![]() ![]() The results basically corresponded with impressions given by other students who spent an entire class with those professors - thus proving that there is some mysterious and powerful part of our subconscious that can make accurate snap judgments.īut then later on in the book, in the "rapid cognition is bad" section, Gladwell warns us that, in general, people instantly like tall, attractive white people better than short, unattractive minorities. To support his "rapid cognition is good" section of the book, he uses an example of a psychological test where students were able to tell whether or not a professor was good at their job by simply watching a 5 second clip of them lecturing with the sound turned off. There are many times when I felt that Gladwell contradicted himself. We should learn to trust our snap judgments, even in seemingly complex situations where we don't have a lot of information.īasically the book gives scientific and anecdotal evidence on why rapid cognition can be both a good and bad thing, without offering us much advise on how to tell the difference between situations where we should or shouldn't trust our instincts. Rapid cognition is an exciting and powerful way to use your brain's quick, intuitive capabilities to make stunningly accurate decisions, and can even lead you to have better success in sports, business and politics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Split decisions can be good better than decisions where we take a lot of time to carefully weigh our options and use scientific evidence. ![]()
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![]() By the end of 1803, they have gained control over the entire subcontinent and command a large private army.ĭalrymple draws from known sources and previously untranslated or unknown sources like the Shah Alam Nama, a biography of Shah Alam II, the Mughal emperor during most of the events. The main part of the book deals with the territorial conquests, starting from the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which results in the conquest of Bengal, the richest province of Mughal India. ![]() By the end of the first half of the 18th century, they had established bases in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The book deals with the history of the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent, beginning with the humble origins of the East India Company, founded in 1599 when it received a royal charter awarding them a monopoly on all trade between England and Asia. It recounts the rise of the East India Company in the second half of the 18th century, against the backdrop of a crumbling Mughal Empire and the rise of regional powers. The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company is a 2019 history book by William Dalrymple. ![]() Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond ![]() ![]() He enlisted a loyal crew of allies in high and low places, all as addicted to the danger and thrill of running an illegal marketplace as their customers were to the heroin they sold. The Silk Road quickly ballooned into $1.2 billion enterprise, and Ross embraced his new role as kingpin. ![]() All the investigators knew was that whoever was running the site called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts. Spurred by a public outcry, the federal government launched an epic two-year manhunt for the site’s elusive proprietor, with no leads, no witnesses, and no clear jurisdiction. It wasn’t long before the media got wind of the new Web site where anyone-not just teenagers and weed dealers but terrorists and black hat hackers-could buy and sell contraband detection-free. ![]() In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web site hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything-drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons-free of the government’s watchful eye. ![]() ![]() The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom-and almost got away with it ![]() ![]() ![]() Juliet pursued graduate degrees in Anthropology and Social Work at the State University of New York at Albany, where she published several non-fiction articles on immigration as well as one book-length translation. Rather than making scads of money in computers, she read, painted, learned Spanish and a little French and Vietnamese, lived in Spain and traveled through Europe, Mexico, and Central America. "Bah" said Juliet, as she went on to major in Latin American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz (they had, by far, the best parties of any department). Juliet's father advised his daughters to enter the lucrative and soon-to-flourish field of computers. A man named Steve Jobs was working in his garage in Cupertino, just down the street. Walking to and from kindergarten every day she would indulge in her earliest larcenous activity: stealing walnuts and apricots from surrounding orchards.īy the time she graduated middle school, the orchards were disappearing and the valley at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay had become the cradle of the silicon semi-conductor. ![]() ![]() The family soon moved to what were, at the time, the sticks of Cupertino, an hour south of San Francisco. Juliet Blackwell (aka Julie Goodson-Lawes, aka Hailey Lind) started out life in Palo Alto, California, born of a Texan mother and a Yankee father. ![]() ![]() ![]() Invented by a sociologist in the '50s, the term role model feels antiquated. I reached a semblance of success people might want, but it doesn't mean I should be looked up to. I was a single mother on welfare.Īnd I don't want people to emulate my journey or look up to how I evolved away from dysfunction and stigma. I dropped out of school when I was a kid. My book is about survival and transgression. I didn't want to be the voice of anyone but myself. A major newspaper called me the voice of a generation.Īn interviewer asked me if I felt like a role model for indigenous women. The conversations surrounding me were changing. This is anomalous for a Native woman writer. The book became a New York Times bestseller shortly after. I wasn't ready for that kind of attention. My book reached critical mass when the actress Emma Watson posted a selfie with it to Instagram. ![]() ![]() If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul and body. ![]() Many survivors grow up in houses that are not homes - in families that are as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous. I can see now that I am not bad, defective or crazy.or alone The causes of Cptsd range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. An often echoed comment sounded like this: At last someone gets it. I felt encouraged to write this book because of thousands of e-mail responses to the articles on my website that repeatedly expressed gratitude for the helpfulness of my work. ![]() I also wrote it from the viewpoint of someone who has discovered many silver linings in the long, windy, bumpy road of recovering from Cptsd. ![]() I have Complex PTSD Cptsd] and wrote this book from the perspective of someone who has experienced a great reduction of symptoms over the years. ![]() ![]() But while sorting through their tangled adult lives, lost friendships and loves surface and intertwine, changing the course of these friends’ lives in ways they couldn’t possibly imagine …Ī little treasure of a beach nestled in a crook of the Connecticut coast where I’ve spent many summers. Please give a brief description/storyline about Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans.īlue Jeans and Coffee Beans is the story of a group of friends who reunite at the beloved summer beach of their youth. ![]() It is my career I write and work on my books every single day. ![]() Music, the sea, art and relationships are all a part of my days and inspiration.ĭo you have a day job, or is being an author your career? I write contemporary women’s fiction, and when I’m not writing I love spending time with my family walking, talking and sharing coffee. ![]() As an author, it’s always fun to talk about the connections between writing and life. Before we get to the interview, can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? ![]() ![]() These tales can be from the point of view of anyone involved in cinema from the visual artists all the way to the directors, the actors, or even the audience. ![]() What does that mean? Well, firstly make sure you have read her work first and then send us something that is… -Unique and clever Horror stories involving cursed or dangerous films. What we want: - Stories based on the themes set out in Gemma Files’ classic work, Experimental Film. This collection will also have illustrations from various artists. ![]() ![]() From some of the writers and editors who helped to bring you A Walk in A Darker Wood and the recently published A Walk in a City of Shadows comes a new terrifying collection based on the work of one of Horror’s greatest living authors, Gemma Files! This is the second collection brought to you by Alien Sun Press and we are super excited about it! With the incredible John Langan set to write the foreword, this anthology is a tribute not only to the work of Gemma Files but in particular based on her classic work, Experimental film. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Stark Trilogy is intended for mature audiences. And as our passion came to obsess us both, his secrets threatened to destroy him-and us. ![]() Submitting to Damien meant I had to bare the darkest truth about my past-and risk breaking us apart.īut Damien was haunted, too. Our attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as I ached to be his, I feared the pressures of his demands. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got. And the one man I couldn’t resist.ĭamien Stark could have his way with any woman. Sparks fly and passion ignites in these heart-racing novels-with a bonus novella-of Damien Stark, a powerful man who always get his way, and Nikki Fairchild, a fiercely driven woman who only says “yes” on her own terms. Kenner’s riveting and emotionally charged Stark Trilogy has quickly become a sensation among romance fans. ![]() ![]() Is there a way out of this endless repetition of old patterns? Although he seems an immense task ahead for humanity, Professor Bache is in the end hopeful that we can find a way through. ![]() ![]() A university professor (now retired) Bache uses not only his keen analytical mind but also his own research in non-ordinary states of consciousness to trace the roots of the old traumas and patterns that we all carry to one degree or another and which deeply affect our thoughts, feelings, and actions. In many areas of human endeavor where we would expect something different - such as between religions each of which presents itself as offering a way to a higher connection with the divine and a better human society - we see again and again not only conflict and aggression but war and blinding hatred. ![]() Christopher Bache has provided in this book a fascinating and for me convincing explanation of the complex area of collective karma in human history and consciousness evolution. ![]() |