Decision making cuts across all human activities. Yet we rarely study much less apply the fundamental thinking processes that should be undertaken before we make important decisions. Most of us can't stop our emotions from having more sway than rational deliberation. Dr. Howard, who has spent much of his career studying this struggle between instinct and logic, describes the elements of high-quality decisions: proper framing, clear alternatives, appropriate...

"This interactive book is designed to be read by parents to their children. Throughout the book, relatable social and emotional situations are presented with questions for children to answer about what they think are good choices for characters to make. Each situation in the book is resolved, showing how making a good choice can have a positive outcome and showing what might happen if characters made a different choice"-- Provided by publisher.

"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy--only keeping her from meeting her goals--she decided to set herself a challenge:she would not shop for an entire year....

Looks at President George W. Bush's handling of the War on Terrorism, offering thoughts on such topics as intelligence failures, claims of weapons of mass destruction, and the scandal at Abu Graib Prison.

Discusses why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection

In this volume Woodward takes the reader on an inside journey from the start of the Iraq War in March 2003 through the present, providing a detailed, authoritative account of the President's leadership and the struggles among his men and women in the White House, the Pentagon, CIA, and State Department.

Provides proven strategies for earning true worth at work and explains how to better organize time and advance skills to succeed at every stage of a career no matter how competitive the industry.

In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad.

Follows a busy mouse as he plays an unusual game of croquet with his brother, makes deliveries by bus, and reaches a crossroads.