[PDF] [READ] Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin Read NowDownload Now
A landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkersA quarter of a century after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin?the ?anthropologist on Mars,? as Oliver Sacks dubbed her?transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired. Do you have a keen sense of direction, a love of puzzles, the ability to assemble furniture without crying? You are likely a visual thinker.With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously believed, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the photo-realistic object visualizers like Grandin herself, with their intuitive knack for design and problem solving, to the abstract, mathematically inclined ?visual spatial? thinkers who excel in pattern recognition and systemic namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Read NowDownload Now
The contestants of a reality television dating show compete for love--and their lives--in this pulse-pounding and viciously funny fiction debut from the GLAAD Award-winning author of Real Queer America.When the final four women in competition for an aloof, if somewhat sleazy, bachelor's heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they mentally prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and of course, the salacious drama that viewers nationwide tune in to eagerly devour. Each woman came on "The Catch" for her own reasons--brand sponsorships, followers, and yes, even love--and they've all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes.Enter Patricia, a temperamental, but woefully misunderstood local, living alone in the dark, verdant woods and desperate to forge a connection of her own. As the contestants perform for the cameras that surround them, Patricia watches from her place in the shadows, a queer namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] Shutter by Ramona Emerson Read NowDownload Now
This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico?s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation.Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases?she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won?t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life. Her taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law. And now it might be what gets her killed.When Rita is sent to photograph the scene of a supposed suicide namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Read NowDownload Now
In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will risk all to save her country and her people from Tsar Ivan the Terrible?and the dangerous gods who seek to drive the twisted hearts of men.As a half-goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even as they spread rumors about her supposed cruelty and wicked spells. But when her old friend Anastasia?now the wife of the tsar, and suffering from a mysterious illness?arrives in her forest desperate for her protection, Yaga realizes the fate of all of Russia is tied to Anastasia?s. Yaga must step out of the shadows to protect the land she loves. As she travels to Moscow, Yaga witnesses a sixteenth century Russia on the brink of chaos. Tsar Ivan?soon to become Ivan the Terrible?grows more volatile and tyrannical by the day, and namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers by Erica Hannickel Read NowDownload Now
The epitome of floral beauty, orchids have long fostered works of art, tales of adventure, and scientific discovery. Tenacious plant hunters have traversed continents to collect rare specimens; naturalists and shoguns have marveled at orchids? seductive architecture; royalty and the smart set have adorned themselves with their allure. In Orchid Muse, historian and home grower Erica Hannickel gathers these bold tales of the orchid-smitten throughout history, while providing tips on cultivating the extraordinary flowers she features.Consider Empress Eugenie and Queen Victoria, the two most powerful women in nineteenth-century Europe, who shared a passion for Coelogyne cristata, with its cascading, fragrant white blooms. John Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, cultivated thousands of orchids and introduced captivating hybrids. Edmond Albius, an enslaved youth on an island off the coast of Madagascar, was the first person to hand-pollinate Vanilla planifolia, leading to vanilla?s namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(2)
[PDF] [READ] The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford Read NowDownload Now
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington?s former poet laureate, that?s how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has truly come to haunt her. Fearing that her child is predestined to endure the same debilitating depression that has marked her own life, Dorothy seeks radical help. Through an experimental treatment designed to mitigate inherited trauma, Dorothy intimately connects with past generations of women in her family: Faye Moy, a nurse in China serving with the Flying Tigers; Zoe Moy, a student in England at a famous school with no rules; Lai King Moy, a girl quarantined in San Francisco during a plague epidemic; Greta Moy, a tech executive with a unique dating app; and Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to set foot in America. As painful namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] Quicksand (The Champions, #3) by Janet Dailey Read NowDownload Now
The rugged, exciting new story from the New York Times bestselling author tells the tale of an Arizona family ranch in trouble, as the Champion sisters fight to keep their legacy bull-rearing operation strong, going head-to-head ?and heart to heart?with some of the toughest men on the rodeo circuit.Tess Champion knows better than to trust Brock Tolman, the rancher who once swindled her late father in a land deal. But with the Alamo Canyon Ranch in foreclosure, Tess is forced to accept Brock?s offer of a partnership. Brock claims he only wants to breed the Champion bloodline into his own herd. In exchange, he offers Tess one of his own young bulls. Soon enough, Quicksand is the rising star of the rodeo circuit, which only proves Tess is better at picking bulls than she is men. Because she?s way too tempted to surrender to her attraction to Brock, despite her certainty he?s only out to steal her family ranch. It?s not until the tycoon?s private plane crashes in the wilderness, namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] Why Public Space Matters by Setha Low Read NowDownload Now
Drawing from decades of research, Setha Low shows how public space contributes to a flourishing society through promoting social justice and democratic practices. Thriving public spaces also enhance creativity, health, urban resilience, and environmental sustainability. Yet more than ever, public spaces across the world are threatened by urban development, privatization and neglect. Public spaces -- where people from all walks of life play, work, meet, talk, read, think, debate, and protest -- are vital to a healthy civic life. And, as the eminent scholar of public space Setha Low argues in Why Public Space Matters, even fleeting moments of visibility and encounter in these spaces tend to foster a broader worldview and our willingness to accept difference. Such experiences also enhance flexible thinking, problem solving, creativity, and inclusiveness. There are many such spaces, but they all enhance social life. Sidewalks and plazas offer business opportunities for small-scale namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(2)
[PDF] [READ] The Bridesmaids Union by Jonathan Vatner Read NowDownload Now
From the author of Carnegie Hill, comes Jonathan Vatner's The Bridesmaids Union, a captivating novel of family, Facebook groups, and bridesmaids gone rogue.Iris Hagarty has just about had it with weddings. After witnessing one too many meltdowns over flower arrangements, she takes to the internet to vent about the trials and tribulations of being a bridesmaid to demanding and ungrateful brides. She finds she is not alone, and soon becomes the moderator of a Facebook group full of other bridesmaids, eager to share their own horror stories.Enter Iris?s sister Jasmine, the golden child and their parents? obvious favorite, newly engaged and wanting none other than Iris to be her maid of honor. Knowing full well that Jasmine doesn?t need a wedding to bring out her spoiled side, Iris buckles in for a bumpy ride. At least now she has an outlet?one full of new online friends hungry for juicy details.But as the Bridesmaids Union grows, Iris finds it harder to keep under control. And she even namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
[PDF] [READ] The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Tom Clavin Read NowDownload Now
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II.They were known as ?Rudder?s Rangers,? the most elite and experienced attack unit in the United States Army. In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler?s homeland at last. In the process, Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 . . . and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that several Wehrmacht regiments, who greatly outnumbered the Rangers, had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two determined forces was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II.Castle Hill, the imposing 1320-foot mini-mountain the American Rangers simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to a desperate Nazi Germany. Several entire American divisions had already been repulsed by the last namito5717 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣(0)
