Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [[electronic resource] ] : creativity, novelty seeking and risk / / Michael Fitzgerald
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [[electronic resource] ] : creativity, novelty seeking and risk / / Michael Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Michael, Dr. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 618.92/8589 |
| Soggetto topico |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Creative ability Temperament Risk-taking (Psychology) Celebrities - Mental health |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61668-065-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Novelty and other factors in creativity -- Oscar Wilde and Jules Verne -- Mark Twain and Saint Augustine -- Thomas Cochrane and Sir Walter Raleigh -- Ulysses Grant and Che Guevara -- Richard Wagner and John Lennon -- Kurt Cobain and James Dean -- Clark Gable and Thomas Edison -- Robert Capa, Robert Hooke and Malcolm and Donald Campbell -- Jesse James -- Robert Maxwell and Peggy Guggenheim -- Picasso and Paul Gauguin -- Wilfred Thesiger and Lady Di Beauclerk. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465845503321 |
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [[electronic resource] ] : creativity, novelty seeking and risk / / Michael Fitzgerald
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [[electronic resource] ] : creativity, novelty seeking and risk / / Michael Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Michael, Dr. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 618.92/8589 |
| Soggetto topico |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Creative ability Temperament Risk-taking (Psychology) Celebrities - Mental health |
| ISBN | 1-61668-065-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Novelty and other factors in creativity -- Oscar Wilde and Jules Verne -- Mark Twain and Saint Augustine -- Thomas Cochrane and Sir Walter Raleigh -- Ulysses Grant and Che Guevara -- Richard Wagner and John Lennon -- Kurt Cobain and James Dean -- Clark Gable and Thomas Edison -- Robert Capa, Robert Hooke and Malcolm and Donald Campbell -- Jesse James -- Robert Maxwell and Peggy Guggenheim -- Picasso and Paul Gauguin -- Wilfred Thesiger and Lady Di Beauclerk. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792004703321 |
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| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 | ||
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Climbing philosophy for everyone [[electronic resource] ] : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid
| Climbing philosophy for everyone [[electronic resource] ] : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina |
175
796.52201 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchmidStephen E |
| Collana | Philosophy for everyone |
| Soggetto topico |
Free will and determinism
Liberty Risk-taking (Psychology) Mountaineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4146-4
1-282-72927-6 9786612729270 1-4443-2771-2 1-4443-2772-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CLIMBING PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Philosophizing Into the Void: An Introduction to Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone; PART I TYING IN: Why Risk Climbing; 1 Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom; 2 Risk and Reward: Is Climbing Worth It?; 3 Why Climb?; 4 Jokers on the Mountain: In Defense of Gratuitous Risk; PART II QUEST FOR THE SUMMIT: Cultivating the Climber; 5 High Aspirations: Climbing and Self-Cultivation; 6 More than Meets the "I": Values of Dangerous Sport; 7 Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency
8 It Ain't Fast Food: An Authentic Climbing Experience9 Zen and the Art of Climbing; PART III CUTTING THE ROPE: Climbing Ethics; 10 Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks; 11 Hold Manufacturing: Why You May Be Wrong About What's Right; 12 The Ethics of Free Soloing; 13 Making Mountains Out of Heaps: Environmental Protection One Stone at a Time; PART IV MIXED CLIMBING: Philosophy on Varied Terrain; 14 From Route Finding to Redpointing: Climbing Culture as a Gift Economy; 15 Are You Experienced? What You Don't Know About Your Climbing Experience; 16 What Is a Climbing Grade Anyway? 17 The Beauty of a ClimbClimbing Glossary; Notes on Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139211703321 |
| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climbing philosophy for everyone [[electronic resource] ] : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid
| Climbing philosophy for everyone [[electronic resource] ] : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina |
175
796.52201 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchmidStephen E |
| Collana | Philosophy for everyone |
| Soggetto topico |
Free will and determinism
Liberty Risk-taking (Psychology) Mountaineering |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4146-4
1-282-72927-6 9786612729270 1-4443-2771-2 1-4443-2772-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CLIMBING PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Philosophizing Into the Void: An Introduction to Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone; PART I TYING IN: Why Risk Climbing; 1 Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom; 2 Risk and Reward: Is Climbing Worth It?; 3 Why Climb?; 4 Jokers on the Mountain: In Defense of Gratuitous Risk; PART II QUEST FOR THE SUMMIT: Cultivating the Climber; 5 High Aspirations: Climbing and Self-Cultivation; 6 More than Meets the "I": Values of Dangerous Sport; 7 Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency
8 It Ain't Fast Food: An Authentic Climbing Experience9 Zen and the Art of Climbing; PART III CUTTING THE ROPE: Climbing Ethics; 10 Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks; 11 Hold Manufacturing: Why You May Be Wrong About What's Right; 12 The Ethics of Free Soloing; 13 Making Mountains Out of Heaps: Environmental Protection One Stone at a Time; PART IV MIXED CLIMBING: Philosophy on Varied Terrain; 14 From Route Finding to Redpointing: Climbing Culture as a Gift Economy; 15 Are You Experienced? What You Don't Know About Your Climbing Experience; 16 What Is a Climbing Grade Anyway? 17 The Beauty of a ClimbClimbing Glossary; Notes on Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830796303321 |
| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
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Climbing philosophy for everyone : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid
| Climbing philosophy for everyone : because it's there / / edited by Stephen E. Schmid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.52201 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchmidStephen E |
| Collana | Philosophy for everyone |
| Soggetto topico |
Free will and determinism
Liberty Risk-taking (Psychology) Mountaineering |
| ISBN |
9786612729270
9781444341461 1444341464 9781282729278 1282729276 9781444327717 1444327712 9781444327724 1444327720 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CLIMBING PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Philosophizing Into the Void: An Introduction to Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone; PART I TYING IN: Why Risk Climbing; 1 Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom; 2 Risk and Reward: Is Climbing Worth It?; 3 Why Climb?; 4 Jokers on the Mountain: In Defense of Gratuitous Risk; PART II QUEST FOR THE SUMMIT: Cultivating the Climber; 5 High Aspirations: Climbing and Self-Cultivation; 6 More than Meets the "I": Values of Dangerous Sport; 7 Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency
8 It Ain't Fast Food: An Authentic Climbing Experience9 Zen and the Art of Climbing; PART III CUTTING THE ROPE: Climbing Ethics; 10 Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks; 11 Hold Manufacturing: Why You May Be Wrong About What's Right; 12 The Ethics of Free Soloing; 13 Making Mountains Out of Heaps: Environmental Protection One Stone at a Time; PART IV MIXED CLIMBING: Philosophy on Varied Terrain; 14 From Route Finding to Redpointing: Climbing Culture as a Gift Economy; 15 Are You Experienced? What You Don't Know About Your Climbing Experience; 16 What Is a Climbing Grade Anyway? 17 The Beauty of a ClimbClimbing Glossary; Notes on Contributors |
| Altri titoli varianti | Climbing and philosophy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019781203321 |
| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
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Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism [[electronic resource] ] : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick
| Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism [[electronic resource] ] : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick |
| Autore | Davis Bill <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.89/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchunickWendy Goldband <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Communication in emergency medicine Emergency medical personnel Risk-taking (Psychology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-90393-8
1-84642-340-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455563703321 |
Davis Bill <1953->
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Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism [[electronic resource] ] : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick
| Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism [[electronic resource] ] : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick |
| Autore | Davis Bill <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.89/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchunickWendy Goldband <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Communication in emergency medicine Emergency medical personnel Risk-taking (Psychology) |
| ISBN |
1-283-90393-8
1-84642-340-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780343803321 |
Davis Bill <1953->
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Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick
| Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents / / Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick |
| Autore | Davis Bill <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.89/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchunickWendy Goldband <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Communication in emergency medicine Emergency medical personnel Risk-taking (Psychology) |
| ISBN |
9781283903936
1283903938 9781846423406 1846423406 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955975103321 |
Davis Bill <1953->
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Difference makers [[electronic resource] ] : stories of those who dared : a collection of interview columns / / by Susan Long
| Difference makers [[electronic resource] ] : stories of those who dared : a collection of interview columns / / by Susan Long |
| Autore | Long Susan <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : DL Pub./World Scientific, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/4/09049 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social action
Social reformers Risk-taking (Psychology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-92790-2
9786611927905 981-277-508-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Elim Chew; From Dropout Punk to Wizard of 77th Street; HARD KNOCKS; MORE TO GIVE; Postscript; Charles Schulz; Good Grief; I'M CHARLIE BROWN PERPETUAL LOSER; MUM DIED THE DAY I WAS DRAFTED; Postscript; Irene Ison; You Lose a Wrinkle Whenever You Learn; SINGLE MUM'S RULE; O LEVELS AT 42; GOOD ROAD BLOCKS; Postscript; Sam Leong; Spy Who Keeps an Eye on ""The Works""; WORK WORK WHILE FRIENDS PARTIED; EPIPHANY TAKES TIME TO CLICK; Postscript; Vincent Lo; If at First You Don't Succeed in China; CHINA CHAMP; THE COOLIE SON; Carlos Ghosn; From Public Enemy No. 1 to Corporate Heror
NO IFS NO BUTS JAPAN'S MR 7-ELEVEN; Postscript; Ee Tai TIng; Bittersweet Fruits of Hard Labour; HARVESTING BUSINESS SUCCESS; STRICTLY FOR THE STRONG-MINDED ONLY; Diana Young; One Who Got Her Dreams off the Ground; THINKING BIG; TAKING FLIGHT; Postscript; Stan Shih; Better to be a Chicken's Head than an Ox's Tail; MISSES OLD DAYS; MATHEMATICS WHIZ; Postscript; Tharman Shanmugaratnam; Been there Done that and Thrived; Postscript; Bunker Roy; A True Volunteer; Lim Hua Mim; Who Says Business is All About Profits?; Dr Everett Worthington; The Healer within Dr Forgiveness; Phua Kok Khoo Doreen Liu Love and Business in an Ivory Tower INSIDER'S INSIGHT; LIFE IN TANDEM; Liew Mun Leong; CEO Who Enjoys Being Difficult; Postscript; Michael -Bloomberg; Business is Personal - Don't You Dare Resign; JUST CALL ME BRAD PITT; ME RETIRE? NEVER; Postscript; Ngiam Tong Dow; Stop Dancing to the Tune of the Gorilla; Anthony Yeo; Life Can be Rich without Riches; HE FAILED O LEVELS TWICE; Postscript; Dr Chia Boon Hock; Singapore's Suicide Shrink; Professor Feng Pao Hsii; Doctor Who Made Aches and Pains His Calling; WAR STORIES; LOSING PATIENTS; Postscript |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453927103321 |
Long Susan <1972->
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Difference makers [[electronic resource] ] : stories of those who dared : a collection of interview columns / / by Susan Long
| Difference makers [[electronic resource] ] : stories of those who dared : a collection of interview columns / / by Susan Long |
| Autore | Long Susan <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : DL Pub./World Scientific, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/4/09049 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social action
Social reformers Risk-taking (Psychology) |
| ISBN |
1-281-92790-2
9786611927905 981-277-508-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Elim Chew; From Dropout Punk to Wizard of 77th Street; HARD KNOCKS; MORE TO GIVE; Postscript; Charles Schulz; Good Grief; I'M CHARLIE BROWN PERPETUAL LOSER; MUM DIED THE DAY I WAS DRAFTED; Postscript; Irene Ison; You Lose a Wrinkle Whenever You Learn; SINGLE MUM'S RULE; O LEVELS AT 42; GOOD ROAD BLOCKS; Postscript; Sam Leong; Spy Who Keeps an Eye on ""The Works""; WORK WORK WHILE FRIENDS PARTIED; EPIPHANY TAKES TIME TO CLICK; Postscript; Vincent Lo; If at First You Don't Succeed in China; CHINA CHAMP; THE COOLIE SON; Carlos Ghosn; From Public Enemy No. 1 to Corporate Heror
NO IFS NO BUTS JAPAN'S MR 7-ELEVEN; Postscript; Ee Tai TIng; Bittersweet Fruits of Hard Labour; HARVESTING BUSINESS SUCCESS; STRICTLY FOR THE STRONG-MINDED ONLY; Diana Young; One Who Got Her Dreams off the Ground; THINKING BIG; TAKING FLIGHT; Postscript; Stan Shih; Better to be a Chicken's Head than an Ox's Tail; MISSES OLD DAYS; MATHEMATICS WHIZ; Postscript; Tharman Shanmugaratnam; Been there Done that and Thrived; Postscript; Bunker Roy; A True Volunteer; Lim Hua Mim; Who Says Business is All About Profits?; Dr Everett Worthington; The Healer within Dr Forgiveness; Phua Kok Khoo Doreen Liu Love and Business in an Ivory Tower INSIDER'S INSIGHT; LIFE IN TANDEM; Liew Mun Leong; CEO Who Enjoys Being Difficult; Postscript; Michael -Bloomberg; Business is Personal - Don't You Dare Resign; JUST CALL ME BRAD PITT; ME RETIRE? NEVER; Postscript; Ngiam Tong Dow; Stop Dancing to the Tune of the Gorilla; Anthony Yeo; Life Can be Rich without Riches; HE FAILED O LEVELS TWICE; Postscript; Dr Chia Boon Hock; Singapore's Suicide Shrink; Professor Feng Pao Hsii; Doctor Who Made Aches and Pains His Calling; WAR STORIES; LOSING PATIENTS; Postscript |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782213603321 |
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