Fiasco, Partnoy, Frank

Автор: Partnoy Frank
Название: Wait: The Art and Science of Delay
ISBN: 1610392477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610392471
Издательство: Little Brown
Цена: 21570.00 T
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Описание: What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?

In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts to craft a picture of effective decision-making that runs counter to our brutally fast-paced world. Even as technology exerts new pressures to speed up our lives, it turns out that the choices we make -- unconsciously and consciously, in time frames varying from milliseconds to years -- benefit profoundly from delay. As this winning and provocative book reveals, taking control of time and slowing down our responses yields better results in almost every arena of life -- even when time seems to be of the essence.

The procrastinator in all of us will delight in Partnoy's accounts of celebrity "delay specialists," from Warren Buffett to Chris Evert to Steve Kroft, underscoring the myriad ways in which delaying our reactions to everyday choices -- large and small -- can improve the quality of our lives.

Автор: Partnoy, Frank
Название: Match king
ISBN: 1552452433 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781552452431
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Цена: 13710.00 T
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Описание: Match`s touching, whip-smart poems chart the limits of the mind/body relationship in decidedly virtual times.

Автор: Ramirez Martina Giselle, Partnoy Alicia
Название: Happier as a Woman: Transforming Friendships, Transforming Lives
ISBN: 1627782389 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781627782388
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Цена: 3170.00 T
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Martina Ramirez first started wearing her mother's shoes in secret in second grade, when everyone still knew her as Martin. Growing up in a conservative household as an adopted Mexican-American in a racially segregated city, she swore she would not be just another crime or teen pregnancy statistic. Martina lived up to that promise when she was named high school valedictorian, became a tenured professor at a prestigious university, and had a family. It was only then, after she had become established in her life and career, that she was able to finally be her true self.

Happier as a Woman is not just a story of one woman's transition. It is a story about relationships--those she fostered with herself, those that were hurt, those that were saved, and those that would not have existed if not for Martina's desire to be a mentor, to be the change. Martina made it her mission to pave the way for all of those that would come after her--from women seeking to break through the glass ceiling to fellow victims of emotional abuse--regardless of who they appeared to be on the outside.

It's as though all the emotions she had to bottle up in her youth became more potent with age, and they now tell of a compelling journey of acceptance, self-discovery, and self-love. Martina's story is artfully expressed through letters, anecdotes, and powerful interviews conducted by and written alongside her renowned coauthor, human rights advocate, and memoirist Alicia Partnoy.