Un enfoque diferente sobre la toma de decisiones y el concepto de aprendizaje.En este nuevo y singular libro, el antropólogo social y empresarial Simon Roberts analiza el papel fundamental que desempeña nuestro cuerpo a la hora de tomar decisiones y por qué deberíamos aprender a escucharlo más a menudo.En esta propuesta, y basándose en una increíble variedad de datos científicos, ejemplos de la vida real y experiencias personales, Roberts nos invita a poner...

Details the role our body plays in how we learn and how we can tap into our body’s knowledge to excel in all facets of life.Ask someone to point to the part of their body responsible for their intelligence and it is highly likely that they will point at their head. This assumption is understandable, given that, for centuries, from Descartes’ “cogito ergo sum” to the computer age, this is what we have been told to think.And yet we all share common experiences...

"Sagaz, provocativo e informativo" – Gillian Tett, Financial TimesSua inteligência não está apenas em seu cérebro. Mas por todo o seu corpo. Já tentou lembrar uma senha e, ao estender os dedos, digitou corretamente, sem nenhum esforço consciente? Já conseguiu andar de bicicleta após um longo período sem praticar? Já se livrou de acidentes ao tomar decisões instintivas, como pisar o pé no freio? Todas essas situações mostram como o corpo é...

Classic resource in the modern study of legal anthropology, this acclaimed book is now available in an updated, expanded Second Edition. There are many societies that survive in a remarkably orderly fashion without the aid of judges, courts and police. Roberts contends that legal theory has become too closely identified with our own arrangements to be of use in understanding other legal systems.

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST SPECIALIST BUSINESS BOOK AT THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021Have you ever relied on your hand to remember your pin rather than your memory?Or acted out a golf stroke before going for it?Or listened to your gut on a big decision?In this insightful new book, leading business anthropologist Simon Roberts breaks down the revolutionary idea of embodied knowledge: the information...

Since making his national debut in 1998, Stephen Jones has emerged from the shadows of the true greats of Welsh rugby, such as Barry John, Phil Bennett, Jonathan Davies and Neil Jenkins, to make the fly-half position his own. In this revealing autobiography, he provides a rare insight into the demands and pressures of wearing the almost mythical number 10 jersey that has such a pre-eminent status in the Welsh psyche.As well as playing an integral role in Wales's two Grand Slam vict...

Daniel Hewitt, a computer programmer and games expert, tells his own story of how he decides to perfect the ideal games for his friends and uses them as his characters in each venture. His idea works until his girlfriend, Kim, disappears into one of the games, and his creations go disastrously wrong. His whole concept of reality becomes confusing as he continues to create the perfect game.

The Harrington curse goes back a few generations and affected the Harrington family in a big way, it was said that Annabelle Harrington went missing and cursed three mirrors before she disappeared. The mirrors were discovered in an attic and each given to three members of the family, it was then that horrific events took place that led to death itself. Horrible visions and blood curdling screams took place in Harrington Manor. Emma an owner of one of the mirrors, was a descendant of Annabe...

In the 21st century the world had hit a crisis with mental health, the demands for caring for people with mental health conditions were dire. Few people wanted to take responsibility for anyone with any mental health problems, in the United States of America alone people with serious mental health conditions were falling through the cracks in the system. Victims had very little sympathy shown to them and often landed in emergency rooms, county jails and on the city streets. These so called...

Curse of Zyanya is the sequel to the Harrington Curse as the criminal world reporters return to investigate further activities with the cursed mirrors. This time, they discover the origins of the mirrors and with danger and strange phenomenon around every corner. Ruth Ashley, the psychiatric nurse, is invited back to help with enquiries as Fiona and Harrison investigate a strange murder, while Samantha and Elliot travel to Spain, delving into families past also linked to the mystery of the...

Mikhaél Pszellosz (1018-1079), kora legnagyobb bizánci polihisztora 1060 körül így hasonlította össze a muszlim és a bizánci kultúrát: "az arabok az atyáik bölcsességére büszke görögöket maguk mögött hagyták ... a Bizáncban uralkodó félműveltséget vagy inkább tudatlanságot kigúnyolták ... A dolgok rendje olyannyira visszájára fordult, hogy a hellének barbárokká, a barbárok pedig hellénekké váltak."Pszellosz joggal becsülte nagyra a korában immár kétszáz éves múltra visszatekintő muszlim fi...

Delve into the chilling depths of one of Canada's most infamous cases in 'Unraveling Evil: The Robert Pickton Investigation and Trial.' This gripping narrative takes readers on a harrowing journey through the twisted mind of Robert Pickton, a pig farmer turned serial killer, who preyed upon vulnerable women for decades. Meticulously researched and expertly crafted, this book exposes the shocking failures of law enforcement and the justice system that allowed Pickton to evade capture for so...