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Chopin and Beyond

My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal

By: Byron Janis

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Chopin and Beyond

My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal

By: Byron Janis

One of the world's greatest classical pianists reveals how the "other world" transformed his life and career By any measure, Byron Janis has had an extraordinary musical career. His discovery of two long-lost Chopin scores made headlines around the world, and he has been honored many times for his breathtaking performances of some of the most exciting and challenging works in the standard classical piano repertoire. As he retraces this remarkable journey in Chopin and Beyond, he shares something even more extraordinary: the other-worldly experiences that have shaped his life and music in surprising and profound ways. Shares milestones and memories from the life and musical career of one of the world's greatest pianists Includes lively anecdotes of famous classical musicians and other notable figures, including Vladimir Horowitz and Pablo Picasso Describes his long-secret but ultimately triumphant battle with arthritis Recounts the paranormal experiences that deepened his personal association with Chopin, effected near miraculous recoveries from serious accidents, and more Like the best music, Chopin and Beyond will open your mind to explore the wonder and possibility of a different world.

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0470604441

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Chopin and Beyond

My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal

By: Byron Janis

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My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470872330

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Decision Making

Its Logic and Practice

By: Byron M. Roth,John D. Mullen

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Decision Making

Its Logic and Practice

By: Byron M. Roth,John D. Mullen

This text, written by a philosopher and a social psychologist, emphasizes concrete applications of decision research to problems of everyday living, as well as to business, social, and political issues. The text contains scores of interesting examples and problems for analysis, ranging from personal decisions about medical treatment to Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb. There is no other text with such a wide-ranging coverage, with so practical an orientation, with such clear descriptions of the steps to effective decision making, and with so many end-of-chapter problems for analysis and practice.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742512746

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9780742512740

Over There

The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918

By: Byron Farwell

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Over There

The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918

By: Byron Farwell

Chronicles the rise of the American military and the role it played in winning World War I, from the declaration of war in 1917 to the social changes that occurred on the home front.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393320286

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Medicine, Rationality and Experience

An Anthropological Perspective

By: Byron J. Good

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Medicine, Rationality and Experience

An Anthropological Perspective

By: Byron J. Good

Biomedicine is often thought to provide a scientific account of the human body and of illness. In this view, non-Western and folk medical systems are regarded as systems of 'belief' and subtly discounted. This is an impoverished perspective for understanding illness and healing across cultures, one that neglects many facets of Western medical practice and obscures its kinship with healing in other traditions. Drawing on his research in several American and Middle Eastern medical settings, in this 1993 book Professor Good develops a critical, anthropological account of medical knowledge and practice. He shows how physicians and healers enter and inhabit distinctive worlds of meaning and experience. He explores how stories or illness narratives are joined with bodily experience in shaping and responding to human suffering and argues that moral and aesthetic considerations are present in routine medical practice as in other forms of healing.

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Cambridge University Press

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052142576X

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9780521425766

Infinite Progress

How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Disease, Poverty, Hunger, and War

By: Byron Reese

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Infinite Progress

How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Disease, Poverty, Hunger, and War

By: Byron Reese

For years we’ve been inundated with bleak forecasts about the future. But in this electrifying new book, author Byron Reese debunks the pessimistic outlook as dangerous, and shows instead how technology will soon create a dramatically better world for every person on earth, beyond anything we have dared to imagine. With the art of a storyteller, Reese synthesizes history, technology, and sociology into an exciting, fast-moving narrative that shows how technological change has had dramatic effects on humanity in the past. He then looks forward at the technological changes we know are coming—from genetics, nanotechnology, robotics, and many other fields—and explores how they will vastly increase wealth, prolong our lifespans, redefine human rights, and alter the social fabric of the world. Reese explains how the Internet, human ingenuity, and technological innovation will help us forever end the five historic plagues of human existence: ignorance, disease, poverty, hunger, and war. With a rational and researched optimism, Reese sees the future not as a world in a downward spiral, but as destined for progress beyond our imaginations. As Reese looks forward, he notes that “we are gaining speed, not winding down. We are blooming, not withering, as we leverage the greatest natural resource on the planet: the human mind.” The future of Earth’s inhabitants has never been brighter. If you want to get excited about the future, then this is the book for you.

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Greenleaf Book Group

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1608324052

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9781608324057

Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Stereotypes, Schemas, and Typifications as Integral Elements in the Persuasive Process

By: Byron Ben Renz

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Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Stereotypes, Schemas, and Typifications as Integral Elements in the Persuasive Process

By: Byron Ben Renz

Much communication today argues a point. An argument, by definition, involves an attack and a counterattack not only using logic, but also incorporating non-logical feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and values. Much of the non-logical element in our argumenttaps the reservoir of unconscious understandings, feelings, expectations, and values that we have coded and stored in our unconscious minds in the form of stereotypes, schemas, and typifications. Our internal packets of stored values and beliefs may constitute our own worst enemy as they militate against creative thought and forward-looking cha.

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University Press of America

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0761847049

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9780761847045

Learning to Read the Signs

Reclaiming Pragmatism for the Practice of Sustainable Management

By: F. Byron (Ron) Nahser

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Learning to Read the Signs

Reclaiming Pragmatism for the Practice of Sustainable Management

By: F. Byron (Ron) Nahser

The PathFinder Lab Journal Field Notebook (Appendix III) is available here. It's not what we know, but how we learn. This is the key that Learning to Read the Signs uses in order to evaluate and apply ideas and facts to one's organization life. The book asks the reader to go back to and reclaim pragmatism: an activity of thought involving four parts: Investigation, Hypothesis, Action, and Testing. Pragmatism is a method of interpretation or inquiry which offers to the thoughtful business practitioner a way to better understand the reality in which we operate, to think critically and creatively, and for business people to think together to make the best use of all our perspectives and talents. Questions raised in this book include: What are the signs telling us? Where are we headed and why? Why are things going the way they are? What is our purpose? Examples abound of companies and organizations that have failed to "read the signs": the automobile and the financial services industries are obvious examples. Doing business successfully in the 21st century means becoming aware of the filters that modify and limit business vision in our culture. Without this awareness, many businesses will continue to fall into short-term reactive thinking. In a world facing unprecedented social, environmental, and economic challenges, learning to read the signs is a business imperative. This is not a how-to book in the sense that it provides ten easy answers to everyday business problems. The help it gives is much more profound. This book outlines a mode of inquiry that can be used to solve cognitive as well as ethical questions. Drawing on the deepest resources of philosophical pragmatism, Nahser shows us that often we do not even know the right question to ask, that we must start by trusting our doubts and seeing where they lead, so that we can even begin to ask the right questions. He brings philosophy down to earth by showing that a practical philosophy can call into question our outworn assumptions, open up new lines in inquiry, and lead to conclusions we never imagined at the beginning of the process – conclusions not just about what to do next, but about our larger purposes, those frameworks that give us meaning and direction. In this long-overdue and radical update to his seminal book, Ron Nahser turns his attention to how pragmatism can be can be practiced by the management of business, government, and non-profit organizations to create both success and a better world for all.

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Routledge

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1351276549

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9781351276542

Berkeley Walks

Revealing Rambles through America's Most Intriguing City

By: Robert E. Johnson,Janet L. Byron

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Berkeley Walks

Revealing Rambles through America's Most Intriguing City

By: Robert E. Johnson,Janet L. Byron

Berkeley Walks celebrates the things that make Berkeley such a wonderful walking city—diverse architecture, panoramic views, tree-lined neighborhoods, historic homes, unusual gardens, secret pathways, hidden parks, vibrant street life, trend-setting restaurants, and intriguing history. Fascinating and surprising sidelights include the apartment building from which Patty Hearst was kidnapped; Ted Kaczynski’s home before he became the Unabomber; and the residences of Nobel laureates and literary Berkeleyans such as Thornton Wilder, Ann Rice, and Philip K. Dick. Bob Johnson and Janet Byron—longtime city residents and tour guides—designed these 18 walks to showcase the many elements that make Berkeley’s neighborhoods, shopping districts, and academic areas such fun to explore. Visitors will discover a vibrant community beyond the University of California campus borders, while locals will be surprised and delighted by the treasures in their own backyards. Highlights of the book include a focus on architects Joseph Esherick, John Galen Howard, Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, James Plachek, Walter Ratcliff, Jr., and John Hudson Thomas, 100 archival and original photos, and 20 maps, including a map of Berkeley bookstores.

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Roaring Forties Press

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1938901517

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9781938901515

More God, Less Crime

Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More

By: Byron Johnson

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More God, Less Crime

Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More

By: Byron Johnson

In More God, Less Crime renowned criminologist Byron R. Johnson proves that religion can be a powerful antidote to crime. The book describes how faith communities, congregations, and faith-based organizations are essential in forming partnerships necessary to provide the human and spiritual capital to effectively address crime, offender rehabilitation, and the substantial aftercare problems facing former prisoners. There is scattered research literature on religion and crime but until now, there has never been one publication that systematically and rigorously analyzes what we know from this largely overlooked body of research in a lay-friendly format. The data shows that when compared to current strategies, faith-based approaches to crime prevention bring added value in targeting those factors known to cause crime: poverty, lack of education, and unemployment. In an age of limited fiscal resources, Americans can’t afford a criminal justice system that turns its nose up at volunteer efforts that could not only work better than the abysmal status quo, but also save billions of dollars at the same time. This book provides readers with practical insights and recommendations for a faith-based response that could do just that.

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Templeton Foundation Press

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1599473836

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9781599473833

The Job Shopper

By: D. Byron Wiley

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The Job Shopper

By: D. Byron Wiley

This book can help you navigate very productively through life in whatever your manner of business. It may help you develop a stronger understanding of how emotions can have an effect on your life and how someone elses emotions can as well. It will advise you on how to deal with co-workers, supervisors, and employees effectively, and it will show you how to develop a positive mental attitude and more. The Job Shopper is divided into sections for ease of navigating different topics: Section 1 A unique self-help section Section 2 Life wisdom Section 3 Professional advancement tactics Section 4 The business of job shopping Section 5 Anecdotes of people that have to work twice as hard to get half the credit and then need to fight to get the rest

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Balboa Press

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150434717X

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9781504347174

Language Power

Dynamic Progression from Word to Message

By: Byron Renz

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Language Power

Dynamic Progression from Word to Message

By: Byron Renz

The focus of Language Power: Dynamic Progression from Word to Message is on words and how they convey meaning and feeling. The microscopic focus on the word itself evolves into the logical organization of words into meaningful sentences, paragraphs, and document sections. The focus is on the somewhat divergent nonfiction elements of information and persuasion. From an examination of the principles of information and persuasion, the book evolves into an examination of specific applications of the informative and persuasive principles in business letter writing, the rsum, the cover letter, the business plan, and the grant proposal. Language Power gets the serious student of writing away from the glib advice about writing dos and donts or templates that can simply be copied. This is a book about the process of thinking that goes into effective informative and persuasive writing. The book teaches the writing process. Although the discussion of process is illustrated with examples, the examples serve not as templates but to help teach the process. The books rationale is that solid academics will ultimately outperform the mundane. After examining how words convey meaning, words are next examined as collective structures to convey information or persuasion. Finally, language structures are analyzed in specific forms of business writing.

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iUniverse

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1475971478

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9781475971477

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare

An Illustrated World View

By: Byron Farwell

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The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare

An Illustrated World View

By: Byron Farwell

The late Byron Farwell served as an engineer in the British forces of World War II and was an author of at least seven books on various aspects of military history. In this encyclopedia, a labor of love intended for both scholars and general readers, entries include information on wars, revolutions, battles, sieges, spies, soldiers, technical military terms, weapons, and other aspects of 19th-centruy wars and military life. The length of an entry does not necessarily correspond to its importance. Some lesser conflicts and minor personalities are given more space, because information is not readily available elsewhere; and conversely, if information on a topic is widely available, the entry is short. Small bandw images enhance the text. A selected bibliography is included at the end of the volume. Indexing, at least by country or general topic would have improved this otherwise carefully prepared reference. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393047709

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9780393047707

The Invention of the Colonial Americas

Data, Architecture, and the Archive of the Indies, 1781–1844

By: Byron Ellsworth Hamann

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The Invention of the Colonial Americas

Data, Architecture, and the Archive of the Indies, 1781–1844

By: Byron Ellsworth Hamann

The story of Seville’s Archive of the Indies reveals how current views of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are based on radical historical revisionism in Spain in the late 1700s. The Invention of the Colonial Americas is an architectural history and mediaarchaeological study of changing theories and practices of government archives in Enlightenment Spain. It centers on an archive created in Seville for storing Spain’s pre-1760 documents about the New World. To fill this new archive, older archives elsewhere in Spain—spaces in which records about American history were stored together with records about European history—were dismembered. The Archive of the Indies thus constructed a scholarly apparatus that made it easier to imagine the history of the Americas as independent from the history of Europe, and vice versa. In this meticulously researched book, Byron Ellsworth Hamann explores how building layouts, systems of storage, and the arrangement of documents were designed to foster the creation of new knowledge. He draws on a rich collection of eighteenth-century architectural plans, descriptions, models, document catalogs, and surviving buildings to present a literal, materially precise account of archives as assemblages of spaces, humans, and data—assemblages that were understood circa 1800 as capable of actively generating scholarly innovation.

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1606067737

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Chopin and Beyond

Chopin and Beyond

Chopin and Beyond

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Decision Making

Decision Making

Over There

Over There

Medicine, Rationality and Experience

Medicine, Rationality and Experience

Infinite Progress

Infinite Progress

Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Learning to Read the Signs

Learning to Read the Signs

Berkeley Walks

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More God, Less Crime

More God, Less Crime

The Job Shopper

The Job Shopper

Language Power

Language Power

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare

The Invention of the Colonial Americas

The Invention of the Colonial Americas

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