Origin of Everyday Things

<p>History buffs, science students, lovers of popular culture, and natural-born detectives will plunge right into this ultimate guide for curious minds. It’s absolutely fascinating, with background on the origins of more than 300 modern phenomena, objects, sayings, stories, and superstitions that most people take for granted. Complete with humorous illustrations and easy-to-navigate chapters, the eye-opening explanations and amazing anecdotes reveal the truth behind the birth and brilliance of the brown paper bag; the 4,000-year history of toothpaste and its torrid past; and the reasons for the staying power of popular puzzles from Rubik’s Cube to sudoku. Find out why we have Nature to thank for Velcro, Valium, and the Guggenheim; why we get the blues and not the reds; and why Heinz has the Romans to thank for its saucy success. Guaranteed to absorb, amuse and delight, it’s also a great way to impress friends with your arcane knowledge!</p>

Acton, Johnny

Adams, Tania

Packer, Matt

Reference

Union Square & Co.

<p>Are you performing at your very best? This book, Winning Mindset, was created to help you do just that. It is about achieving the highest level of peak performance in sports, school, business, and life. With a winning mindset, anyone can achieve more than they thought possible. This book is filled with elite strategies that allow people from all areas of life to perform at their best.Performing with a winning mindset is what separates the athletes who win Olympic medals from the thousands of other athletes (who might be just as fit and just as smart) who do not. Performing with a winning mindset is what separates entrepreneurs who build strong, profitable companies from the thousands of other (equally talented) people who fail in business.Whatever your area of performance-sports, academics, business-there are going to be individuals who succeed more than others. With this in mind, Winning Mindset is about creating a winning attitude within ourselves first and attracting actual wins in our lives as a result. This book explores the habits of people who win, the actions winners take, and the strategies winners employ. Basically, this book is a kit providing various tools you can use to create a winning mindset and to perform at your best. The number one goal in this book is to provide examples from elite athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs, and more, on how to perform at peak levels.</p>

Winning Mindset: Elite Strategies for Peak Performance

Seversen, Erik

Abubakar, Alhaji

Arndt, Julia

Brader, Jason

Carpenter, Jan

Cartolari, Rose

Connolly, Molly

Donnelly, Liam

Downing, Dirk

Religion & Spirituality

Thin Leaf Press

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