Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Multi Media ISBN: 9780789453778 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages :
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Experience all 36,525 days of the most incredible century! From the Wright Brothers' first flight to the Apollo moon landing, from the fall of the czar to the fall of the Berlin Wall, from votes for women to the struggle against apartheid.
Author: Shane Parrish Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593719972 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 209
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Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Author: Adam Lewis Publisher: Penguin Putnam ISBN: 9780670030248 Category : Interior decorators Languages : en Pages : 0
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Interior designers, architects, fashion devotees, and furniture designers will treasure this portrait of Truex. This volume - illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white photographs - is a tribute to one of America's foremost designers."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Reader's Digest Association Publisher: Reader's Digest Association (Canada) ISBN: 9780888500557 Category : Civilization, Modern Languages : en Pages : 552
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Discusses the events and achievements of the twentieth century that transformed the world.
Author: Frank N. Magill Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136593349 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 1426
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Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.
Author: Mary Ellen Sterling Publisher: Teacher Created Resources ISBN: 1576901009 Category : Creative activities and seat work Languages : en Pages : 514
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A brief overview of the political, economic, social, cultural, scientific, and technological advances of the twentieth century and introduces students to the individuals who made history in each decade. Includes suggested activities.
Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
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Author: Frank N. Magill
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