success of leaders and their enterprises, along with tools to help strengthen and change them Since time immemorial, relationships have determined the fate of leaders. But today they are more critical to success than ever. No longer can leaders count on long time horizons or sloppy competition to make up for the inefficiencies that poor relationships create. Leaders must make decisions and take actions quickly and well with others, even those with whom they share very little?perhaps not even a time zone. This new world puts relationships at the center of what leaders must understand and master to succeed. Uses in-depth observational studies and clinical research to explore how relationships at the top of organizations work, develop, and change Shows how to understand, strengthen, and transform these relationships, so they can withstand the most intense pressures and conflicts This important book features a Foreword by Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline.

The Elephant in the ADHD Room

Author : Letitia Sweitzer
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857009109
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the ADHD Room by : Letitia Sweitzer

Download or read book The Elephant in the ADHD Room written by Letitia Sweitzer and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2014-06-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boredom and boredom avoidance drive the behaviours of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity – the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. This is the first ADHD resource to thoroughly explore the connection between the two. Full of innovative approaches, the book introduces a wide range of strategies for professionals working in clinical, educational and therapeutic settings to help those with ADHD beat boredom and engage with tasks and goals they want or need to achieve. Approaches specifically designed for toddlers, children, teenagers and adults are included, which can then be incorporated into schoolwork, jobs, relationships and everyday life. This practical resource will provide professionals who diagnose, treat, coach, and teach those with ADHD or those who suffer from frequent or pervasive boredom, with the tools to alleviate boredom in order to improve both concentration and mood.

The Elephant Vanishes

Author : Haruki Murakami
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307762734
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant Vanishes by : Haruki Murakami

Download or read book The Elephant Vanishes written by Haruki Murakami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures. Includes the story "Barn Burning," which is the basis for the major motion picture Burning.

The Elephant in the Brain

Author : Kevin Simler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190495995
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Brain by : Kevin Simler

Download or read book The Elephant in the Brain written by Kevin Simler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is the elephant in the brain. Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their official ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.

The Elephant in the Room-The Denial of the Unconscious Mind

Author : Gerald Alper
Publisher : ibooks
ISBN 13 : 1596879734
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (968 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room-The Denial of the Unconscious Mind by : Gerald Alper

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room-The Denial of the Unconscious Mind written by Gerald Alper and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2014-01-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The deep psychodynamic digging of ALPER reaches to celebrated experiments, death in the afterlife, the mind, the interface of science and religion, and cosmos-centric issues. Readers are enriched greatly by the intellectual treasures unearthed toilsomely by the spade of psychodynamic excavator ALPER.” —LEO UZYCH, JD, MPH “ALPER never writes dull books. He has one of the most creative analytic minds of his generation.” —DR. JEROME DAVID LEVIN, author of The Clinton Syndrome Within these pages GERALD ALPER explores the pervasive propensity among leading scientists in their quests for quantification and reductionism to overlook completely the presence of the “Elephant in the Room”—the dynamic unconscious—and the very real consequences that result when science minimizes the human equation. Offering a holistic, contextual view of the mind and its manifestations that neither excludes nor privileges the methods of science, ALPER examines the conclusions drawn by the experimentalist by taking the laboratory and putting it back into the real world. In the process he illuminates the fallacies inherent in some of the most celebrated scientific experiments in modern times while convincingly asserting that the experiential and existential aspects of our everyday lives are no less relevant.

Hiding the Elephant

Author : Jim Steinmeyer
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099476649
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (994 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hiding the Elephant by : Jim Steinmeyer

Download or read book Hiding the Elephant written by Jim Steinmeyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback comes Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians.

Elephants in the Room

Author : Charlene Wexler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781523471966
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (719 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elephants in the Room by : Charlene Wexler

Download or read book Elephants in the Room written by Charlene Wexler and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephants In The Room is award-winning author Charlene Wexler's latest collection of short fiction and essays examining life, love, and the tragedy and comedy of the human condition.Whether she is tackling fiction or essays, Charlene Wexler writes from the heart. With a keen eye for detail and a way of looking at the world a bit sideways, Wexler's writings in Elephants In The Room will entertain while they make you think.In Elephants In The Room, Wexler's fiction and essays are grouped in five categories.Coming of Age features essays and fiction about growing up and reaching some of life's milestones-whether you are ready or not.In Family and Friends, you'll meet some of the fun characters in Wexler's life and in her fiction, and inevitably you'll think about similar loved ones in your own world. The story "Elephants In The Room," from which the title of this book is derived, appears in this section.What would life be without our animal pals? Wexler shares some stories about four-footed friends and loved ones in Animal Magnetism.The Passing Parade features Wexler's fiction and prose observations on the changes in our fast-paced world.Senior Moments contains Wexler's wry, humorous, and even serious observations on the mature years.After reading Elephants In The Room, you'll see why Wexler's books and short stories have won multiple awards. Her style makes you feel as if you are reading about or talking to dear friends.Elephants In The Room is Wexler's second collection of fiction and essays published in book form. The first, Milk and Oranges, won several awards.Elephants In The Room is a collection of stories that will pluck at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone.

The Elephant in the Room

Author : Ed Baker
Publisher : Newlife Book Distributors
ISBN 13 : 9780979365409
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (654 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room by : Ed Baker

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room written by Ed Baker and published by Newlife Book Distributors. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, travel with the main character on an allegorical journey toward realizing your dreams & securing your financial future.

How Many Elephants?

Author : Selby B. Beeler
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9780763615833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (158 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis How Many Elephants? by : Selby B. Beeler

Download or read book How Many Elephants? written by Selby B. Beeler and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child counts all the elephants in the house and yard.

The Elephant in the Room: A Lockdown Story

Author : Alicia Cyr Stenard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733992961
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (929 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room: A Lockdown Story by : Alicia Cyr Stenard

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room: A Lockdown Story written by Alicia Cyr Stenard and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elephant in the Room: A Lockdown Story is a frolicking tale of circus animals, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a fun-loving teacher. Enjoy this light-hearted story about a serious subject that prepares young children for lockdown drills without traumatizing them.

Elephants in My Room

Author : Christina Nittrouer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734242409
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (424 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elephants in My Room by : Christina Nittrouer

Download or read book Elephants in My Room written by Christina Nittrouer and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From unknown comedian Christie Nicholls comes a sidesplitting, spirited and whip-smart collection of laugh-out-loud (when you're not crying) autobiographic essays. In Elephants In My Room, Nicholls mines her past for honest if not humiliating stories of her formative years, her family, jobs and romantic relationships that are at once extraordinary and absurd. Whether she's walking a dog for Bougie Buddhists in Brentwood, or navigating the terrain of Iceland in a car she doesn't know how to drive, or sleeping in a hammock all summer long, deep in the Brazilian rainforest with a bilingual German Shepard by her side, Christie finds humor and heart in the most outrageous and routine. Sometimes foul, always funny, and as sharp as a tack, Elephants In My Room reminds you why Christie Nicholls will one day be one of our generation's favorite leading ladies, maybe. Or, she'll move to New Zealand and sheer sheep. Who knows.

Elephants in the Room

Author : Suraj Laxminarayanan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781791543631
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (436 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elephants in the Room by : Suraj Laxminarayanan

Download or read book Elephants in the Room written by Suraj Laxminarayanan and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ragtag group of friends are planning a bank heist to end their cash crunch. Novices to crime, they are driven more by emotions than skill - their plan seems fool proof, or so they think. In another part of the city, a gang of seasoned dacoits has botched up a job and now owes money to the local crime lord. They have to either pay up or pay for it with their lives - and time is running out... In a bizarre twist of fate, both these groups are brought face-to-face. Trapped in a situation beyond the realm of their planning and experience, they must think on their feet, form quick alliances and rally behind an unlikely leader. Set against the backdrop of Chennai, where men sing gaana songs in kuppams (fishing hamlets) nestled against swanky glass-fronted buildings and life-size cut-outs of film stars and politicians, a story of love, greed, friendship, fate and the absurdity of the human condition unfolds. Suraj is a big fan of crime and mystery thrillers. Movies in the genre of crime and suspense inspired him to take up writing on similar subjects. He started by writing movie reviews. He lives in Bangalore and is a software engineer by profession. His hobbies include reading and playing tennis. Readers can connect with Suraj through the website www.authorsuraj.com.