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The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Canadian English Edition»rank: 208par: Norma Shapiro, Jayme Adelson-Goldstein
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness»rank: 3148par: Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Chroniques et points de vue: : s Questions for Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein : What do you mean by 'nudge' and why do people sometimes need to be nudged? Thaler and Sunstein: By a nudge we mean anything that influences our choices. A school cafeteria might try to nudge kids toward good diets by putting the healthiest foods at front. We think that it's time for institutions, including government, to become much more user-friendly by enlisting the science of choice to make life easier for people and by gentling nudging ... |
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Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets»rank: 1077par: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders ... |
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Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love»rank: 3670par: Sue Johnson, Sue Johnson Dr.
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders ... |
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Three Day Road»rank: 466par: Joseph Boyden
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Joseph Boyden's first novel is the story of two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, who leave their pristine northern country to end up in the horrific trenches of World War l. Loosely based on the real life of a famous Canadian sniper, the story is told from two first-person views: those of Xavier and his old aunt and only living relative, Niska. After the war, Niska is taking her wounded nephew back home north to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of the ... |
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Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada»rank: 224par: Adria Vasil
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Joseph Boyden's first novel is the story of two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, who leave their pristine northern country to end up in the horrific trenches of World War l. Loosely based on the real life of a famous Canadian sniper, the story is told from two first-person views: those of Xavier and his old aunt and only living relative, Niska. After the war, Niska is taking her wounded nephew back home north to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of the ... |
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The Kingdom of Infinite Space: An Encounter with Your Head»rank: 438par: Raymond Tallis
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Joseph Boyden's first novel is the story of two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, who leave their pristine northern country to end up in the horrific trenches of World War l. Loosely based on the real life of a famous Canadian sniper, the story is told from two first-person views: those of Xavier and his old aunt and only living relative, Niska. After the war, Niska is taking her wounded nephew back home north to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of the ... |
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Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others»rank: 2153par: James Daley
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Joseph Boyden's first novel is the story of two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, who leave their pristine northern country to end up in the horrific trenches of World War l. Loosely based on the real life of a famous Canadian sniper, the story is told from two first-person views: those of Xavier and his old aunt and only living relative, Niska. After the war, Niska is taking her wounded nephew back home north to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of the ... |
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Wherever You Go, There You Are»rank: 369par: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living--a book in which he presented basic meditation techniques as a way of reducing stress and healing from illness--here Jon Kabat-Zinn goes much more deeply into the practice of meditation for its own sake. To Kabat-Zinn, meditation is important because it brings about a state of 'mindfulness,' a condition of 'being' rather than 'doing' during which you pay attention to the moment rather than the past, the future, or the multitudinous distractions of modern life. ln brief, rather poetic chapters, he ... |
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Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus of Current English»rank: 1458de: Oxford University Press
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living--a book in which he presented basic meditation techniques as a way of reducing stress and healing from illness--here Jon Kabat-Zinn goes much more deeply into the practice of meditation for its own sake. To Kabat-Zinn, meditation is important because it brings about a state of 'mindfulness,' a condition of 'being' rather than 'doing' during which you pay attention to the moment rather than the past, the future, or the multitudinous distractions of modern life. ln brief, rather poetic chapters, he ... |
