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In this thoughtful treatise spurred by the 2015 death of African-American academic Sandra Bland in jail after a traffic stop, New Yorker writer Gladwell (The Tipping Point) aims to figure out the strategies people use to assess strangers-to "analyze, critique them, figure out where they came from, figure out how to fix them," in other words: to understand how to balance trust and safety. He uses a variety of examples from history and recent headlines...
7) The big book of relationship quizzes: 100 tests and quizzes to let you know whos' who in your life
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Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Shares lighthearted step-by-step tips and advice for accomplishing hundreds of unusual tasks, from organizing a personal fireworks display and getting a last-minute table at an overbooked restaurant to finding a reputable pet psychic and making a citizen's arrest.
10) Hablar con extraños: por qué es crucial (y tan difícil) leer las intenciones de los desconocidos
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Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
Español
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"[Looks at] . . . our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong"--Amazon.com.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"This beautiful full-color treasury of stories about gift book-giving celebrates the enduring power of literature: stories of significant books people have received and what those books mean to them. The Books They Gave Me collects 200 poignant, funny, and provocative stories that together comprise a love letter to literature and the physical book. Some of the stories are disastrous, some touching, but all are illuminating, revealing volumes about...
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