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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
A groundbreaking book on the newly discovered special kind of intelligence for assessing risks, by the leading researcher in the field, revealing how vital risk intelligence is in our lives and how we can all raise our "RQ" and make better decisions.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
237 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
In our 21st-century world, we insulate ourselves with safety. We insure everything from vacations to cell phones. But in the end, everyone faces risk. Even if our choices are not dramatic or the outcome not heartbreaking, what does it mean if we back away instead of move forward? Have we so muffled our hearts and minds that we fail to reach for all that life can offer us--and all that we can offer life? As a child on the dangerous streets of Detroit,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
A Wall Street trader-turned-neuroscientist reveals the biology of boom-and-bust cycles to explain the impact of risk taking on body chemistry, citing the relationship between testosterone, decision making, and emotional health.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xii, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
This book explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxv, 252 pages ; 25 cm
Description
To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disrupting the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take...
6) Daring greatly: how to courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
8 CDs ( 8.5 hrs. ) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Every day people experience the uncertainty and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable. Here, Dr. Brown challenges everything people think they know about vulnerability, saying it is not weakness but rather the clearest path to courage and meaningful connection.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Stanford University professor Amy B. Zegart comes an examination of the rapidly evolving state of political risk, and how to navigate it. POLITICAL RISK investigates and analyzes this evolving landscape, what businesses can do to navigate it, and what all of us can learn about how to better understand and grapple with these rapidly changing global political...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. In his inimitable style, Taleb pulls on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to create a jaw-dropping...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxii, 218 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Eat smart, exercise regularly, and get routine health screenings," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises the public in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And that is absolutely true - except for the checkup part. The American public has been sold the idea that seeking medical care is one of the most important steps to maintain wellness. However, surprisingly, medical care is not in fact well correlated with good health. The major...
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Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many others. Like her, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right? Through riveting explorations in a variety of fields, the authors uncover a method...
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
299 pages
Description
"Acclaimed adolescent psychiatrist and educator Jess Shatkin brings more than two decades' worth of research and clinical experience to the subject, along with cutting-edge findings from brain science, evolutionary psychology, game theory, and other disciplines -- plus a widely curious mind and the perspective of a concerned dad himself."--Amazon.com.
12) Positive results: making the best decisions when you're at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer
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Formats
Description
Discovering you are at risk allows you to make informed choices about lifestyle and medical interventions. But genetic information may still leave individuals overwhelmed by anxiety and fear. Learn about women who are coming to grips with the information of their genetic and medical tests.
13) Panic
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In the poor town of Carp, New York, a group of teens enters a high-stakes game that involves a series of secretive, possibly deadly challenges throughout the summer, with the winner receiving more than $50,000--enough money to start a new life"--
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
336 pages
Description
"Bina Venkataraman sees the way forward. A former journalist and adviser in the Obama administration, she helped communities and businesses prepare for climate change, and she learned firsthand why people don't think ahead-and what can be done to change that. In The Optimist's Telescope, she draws from stories she has reported around the world and new research in biology, psychology, and economics to explain how we can make decisions that benefit...
15) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
Author
Formats
Description
Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live whole, courageous lives, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections.
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
196 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
Glassman shows how to develop an investing strategy that enables readers to make money and sleep at night with the investing idea everyone is searching for: reasonable returns from one's portfolio and protection against devastating declines.
Author
Publisher
Vergara
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Pero, aunque ella siente lo mismo, el hecho de que sea parte de la familia la hace reacia a iniciar una relación con él más allá de la amistosa. César tendrá que volverse imaginativo y ofrecerle algo que nunca haya vivido antes para que baje la guardia."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself in a fantastic Alice-in-Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel. Guided by leading scientists and mystics, she finds that if reality itself is not questionable, her notion of it certainly is. Plunge into a world where quantum uncertainity is demonstrated - where Amanda's neurological processes, and perceptual shifts are engaged and lived - where everything is...
20) Along came Polly
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor, is not one to ever take chances in any aspect of his life. But when his new bride Lisa leaves him for French scuba instructor Claude on their honeymoon, he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly, whom he remembers from the seventh grade. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces...
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