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In her 1999 book Survival of the Prettiest: the Science of Beauty, [4] she rejects the notion of beauty as a cultural construct, an invention of the fashion industry, or a backlash against feminism. Instead Etcoff argues that human beauty perception is a biological artefact derived from evolutionary genetic pressure.
He is the author of the international bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, which has been translated into more than 30 languages and won the 2007 Royal Society Prizes for Science Books. He has also written essays for several newspapers and magazines, hosted a non-fiction television series on PBS , and given three popular TED talks .
Hosted by Jami Floyd, TED Talks NYC debuted on NYC Life on March 21, 2012. [72] As of October 2020, over 3500 TED talks had been posted, [19] and five to seven new talks are published each week. On TED.com, most talks and speakers are introduced, and talk transcripts are provided; some talks also have footnotes and resource lists.
Published in 2010 by Amy Einhorn Books, a division of Penguin Publishing. The Book of Awesome is a #1 international bestseller, and a New York Times bestseller. [28] [1] [29] Pasricha wrote The Book of Awesome while attempting to get over his divorce and close friend's suicide. His frustration with the 'gloom and doom' in the news caused him to ...
Ted Andrews (July 15, 1952 – October 24, 2009) [1] was an American writer, teacher of esoteric practices, and a clairvoyant. His book on animals as spirit guides and symbols, Animal Speak , sold almost 500,000 copies from 1993 to 2009; the influential Llewellyn -published book is widely cited by others.
Stumbling on Happiness web site including a blog; Reviews of Stumbling on Happiness; Short interview about the book from; Comprehensive interview on the book; Why we make bad decisions, a TED talk - Dan Gilbert discusses humans' failure to predict what makes us happy. Presented July 2005 in Oxford, England; Top concepts from Stumbling on Happiness
TED Radio Hour is a weekly, hour-long radio program and podcast, produced as a co-production between TED (conference) and National Public Radio.It is broadcast on 600+ public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is also available as a free weekly podcast. [2]
Moon Tiger is a 1987 novel by Penelope Lively which spans the time before, during and after World War II. The novel won the 1987 Booker Prize. [1] It is written from multiple points of view and moves backward and forward through time. It begins as the story of a woman who, on her deathbed, decides to write a history of the world, and develops ...