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Best Book Blurbs: Why People Are More Scared To Fly Than Drive
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Why People Are More Scared To Fly Than Drive. Sandman's 'control' principle might also explain why most people are more scared of flying in an airplane than driving a car. Their thinking goes like this: since I control the car, I am the one keeping myself safe; since I have no control of the airplane, I am at the mercy of myriad external factors. So which should we actually fear more, flying or driving? Learn About the Mormons.
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Best Book Blurbs: It's Important to Learn How to Take Abuse Sometimes
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Saturday, April 12, 2008. It's Important to Learn How to Take Abuse Sometimes. Disclaimer: Of course there are certain types of abuse that should never be tolerated and should be reported to authorities. The statements below are from James Stockdale, who was a Vietnam prisoner of war for 7.5 years, on lessons learned from taking that brutal abuse. Labels: A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Its Important to Learn How t...
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Best Book Blurbs: The Fundamental Purpose of Education Should Be to Teach Values, Especially Integrity
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Monday, April 21, 2008. The Fundamental Purpose of Education Should Be to Teach Values, Especially Integrity. Education should take care to illuminate values, not bury them amongst the trivia. Are our students getting the message that without personal integrity intellectual skills are worthless? Labels: A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Learn About the Mormons.
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Best Book Blurbs: So-Called Experts Often Express Unjustified Confidence in Their Theories to Gain Popularity
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Thursday, April 17, 2008. So-Called Experts Often Express Unjustified Confidence in Their Theories to Gain Popularity. Labels: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Any Weakness in a Mans Ethics Can Drive His Downf. The Fundamental Purpose of Education Should Be to . Why People Are More Scared To Fly Than Drive.
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Little Valentine March: January 2011
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He shines best who is content from within. Monday, January 31, 2011. My Dearest Friend, John Barry, R.I.P. John Barry died on Sunday. And I wanted to take an opportunity. To mourn the loss of fellow classmate. And one of the greatest composers. In motion picture history. The first time I attended the Oscars was in 1991, as a guest of Alec Baldwin, where my then wife (Kathy Loftus) and he, were asked to present the Oscar in the category of best original score. Which went to Barry for Dances With Wolves.
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Best Book Blurbs: Successful Parenting Depends More on Who You Are Than What You Do
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Thursday, April 17, 2008. Successful Parenting Depends More on Who You Are Than What You Do. Parents matters less about what parents. Parents who are well educated, successful, and healthy tend to have children who test well in school; but it doesn't seem to much matter whether a child is trotted off to museums or spanked or sent to Head Start or frequently read to or plopped in front of the television. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Learn About the Mormons.
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Best Book Blurbs: Humans Tend to Cling to Overly Simplistic Theories Because They Are Easy to Comprehend
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Humans Tend to Cling to Overly Simplistic Theories Because They Are Easy to Comprehend. Labels: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Any Weakness in a Mans Ethics Can Drive His Downf. The Fundamental Purpose of Education Should Be to . Why People Are More Scared To Fly Than Drive.
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Best Book Blurbs: Self Discipine Is Vital to Self Respect
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Saturday, April 12, 2008. Self Discipine Is Vital to Self Respect. Labels: A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale. Any Weakness in a Mans Ethics Can Drive His Downf. The Fundamental Purpose of Education Should Be to . So-Called Experts Often Express Unjustified Confid. Successful Parenting Depends More on Who You Are T.
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Best Book Blurbs: High Rates of Gun Ownership Do Not Cause High Crime Rates
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Quotes from some the best books I've read. Tuesday, April 15, 2008. High Rates of Gun Ownership Do Not Cause High Crime Rates. Cause crime are, at best, feeble. And since a gun- unlike a bag of cocaine or a car or a pair of pants- lasts pretty much forever, even turning off the spigot of new guns still leaves an ocean of available ones. (p. 131-132). Labels: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Vietnam Experience by James B. Stockdale.
