Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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2007., Back Bay Books Call No: General Sci & Math Edition: 1st Back Bay trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Argues for snap decisions, discussing the value of training one's mind and senses to focus on a few relevant details when making decisions in daily life, and also examines the dangers of jumping to conclusions, describing situations in which one is "mind-blind."
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2007., Back Bay Books Call No: 153.4 GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay trade Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Summary Note: How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.
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2007., Back Bay Books Call No: HI-INT 153.44 GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the process of decision making and the power of intuition. Uses examples from real life ranging from heart attack triage and speed dating to choking on the golf course and selling cars.
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2013., LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: HI-INT 155.24 Edition: First Edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)
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2011., Back Bay books Call No: 302 Gla Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Argues that the success of certain individuals can be attributed to when and where they were born, as well as the familial conditions they were born into. Demonstrates how the positive or negative conditions that surround a person can impact their future success.
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2008., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: HI-INT 302 GLA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Argues that the success of certain individuals can be attributed to when and where they were born, as well as the familial conditions they were born into. Demonstrates how the positive or negative conditions that surround a person can impact their future success.
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Ã2008., Back Bay Books Call No: SOCIAL ISSUES NF GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author explores why some people are high achievers and others are not, citing culture, family, and upbringing as possible reasons some people are not as successful as others.
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2019., Little, Brown and Company Call No: 302 Gla Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: The author offers an in-depth examination of personal interactions between strangers that draws on the latest public scandals to show how the tools and strategies people use to understand one another lead to conflict and misunderstanding.
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c2000., Little, Brown Call No: 302 Gla Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains why major changes in society often happen suddenly and unexpectedly and describes the personality types who are natural originators of new ideas and trends.
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2002., Back Bay Books Call No: 302 GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains why major changes in society often happen suddenly and unexpectedly and describes the personality types who are natural originators of new ideas and trends.
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2002., Back Bay Books Call No: Class Set Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ideas, products, messages and behaviors "spread just like viruses do." Behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass or "tipping point" is reached, changing the world. Gladwell develops these and other concepts (such as the "stickiness" of ideas or the effect of population size on information dispersal) through simple, clear explanations and entertainingly illustrative anecdotes.
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2010., Back Bay Books Call No: HI-INT 302 GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Collects an assortment of essays written by the author and originally published in "The New Yorker." In them, the author investigates a variety of random topics from what football players can tell us about hiring teachers to the exploits of of pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moskowitz.
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c2009., LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: HI-INT 302 GLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Collects an assortment of essays written by the author and originally published in "The New Yorker." In them, the author investigates a variety of random topics from what football players can tell us about hiring teachers to the exploits of of pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moskowitz.
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Ã2009., Back Bay Books/Little, Brown Call No: 814 GLA Edition: 1st Back Bay trade Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Collects essays from Malcolm Gladwell, a British-born journalist and staff writer for "The New Yorker," that explore a range of topics, including intelligence tests, ethnic profiling, the history of hair dye, and more.
