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Elements Of Surprise
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Author : Vera Tobin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Elements Of Surprise written by Vera Tobin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES categories.
Elements of Surprise opens with an novel but narrow focus: how a particular cognitive bias, the "curse of knowledge," underwrites stories that rely on what it calls "well-made surprise," as seen in (for example) classic detective fiction--that is, surprises in novels, films, television, and plays that set us up to be fooled in ways we find pleasing and satisfying. But from there, the book expands its reach. At its core, "cursed" thinking underlies almost everything people write, say, and think about both other people and our own pasts. The more information we have about something, and the more experience we have with it, the harder it is to step outside that experience. What unfolds is both a fresh approach to mental heuristics and biases and an ambitious work of cognitive literary criticism. Elements of Surprise provides a new and exciting way of thinking about the mechanics of narrative, explored through thoughtful readings of classic, popular, and obscure texts.--
Element Of Surprise
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Author : Mr. Ish
language : en
Publisher: Mr. Ish
Release Date : 2019-03-09
Element Of Surprise written by Mr. Ish and has been published by Mr. Ish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-09 with Fiction categories.
♥Addictive, Humorous, Romance, Mystery, Action packed Urban Fiction Drama ♥ Known for his loyalty and commitment to those that he holds close to his heart, thirty-year-old Adonis Davis proves that being authentic in nature isn't always recognized. After the Newark, New Jersey native is betrayed by his childhood best friend, Mustaheem, Adonis finds out that it was the deceitful actions of Mustaheem that ultimately led to the nationwide manhunt of his little sister Chaz. Chaz is a sexy twenty-eight-year-old female that had lost everything When her brother Adonis went to prison five years ago. However, it was the promise to Adonis that Mustaheem failed to make good on, in terms of looking out for Chaz which pushed her to migrate to Atlanta, Georgia. Which eventually put her in a predicament that leads to her being on the run for a triple homicide. The unknown elements of a crime that took place fifteen years ago prior, connects Adonis and Chaz in a way that no one could have ever imagined, Things get grittier in grimier than the mind could fathom. - Element of Surprise Author's Note: ❝𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.❞
The Element Of Surprise
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Author : Darryl Young
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-02-16
The Element Of Surprise written by Darryl Young and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-16 with History categories.
It used to be said that the night belonged to Charlie. But that wasn't true where SEALs patrolled. For six months in 1970, fourteen men in Juliett Platoon of the Navy's SEAL Team One--incuding the author--carried out over a hundred missions in the Mekong Delta without a single platoon fatality. Their primary mission: kidnap enemy soldiers--alive--for interrogation.
The Element Of Surprise
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Author : Kris Katzen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-11-07
The Element Of Surprise written by Kris Katzen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-07 with categories.
A night out on Saturn's moon turns exciting, and not how some thugs expect when the targets react differently than anticipated.
Sherlock Holmes And The Element Of Surprise
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Author : James Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2012-08-06
Sherlock Holmes And The Element Of Surprise written by James Taylor and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-06 with Fiction categories.
When two prison guards are found beheaded in the barren countryside surrounding Her Majesty's Prison at Wormwood Scrubs, Inspector Lestrade seeks Holmes' singular powers to determine how the murders could have been committed in separate locations with the only footprints being those of the murdered guards themselves. With Doctor Watson at his side, Holmes sets out on this new adventure and uncovers deeper mysteries still; mysteries that will not only test the detectives' powers of observation and deduction, but his skepticism of the paranormal as well.
Elements Of Surprise
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Author : Vera Tobin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-16
Elements Of Surprise written by Vera Tobin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-16 with Psychology categories.
Why do some surprises delight—the endings of Agatha Christie novels, films like The Sixth Sense, the flash awareness that Pip’s benefactor is not (and never was!) Miss Havisham? Writing at the intersection of cognitive science and narrative pleasure, Vera Tobin explains how our brains conspire with stories to produce those revelatory plots that define a “well-made surprise.” By tracing the prevalence of surprise endings in both literary fiction and popular literature and showing how they exploit our mental limits, Tobin upends two common beliefs. The first is cognitive science’s tendency to consider biases a form of moral weakness and failure. The second is certain critics’ presumption that surprise endings are mere shallow gimmicks. The latter is simply not true, and the former tells at best half the story. Tobin shows that building a good plot twist is a complex art that reflects a sophisticated understanding of the human mind. Reading classic, popular, and obscure literature alongside the latest research in cognitive science, Tobin argues that a good surprise works by taking advantage of our mental limits. Elements of Surprise describes how cognitive biases, mental shortcuts, and quirks of memory conspire with stories to produce wondrous illusions, and also provides a sophisticated how-to guide for writers. In Tobin’s hands, the interactions of plot and cognition reveal the interdependencies of surprise, sympathy, and sense-making. The result is a new appreciation of the pleasures of being had.
Element Of Surprise
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Author : Darryl L. Young
language : en
Publisher: Ivy Books
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Element Of Surprise written by Darryl L. Young and has been published by Ivy Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Element Of Surprise
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Author : Derek Hart
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005-08-04
Element Of Surprise written by Derek Hart and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-04 with Fiction categories.
Canadian Travis Kelland was 20 years old when Germany invaded Poland to start World War II. Travis was also the only son and heir to Sir Charles Kelland, a wealthy and powerful businessman whose vast holdings stretched across many provinces of Canada. Sir Charles was grooming young Travis to eventually take the reins of the Kelland empire. However, Travis had other plans. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy and set forth on a grand adventure to fight the Nazis. Of course, Travis was in for a rude awakening. He joined the MTB's (Motor Torpedo Boats) squadrons fighting in the Channel and the North Sea and was immediately faced with death and destruction, winning the DSO from the King himself. Yet Travis was a survivor too. After proving himself in combat, he is transferred to the Mediterranean and took command of his own MTB based out of Alexandria, Egypt. In this theatre of operations, his crew fight Germans and Italians, constantly faced with overwhelming odds and the constant threat of Rommel. These are the adventures of MTB 545, from 1940?1945, spanning the desperate years to the days just prior to the D-Day invasion.
Element Of Surprise
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Author : Darryl Young
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991-04-01
Element Of Surprise written by Darryl Young and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-01 with categories.
Interrupting Chicken And The Elephant Of Surprise
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Author : David Ezra Stein
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2018-09-11
Interrupting Chicken And The Elephant Of Surprise written by David Ezra Stein and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Surprise! The little red chicken is back — and as endearingly silly as ever — in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken. It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he’s right. After all, there are definitely no elephants in “The Ugly Duckling,” “Rapunzel,” or “The Little Mermaid” — or are there? Elephant or element, something unexpected awaits Papa in every story, but a surprise may be in store for the little red chicken as well. Full of the same boisterous charm that made Interrupting Chicken so beloved by readers, this gleeful follow-up is sure to delight fans of stories, surprises, and elephants alike.