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If it can go wrong, it will--thus Murphy's Law. Science journalist Edward Tenner looks more closely at this eternal verity, named after a U.S. Air Force captain who, during a test of rocket-sled deceleration, noticed that critical gauges had been improperly set and concluded, "If there's more than one way to do a job and one of those ways will end in disaster, then somebody will do it that way." Tenner concurs, and he gives us myriad case studies of how technological fixes often create bigger problems than the ones they were meant to solve in the first place. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics, by way of example, has yielded hardier strains of bacteria and viruses that do not respond to pharmaceutical treatment; the wide-scale use of ai... Rest of this review on the detail page
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After living in Europe and Asia, I realized that America doesn't offer much in the way to advice to twenty-somethings. We give them a pat on the back, a "good luck," and that's about it. There's information, in the areas of career, relationships, parents and perspective, that I and many of my friends tend to take for granted now, in our forties, but which I would have liked someone to tell me in my twenties. In Real Life Notes I put down that information. It can help you move faster....in the areas of getting past job-search inertia, figuring out what to do next, developing a career plan, tips on money, and surviving and thriving in entry-level. But also information to help you prepare for and find the right relationships, and forg... Rest of this review on the detail page
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In his book, It's Time to Wake Up, Andreas Moritz brings to light our deep inner need for abundance, love and spiritual wisdom. In addition, he assists the reader in developing a new sense of reality that is based on trust, power and happiness. He describes in detail our relationship with the natural world and how we can harness its tremendous powers for our personal benefit, as well as that of humanity as a whole. It's Time to Wake Up challenges some of our most ardently held beliefs and offers a way out of the restrictions and limitations we have created in our lives. The book reveals the basic mechanisms responsible for causing disease and problems and provides the insights and tools for creating ideal health, material and spiritual ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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