The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the potential to transform the composition of congress and set the stage for the nation's politics for the next decade, or even the next generation.In this new edited volume, Charles S. Bull...

The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian **'A timeless tearjerker' IndependentCharlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon...

How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital ageEveryone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like Willingham's much-lauded previous work, Why Don't Stude...

You check your phone 100 times today. You start emails you never finish. You sit down to read and reach for your phone instead.Your attention isn't broken. It's untrained.In a world designed to distract you, focus has become a superpower—but it's one anyone can build. THE ATTENTION TOOLKIT offers 50+ simple, 5-minute exercises to rebuild your focus muscle, whether you're scattered, scrolling, or simply exhausted by distraction.Cognitive educator Daniel Reed bridges ...

The story revolves around two main characters, Gwendolen Harleth and Daniel Deronda. Gwendolen is a headstrong and vivacious young woman who finds herself entangled in a web of personal and financial difficulties. Meanwhile, Daniel Deronda is a compassionate and introspective young man who is searching for his own identity and purpose in life.As the narrative unfolds, Gwendolen and Daniel's paths cross, leading to a series of events that challenge their beliefs, test their relationships, a...

◎我沒受過專業訓練，要如何快速的從體制外（外行）進入這行（或者任一行）？◎想成功，有人憑天資、有人拚體力，有沒有第三條路？有，你得倒過來想事情。◎每天認真工作，成績還是差人一截，怎麼做才能快速登頂？　　作者丹尼爾．比格是2018年世界自由車場地錦標賽冠軍，　　特別的是，他和他的團隊雖然都是英國人，卻不隸屬任何英國自由車協會。他們的所有練習全在體制外進行，連專業場地都沒有，卻打敗預算和資源更豐富的英國國家代表隊。許多人不禁好奇，作者臨時組成的雜牌軍，如何能打敗國家正規軍？因為他用了逆向工程思考法：拆解、跨界與提問。關於成功，正統的做法是：從起點開始，依循既有的體系，持續努力。無論是體育界、商業界或教育界，都有明確的篩選標準，找出有天分的人來培育。許多人為了融入體系而同化，遵循既有的規則，追求相同的目標（終點）。但，如果你比別人晚才找到自己的興趣呢？（沒有機會從小培養、或者沒環境）...

Master Go, the Go-To Language for Modern Backend and Systems Development.Are you ready to build fast, reliable, and highly concurrent software? Whether you are an absolute beginner taking your first step into programming, a developer transitioning from another language, or a student looking to master an in-demand skill, "Go Programming Fundamentals: A Practical Learning Approach" is your definitive guide to mastering the Go language.Authored by an expert sy...

They say history doesn't repeat itself, but it will frequently rhyme.However, what about crimes that get repeated? How are they similar to the original? How are they different? And why?The devil is in the details, after all.Come see what the syndicate members of MCM have done with crimes that riff off of events from the past.MCM. So Criminal, It's Good.

Beer culture has grown exponentially in the United States, from the days of Prohibition to the signing of HR 1337 by then-President Jimmy Carter, which legalized homebrewing for personal and household use, to the potential hop shortage that all brewers are facing today. This expansion of the culture, both socially and commercially, has created a linguistic and cultural turn that is just now starting to be fully recognized. The contributors of Beer Culture in Theory and Practice: Unders...

This program features a new introduction read by Daniel Goleman and a bonus dialogue between the author and Jon Kabat-Zinn.It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking bestseller, Emotional Intelligence which maps the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply what we know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence for what many successful pe...

INSIGHT By the best-seller Brazilian author Daniel C. Luz The happiest human beings all have one thing in common: they've searched for excellence, and learned how an insight into how they live their lives, and the impact that their feelings, thoughts and opinions exert on the world is the only path to true contentment and everlasting joy. -------------- INSIGHT is warm and supportive inspirational book to help ease worry and panic by bestselling author Daniel C Cruz - new edition for 2016 ...

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