![]() ![]() ![]() With oodles of experimental evidence, Ariely shows that not only is human behaviour surprisingly non-rational (irrational), it is predictably irrational, consistent across a variety of situations, and can therefore be predicted and corrected for – if only we knew how. In doing so, the rationale goes, society benefits as a whole. Simply stated, the idea that consumers are able to use reason and logic to make the decisions that are best for them, with the aim of maximizing their personal happiness and satisfaction. The study of economics relies on a key set of assumptions around the notion of rational consumer choice. Why do we keep stuffing ourselves at the all-you-can buffet even after our stomachs begin groaning after the third helping?įull of startling insights delivered with author Dan Ariely’s characteristic wit, Predictably Irrational is Ariely’s first attempt at chronicling the oddity of human thought and choice, particularly when it comes to their financial and consumptions habits. ![]() Why are we comfortable spending $6 on a cup of coffee now, when only 5 years ago we would be loathe to spend more than $3 on a cup of coffee (corrected for inflation)? Why is it that we often don’t bat an eye at spending an extra $200 on an expensive suit, or $5000 on a house purchase, but can then turn around and spend hours clipping PennySaver coupons to save 25 cents on our next soup purchase? ![]()
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![]() So do the secrets that run as deep and dark as the currents in this quiet river town. Then a woman is attacked during an open house, and the connections between the two crimes, ten winters apart, begin to surface. ![]() For Emma's three best college friends, for a beloved former teacher, and for Haley, the chilling trinket is more than a clue in a resurrected cold case. But now, finally, the first piece of evidence in the vanishing has been found: Emma's bracelet, lodged in a frozen piece of earth at the bottom of a gorge. It's a mystery that still haunts her bucolic university town and her broken family, especially her sister, Haley, whose need for closure has become an obsession. A breathtaking novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of We Were Mothers.Ī decade ago in upstate New York, art student Emma McCullough walked into the woods and was never seen again. A town still held in the grip of an unsolved mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Practical concerns - book early or you will not be able to go! This is a popular place and the number of people allowed per day is limited. You can snorkel, but you can see fish just by sitting or standing still in the water. The water at the beach was so clear and beautiful. There are no food or water options on the island, although there are composting toilets and while the ferry is at the dock you are able to use their flush toilets. If you go for the whole day tour, you will need to take a lunch. Look down in the water as you walk and you will see tons of sea life and coral. But it's worth it to walk as much as you can. Part of it was recently damaged, so you can't walk completely around - you have to walk one way, turn around, and then approach from the other direction. We loved the gnarled trees in the yard, and the views from the window openings onto the grounds and water. Fort Jefferson is a picturesque ruin, a tremendous folly considering it was never even finished. We took the all day tour by seaplane, and I am so glad we did, as we got the most time possible on the island. One of the most amazing places I've ever been, and like something out of a dream. ![]() ![]() He wrote the book to be as scientifically accurate as possible and his writing included extensive research into orbital mechanics, conditions on Mars, the history of manned spaceflight, and botany. Weir is best known for his first published novel, The Martian. His first work to gain significant attention was "The Egg", a short story that has been adapted into a number of YouTube videos and a one-act play. Weir began writing science fiction in his 20s and published work on his website for years. ![]() Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. He is an American novelist and software engineer known internationally for his debut novel, The Martian, which was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and other well-known actors, which was released October 2, 2015. He also mixes a mean cocktail."Īndrew Taylor Weir is the author The Martian and Artemis. ![]() "He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of such subjects as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some friends just grow apart, you’ll lose friends but also gain friends. Your friend groups will change, and that’s okay. ![]() If you don’t want to do something because you truly don’t think that it will make you happy, it’s okay to decline.
![]() ![]() Use glue on the tabs to hold the cube together (my favorite glue is tacky glue because it drys quickly and holds well).Fold along the dashed lines to make a cube shape.Cut out the cube around the solid lines.Color the dinosaurs (if you printed in black and white).So I recommend printing on card stock to make it much more durable. We printed it on regular computer paper for this, but it does get smashed easily. It comes in both color and black and white (we chose black and white to color ourselves). Print the Roll A Dinosaur Movement Cube.Related: Free D is for Dinosaur Printable Craft!ĭisclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. It’s a fun activity to do with your kids as you try to imagine how these dinosaurs may have moved while talking about what the words mean. So I created this dinosaur movement game for a fun way to do that! This game is great not only because it encourages exercise, but it also introduces vocabulary that may be new as well as some favorite dinosaur names. ![]() As it starts to get colder out and we are outside less often, I decided it’s a good time to have some indoor gross motor games on hand to get out when we need to get moving. ![]() ![]() Like every psychic superpower to get administered through a hypodermic needle, this one comes with a prick.Someone seems to have misplaced the booster necessary for stabilizing his superpower. In his arsenal are the skills of Bruce Lee, the strength of Samson, the wisdom of the ages.and the dancing chops of Michael Jackson-including that one twisty foot move, crotch grab, and fedora tilt. Meet Edger (Ed-jer), a twenty-six-year-old gadget retail dork destined to become the world’s first superhero! His superpower: the ability to channel the Collective Unconscious, a psychic network connecting the living and the dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() The illustrations portray Cat’s varied emotions-fear, worry, embarrassment, and love. Cat doesn’t want to learn about the Día De Los Muertos or think about her sister’s illness. Cat is also fearful of the ghost and wants them to leave her family alone. The beautiful color pictures help tell Cat’s story. Maya is curious about what will happen to her after death. Even though Maya is sick, she remains adventurous and inquisitive. The story shows Maya’s treatments in a fun, illustrated format. Ghost focus on Cat’s fear of losing her sick sister, who has cystic fibrosis. ![]() Will Cat be able to put aside her fears? Will Maya fulfill her dream of a ghostly encounter? But Cat doesn’t want to have anything to do with the celebration, and she certainly doesn’t want to meet a ghost. According to Carlos, Maya isn’t the only one that likes the cool, salty air-so do the ghosts who visit Bahia de la Luna.Īs the town prepares for El Día De Los Muertos, Maya is determined to meet a ghost. When the two sisters start exploring their new home, they meet their neighbor, Carlos. But moving to the coastal town Bahia de la Luna, with its cool, salty air, will help her little sister Maya’s cystic fibrosis. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is much better for it and I enjoyed it immensely. ![]() It's much more familiar territory for her and we are treated to as many vividly-written chases and fights as we get in her adult novels from this fantasyverse. Armstrong hits the ground running in The Awakening, and she doesn't let up until the very last page. I also said I thought the next two books wouldn't fall into that trap. I had a minor moan about The Summoning, the first in this trilogy, because it took a little while to get going. Thankfully, Chloe is as resourceful and determined as she is supernatural, and - after a quick detour into hacking the Edison Group's computers and finding they've tried to genetically manipulate her powers - she soon escapes to join Derek and Simon on the run, dragging the spoiled and temperemental Tori with her. Still free are Derek (werewolf) and Simon (sorcerer). She's in good company fellow captives Rae (half-demon) and Tori (witch) also have supernatural powers. And that was after she'd only just discovered that she's not a disturbed teenager, but an immensely powerful necromancer, capable of summoning ghosts and raising the dead. She'd only just escaped their clutches, too. We left poor Chloe Saunders just as she'd been taken captive by the rather sinister Edison Group. ![]() A little light for the serious reader, but fans will love it. It's just what you'd expect: pacy, with magic, fights, chases and a sprinkling of love interest. Summary: Second instalment of Armstrong's teen trilogy which brings the Women of the Otherword universe to young adults. ![]() ![]() Larry Kramer’s “Faggots” is a manic picaresque, radiating disgust in sentences that are as crazy with jitters as any of the strung-out queens he depicts. Both novels are, finally, morality tales, critiquing a life style that they see as empty, immature, dangerous, doomed both would later be hailed as prescient from the perspective of communities ravaged by AIDS.Īnd yet the experience of reading the books could hardly be more different. ![]() In both books, men searching for love settle for ever more elaborate sexual scenes-floggings, fistings, crucifixions-and, in both, men throw away their lives: diving from heights on angel dust, sniffing poppers at the bottom of swimming pools, leaping, “like roaches falling from a hot oven,” out of upper-floor windows at the Everard Baths, where a fire killed nine men in 1977. ![]() ![]() In 1978, two novels appeared that covered remarkably similar, and largely unexplored, territory, documenting the drug-addled, sex-crazed circuit of bathhouses, dance clubs, and parties that, in the seventies, shuttled gay men between Manhattan and Fire Island, with occasional forays to San Francisco or the more exotic wilds of Brooklyn and Queens. ![]() |