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  Open Fire - Poems

  Deborah Gorlin

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  Even as they consider the paradoxical properties of fire, its potential both for creativity and for destruction, the poems in this book burn with the intent to illuminate the objects of their contemplation. Open Fire conjures both the violent imperative of a firing squad, and the communal warmth radiating from a campfire. In persona and ekphrastic forms, Gorlin jimmies the lock of her identity to pull off daring acts of imaginative immersion and poetic ventriloquism as she adventures into the images of artists, and the lives of figures featured in the Bible, myth, literature, history, biography, fashion design, and current events. Imagine yourself as the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Leda with a surprising assessment of the swan, the World War II photographer Lee Miller in Hitler’s bathtub, the British fashionista Isabella Blow, and even Death itself mourning over the Covid epidemic. 
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  Cold War Armored Fighting Vehicles

  George Bradford

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  For modelers and military enthusiasts, a collection of scale drawings of post-WWII 20th century military vehicles.   This volume of scale drawings of military vehicles covers the Cold War, from the end of World War II through 1990. Included here are the armored fighting vehicles that fought in Korea and Vietnam, in the Arab-Israeli wars, and in other conflicts around the globe, as well as those that never saw combat. Vehicles include:   ·       Centurion main battle tank (Britain) ·       Leopard 2 main battle tank (Germany) ·       Magach 6 tank (Israel) ·       T-55 main battle tank (Soviet Union) ·       M47 Patton medium tank (United States) ·       And dozens more . . . 

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  WAY OF CRITICAL THINKING THE -...

  Phil Barton

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  In this manual you will find a series of tips and mental models to think better while avoiding the most common cognitive biases and logical fallacies, how and why we are persuaded by people and advertisements and how to make better decisions.  
    
  After reading this book, you will realize that an important percentage of the people you hang out with (or hear about) are subject to reasoning errors, but this does not depend on intelligence (or at least marginally) but on habits, partial information and how our mind has been structured during evolution but, above all, it depends on our tendency towards cognitive economy: having to decide on the basis of rational reasoning requires longer times and many resources. In order not to overload our brains and to be able to cope with such continuous requests in a reasonable time without being exhausted, we are forced to use intuition and some cognitive (heuristic) shortcuts. This way of reasoning, however, makes us more likely to choose in an associative, metaphorical and casual way, more rarely in a probabilistic way.  
  Who is this book for?  
    
  To people who want to improve their ability to argue, to those who want to know the most common cognitive biases and logical fallacies but, also, to those who want to deepen persuasion, decision making, logic and some curiosities about the human mind. This book starts from the basics and, vertically, deepens most of the topics covered.

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  Why is Change So Hard? -...

  Jennifer Hancock

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  Change is a constant in life and business, but it’s not always easy to navigate. Whether you’re looking to improve your personal habits or manage change within your organization, understanding the science behind behavior change can be a game-changer. This course will teach you how to use behavioral science to manage change and achieve lasting transformation. 
  What can science tell us about why people resist change or what you can do to help your staff adjust? This audiobook discusses how to utilize behavioral psychology techniques to help overcome resistance to change in yourself and in others. Before we can embrace change, we first have to unlearn our old ways of doing things.Book Description: 
  In this audiobook, author Jennifer Hancock is going to discuss why we all find it so hard to change and why it’s particularly difficult to create culture shifts within an organization. She takes an operant conditioning approach to the problem, which basically means she takes a behavioral psychology approach.Topics Covered:Understand the science of behavior change: Students will be able to explain the psychological principles that underlie behavior change and how they apply in personal and business contexts.Identify barriers to change: Students will be able to recognize the cognitive and emotional barriers that prevent change and develop strategies to overcome them.Develop effective change management strategies: Students will be able to create a culture of change that fosters innovation and enables individuals and teams to thrive, and develop strategies for maximizing change adoption.Apply behavior change principles to personal and professional goals: Students will be able to unlearn old behaviors and train up new ones to achieve their personal and professional goals,and measure the success of their change efforts.

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  Four Dissertations - A Natural...

  David Hume

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  David Hume (1711-1776) remains one of the most stimulating and entertaining writers in the English essay tradition. Though primarily known for long-form writings, he was adept at taking one subject and looking at it in a more concise but accessible manner. 
  Hume devoted his life to study – across a wide range of his personal interests, reflecting his background in philosophy, history, economics, and many other subjects. This can be clearly seen in Four Dissertations (1757) and the topics he chose to consider. 
   
  Of these, The Natural History of Religion is the most well-known and widely quoted. Hume’s views, shaped by empiricism and scepticism, enables him to offer a perspective unusual for his age, though naturally it is embedded in the prevailing view ‘The whole frame of nature bespeaks an intelligent author’. Nevertheless, this does not restrict his thinking as he examines the psychological and sociological factors that shape religious sentiment. 
   
  The other three Dissertations are no less fascinating. Fittingly, in Of The Passions, Hume delves into the complex realm of human emotions. Investigating the nature of desire, love, fear, and more, he presents a wide-ranging study of how passions influence our actions and shape our experiences. 
   
  Of Tragedy, explores the aesthetics of dramatic art. Hume looks into the power of tragedy to elicit a passionate response and provoke contemplation. He examines the mechanisms by which tragedies captivate audiences and evoke a range of sentiments, shedding light on the profound impact of art on human consciousness. 
   
  In Of the Standard of Taste, Hume takes the viewpoint of the beholder, rather than the object. Declaring ‘We are apt to call barbarous whatever departs widely from our own taste and apprehension,’ he proposes that two elements, sentiment and critical faculty form a major part in decisions on taste. For “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” But such a subjective view cannot deny a certain consensus on beauty, which leads Hume to examine the matter of aesthetics in the light of judgements of established critics. 
   
  This recording concludes with Hume’s two short autobiographies, written at different times in his life and with differing characteristics. The first, A Kind of Life (1734) is a letter written to a doctor and the second, My Own Life (1776) was written shortly before his death.

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  Anger Management - Overcome Rage...

  Travis Cooper Goleman

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  Experiencing anger? 
  Anger is a raw emotion and is what makes us human.  
  Though uncontrolled anger can be dangerous, it can also be used to your advantage.  
  Once you figure out how to distinguish, manage, and channel it, it won’t control your life. 
   Anger can vary from gentle irritation to seething red anger and can be triggered by different events and situations.  
  Here, you'll learn how to recognize your triggers, how to get to the foundation of your anger, and how to channel it. 
  This book will help you with your emotional problems, and you will discover:Types of anger and where it comes fromHow emotions create angerAnger-related disordersWhen anger is wrongHow to take self-control in every situationHow to turn anger into positivity 
   And more, much more!

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