The People's Choice
Title | The People's Choice PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Felix Lazarsfeld |
Publisher | |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1952 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The People's Choice
Title | The People's Choice PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Greenfield |
Publisher | Putnam Adult |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780399138126 |
When the President-elect dies just two days after his close victory, the universal assumption is that his running mate moves up. After all, isn't that the way the Constitution works? Well, actually - no.
Keefer
Title | Keefer PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie a Wootten |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-04-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781095582121 |
The true story of a racing Greyhound's tumultuous, injury-plagued, journey to domination during the 1980s. Hairline fractures and bone chips, subterfuge and jinxes, among other things, threatened Keefer's path into the history books, but he ducked and dodged, staking a claim on the come-back trail time after time, breaking records, reeling in fans and journalists with aplomb and charisma. Besides being a triumph-over-adversity narrative, the book provides a candid historical view of Greyhound racing in America--a view that has too often been ignored, or skewed, by the contemporary media machine.
The People's Choice, From Washington to Harding; a Study in Democracy
Title | The People's Choice, From Washington to Harding; a Study in Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert Agar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Democracy |
ISBN |
The Paradox of Choice
Title | The Paradox of Choice PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Schwartz |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2009-10-13 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0061748994 |
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.
Choice Theory
Title | Choice Theory PDF eBook |
Author | William Glasser, M.D. |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2010-11-16 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 0062031023 |
Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability that is the source of almost all unhappiness. For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship–destroying external control psychology. For example, if you are in an unhappy relationship right now, he proposes that one or both of you could be using external control psychology on the other. He goes further. And suggests that misery is always related to a current unsatisfying relationship. Contrary to what you may believe, your troubles are always now, never in the past. No one can change what happened yesterday.
And Tell of Time
Title | And Tell of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Krey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 738 |
Release | 1938 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Family chronicle set in Georgia and Texas during the years following the Civil War.