Un numero impressionante di persone si nutre di credenze assurde e ridicole. Perché? Perché chiunque può finire per crederci. Astrologia, sensitivi, profezie di Nostradamus... pensate che basti essere persone istruite e acculturate per restarne alla larga? La risposta è un sonoro 'no'. Esistono infatti molti trucchi retorici che possono trasformare un insieme di idee in una trappola psicologica, nella quale si è invogliati a entrare ma dalla quale è poi quasi impossibile uscire. Anche se non lo pensate, anche voi siete vulnerabili a credenze irragionevoli, ed è per questo che dovete dotarvi di difese immunitarie adeguate. Questo libro non si limita a mostrarvi quali meccanismi vi possono intrappolare, ma anche quali strategie dovete adottare per riconoscerli e rifiutarli.

From managerless crisis club to qualifying for Europe, the behind-the-scenes stories of the underdogs who defied the odds to win their first national trophy

At the start of 1986 Raith Rovers were a club in crisis. Languishing near the bottom of Scottish soccer, they were managerless and playing before crowds of just a few hundred. Yet less than a decade on the club would defy the odds to win their first ever national trophy, the Scottish League Cup, defeating Glasgow giants Celtic and qualifying for Europe in one of Scottish soccer's most dramatic cup finals. Unthinkable tells the inside story of that remarkable journey and thrilling final from the perspective of the management and players of the Kirkcaldy club. Drawing on illuminating interviews with all the main characters, it reveals exactly what the players were thinking each step of the way and what drove them on to achieve their unparalleled success. The true story of underdogs battling against the odds to take their place in the history of the Scottish game.

Scent in Your Garden by Stephen Lacey is a classic gardening title which introduces the fundamental aspects of design with fragrant plants, and explains how to achieve effects that please the eye as well as the sense of smell. There are chapters on structural planting with trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders and ground cover, walled gardens and vertical planting, rock and water gardens, rose and herb gardens and gardening under glass. A comprehensive catalogue describes over 1000 scented plants to grow for their fragrance as well as beauty. This is the only major reference work on scent and scented plants and is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society.

The second installment in DK's new Heads Up series, Heads Up Philosophy addresses the issues and theories that are most intriguing and relevant to the curious minds of teens — making a difficult topic easier to comprehend. Questions such as 'What is knowledge?' 'What is reality?' 'What is the mind?' and 'What's right and wrong?' are all addressed, offering big ideas, simply explained. Written and designed specifically for the teen market, Heads Up Philosophy combines challenging but clear text with cool graphic illustrations that clarify and explain theories and arguments.

Biography spreads cover the famous quotes of great philosophers including Socrates, Aristotle, Friedrich Nietzsche, Epicurus, Plato, and Thomas Aquinas, while major theories and debates including epistemology, metaphysics, and ideologies are also explained. Heads Up Philosophy also includes case study panels, diagrams, and real world spreads to show how philosophical theories relate to everyday life.

Making a difficult subject more approachable, Heads Up Philosophy is designed to provoke, entertain, and stimulate young minds.

While parents long to better influence and express love to their children, they often have no clear plan of action. As a result, daily hopes turn into years of missed opportunities.

The Love Dare for Parents helps busy moms and dads more fully cherish, enjoy, and impact each of their children during each season of their lives. From the writers of the original Love Dare (over 5 million copies sold), this new forty-day journey will help you to daily demonstrate love to your sons and daughters and keep your relationships respectful and close…long-term.

Whether your children are in preschool, high school, or out on their own, your intentional love can reach out and touch them wherever they are. It can win their hearts, build their character, and bless their every tomorrow.

Featuring timeless parenting principles, a strategic prayer guide, and access to a free parenting assessment, this is a Love Dare journey every parent should take!

You’ve worked hard to gain the knowledge and skills needed for career success. Now, it’s time to build a great network of people who’ll help you get where you want to go.

Don’t know where to start? No problem. Not sure how to present yourself? No problem. You’re shy, or an introvert? No problem. Whoever you are, Andrea Nierenberg and Michael Faulkner will gently and patiently guide you through the whole networking process, one easy step at a time.

You’ll find simple advice, rules, steps, and “how to” techniques that’ll take you all the way from “breaking the ice” to “acing the interview.” It’s all based on the experience of the world’s most successful networkers, combined with the latest research about business and psychology.

These techniques work. You can use them. You can do this!

· What networking is, what it isn’t, and why you need to do it

Getting past the myths and misconceptions (networking is NOT using people!)

· What great networkers do--and how you can do it, too

Easy lessons anyone can learn from the best

· Networking for introverts: there’s more than one way to do this

Use the surprising networking advantages that come with introversion

· Don’t just post: Make the most of social networks

LinkedIn, Facebook, and beyond: Extend your network, magnify your impact

Truly loving another imperfect person is not merely a romantic feeling, but a daily decision. But what are the keys to consistently giving and receiving love? How are love and romance best experienced and expressed in the midst of life?s everchanging pressures and emotions? The Love Dare Day by Day is a one-year devotional designed to challenge husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. This 365-day journey contains the foundational principles of the original Love Dare while providing fresh content and deeper studies. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or is healthy and strong, this is a powerful journey you need to experience. If taken to heart, it could change your marriage . . . and your life.INCLUDES: - 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love- 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage- Dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself and your spouse- Questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship- More than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible studyDare to Love. Every Day.

While parents long to better influence and express love to their children, they often have no clear plan of action. As a result, daily hopes turn into years of missed opportunities. The Love Dare for Parents helps busy moms and dads more fully cherish, enjoy, and impact each of their children during each season of their lives. From the writers of the original Love Dare (over 5 million copies sold), this new forty-day journey will help you to daily demonstrate love to your sons and daughters and keep your relationships respectful and close . . . long-term.Whether your children are in preschool, high school, or out on their own, your intentional love can reach out and touch them wherever they are. It can win their hearts, build their character, and bless their every tomorrow. Featuring timeless parenting principles, a strategic prayer guide, and access to a free parenting assessment, this is a Love Dare journey every parent should take!

From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children.

From the writers of New York Times No. 1 best-seller, The Love Dare.

• 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love
• 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage
• Dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself and your spouse
• Questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship
• More than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible study

Previous editions of this book have helped well over 100,000 students and professionals write effective proposals for dissertations and grants. Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, Proposals That Work offers clear advice backed up with excellent examples. Ináthe fifth edition, the authors haveáincluded a discussion of the effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process, with URLs listed where appropriate. In addition, there are new sections covering alternative forms of proposals and dissertations and the role of academic rigor in research. As always, the authors have included a number of specimen proposals, two that are completely new to this edition, to help shed light on the important issues surrounding the writing of proposals. Clear, straightforward, and reader friendly, Proposals That Work is a must own for anyone considering writing a proposal for a thesis, a dissertation, or a grant.

The Major Authors Ninth Edition provides new selections and visual and media support, plus a new, free Supplemental Ebook. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies, and with the apparatus you trust, The Norton Anthology of English Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value.

A collaborative work between scientists and ethicists working at the forefronts of their respective fields and short story writers, this collection attempts to predict some of the potential ethical side-effects of the groundbreaking biomedical research currently being developed. Exploring the increasingly gray area between the fantastical and that which is already within our reach—including programmable memories, nano-tech implants, fatherless reproduction, and interspecies reproduction—this unique volume fuses fact with fiction and speculates on the future of scientific progress. With an appeal to both science fiction fans and academics, the contributors include authors Jane Rogers, Justina Robson, Sara Maitland, Sean O’Brien, and Simon Van Booy as well as scientists and ethicists Dr. Ainsley Newson, Professor Bruce Whitelaw, Dr. Jane Calvert, Professor Martyn Amos, and Dr. Nihal Engin Vrana, among talented others.

The Ninth Edition offers more complete works and more teachable groupings than ever before, the apparatus you trust, and a new, free Supplemental Ebook with more than 1,000 additional texts. Read by more than 8 million students, The Norton Anthology of English Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value.

The Ninth Edition offers more complete works and more teachable groupings than ever before, the apparatus you trust, and a new, free Supplemental Ebook with more than 1,000 additional texts. Read by more than 8 million students, The Norton Anthology of English Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value.