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Range - David Epstein - Bog - Penguin Group USA - Plusbog.dk

Range - David Epstein - Bog - Penguin Group USA - Plusbog.dk

The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CNN''s Fareed Zakaria GPS , Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more. “The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” — Forbes “Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink Shortlisted for the Financial Times /McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see. Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.

DKK 245.00
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Wind Sprints - Joseph Epstein - Bog - Axios Press - Plusbog.dk

Wind Sprints - Joseph Epstein - Bog - Axios Press - Plusbog.dk

Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Joseph Epstein would surely be at the top of anybody’s list. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down.Joseph Epstein’s Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays is the third volume of essays from Axios Press following the much acclaimed Essays in Biography, 2012 and A Literary Education and Other Essays, 2014. It contains 142 short essays, literary sprints rather than marathons. Subjects range from domestic life to current social trends to an appraisal of “contemporary nuttiness.” After reading Epstein, we see life with a fresh eye. We also see ourselves a little more clearly. This is what Plutarch intended: life teaching by example, but with a wry smile and such a sure hand that we hardly notice the instruction. It is just pure pleasure.

DKK 173.00
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Econospinning - Gene Epstein - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Econospinning - Gene Epstein - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Gene Epstein knows a thing or two about economic data. Before becoming the Economics Editor for Barron''s in 1993, he was a senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange. Now in Econospinning , Epstein supplies readers with a book that attempts to cut through the veil of economic misinformation commonly reported in today''s media. Assuming no prior knowledge on the readers part, each chapter of Econospinning is structured around fairly simple propositions about the economy or about specific economic data—from tracking employment numbers to measuring corporate profitability—that are then contrasted with the distortions of today''s media coverage. Along the way, Epstein exposes bad reporting by the elite media, including The Wall Street Journal , The Financial Times, The New York Review of Books , The New Yorker, The Economist —and especially by The New York Times and its economics columnist Paul Krugman, Epstein also deconstructs CNN newscaster Lou Dobbs’ coverage of outsourcing and globalization; the illusory connection between abortion and lower crime rates, and bad theories about the role of real estate brokers, featured in the bestseller Freakonomics ; the treatment of the working class portrayed in Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed ; and the sensationalized coverage of the employment report by CNBC’s "Squawk Box." From the disputes over Social Security to misinterpretations of the unemployment rate, Econospinning points out the unfortunate lack of integrity that pervades mainstream economic reporting. Gene Epstein (New York, NY) has been Barron''s Economics Editor since 1993 and writes the column, "Economic Beat." A frequent speaker on the conference circuit, Epstein has been interviewed on CNBC, CNN, NJN Public TV, and BBC TV. He holds an MA in economics from the New School and a BA from Brandeis University.

DKK 162.00
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Range Rover - James Taylor - Bog - David & Charles - Plusbog.dk

Range Rover - James Taylor - Bog - David & Charles - Plusbog.dk

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from James Taylor’s years of Range Rover ownership and experience, learn how to spot a bad example quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right Range Rover at the right price! This buyer’s guide focuses on the third generation Range Rovers, produced between 2002 and 2012. Packed with good advice – from running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation, and the Range Rover community, to whether a third generation Range Rover will suit you and your lifestyle – this is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the Range Rover of your dreams.

DKK 155.00
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The Classical Liberal Constitution - Richard A. Epstein - Bog - Harvard University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Classical Liberal Constitution - Richard A. Epstein - Bog - Harvard University Press - Plusbog.dk

American liberals and conservatives alike take for granted a progressive view of the Constitution that took root in the early twentieth century. Richard Epstein laments this complacency which, he believes, explains America’s current economic malaise and political gridlock. Steering clear of well-worn debates between defenders of originalism and proponents of a living Constitution, Epstein employs close textual reading, historical analysis, and political and economic theory to urge a return to the classical liberal theory of governance that animated the framers’ original text, and to the limited government this theory supports. “[An] important and learned book.”—Gary L. McDowell, Times Literary Supplement“Epstein has now produced a full-scale and full-throated defense of his unusual vision of the Constitution. This book is his magnum opus…Much of his book consists of comprehensive and exceptionally detailed accounts of how constitutional provisions ought to be understood…All of Epstein’s particular discussions are instructive, and most of them are provocative…Epstein has written a passionate, learned, and committed book.”—Cass R. Sunstein, New Republic

DKK 249.00
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Deceptive Distinctions - Cynthia Fuchs Epstein - Bog - Yale University Press - Plusbog.dk

Deceptive Distinctions - Cynthia Fuchs Epstein - Bog - Yale University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this important book a leading feminist scholar surveys and critiques gender research in a range of disciplines, showing how distinctions between the sexes are maintained by ideology and social controls. “A model of sociological common sense, as well as of scholarship…. Epstein addresses basic theoretical, methodological, and epistemological concerns that cut across most sociological specialties. This book is required reading by every gender sociologist…. It should be read as well by sociologists whose specialty is not gender, and especially by theorists of all stripes…. This is truly the capstone work of a mature scholar.” –Janet Saltzman Chafetz, Social Forces“Deceptive Distinctions really has two agendas. The first, based on a review of a wide range of scholarship, much of it quite recent, is to argue that men and women are overwhelmingly similar and that any differences between them are socially constructed. The second is to develop a sociology of knowledge in which the intellectual roots of scholarship on women serve as a case study. Epstein’s project is not only timely but ambitious as well.” –Naomi Gerstel, Women’s Review of Books“In this sophisticated and incisive critique, Epstein ranges from sociobiology to linguistics and from politics to psychiatry to iterate her position that gender differences are often used to support the existing structure rather than to advance our understanding or expand our horizons.” –Carol C. Nadelson, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry“Epstein’s informative critique… makes clear [that] the position of women is not an isolated ‘problem’ but the inevitable result of a complex system of power, opportunity, and incentive. Epstein shows [how] dichotomous thinking still rules our lives.... By bringing together what sociology knows to the contrary, she has helped move society toward a solution.” –Beryl Lieff Benderley, Psychology TodayCo-published with the Russell Sage Foundation.

DKK 254.00
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