“Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman Our brain is always receptive when it comes to taking on new approaches, strategies and skills which we can to improve our quality of our lives and our social relationships.Ī good way to achieve this is to immerse ourselves in the wide range of written material that we have today. And so, to that effect, we’re going to point you towards 7 of the books on Emotional Intelligence that we consider the most interesting ones.ġ. The good news, first and foremost, is that it’s possible to be trained in Emotional Intelligence. We miss its presence in many areas, without a doubt, and we can also see that we ourselves have deficiencies, gaps and wrong attitudes that increase our anxiety, causing mental blocks and frustration. It would also be fascinating if our political leaders were to master many of the principles of this discipline, because we would all end up winners. We would, without a doubt, love the principles of Emotional Intelligence to be implemented in a proper and real way in the curriculum of every educational center. We would love emotional intelligence to be present in our workplace, with colleagues trained in emotional skills. Daniel Goldman- The influence of Emotional Intelligence “The key to achieving a high collective IQ is through social harmony”
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The origins of a reporter’s miracle are unknown, although Szczygieł has some suspictions: Szczygieł wrote in his book “Project: Truth” (the clumsy translation is mine). During this time (which I pretentiously have to call “magical”), I suddenly miraculously come across cases that fit perfectly into the story of X,” “A miracle only takes place when I’m reporting a story about X. I’m pretty sure it was coined by one of the School’s forefathers, Mariusz Szczygieł (whose non-fiction book “Gottland” was the reason why I became a reporter). Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists AwardĪmong the adepts of what is (quite snobbishly) called the Polish School of Reportage, we sometimes use the term “a reporter’s miracle”.Fellowship Program for Afghan Women Journalists in Exile.Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the Americas.Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism.Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on MMIWG2T. Soon the voices begin to follow Benny outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. When her office closes and she is forced to work from home, a growing tidal wave of work-related paraphernalia and personal possessions accumulates in their apartment, threatening to drown them both-and, if their landlord’s meddling son has his way, get them evicted. While Benny struggles with the cacophony of clutter, his mother, Annabelle, feels sentimentally attached to even the smallest and most seemingly insignificant objects, and can’t seem to throw anything away that might tether her to her old life with Kenji and a younger, more hopeful version of herself. Though he tries to ignore them, the voices grow steadily more clamorous and intrusive, and Benny finds himself doing everything he can to block them out. Although Benny doesn’t understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry, and full of pain. The voices belong to the things in his house-a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. A luminous, inventive novel about loss, growing up, and our relationship with things, by the Booker Prize-finalist author of A Tale for the Time BeingĪfter the tragic death of his beloved musician father, Kenji, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. “It may have been that among the people living there was a General Joseph Paterson, whose name appears on the town records of Lenox as early as January, 1765, or it may have been his desire to be on the frontier. It is not clear why John Paterson moved his family (including his father in law) to Lenox in 1774 but here’s what his biographer and grandson has to say (page 7 The Life of John Paterson): He married Elizabeth Lee, also of Farmington, in 1766. He became a justice of the peace shortly after he started practicing law and supplemented his income by teaching school. He came home to settle his father’s estate, look after his mother and sisters and study law. Son John graduated at age 18 from Yale in 1762 – the same year his father died in Havana. His ancestors are said to have fled from Scotland to escape the tyranny of James II. John Paterson was born in 1744 in New Britain, CT (then called Farmington) of another John Paterson who died of yellow fever while fighting for England in the Carribean. General John Paterson from the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution Website From the Monmouth Battle Monument at Freehold, NJ However several stand out - particularly Major General John Paterson. So there was no shortage of heroes from Lenox. More than 225 men from Lenox participated in the Revolutionary War and those they left at home sacrificed as well. Slocum ran away several times as a boy and eventually ended up working as a cabin boy on a boat. According to Slocum, "The people of this coast, hardy, robust, and strong, are disposed of to compete in the world's commerce, and it is nothing against the master mariner if the birthplace mentioned on his certificate be Nova Scotia" (p. Slocum describes Nova Scotia as a maritime province of Canada, rife with hardy spruce from which many fine vessels have been carved. Joshua Slocum was born in 1844 in Mount Hanley, Nova Scotia. Slocum starts out by talking about his homeland, Nova Scotia, and its maritime history. There are similar instances involving the sailor's time in South Africa and Brazil. In the next chapter, Slocum returns the story to Australia and then jumps ahead. For example, Slocum tells stories about being in Australia and then leaving the country to head elsewhere. Overall, the book is in chronological order, although Slocum has a tendency to refer to events out of sequence, which can be confusing. Slocum often docked for weeks or months at a time to refit the boat, visit people and landmarks, and to enjoy the scenery and the customs of faraway lands. The reader should note that the trip was not undertaken all at once. The book details Slocum's solo trip around the world, which logged more than 46,000 miles and took three years. Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum is a work of non-fiction.
Paulsen recalls personal experiences that he incorporated into Hatchet (1987) and its three sequels, from savage attacks by moose and mosquitoes to watching helplessly as a heart-attack victim dies. The format of this taut and moving drama forcefully regulates the pacing breathless, edge-of-the-seat courtroom scenes written entirely in dialogue alternate with thoughtful, introspective journal entries that offer a sense of Steve’s terror and confusion, and that deftly demonstrate Myers’s point: the road from innocence to trouble is comprised of small, almost invisible steps, each involving an experience in which a “positive moral decision” was not made. Although Steve is eventually acquitted, Myers leaves it up to readers to decide for themselves on his protagonist’s guilt or innocence. As he goes through his trial, returning each night to a prison where most nights he can hear other inmates being beaten and raped, he reviews the events leading to this point in his life. Steve is accused of being an accomplice in the robbery and murder of a drug store owner. In a riveting novel from Myers (At Her Majesty’s Request, 1999, etc.), a teenager who dreams of being a filmmaker writes the story of his trial for felony murder in the form of a movie script, with journal entries after each day’s action. Oliver Sack's Gratitude and Christopher Hitchens' Mortality. Perhaps both Life Itself reminds me of two other books written by dying men. It is that person who is writing this book.įaced with life-altering illness, Ebert writes with uncharacteristic seriousness, even sentiment, perhaps from a need to self-reveal, perhaps from expediency. I was diagnosed with cancers of the thyroid and jaw, I had difficult surgeries, I lost the ability to speak, eat, or drink, and two failed attempts to rebuild my jaw led to shoulder damage that makes it difficult to walk easily and painful to stand. Ebert is the subject, director, and writer. All of Ebert's "Great Movie" reviews are available online. And he made me think I might do it too.Įbert's collection Great Movies are guides to an enduring art form and a celebration of the highest talent that ever existed in movies. Ebert wrote beautifully, passionately, and in the first person about something he loved. Film critic Roger Ebert (J– April 4, 2013) is the reason I'm a writer. In addition, she has published a trilogy of romantic mysteries, collected in 2009 as “Nosy in Nebraska”, though the individual volumes have each had a couple of different titles. She has also had short stories or novellas published in a wide variety of anthologies.Ĭonnealy specializes in inspirational romantic fiction, primarily romantic “cowboy” comedies set in the era of the old American West. To date, she has had over 40 novels published, as well as a few collections of shorter works. Since she first saw print with her novel, Golden Days, Connealy has gone on to great success. Mary Alice Moore Connealy)Īfter writing twenty books over ten years in pursuit of a career as a published author, Mary Connealy finally won a contract with Heartsong Presents as a first-time author. Nebraska Author Mary Connealy A list of works by Nebraska author Damen arriving alone without his entourage and surprising Laurent.Laurent arriving at the Palace early and waiting for Damen.I'll give my life for his people."īecause I cannot form coherent thoughts, allow me to just bullet-point my favorite things (except like, you know, tHE WHOLE THING): "I'll take care of your son, I'll protect his kingdom as if it were my own. So let the fluff gates open, let my babies be together, let them walk naked through Akielon palaces, let Laurent put a fucking flower in Damen's hair and wash him and kneel to him, let him talk to the statue of Damen's mother and say, This is fluff that out-fluffs every single piece of fluff out there, but it's not cheesy, it's not gratuitous, it's not without meaning, because it's fucking Damen and Laurent we're talking about, okay?Įvery soft moment has been earned through a path of loss and pain and regret and conflict and healing and slowly trusting each other. I can't believe this is officially canon Lamen fluff. Whatever shit will happen this year, whatever nuclear war is waiting for us, The Summer Palace single-handedly, retroactively saved 2017. If this was still 2016, I would be writing something like " Yuri On Ice and The Summer Palace saved 2016".Īs it happens, this is 2017, so allow me to say: I honestly need a different rating system for the Captive Prince books because there's no way this is ONLY a five stars Imagine giving this less than 5 stars, can't relate |