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Appreciating dance : a guide to the world's liveliest art / by Lihs, Harriet R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Dance;
© c2009., Princeton Book Co.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Style : the art of creating a beautiful home / by Walton, Natalie,author.; Warnes, Chris,photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references.This book shows you how to elevate your interiors and enhance the enjoyment of your life at home. At once beautiful and practical, this book demystifies the creative process of styling so that you can transform your own home with confidence using what you own and love. Learn how to cultivate and express you own personal style, and allow interior designer and stylist Natalie Walton to guide you through the art and science of styling, providing expert insights and teaching you how to create inspiring, providing expert insights and teaching you how to create inspiring, welcoming and authentic interiors.
Subjects: Photobooks.; Interior decoration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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On the edge : the art of risking everything / by Silver, Nate,1978-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk -- and the players raising the stakes. In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape -- and dominate -- so much of modern life. These professional risk takers -- poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors -- can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within the worlds of Doyle Brunson, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sam Altman, and many others, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset -- including the flaws in their thinking -- is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale. Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to the FTX inner sanctum to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers"--
Subjects: Risk perception; Risk; Risk-taking (Psychology);
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On the Edge The Art of Risking Everything [electronic resource] : by Silver, Nate.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Engaging and entertaining… a glimpse of the economy of the future.” —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes   In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates “the River,” the community of like-minded people whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk-takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the twenty-first century. By immersing himself in the worlds of Doyle Brunson, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sam Altman, and many others, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. Most of us don’t have traits commonly found in the River: high tolerance for risk, appreciation of uncertainty, affinity for numbers—paired with an instinctive distrust of conventional wisdom and a competitive drive so intense it can border on irrational. For those in the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it. People in the River have increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—and the flaws in their thinking— is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. Taking us behind the scenes from casinos to venture capital firms, and from the FTX inner sanctum to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of power bro­kers and risk-takers.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Forecasting; Recreations & Games; Probability & Statistics;
© 2024., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Fool me twice : a novel / by Lindsay, Jeffry P.,author.;
Stealing a Fabergé egg. Surviving a double cross. And pulling off the most incredible robbery ever, for the world's most demanding--and dangerous--collector. This will be the challenge of thief extraordinaire Riley Wolfe's life. Fool Me Twice opens in St. Petersburg, where Riley steals the egg--no easy task. Betrayed by the pilot he hired to help him get away, he wakes chained to a rock wall on one of the Kerguelen Islands--the most remote spot on earth--prisoner of a top-dog international arms dealer, and a top-notch art collector. He wants Riley to steal an artwork. Small problem--it's a fresco, "The Liberation of St. Peter." Slightly larger problem--it's in the Vatican. And, it's a literal wall. Riley has no choice: agree or die. But when his captor turns him loose, he's grabbed by another arms dealer looking to do a double cross. Worse, he gives Riley a special incentive: a surveillance photograph of Monique, the love of his life, and more important, the art forger he can't pull off any heist without. The threat is clear. Riley knows they both have only one way out. With wicked dialogue, tons of explosive twists, and cinema-worthy scenes, Jeff Lindsay's Fool Me Twice is another wildly entertaining caper starring the anti-hero you'll root for, Riley Wolfe.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Thieves; Art thefts; Arms dealers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The creative edge : art exercises to celebrate your creative self / by Beam, Mary Todd,1931-; Polomsky, Christine.;
Guides painters through exercises that encourage experimentation with new mediums, styles, and techniques, while sharing insights from artists about expression and the creative process.LSC
Subjects: Painting; Creative ability.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Good Game, No Rematch : A Life Made of Video Games. by Drucker, Mike.;
'Good Game, No Rematch' is a memoir about the classic video games that entertain and inspire us, and even hold the power to transform our lives. The perfect non-fiction read for fans of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'. Mike Drucker has won two Writers Guild Awards and been nominated for eight Emmy's for shows including 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', 'Bill Nye Saves the World', and 'SNL'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile; HUMOR / Form / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Charlie Chaplin vs. America : when art, sex, and politics collided / by Eyman, Scott,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A tapestry garden : the art of weaving plants and place / by O'Byrne, Marietta,author.; O'Byrne, Ernie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Gardening.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big freeze / by Soontornvat, Christina.; Szepesi Szucs, Barbara.;
Appeals to 1st-3rd graders.Reading level Grade 3.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Diary fiction.; Princesses; Art; Magic; Schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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