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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Herman Pontzer
In 1974, a nineteen-year-young kid was involved in an accident that would forever alter the course of his life and the lives of his immediate family and friends. But partly due to his upbringing, the makeup of his character and outlook on life, he shares with us how, after better than four decades, he continues to weather the storm and has become a successful entrepreneur, admirable human being and asset to his community. Reading his memoir, one will not only discover what his life's path has been, but what thoughts, people and opportunities have helped him make the best out of his challenge, as well as what insight can we gain and apply from his journey that will help us bring more wisdom, peace, prosperity and love to our own path in life.
The concept of "the metaverse" has exploded in the public consciousness, but its contours remain elusive. Is it merely an immersive virtual reality playground, one that Facebook and other platforms will angle to control? Is it simply the next generation of massive multiplayer online games? Or is it something more revolutionary?As Herman Narula shows, the metaverse is the latest manifestation of an ancient human tendency: the act of worldbuilding. From the Egyptians, whose conception of death inspired them to build the pyramids, to modern-day sports fans, whose passion for a game inspires extreme behavior, humans have long sought to supplement their day-to-day lives with a rich diversity of alternative experiences.Rooting his vision in history and psychology, Narula argues that humans' intrinsic need for autonomy, accomplishment, and connection can best be met in virtual "worlds of ideas," where users have the chance to create and exchange meaning and value. The metaverse is both the growing set of fulfilling digital experiences-ranging from advanced gaming to concerts and other entertainment events and even to virtual employment-and the empowering framework that allows these spaces to become "networks of useful meaning."Bloomberg Intelligence recently predicted that the metaverse will become an $800 billon industry by 2024. But its implications, argues Narula, are far more awe-inspiring than as a spigot of cash. The arrival of the metaverse marks the beginning of a new age of exploration-not outward, but inward-with the potential to reshape society and open the door to a new understanding of the human species and its capabilities.Rigorously researched and passionately argued, Virtual Society will be a provocative and essential guide for anyone who wants to go beyond superficial headlines to understand the true contours and potential of our virtual future.
As You Believe...is for those who have doubts about some of the traditional teachings of organized religion.What God are you creating? A God of law, judgment, and wrath, or a God whose unconditional love never changes, no matter what we do?
This historical fiction, the second in the multivolume saga, is a matriarch's remembrance of three generations during America's rise to power in the oil world and on the world stage. From the end of The Great War through the beginning of The Cold War, with an unforgettable adventure into the heart of World War II, this story visits Paris, Roaring 20s Chicago, oil boom Oklahoma, pre-war Arabia, wartime Europe and Cold War Iran. With lean, muscular prose, and relentless storytelling, Trabish makes "OIL IN THEIR BLOOD: The American Decades" another fascination of fact, adventure, romance and melodrama, as he again drills for metaphysical and stark cold truths about love, family, war, oil and America's addiction to it.