As an activist, Sophia Raday ran away from cops dressed in riot gear. Then, much to her surprise, she fell in love with one. Barrett was not only an Oakland police officer but a soldier as well: a West Point graduate, an Airborne Ranger, and a major in the Army Reserve. Today, his nightstand holds reading like Terror in Breslan and American Rifleman; hers, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and a printout of the Anusara yoga opening chant. Visit her website.
Julie Metz seemingly had the perfect life -- an adoring husband, a happy, spirited daughter, a lovely old house in a quaint suburban town -- but in an instant, everything changed. Visit her website.
Ms. Marnia Robinson, Author of "Cupid's Poisoned Arrow," narrates a slide presentation that discusses the clash between humanity's "mating" and "bonding" programs, and what you can do for more harmonious results. Visit her website.
Author James Gavin signs his new book, "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne" on June 28, 2009 at the home of Ann Ruckert in New York City. The author reading, along with musical performances by Mike Longo and Genie "Pepper" Swinson, were a fundraiser for the Jazz Foundation of America.
Author Sam Gosling visits Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA, to discuss his book"Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You". This event took place June 17, 2008, as part of the authors@google series.
Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase our personalities in unexpected-and unplanned-ways, but also how we create personality in the first place, communicate it others, and interpret the world around us. Gosling, one of the field's most innovative researchers, dispatches teams of scientific snoops to poke around dorm rooms and offices, to see what can be learned about people simply from looking at their stuff.
Sam Gosling is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has spent the last decade conducting research on how personality is expressed and perceived in everyday contexts. He has been profiled by the New York Times, Psychology Today, and other publications, and he is featured in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. This is his first book. He lives in Austin, Texas. Visit his website.
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