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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 300 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding...
2) The humbling
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Life as Simon Axler knew it was over. Now in his 60s, the one time leading stage actor had lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. His confidence was drained away and he imagined people laughed at him. His wife was gone, his audience had left him, and his agent couldn't persuade him to make a comeback. Simon was about to take a journey that would have a dark and shocking end.
3) The humbling
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler struggles to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian Pegeen Stapleford, but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen.
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The Key to Effective Communication: Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people-especially those who report to us-we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as "the fine art of drawing someone out, of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file)
Language
Undetermined
Description
Having covered the remarkable discoveries in physics, turn to the great gap in our current knowledge, namely the nature of the dark matter and dark energy that constitute more than 95% of the universe. Close with a look at other mysteries that physicists are now working to solve.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Begin with a story about Odysseus and his hubris. Then, explore other words about people who think too much or too little about themselves, including a fascinating word that has a positive connotation when it refers to a voice, but a negative connotation when it refers to speech or writing.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
With the evolution of grasses came the grassland biomes: the prairies, pampas, and steppes that cover almost 40 percent of Earth's land surface today. Learn how this biome impacted animal evolution, including our own ancestors as they moved out of Africa and around the planet, facilitated by a carpet of grasses.
Author
Publisher
Harvest
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From legendary chef Jacques Pepin, a book celebrating his lifelong love of chickens, featuring dozens of his celebrated paintings and more than 50 recipes, along with a treasure trove of poignant and often humorous stories.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
102 [1] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This Old House meets Wayne's World in this zany guide to designing and building tiny homes Derek Diedricksen has always had a love for small, modest houses ever since his father gave him the book Tiny Tiny Houses by Lester Walker for his tenth birthday. Combining his artistic abilities, wild imagination, and his passion for small houses, he self-published Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts, and Whatever the...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventeenth-century Danish anatomist Nicholai Steno spent much of his scientific life working for the Medicis in Florence, where he was renowned for his skill in dissection. When he turned his attention to fossils, he invented the basic principles of studying the Earth's strata, demonstated that our planet was much older than was then believed, and showed that fossils are the remains of animal life, rather than animal-like fossils.
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