![]() ![]() Gladwell describes the "three rules of epidemics" (or the three "agents of change") in the tipping points of epidemics. ![]() As Gladwell states: "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do." The examples of such changes in his book include the rise in popularity and sales of Hush Puppies shoes in the mid-1990s and the steep drop in New York City's crime rate after 1990. ![]() Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point." The book seeks to explain and describe the "mysterious" sociological changes that mark everyday life. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference is the debut book by Malcolm Gladwell, first published by Little, Brown in 2000. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld is at the top of his game, and back to his most famous. With Impostors, master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies - a world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be Frey’s last. SKU 9781338757903 / Impostors (Impostors 1) / Westerfeld. and if she can risk becoming her own person. As the deal starts to crumble, Frey must decide if she can trust him with the truth. But Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. When her father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she becomes the perfect impostor - as poised and charming as her sister. Her only purpose is to protect her sister, to sacrifice herself for Rafi if she must. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. Frey is Rafi’s twin sister - and her body double. Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld is at the top of his game, and back to his most famous realm.įrey and Rafi are inseparable. ![]() ![]() Chabris re-treaded that piece for Slate, accusing Gladwell of deliberately misrepresenting the science.Chabris had so much material lined up that he blogged a week later under the heading Why Malcolm Gladwell Matters (And Why That’s Unfortunate).First, there was the review in the Wall Street Journal, in which he argues “Malcolm Gladwell too often presents as proven laws what are just intriguing possibilities and musings about human behavior”.Psychologist Christopher Chabris seems to have got under Gladwell’s skin with a multi-barrel onslaught on David and Goliath. He’s not renowned for exploring nuance, complexity or even evidence that flat-out contradicts his thesis. To critics, he seems to take a rather one-eyed view of the scientific evidence: happy to garnish his writing with citations of research that suits his argument. ![]() Those critics - many of them scientists, lesser-known authors, and commonly both - consider Gladwell’s too willing to compromise about the “non” in non-fiction. But that awesome strength in narrative story-telling and character-driven non-fiction turns out, in the eyes of many critics, to be Gladwell’s weakness, too. ![]() ![]() ![]() but Krijero’s broken heart from a past affair keeps them at arm’s length. Gelan and Wynhod pierce the man’s awkward facade to discover their perfect third. Imdiko Krijero is a brilliant psychologist with insight into the criminal mind. With the addition of a savvy criminal psychologist and a lucky break, Gelan gets too close to the truth. However, Delir doesn’t kill just its users those who get in the way of its contagion die too. Wynhod never forgot the Dramok he loved seven years ago, and his assignment as Gelan’s enforcer is no accident. ![]() Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod. ![]() With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. The drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. ![]() ![]() Never once did I see a vicar such as portrayed here by Ken Russell, either High Church or otherwise, wandering around dressed as if he'd just come from a "Barchester Chronicles" film set, and although Christie described his wife as "not at all like a vicar's wife", Francis de la Tour's interpretation also jars with the setting. I was reared in an English village at the time that this story is supposed to take place. Unlike most of the episodes of the series "Marple", this adaptation of "The Moving Finger" stays, by and large, faithful to the original mystery, and I for one (after vilifying other episodes), must reluctantly confess that I rather enjoyed it, although more thought could have been given to the casting. It has no real bearing on the main plot of course, but gives a little more bite to Jerry's romance in it. And for once in this series, given Agatha Christie's inclinations towards the use of psychology in her story-lines, I suspect the change might just have had her approval. Thus is an interesting deviation from the novel's flying accident theme. (Or has he had a failed love affair? The script doesn't make the reason quite clear.) Recovering from the "accident", he completes his convalescence helped by his sister Joanne in the lovely idyllic village of Lymstock. ![]() Such, presumably, is Jerry Burton's state of mind as he rides his motorcycle into a tree, escaping death, but incurring broken legs. ![]() There is many a war hero who has returned home asking the question.Why did I survive?.then suffering bouts of guilt, booze and depression, and thoughts of suicide. ![]() ![]() ![]() would be the first one I would offer.It is full of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling story line. "If I were to recommend any book today to readers who enjoyed "Fifty Shades of Grey". ![]() Intensely romantic, darkly sensual and completely addictive, Sylvia Day's "Reflected in You" will take you to the very limits of obsession - and beyond. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sharpest edge of obsession. Those moments when the driving hunger and desperate love were the most exquisite insanity. It was too hard, too painful.except when it was perfect. ![]() My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. He was my addiction.my every desire.mine. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. Skönlitteratur > Romaner > Reflected In You: A Crossfire NovelĮva and Gideon return in "Reflected in You", the second novel in the erotic romance "Crossfire" series, following on from "Bared to You" - this is the perfect read for those who loved "Fifty Shades". ![]() ![]() ![]() Presenter and Pixar head John Lassetter declared Miyazaki “the most original filmmaker to ever work in our medium. ![]() In November 2014, Miyazaki received an honorary Academy Award® at the academy’s sixth annual Governor’s Awards. Thriving indistrial societies disappeared. His final film, The Wind Rises, was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award®. An epic fantasy tale written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Miyazaki’s essays, interviews and memoirs have been collected in Starting Point: 1979–1996 and Turning Point: 1997–2008. His other acclaimed films include My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Ponyo. In 2005, VIFF awarded Miyazaki the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement. : Howls Moving Castle : Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson, Billy Crystal, Hayao Miyazaki, Diana. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) received the Osella Award for technical achievement at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. In 1985, Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli, through which he directed the box office smashes Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001), which won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003. His film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga, was released in 1984. ![]() ![]() His first feature, The Castle of Cagliostro, was released in 1979. Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Smart firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success.Ī brilliant guide to one of the most profound changes of our time, "Wikinomics" challenges our most deeply-rooted assumptions about business and will prove indispensable to anyone who wants to understand competitiveness in the twenty-first century.īased on a $9 million research project led by bestselling author Don Tapscott, "Wikinomics" shows how masses of people can participate in the economy like never before. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, "Wikinomics" proves this fear is folly. Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. In just the last few years, traditional collaboration?in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center?has been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is an exciting adventure, but Matt and Kate are uncertain about their on-again, off-again relationship.Ĭlick here to see the rest of this review Both Kate (as a scientist) and Matt (as a pilot/astralnaut) are invited to join the crew, much to Matt's delight - he has endured very hard training in the hopes that he might be selected for this expedition. Canada builds a space "elevator" called the Starclimber, a cabin which rides out into space on a thick cable. This might be steampunk but it's still set in the early/mid twentieth century, and space travel is becoming a new obsession and a race - between Canada and France. But this time we see a more mature, young adult Matt and Kate, now grown-up and working in the roles they have been trained for. In Starclimber we return for a final time to Matt and Kate. ![]() ![]() Matt and Kate come of age as a pilot/astralnaut and suffragette/scientist respectively, and must overcome societal barriers if they want to marry, but first they must use their wits and courage to survive a space disaster on the maiden voyage of the Starclimber into the Earth's orbit. ![]() ![]() ![]() The characters in these “companion” novels go through events that help shape the rest of the series. I think it also helps that books 2 ( Ink Exchange) and 4 ( Radiant Shadows) focus on a different set of characters that we have been introduced to in other books instead of (Aislin and Co. All the characters had their own agendas and weren’t afraid to get dirty to achieve it. Again, this goes back to the world Marr creates, but I never could totally predict what was going to happen. I had a hard time with some of the love triangles deciding who’s team I was on so that was great! Surprisingly, I actually didn’t mind the love triangles in this one as much as in other books–so win! Even the bromances grabbed my attention □ ![]() ![]() There are a lot of characters in these books–not so much that it is hard to keep track of, but enough to keep you interested–but I loved watching the relationships develop between them all. These characters can be twisted and evil whenever it suits them and that works for me! The characters aren’t your standard goody-two shoe faeries or humans thrown into a world of chaos. ![]() With this series, it takes the faery world and makes it a dark, modern tale. I have read a lot of faerie stories and there is always a little spin to each and every one. One is the whole concept of the world Melissa Marr creates. This is one of my favourite series for a lot of reasons. Genre: Young Adult, Faeries, Romance, Fantasy # of Books: 5 (Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity, Radiant Shadows, Darkest Mercy) ![]() |