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Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average

Crown, 2009

We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think we’d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldn’t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldn’t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better?

We human beings have design flaws....

Faces of Geometry: II Edition (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 172)

Springer, 2021

The volume reports on interdisciplinary discussions and interactions between theoretical research and practical studies on geometric structures and their applications in architecture, the arts, design, education, engineering, and mathematics. These related fields of research can enrich each other and renew their mutual interest in these topics...

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe LiveMotion 2 in 24 Hours

Sams Publishing, 2002

LiveMotion is Adobe's premiere Web graphics and animation design tool. It allows designers to work with vector and raster graphics in an easy-to-use environment, with an interface that is designed to be both intuitive and familiar to those who use other Adobe products.

A new version of LiveMotion is expected to be released in the 1st quarter...

Obstetrics in Family Medicine: A Practical Guide (Current Clinical Practice)

Humana Press, 2006

A few years ago, a medical student who was working with me was struck by a car while crossing the street during her lunch hour. Because she could not walk after the accident, she was taken to the emergency department for evaluation, which included an x-ray of her leg. I met her there just as the radiologist was informing her...

The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation

Chicago Review Press, 2018

One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA’s history, George W. S. Abbey was called “the Dark Lord,” “the Godfather,” and “UNO”—short for unidentified NASA official. He was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence...

Women, Development and Peacebuilding in Africa: Stories from Uganda

Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

This book explores and reflects on peacebuilding, which emerges from the experiences and realities of women’s lives in East Africa, specifically, in Uganda. The author argues that often these community based peacebuilding efforts are responses to women's struggles for survival ? both individually and for their...

History of Nordic Computing

Springer, 2005

This book is dedicated to the men and women who seek to preserve the legacy of the computing profession, particularly those from the Nordic ...

Shadows of War: Violence, Power, and International Profiteering in the Twenty-First Century (California Series in Public Anthropology, 10)

University of California Press, 2004

"This should be made into a movie!"-Katia Lund, Co-director of City of God "Carolyn Nordstrom destroys the categories through which we normally look at war. This is a major achievement. Her eyewitness reporting, when contrasted with the official histories later compiled of the same events, is a revelation. The amount of...

Moon Machu Picchu: With Lima, Cusco & the Inca Trail (Travel Guide)

Moon Travel, 2020

Mystical, timeless, and full of adventure: embark on the trip of a lifetime to the jewel of Peru with Moon Machu Picchu. Inside you'll find:

Strategic trekking guides, including two to four days on the Inca Trail, five days on the Salcantay, and an Inca Jungle Trail...

Active Directory For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2008

Fully updated with all the exciting AD enhancements!

Design and deploy Active Directory to simplify policy and security management

This is not your dad's AD! Whether you just need to upgrade your knowledge from previous versions or you're starting fresh with Active Directory, this...

Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins

Little, Brown and Company, 2019

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.

Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish . . . without a trace.

When...

Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life

Harper Perennial, 2021

A retired Wall Street Journal editor and mother compares two generations of women—boomers and GenXers—to examine how each navigates the emotional and professional challenges involved in juggling managerial careers and families.

For the first time in American history, a...

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