Robert earl powell ii (16 resultados)

Softcover with vellum dustjacket, 96 pages, very good condition, no internal marks, dustjacket has minor scuffs, with color and b/w reproductions, illustrations, drawings. Covers the construction and development of the Anderson Building of LACMA by Hardy Holtzman Pfeiffer Associates as well as a selection of works held by the institution.…

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Cloth. Condición: Fine Condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine Condition. 214 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. 252 illustrations most in color. Black cloth stamped with black illustration to the cover, lettering to the spine. Co-published by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA. Includes notes, photographic credits, and index. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Some decisions can't be optimized.When pressure rises, the rules change: information becomes unreliable, time becomes hostile, and options collapse into commitments you can't undo. What looks like "indecision" is often something else entirely-your mind encountering the limits of decision.Limits of Decision explains what goes wrong when prediction fails and optimization becomes impossible. It's a clear, unsentimental guide to the mechanics of breakdown-and to the forms of responsibility that remain when certainty is gone.You'll learn: How to tell uncertainty from inadmissibility (when evaluation itself breaks)Why pressure creates irreversibility-and why irreversibility is the real enemyWhat failure looks like before it announces itselfWhy restraint can be the highest form of rational actionThis isn't motivation. It's clarity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Strategy is often treated as either intuition or calculation. On one side, it is reduced to instinct and experience. On the other, it is treated as a problem of formulas, optimization, or technique. The Limits of Prediction and the Primacy of Coherence argues that both views miss the deeper structure of failure and recovery.This book develops a diagnostic framework for understanding why systems often collapse before decisive action begins. It shows how pressure erodes margin, how coherence degrades invisibly, and why prediction can become ill-posed when the conditions for inference no longer hold. Rather than offering tactics or shortcuts, it clarifies the boundary between uncertainty and missingness, execution problems and structural breakdown.Drawing on philosophy of science, systems thinking, cognitive science, and strategic theory, the book introduces a disciplined vocabulary of coherence, structural memory, identity continuity, admissibility, and breakdown. The goal is not to promise better forecasts, but to help readers recognize when familiar tools stop applying and what responsible action looks like under constraint.This book is for readers who want clarity without hype. It is written for serious general readers, practitioners working under real pressure, and thinkers interested in the limits of prediction, control, and optimization in complex systems.Inside you will find: A clear account of why failure often occurs before action beginsA framework for understanding pressure, irreversibility, and loss of marginA theory of structural memory and identity continuity in systemsA missingness-aware view of admissibility and the limits of inferenceAn analysis of predictive processing under breakdown and conditions for recoveryCarefully stated limits: what this framework does and does not claimIf you have felt that "better models" and "more data" are not enough, this book offers a deeper diagnostic lens: coherence first, prediction second. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if strategy wasn't a buzzword, but a way of seeing the world?A General Theory of Strategy presents a clear, practical framework for understanding how clarity, choice, and agency shape everything you do. Instead of offering quick hacks or recycled advice, this book reveals the underlying patterns that drive decision-making in life, leadership, and conflict.Inside, you'll explore: Clarity - why confused aims sabotage action, and how to define what you truly intend.Choice - how trade-offs, risks, and uncertainty shape every situation you face.Agency - what it means to act instead of react, and how identity and structure influence outcomes.Why strategy connects to logic, psychology, and systems thinking - but cannot be reduced to any single field.Simple, repeatable lenses you can use to analyze real-world situations at any scale.This book is not a rigid formula or a one-size-fits-all blueprint. It is a practical, readable theory designed to help you think more clearly, act more intentionally, and understand the forces shaping your world.Author: Robert Earl Powell II This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. Volume I/Copyright 1989. 211 pp. Vol. I issue only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Conrad Felixmuller (Jacket Art) (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Strategy is often treated as either intuition or calculation. On one side, it is reduced to instinct and experience. On the other, it is treated as a problem of formulas, optimization, or technique. The Limits of Prediction and the Primacy of Coherence argues that both views miss the deeper structure of failure and recovery.This book develops a diagnostic framework for understanding why systems often collapse before decisive action begins. It shows how pressure erodes margin, how coherence degrades invisibly, and why prediction can become ill-posed when the conditions for inference no longer hold. Rather than offering tactics or shortcuts, it clarifies the boundary between uncertainty and missingness, execution problems and structural breakdown.Drawing on philosophy of science, systems thinking, cognitive science, and strategic theory, the book introduces a disciplined vocabulary of coherence, structural memory, identity continuity, admissibility, and breakdown. The goal is not to promise better forecasts, but to help readers recognize when familiar tools stop applying and what responsible action looks like under constraint.This book is for readers who want clarity without hype. It is written for serious general readers, practitioners working under real pressure, and thinkers interested in the limits of prediction, control, and optimization in complex systems.Inside you will find: A clear account of why failure often occurs before action beginsA framework for understanding pressure, irreversibility, and loss of marginA theory of structural memory and identity continuity in systemsA missingness-aware view of admissibility and the limits of inferenceAn analysis of predictive processing under breakdown and conditions for recoveryCarefully stated limits: what this framework does and does not claimIf you have felt that "better models" and "more data" are not enough, this book offers a deeper diagnostic lens: coherence first, prediction second. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Some decisions can't be optimized.When pressure rises, the rules change: information becomes unreliable, time becomes hostile, and options collapse into commitments you can't undo. What looks like "indecision" is often something else entirely-your mind encountering the limits of decision.Limits of Decision explains what goes wrong when prediction fails and optimization becomes impossible. It's a clear, unsentimental guide to the mechanics of breakdown-and to the forms of responsibility that remain when certainty is gone.You'll learn: How to tell uncertainty from inadmissibility (when evaluation itself breaks)Why pressure creates irreversibility-and why irreversibility is the real enemyWhat failure looks like before it announces itselfWhy restraint can be the highest form of rational actionThis isn't motivation. It's clarity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if strategy wasn't a buzzword, but a way of seeing the world?A General Theory of Strategy presents a clear, practical framework for understanding how clarity, choice, and agency shape everything you do. Instead of offering quick hacks or recycled advice, this book reveals the underlying patterns that drive decision-making in life, leadership, and conflict.Inside, you'll explore: Clarity - why confused aims sabotage action, and how to define what you truly intend.Choice - how trade-offs, risks, and uncertainty shape every situation you face.Agency - what it means to act instead of react, and how identity and structure influence outcomes.Why strategy connects to logic, psychology, and systems thinking - but cannot be reduced to any single field.Simple, repeatable lenses you can use to analyze real-world situations at any scale.This book is not a rigid formula or a one-size-fits-all blueprint. It is a practical, readable theory designed to help you think more clearly, act more intentionally, and understand the forces shaping your world.Author: Robert Earl Powell II This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …