The Whole Equation

Author: David Thomson
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375701540
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
With the same style and insight he brought to his previous studies of American cinema, acclaimed critic David Thomson masterfully evokes the history of America’s love affair with the movies and the tangled history of Hollywood in The Whole Equation. Thomson takes us from D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and the first movies of mass appeal to Louis B. Mayer, who understood what movies meant to America–and reaped the profits. From Capra to Kidman and Hitchcock to Nicholson, Thomson examines the passion, vanity, calculation and gossip of Hollywood and the films it has given us. This one-volume history is a brilliant and illuminating overview of “the wonder in the dark”–and the staggering impact Hollywood and its films has had on American culture.

Becoming Whole

Author: Leslie Stein
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1611457742
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
In 1951, Carl Jung published what he considered the highest synthesis and exposition of the transformation of Self and the discovery of the divine in one of his latest and most difficult works, Aion. The equation’s complexity and uncharacteristic elements of mysticism have caused it to fall by the wayside in traditional Jungian and psychological analysis. No major work has tackled this fascinating concept until now. Leslie Stein, a disciple of noted Jungian analyst Rix Weaver, here explores this groundbreaking equation to its fullest capacity. Tracing the roots of Jung’s research back to his influences in the world of the Kabbalah and Sufi mysticism, and grounding the more esoteric philosophy toward the modern sense of identity, Stein has produced both a rigorous work of scholarship on a major figure and a guide that challenges readers to reflect on our own truths.

The Happiness Equation

Author: Nick Powdthavee
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848312245
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
Why is marriage worth £200,000 a year? Why will having children make you unhappy? Why does happiness from winning the lottery take two years to arrive? Why does time heal the pain of divorce or the death of a loved one – but not unemployment? Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness – precisely – will each life choice bring? Should I get married? Am I really going to feel happy about the career that I picked? How can we decide not only which choice is better for us, but how much it's better for us? The result of new, unique research, The Happiness Equation brings to a general readership for the first time the new science of happiness economics. It describes how we can measure emotional reactions to different life experiences and present them in ways we can relate to. How, for instance, monetary values can be put on things that can't be bought or sold in the market – such as marriage, friendship, even death – so that we can objectively rank them in order of preference. It also explains why some things matter more to our happiness than others (like why seeing friends is worth more than a Ferrari) while others are worth almost nothing (like sunny weather). Nick Powdthavee – whose work on happiness has been discussed on both the Undercover Economist and Freakanomics blogs – brings cutting-edge research on how we value our happiness to a general audience, with a style that wears its learning lightly and is a joy to read.

Introduction to Difference Equations

Author: Samuel Goldberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486650847
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Exceptionally clear exposition of an important mathematical discipline and its applications to sociology, economics, and psychology. Topics include calculus of finite differences, difference equations, matrix methods, and more. 1958 edition.

The Equations of Life

Author: Charles S. Cockell
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 154164459X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366

Book Description
A groundbreaking argument for why alien life will evolve to be much like life here on Earth We are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In The Equations of Life, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics narrowly constrain how life can evolve, making evolution's outcomes predictable. If we were to find on a distant planet something very much like a lady bug eating something like an aphid, we shouldn't be surprised. The forms of life are guided by a limited set of rules, and as a result, there is a narrow set of solutions to the challenges of existence. A remarkable scientific contribution breathing new life into Darwin's theory of evolution, The Equations of Life makes a radical argument about what life can -- and can't -- be.

The Drake Equation

Author: Douglas A. Vakoch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107073650
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 343

Book Description
Leading scientists and historians explore the equation that guides modern astrobiology's search for life beyond Earth.

The Profit Equation

Author: Michael D. Batt
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462028608
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 165

Book Description
With the popularity and proliferation of dashboards, scorecards, and key metrics in the business world today, have you asked: Are we measuring the right things, and is all of this measuring really helping us accomplish our goals? Through a fictional narrative, author Michael D. Batt teaches how to identify the key items that should be counted and explains what to do with these measurements so your business can reach its goals—financial or otherwise. In The Profit Equation, Andy Davis is a typical high school student who plays on the high school basketball team, works at the local mall, and hates algebra. With the looming likelihood of failure of his basketball team, at work, and in algebra, Andy finds an unlikely source of guidance. Coach Hunter, the high school algebra teacher, comes to Andy’s rescue and teaches him a process to solve his problems—big and small. Offering a look at a timeless leadership technique, The Profit Equation brings management by measurement to life. It will change the way you look at problems to empower you to accomplish your goals.

A Complete Course of Pure Mathematics

Author: Louis-Benjamin Francœur
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description

The Soulmate Equation

Author: Christina Lauren
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982179716
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners returns with a witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate? Perfect for fans of The Rosie Project and One Plus One. Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparents—who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno—Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After all, her father’s never been around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn’t “father material” before Juno was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard...and lonely. But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands. At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly’s founder, Dr. River Pena. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Pena. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him and we’ll pay you. Jess—who is barely making ends meet—is in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the “Diamond” pairing that could make GeneticAlly a mint in stock prices, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought. Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.

Understanding God's Will

Author: Kyle Lake
Publisher: Relevant Media Group
ISBN: 9780974694269
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Everyone struggles with questions like, "How can I know if I'm pursuing God's will or my own?" In this book, pastor Kyle Lake suggests that God's will for a person's life isn't as formulaic as it's often made out to be. This book alleviates ambiguities about God's desires for our lives. Through the use of scriptural metaphors such as discipleship, kingdom and fatherhood, this message empowers people to make wise decisions with the guidance of a God who is not a genie, an insurance policy nor a dominator.