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Author : Bob Paris
Release : 1998-10-15
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 581/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gorilla Suit by : Bob Paris
Download or read book Gorilla Suit written by Bob Paris. This book was released on 1998-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at the world of professional bodybuilding by the former Mr. Universe, Bob Paris. "An unexpectedly eloquent guide".--"Kirkus Reviews".
Author : Christopher Chabris
Release : 2011-06-07
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 667/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Invisible Gorilla by : Christopher Chabris
Download or read book The Invisible Gorilla written by Christopher Chabris. This book was released on 2011-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves and the world as they really are, but we’re actually missing a whole lot. Chabris and Simons combine the work of other researchers with their own findings on attention, perception, memory, and reasoning to reveal how faulty intuitions often get us into trouble. In the process, they explain: • Why a company would spend billions to launch a product that its own analysts know will fail • How a police officer could run right past a brutal assault without seeing it • Why award-winning movies are full of editing mistakes • What criminals have in common with chess masters • Why measles and other childhood diseases are making a comeback • Why money managers could learn a lot from weather forecasters Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. We write traffic laws and build criminal cases on the assumption that people will notice when something unusual happens right in front of them. We’re sure we know where we were on 9/11, falsely believing that vivid memories are seared into our minds with perfect fidelity. And as a society, we spend billions on devices to train our brains because we’re continually tempted by the lure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement. The Invisible Gorilla reveals the myriad ways that our intuitions can deceive us, but it’s much more than a catalog of human failings. Chabris and Simons explain why we succumb to these everyday illusions and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against their effects. Ultimately, the book provides a kind of x-ray vision into our own minds, making it possible to pierce the veil of illusions that clouds our thoughts and to think clearly for perhaps the first time.
Author : Victor Kelleher
Release : 2002
Genre : Australian fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 175/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Gorilla Suit by : Victor Kelleher
Download or read book The Gorilla Suit written by Victor Kelleher. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom loved the gorilla suit he was given for his birthday. He even wore it the day he visited the zoo. When they reached the zoo, Tom went looking for gorillas. He was so excited that he started jumping up and down, and fell into the gorilla pen. The keeper rescued him at once. But was it really Tom?
Author : David A. Crenshaw
Release : 2007-09
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 617/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Children by : David A. Crenshaw
Download or read book Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Children written by David A. Crenshaw. This book was released on 2007-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Children: Fawns in Gorilla Suits provides a thorough review of the theoretical and research basis of the techniques and interventions in the treatment of aggressive and sometimes violent children. This is not a dry and sterile academic review but rather one that comes from work directly in the therapy room with thousands of hurting and in many cases traumatized children. One cannot read this book without being deeply moved and touched by the pain of these children and yet also be buoyed by their courage and willingness to persevere against formidable barriers. The metaphor of the fawn in a gorilla suit is introduced, followed by chapters covering developmental failures and invisible wounds, profound and unacknowledged losses, the implication of new findings from neuroscience, psychodynamics of aggressive children, risk factors when treating the traumatized child, special considerations when treating children in foster care, strengthening relationships with parents and helping them be more effective, enhancing relationships with direct care and instructional staff, developing mature defenses, and coping skills, creating a therapeutic milieu for traumatized children, and fostering hope and resilience.
Author : Victor Kelleher
Release : 2006-08-01
Genre : Children's stories
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 260/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Gorilla Suit by : Victor Kelleher
Download or read book The Gorilla Suit written by Victor Kelleher. This book was released on 2006-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony was given a gorilla suit for his birthday. He wears it everywhere, even to the zoo. Then he gets to meet the real gorillas and things get very complicated indeed.
