For the Internet generation, educational technology designed with the brain in mind offers a natural pathway to the pleasures and rewards of deep learning. Drawing on neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Michelle Miller shows how attention, memory, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning can be enhanced through technology-aided approaches.
Heading an investment team to organize a popular dating app's IPO in just two months, a rising Wall Street maverick confronts Silicon Valley politics only to have the transition threatened by the murder of a Stanford student.
The narrative explores the author's journey of uncovering her mother's abandonment, prompting a profound examination of her own identity and the hidden family secrets that have persisted for fifty years. Through this deeply personal account, the author reflects on the emotional impact of her mother's choices and the quest for understanding that ultimately reshapes her perception of family and self.
The Beginner's Pegan Diet Cookbook offers guidance and 100+ amazing recipes for this balanced, anti-inflammatory blend of the paleo and vegan diets.
“A digital-age Edith Wharton . . . hilarious, exhilarating, and so, so clever.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians A suspenseful, racy, and achingly honest story of the entangled lives of six young women and men as they take Silicon Valley’s hottest dating app public. Tara Taylor runs six miles every morning, never eats after nine p.m., is the first to arrive and last to leave the office, but is starting to wonder why she bothers. When her old Stanford flame, Todd Kent, asks her to join his four-person team handling Hook’s IPO, the deal of the decade, she sees her opportunity to break through the glass ceiling and justify six boyfriendless years of sacrifices for her career. And the $14 billion dating app might have more in store for her than a bigger bonus. But that kind of money changes people. When the deal is thrown into a tailspin, Tara and five others will each find out just what they’re willing to give up—love, family, integrity—to get to the top.
Investment Banker. Rock band manager. All-women's brokerage firm founder. Self-help greeting card guru. Cosmo's Bachelor of the Month. These are just a few of the labels that accurately describe Alan Gelband, in addition to "devoted husband," "proud father" and "deeply loyal friend." In this memoir, written on the evening of his 75th birthday, Gelband recounts it all with honesty, humor and searching insight into what the human experience is all about. His conclusion? It really is a crazy ride, and he's an awfully lucky man.(Movie actor, Executive Producer)
Re-Usable Mold Making Guide was written with the intention of setting you up for success when mold making and casting with ComposiMold and ImPRESSive Putty. Beginners will find the explanations easy to understand and the step-by-step tutorials inspirational. More advanced craftspeople can use this book to learn new techniques and tricks for more efficient uses of ComposiMold, ImPRESSive Putty, and various casting materials in their mold making and casting process. In this book you will find an introduction to mold making, how to start, 2 part molds, plaster casting, resin casting, and chocolate molds, and hundreds of examples and explanations of compatible casting materials, and over 35 step-by-step tutorials to walk you through a variety of mold making projects.We hope this book does set you up for success! Please keep in touch and share your project photos with us!
The narrative follows a woman's quest for a simpler life in Panama after years of rejecting societal norms. Upon purchasing a property with her fiancé in a tranquil village, she confronts unexpected challenges, including navigating the local business landscape and grappling with her new identity as a wealthy outsider. This experience compels her to reassess her beliefs about money, success, and self-worth, highlighting the complexities of pursuing a dream that diverges from her expectations.
Michelle's journey is a quest for self-discovery and spiritual growth, set against the backdrop of the 1990s counterculture. Rejecting societal norms, she embraces an unconventional lifestyle filled with travel, psychedelics, and voluntary homelessness. As she navigates through diverse landscapes like Alaska, Thailand, and Mexico, she faces challenges and seeks her parents' approval while striving to blend her free-spirited ideals with practical realities. Her story is one of resilience, optimism, and the pursuit of a meaningful existence beyond traditional expectations.
This edited book approaches the threat and impact of environmental disasters on Asia’s urban populations from a governance perspective. It adopts a multi-sector and multi-disciplinary approach to disaster governance that emphasises the importance of multiple stakeholders in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters and their cascading impacts in Asia’s cities. The contributors to this volume take a broad view of the multifaceted causalities and the interconnected threats and vulnerabilities of environmental disasters in urbanising Asia. As such, the book is an invitation to advance scholarship in the search for more effective, comprehensive and inclusive disaster preparedness agendas, recovery programs and development priorities.