Как да се научим да преосмисляме възгледите си в нашия бързопроменящ се свят. Интелигентността днес не е достатъчна и дори понякога е вредна, защото ни кара да се вкопчваме в това, което знаем и което сме. По-голямо значение има способността ни да преосмисляме и да се отказваме от наученото, защото вече не е валидно, и дори от досегашните си възгледи, ако вече не ни служат. В ежедневието си обаче предпочитаме комфорта на увереността пред дискомфорта на съмнението. Вслушваме се в мнения, които ни карат да се чувстваме добре, вместо в идеи, които ни карат да мислим добре. Виждаме разногласията по-скоро като заплаха за ... |
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In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe. We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years. Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time ... |
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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level ... |
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How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action. ... Simon Sinek's recent video on "The Millennial Question" went viral with over 150 million views. Start with Why is a global bestseller and the TED Talk based on it is the third most watched of all time. Why are some people and organisations more inventive, pioneering and successful than others? And why are they able to repeat their success again and again? In business, it doesn't matter what you do, it matters why you do it. Start with Why analyses leaders like Martin Luther King Jr and Steve Jobs and discovers that they all think in the same way - ... |
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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 will we do when there is nowhere to put our rubbish? Every day, all over the world, people drop cans, boxes, paper, and bottles into bins and never think about them again. And the rubbish mountains get bigger and bigger. But there is another way - a way that makes old paper into houses, broken ... |
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Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from ... |
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Sometimes you can choose your family. ... Avery (Night Owl) is bookish, intense, likes to plan ahead, and is afraid of many things. Bett (Dogfish) is fearless, outgoing, and lives in the moment. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and their dads are dating each other. Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same camp for the summer vacation. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends - and possibly, one day, even sisters. Against all odds, the girls soon can’t imagine a life without each other. But when the worst happens, and their dads break up, Avery ... |
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Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the "incident". At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Rick Drummond is a music lover without a job who dreams of making it big in the world of music. The people around him think he's just a dreamer, or a loser. When his wife walks out on him it seems the real world is falling around him. But then his luck changes when he wins the lottery. Is this really a change of fortune for Rick or is he about to lose again? ... |
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"Принизяването на целия мъжки мозък единствено до "мозъкът под кръста" е добра основа за шегички, но по никакъв начин не представя мъжкия мозък в неговата цялостност. Той също така е търсещият и изследващ бебешки мозък, и мозъкът на прохождащото момченце, водено от мотото "не мога да живея, без да се движа"; недоспалият, дълбоко отегчен, готов на рискове мозък на тийнейджъра; страстно отдаденият на любовни похождения мозък на мъжа в разцвета на силите си; замъгленият мозък на таткото; обсебеният от йерархията и конкуренцията агресивен мозък и прибързаният емоционален мозък. Мъжкият мозък освен ... |
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Те са близнаци, Едно - роденият малко по-рано брат, и Две - сестрата, която разказва. И двамата мечтаят да живеят в Ню Йорк, и двамата обичат котки, и двамата обичат момчета. Едно живее с Марсел, впоследствие със Соян, Две живее с Лео и се жени за него, но много повече живее с Едно и проблемите му. Припомня си детството им, липсващите им родители, и как двамата порастват, и как той се бори да намери щастието си. Това е историята за дълбоката привързаност на една сестра към своя брат и неспособността ѝ да спре да мисли за него, колкото и да се опитва. След като той отнема живота си, тя се затваря в апартамента му, ... |
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