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How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Why do you need only 23 people in a room for a 50/50 chance of two of them sharing the same birthday? In Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits, and Other Mathematical Explorations, Keith Ball highlights how ideas, mostly from pure math, can answer these questions and many more. Drawing on areas of mathematics from probability theory, number theory, and geometry, he expl...

'Dear Parents And Children: Be Wise with Your Dollars and Sense' is an inspiring story with a compelling message for young readers about managing money, character, and purpose. Told through the perspective of BH, a boy growing up in a close-knit but struggling community, W. Keith Ritman provides more than just financial lessons-he offers a guide for living intentionally.BH's journey starts in humble surroundings, where his parents teach him the importance of discipline, honesty, an...

The Treatment of Drinking Problems has become the definitive text in the field of alcohol problems. It addresses the frontline realities of clinical practice in an informed and empathetic way, whilst grounding this approach in critical scientific review. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated with new sections covering interventions for hazardous and harmful drinking, dependent drinking, and the different settings in which alcohol problems are encountere...

Double Slit is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with identity, purpose, and the quiet tension between potential and reality. It invites readers not just to peek behind the curtain, but to pull up a chair and study the inner workings of their internal operating system. Through seven universal human themes framed as letters to co-workers, this book illuminates our interactions with others, along with seven practical concepts designed to help us understand the strangers we spe...

The acclaimed author "richly articulates how the insights of modern science . . . can usher in a new era of human and planetary health" ( Systems Thinker).For years, Margaret Wheatley has written eloquently about humanizing our organizations and helping people to work together more effectively and compassionately. She has shown how breakthroughs in chaos theory and quantum physics can enable organizations to function more like responsive, self-organizing li...

A call to action that pulls together all of Sir Ken Robinson’s key messages and philosophies, and that challenges and empowers readers to re-imagine our world, and our systems, for the better.Sir Ken Robinson changed the lives of millions of people. The embodiment of the prestigious TED conference, his TED Talks are watched an average of 17,000 times a day--a figure that Chris Anderson, Head of TED, says is the equivalent of selling out the Millennium Dome every ni...

For generations, we’ve only asked business to deliver profits – but not anymore.Consumers and employees are demanding that business deliver social value as well as financial value, yet our companies are ill-equipped to successfully attempt this critical pivot.If you want to put profit to work for purpose, this book will help. Find out how you can help your company become a vital force for good by delivering on its “purpose-for-others” through an authentic brand and hopeful ...

Offers a skills-oriented approach to acquiring the most critical competencies of effective servant leadership, all without overlooking matters of the heart and soul that make it

Wish you could learn and memorize more in less time? Stay focused, quit being frustrated, and absorb info like a human sponge?If you’re looking to (1) accelerate your learning abilities, (2) improve your memory instantly, (3) pick up new skills efficiently, and (4) fly through material and ace tests – the answers are right in front of you.Step by step methods and habits to train your brain.Learn Like Einstein is your scientifically proven field guide on using your bra...

We live in a marketplace filled with valuable ideas for how to be happy, yet people continue to suffer. We are just now awakening to the principal source of our unhappiness and suffering, which is ego. Ego wreaks havoc in our daily lives, from the pain that individuals, couples, and families experience all the way up to global tensions and international conflict. Most people think of ego as an inflated sense of self-importance, but this is only a fraction of what it really is. Ego is the m...

Whether you’re just starting out, a mid-career teacher, or a seasoned veteran of the classroom, you can find ways to make your teaching more effective and require less effort. 50 Ways to Be a Better Teacher offers humanistic advice to nurture the teacher’s soul while improving your professional performance.The examples are drawn from the author’s experience teaching English as a Second Language, but the advice is applicable to anyone in the classroom.

"You start showing up as an adult when you take responsibility for your own freedom. This book is a resource to help build the insight and courage to make the braver choice."-Michael Bungay Stanier, best-selling author of The Coaching Habit—A transformational framework to help you redefine success when working harder isn't working.You're a high achiever on a successful career path—but something's missing. You have wh...