Sources Of Power

Author : Gary A. Klein
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262260867
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sources of Power written by Gary A. Klein and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999-02-18 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second decisions that save lives? Most studies of decision making, based on artificial tasks assigned in laboratory settings, view people as biased and unskilled. Gary Klein is one of the developers of the naturalistic decision making approach, which views people as inherently skilled and experienced. It documents human strengths and capabilities that so far have been downplayed or ignored. Since 1985, Klein has conducted fieldwork to find out how people tackle challenges in difficult, nonroutine situations. Sources of Power is based on observations of humans acting under such real-life constraints as time pressure, high stakes, personal responsibility, and shifting conditions. The professionals studied include firefighters, critical care nurses, pilots, nuclear power plant operators, battle planners, and chess masters. Each chapter builds on key incidents and examples to make the description of the methodology and phenomena more vivid. In addition to providing information that can be used by professionals in management, psychology, engineering, and other fields, the book presents an overview of the research approach of naturalistic decision making and expands our knowledge of the strengths people bring to difficult tasks.

Author : Michael Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107031184
Total Pages : 845 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sources of Social Power: Volume 2, The Rise of Classes and Nation-States, 1760-1914 written by Michael Mann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume deals with power relations between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War.

Author : Michael Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521313490
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760 written by Michael Mann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-04-30 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies - ideological, economic, military and political - 'The Sources of Social Power' traces their interrelations throughout human history. Volume 2 deals with power relations between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War.

Author : Robert Steele Ball
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Sources of Power written by Robert Steele Ball and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262326930
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power Density written by Vaclav Smil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy uses. “There's no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.” —Bill Gates In this book, Vaclav Smil argues that power density is a key determinant of the nature and dynamics of energy systems. Any understanding of complex energy systems must rely on quantitative measures of many fundamental variables. Power density—the rate of energy flux per unit of area—is an important but largely overlooked measure. Smil provides the first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of the power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, thermal electricity generation, and all common energy uses. Smil shows that careful quantification, critical appraisals, and revealing comparisons of power densities make possible a deeper understanding of the ways we harness, convert, and use energies. Conscientious assessment of power densities, he argues, proves particularly revealing when contrasting the fossil fuel–based energy system with renewable energy conversions. Smil explains that modern civilization has evolved as a direct expression of the high power densities of fossil fuel extraction. He argues that our inevitable (and desirable) move to new energy arrangements involving conversions of lower-density renewable energy sources will require our society—currently dominated by megacities and concentrated industrial production—to undergo a profound spatial restructuring of its energy system.

Author : Charles E. Dwyer
Publisher : Amer College of Physician
ISBN 13 : 9780924674129
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shifting Sources of Power and Influence written by Charles E. Dwyer and published by Amer College of Physician. This book was released on 1992-06-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marty Brown
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080556574
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power Sources and Supplies: World Class Designs written by Marty Brown and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newnes has worked with Marty Brown, a leader in the field of power design to select the very best design-specific material from the Newnes portfolio. Marty selected material for its timelessness, its relevance to current power supply design needs, and its real-world approach to design issues. Special attention is given to switching power supplies and their design issues, including component selection, minimization of EMI, toroid selection, and breadboarding of designs. Emphasis is also placed on design strategies for power supplies, including case histories and design examples. This is a book that belongs on the workbench of every power supply designer! *Marty Brown, author and power supply design consultant, has personally selected all content for its relevance and usefulness *Covers best design practices for switching power supplies and power converters *Emphasis is on pragmatic solutions to commonly encountered design problems and tasks

Author : Manfred Weissenbacher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313356270
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sources of Power written by Manfred Weissenbacher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark book rolls out a bold, new, energy-based theory of human history based on a simple, yet powerful law: whoever controls the world's effective energy supplies during a given energy age will inevitably dominate the economic, political, and cultural history of that age. The innovative theory articulated in Sources of Power: How Energy Forges Human History parses history into four ages: the foraging, agriculture, coal, and oil ages, each defined by the dominant source of power. Manfred Weissenbacher tests this sweeping theory against the panorama of world history, combining formidable powers of synthesis with a specialist's deep understanding of energy systems and technologies. After proving the operation of his law through history and into the present, Weissenbacher applies it to global geopolitical trends. He assesses the prospects of the various candidate technologies to succeed oil and charts future scenarios based on the distribution of energy reserves. Finally, he forecasts the fates of the American and Chinese empires in the twilight of the oil age: the United States as a mature superpower forced to deploy military might to occupy oilfields in the Middle East; China as an emerging superpower forced to deploy economic might to muscle in on the development of Third World oilfields.

Author : Tom Fred Tenney
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768450004
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Sources of Power written by Tom Fred Tenney and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are dissatisfied with your life and long for the power of God to be manifested in you, then now is the time. Take the keys and open the door to Secret Sources of Power!

Author : Lauren Roxburgh
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538748924
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power Source written by Lauren Roxburgh and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity trainer and goop expert Lauren Roxburgh's program that uses pelvic floor strength to release stress, fortify the body, and treat the physical and mental origins of tension. Chances are your body feels some form of stress every day, whether it's inflammation, bloating, tension, discomfort, anxiety, or pain during sex. We're constantly distracted by ailments we can't quite seem to fix. Body alignment expert Lauren Roxburgh believes that all of these problems can be solved by first unlocking the foundation of your mental and physical health: the pelvic floor. Located at the root of our pelvis, it determines how firm our core is, how we handle stress, and how much energy reaches the rest of our body. Without addressing the health of our pelvic floor, we are all missing out on a powerful key component of our overall physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Roxburgh presents an entirely new approach to building well-being--one based on a strong pelvic floor, open energy channels, and a clear mind. The Power Source offers a deep understanding of how to cultivate this strength by following a holistic, multisensory program. Starting with the pelvic floor, Roxburgh focuses on the five power centers that can be harnessed throughout the body: The pelvic floor The deep core The upper core The heart and shoulders The head, neck, and jaw With targeted exercises to encourage healing movement, nourishing recipes--from a Confidence-Boosting Tonic to Root-Rejuvenating Bone Broth--and holistic therapies that include visualizations, aromatherapy, and more, Roxburgh gives a full toolbox to realign your body and your life.