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Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye

By: Michael R. LeGault

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Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye

By: Michael R. LeGault

This isn't the time to Blink. It's time to THINK! -- before it's too late. Outraged by the downward spiral of American intellect and culture, Michael R. LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of Americans. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less fulfillment and growing dysfunction. LeGault provides a bold, controversial, and objective analysis of the causes and solutions for: • the erosion of growth and market share at many established American companies, big and small, which appear to have less chance of achieving the dynamic expansion of the past • permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children -- body weights rise while grades plummet • America's growing political polarization, which is a result of our reluctance to think outside our comfort zone • faulty planning and failure to act on information at all levels that has led to preventable disasters, such as the Hurricane Katrina meltdown • a culture of image and instant gratification, fed by reality shows and computer games, that has rendered curiosity of the mind and spirit all but obsolete • stress, aversion to taking risks, and therapy that are replacing the traditional American "can do" mind-set. Far from perpetuating the stereotype of the complacent American, LeGault's no-holds-barred analysis asks more of us than any other societal overview: America can fulfill its greatest potential starting today, and we need smart teachers, smart health care workers, smart sales representatives, smart students, smart mechanics, and smart leaders to make it happen. Now is the time to THINK! -- because a mind truly is a terrible thing to waste.

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Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye

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The Next American Revolution

How the American Government Stole the American Dream and How We Can Get it Back

By: Michael LeGault

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The Next American Revolution

How the American Government Stole the American Dream and How We Can Get it Back

By: Michael LeGault

It is safe to say that the prevailing mood of the United States is anger. This anger is directed at a government that has shed any pretense of acting in the interests of the American people. It is a government incapable of control or restraint, consumed by runaway spending. It is a government ruled not by the will of the majority of Americans but by lobbyists, lawyers, and a media-controlled agenda calling for greater amounts of progressive reform, regulation, and limits on individual freedom. Author Michael LeGault proposes all is not lost. There is still a small window of opportunity for the American people to summon a force of national will and reverse the direction we're heading—a course that will see us become another declining, European-like social welfare state. The key to avoiding this self-destructive path is to understand the underlying causes of the dysfunction.The Next American Revolutionclearly identifies the root causes of the demise of the American Dream and how we can get it back. The message of this book is intended for all Americans in all regions of the country, from sea to shining sea.

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Tate Publishing

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1613461291

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Water, Doors and Buildings: Studies in the History of Construction

By: James Campbell,Nina Baker,Michael Driver,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,Christine Wall,David Yeomans,Sabine Kuban

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Water, Doors and Buildings: Studies in the History of Construction

By: James Campbell,Nina Baker,Michael Driver,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,Christine Wall,David Yeomans,Sabine Kuban

This volume presents 50 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society held at Queens' College Cambridge from 5-7 April 2019 which cover a wide variety of topics on aspects of construction history with a section devoted entirely to papers on water engineering.

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Lulu.com

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0992875153

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Organic Synthesis

By: Michael Smith

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Organic Synthesis

By: Michael Smith

The first two chapters provide an introduction to functional groups; these are followed by chapters reviewing basic organic transformations (e.g. oxidation, reduction). The book then looks at carbon-carbon bond formation reactions and ways to 'disconnect' a bigger molecule into simpler building blocks. Most chapters include an extensive list of questions to test the reader's understanding. There is also a new chapter outlining full retrosynthetic analyses of complex molecules which highlights common problems made by scientists.

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Academic Press

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1890661406

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Neural Networks

An Introduction

By: Berndt Müller,Joachim Reinhardt,Michael T. Strickland

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Neural Networks

An Introduction

By: Berndt Müller,Joachim Reinhardt,Michael T. Strickland

Neural Networks presents concepts of neural-network models and techniques of parallel distributed processing in a three-step approach: - A brief overview of the neural structure of the brain and the history of neural-network modeling introduces to associative memory, preceptrons, feature-sensitive networks, learning strategies, and practical applications. - The second part covers subjects like statistical physics of spin glasses, the mean-field theory of the Hopfield model, and the "space of interactions" approach to the storage capacity of neural networks. - The final part discusses nine programs with practical demonstrations of neural-network models. The software and source code in C are on a 3 1/2" MS-DOS diskette can be run with Microsoft, Borland, Turbo-C, or compatible compilers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642577601

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Studies in the History of Services and Construction

By: James Campbell,Amy Boyington,Yiting Pan,Nina Baker,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,David Yeomans,Henrik Schoenefeldt,Michael Driver

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Studies in the History of Services and Construction

By: James Campbell,Amy Boyington,Yiting Pan,Nina Baker,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,David Yeomans,Henrik Schoenefeldt,Michael Driver

Building services are often overlooked in the history of architecture and engineering. This volume presents 41 papers presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society held at Queens' College Cambridge from 6-8 April 2018 which cover a wide variety of topics on aspects of construction history and building services.

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The Next American Revolution

The Next American Revolution

Water, Doors and Buildings: Studies in the History of Construction

Water, Doors and Buildings: Studies in the History of Construction

Organic Synthesis

Organic Synthesis

Neural Networks

Neural Networks

Studies in the History of Services and Construction

Studies in the History of Services and Construction

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