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The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, published in 2004, is a book written by James Surowiecki about the aggregation of information in groups, resulting in decisions that, he argues, are often better than could have been made by any single member of the group.
Nathanson heard the story from his producer friend Russ Meyer, who said he heard it while a World War II combat photographer. [ 1 ] Nathanson researched in vain for two years to verify the story's accuracy before receiving a contract for the fictionalized novel, which sold over two million copies in ten languages.
Belles on Their Toes is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948), and covers the period after Frank Gilbreth, Sr. died. It was adapted as a film in 1952.
Quirky Tails is the third in a series of short stories by Australian author Paul Jennings.It was first released in 1987. As one of Jennings' darker collections, death is a theme in many of the stories. This includes "Unhappily Ever After" (which serves as an allegory for hell), "A Dozen B
On the cover of Kate's book (Kate is the female lead character in the movies), the title is shown to be Cheaper by the Dozen, and the author's maiden name appears as Gilbreth (the name of the real family in the book upon which the 1950 film was based). During a game of Apple Schmear, Nora tells Hank that her "Great Grandma Gilbreth" invented ...
Attwater, a devout Christian, has been harvesting pearls here for many years with the help of several dozen native workers, all except four of whom have recently also died of smallpox. The three men hatch a new plan to kill Attwater and take his pearls, but Herrick's guilt-stricken demeanour and Huish's drunken ramblings soon betray them.
Summary: Based on Tom Wolfe's book of the same name, this dramatic miniseries follows Charlie Croker's (Jeff Daniels) downfall as his real-estate empire takes a nosedive.
Thi Jaa wrote about one hundred short stories and a dozen novels. His most noted work is the novel Mogamul (Thorn of Desire). His other novels Amma Vandhaal and Marappasu were translated into English as "Sins of Appu's Mother" and "Wooden Cow" respectively.