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Insights—like Darwin's understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick's breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA-can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little about when, why, or how insights are formed—or what blocks them. In Seeing What Others Don't, renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein unravels the mystery.

Brought to you by Penguin. What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something unique to humans - or do we share it with other beings? Recent years have seen rapid advances in 'artificial' intelligence, which increasingly appears to be something stranger than we ever imagined. At the same time...

Conversations with people navigating the world of sight loss and visual impairment, hosted by journalist David Bradford.

First published in 1936, One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 is the long out-of-print book that Warren Buffett's biographers credit with shaping the legendary investor's business acumen and giving him his trademark appreciation of compound interest.

Walking through Jesus' life from birth to death, Rabbi Evan Moffic serves as a tour guide to give Christians a new way to look at familiar teachings and practices that are rooted in the Jewish faith and can illuminate our lives today. Among the critically acclaimed highlights of this book, Rabbi Moffic gives fresh insight on how Jesus' contemporaries understood him; explores how Jesus' Jewishness shaped him.

When Jesus looks for grace in your church, it’s like spotting the sunrise in the dark sky. The smallest rays of grace eclipse sin, each sunbeam from the Spirit stirring the heart of the Son. Unfortunately, apart from the Spirit, we don’t naturally see the church as Jesus does.

A project to uncover art practices within the creative industries, by people that create for money and make art for themselves. Questions, musings, conversations and observations on what we do artistically, creatively, to complement or counteract our paid work. Fascinated by our urge to create Mel Fong talks to artists, filmmakers, musicians and creatives of all types about their (personal) practices. Mel Fong has worked in the advertising industry for two decades-ish representing film directors, artists and production companies. To find more information about the project plus supporting ...

What if starting a conversation with your body could be the beginning of the best friendship you've ever had? It will give you the tools for a totally different paradigm when it comes to healing, change and transformation for you, the bodies around you and your clients. In this book you will: Discover how to have communion with your body and enjoy the gift it can be; Stop draining yourself by giving up the need to heal others; Realize the body transformation that is possible from choice and awareness.

Conversations on opportunities, challenges and lived experiences to foster understanding between disabled and non-disabled communities. Insights into the tools and techniques used by people with disabilities navigating the worlds of work, education, travel, sport, the arts and leisure. Because while we may be disabled we will never be disempowered.

En su primer libro, 123 Formas de ver la vida, Bernardo Moya explora y te conduce a diferentes perspectivas emocionales para conseguir lo mejor de ti mismo. Son 123 citas y reflexiones inspiradoras que te permitirán orientarte, redescubrirte y reinventarte desde las mismas raíces de tus debilidades o inquietudes. Este libro te inspirará, te hará pensar, te picará, te hará crecer...

Madison Myers is a hard-working assistant to one of LA's top talent agents. Determined to make a respectable name for herself in the business, the last thing she wants in her life is singing sensation Walker Rhodes, with his nonstop tabloid-filled antics and bad boy behavior. But after he pulls her onstage during one of his concerts and serenades her in front of thousands of screaming fans, all bets are off. She doesn't want to give in to his charms, but Walker is relentless and keeping a secret of his own.

In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand the enduring power of Munch’s painting, Knausgaard reflects on the essence of creativity, on choosing to be an artist, experiencing the world through art and its influence on his own writing. As co-curator of a major new exhibition of Munch's work in Oslo, Knausgaard visits the landscapes that inspired him, and speaks with contemporary artists, including Vanessa Baird and Anselm Kiefer. 

'Essential . . . An urgent reckoning with institutional violence, curatorial practice and the meaning of freedom' Dan Hicks 'Daisy Dixon is the guide you need in encountering the disturbing side of human expression' Helen Carr 'A zesty new history of "dangerous art" . . . Skips with panache...