"In finite games, like football or chess, the players are known, the rules are fixed, and the endpoint is clear. The winners and losers are easily identified. In infinite games, like business or politics or life itself, the players come and go, the rules are changeable, and there is no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers in an infinite game - there is only ahead and behind. The more I started to understand the difference between finite and infinite games, the more I began to see infinite games all around us. I started to see that many of the struggles that organizations face exist simply because their ... |
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What if we could improve our ability to predict the future? Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn out. The problem is, we're not very good at it. In a landmark, twenty-year study, Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Tetlock's latest project - an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world's most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway theatre. New York is big, noisy, and exciting, and it's waiting for you. Open the ... |
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"I shall show you this kindness. Go with me to see a lawyer. Let us make a bond. And - for a bit of fun - if you do not pay me back the full amount on the right day, and in the right place, the penalty will be a pound of your pale flesh, cut off and taken from any part of your body that I choose." Shylock Shylock lends money to the merchant Antonio, but the stakes are high. When Antonio cannot pay him back, Shylock demands a terrible punishment. This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about the life of William Shakespeare ; notes about this story; ... |
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Physicochemical accents. ... The book shows the possibilities of applying of the physicochemical petrological research methods for an in-depth study of the processes of wallrock alterations and obtaining new original data in metasomatic petrology. The author's investigation on mineral equilibria in the system K 2 О-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -H 2 O-SO 3 is of particular importance for studying of the physicochemical conditions of mineral formation during the acid metasomatism of rocks. By investigating the mineral equilibria on this system, it is possible to develop a complete facies subdivision of secondary quartzes mineral ... |
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The period in which we live corresponds to an era during which traditional grounds once more breaking both in terms of mass media communication forms and applications and its terms of culture, life forms and social rules. In this study is analyzed the period in which walls are being pulled down, when inter-social relations are passing beyond boundaries, to live together (with different identities and cultures), new social discourse and representations that show attempts to make it a part of a shared future correspond to the transformation of mass communication devices and are affected by its power to transform culture. ... |
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"In a fast paced world with media focused on single, dramatic images there is the danger that extended documentary work like that of Babak Salari’s may be missed in the rush for the next great cover shot. Salari’s photographs, by contrast, require us to slow down and savour the moments he has rendered on film. Like any story, the best way to experience “Remembering the People of Afghanistan” is to be conscious of the telling and willing to let ourselves be affected by it. Salari’s photos form a rich, complex story told in a soft voice. It is the story of a people recounted with empathy and respect. At times, it is ... |
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The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with which he worked: love, feminine beauty, aging, and death. The son of a goldsmith, Klimt created surfaces of ornate and jewel-like luminosity which show influence of both Egyptian and Japanese art. Through paintings, murals, and friezes, his work is defined by radiant color, fluid lines, floral elements, and mosaic-like patterning. With a number of subjects dealing with sensuality and desire as well as anxiety and despair, all this iridescence is also suffused ... |
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Добри практики в примери. Тази книга показва как може да се използва Linux за несанкциониран достъп до информационни системи. Просто казано - за хакване. В първата част се разглежда въпросът как може да бъде пробита самата операционна система Linux - получаване на root права на локален компютър и на VDS, хакване на Apache, MySQL и WordPress. Разгледани са и различните уязвимости в системата за шифроване на файлове и папки eCryptfs. Втората част е посветена на хакерските инструменти, съдържащи се в Linux, които могат да се използват разбиване както на Linux, така и на други системи. Представена е хакерската дистрибуция ... |
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From weighing twenty-eight stone and fighting a deep depression, to his amazing return to heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson opens up and share his inspiring advice and tips on diet, exercise regime, and his incredible journey back to a healthier body and mind. Frank, accessible and inspiring, "The Furious Method" is a feel-good and motivating tonic, full of inspirational advice for readers on how we can all improve our physical and mental health. And how we can all create a champion mind-set. Whatever your starting point or past set-backs, Tyson will show you how you can make your own comeback and start ... |
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A heart-tugging dog adoption story told through letters from a dog as he seeks a forever home! The New York Times bestselling picture book that was featured on "The Today Show" is now in paperback! Arfy is a homeless mutt who lives in a box in an alley. Arfy writes to every person on Butternut Street about what a great pet he'd make. His letters to prospective owners share that he's house broken! He has his own squeaky bone! He can learn to live with cats! But, no one wants him. Won't anyone open their heart and home to a lonesome dog? Readers will be happily surprised to learn just who steps up to ... |
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An official Stranger Things novel. Before Hawkins... New York City was Hopper's beat. ... His last big case before everything changed... Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is a quiet first Christmas with his adopted daughter, but when Eleven finds a cardboard box marked "New York", the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York? New York City, 1977. Returning from Vietnam to his young family and a new beat as an NYPD detective, Hopper soon slips back into civilian life. But after shadowy federal agents show up ... |
