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"Liespotting" links three disciplines - facial recognition training, interrogation training, and a comprehensive survey of research in the field - into a specialized body of information developed specifically to help business leaders detect deception and get the information they need to successfully conduct their most important interactions and transactions.
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"If evolutionary biologists, ethical philosophers, and social media gurus are to be believed, the face is the basis for what we call "humanity." The face is considered the source of identity, truth, beauty, authenticity, and empathy. It underlies our ideas about what constitutes a human, how we relate emotionally, what is pleasing to the eye, and how we ought to treat each other. But all of this rests on a specific image of the face. We might call...
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In this work the author tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. For all of these people, the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world. There is Lilian, a concert pianist...
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An unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness. The author is face blind--that is, she has prosopagnosia, a rare neurological condition that prevents her from reliably recognizing people's faces. Growing up, unaware of the reason for her perpetual confusion and anxiety, she took what cues she could from speech, hairstyle, and gait. But she sometimes kissed a stranger, thinking...
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Carmindy, the makeup artist on TLC's popular show What Not to Wear, believes that the secret to a great look is to enhance your best natural features with sheer washes of color, not to hide under layers of artificial-looking makeup. In The 5-Minute Face—now with an all-new updated Shopping Guide—Carmindy shares her positive beauty philosophy. She offers a practical, easy, fast, and mistake-proof makeup routine that works for all ages
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Filled with the author's trademark candor and compassion, Face the Nation shines a witty and nostalgic light on our nation's presidents, culture, foreign policy and domestic affairs. This is a one-of-a-kind anniversary gift from a man uniquely qualified to reflect on our changing country over the past 50 years
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"In this riveting feat of reporting, Kashmir Hill illuminates the improbable rise of Clearview AI and how Hoan Ton-That, a computer engineer and Richard Schwartz, a Giuliani associate, launched a terrifying facial recognition app with society-altering potential. They were assisted by a cast of controversial characters, including conservative provocateur Charles Johnson and billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel. The app can scan a blurry portrait, and,...
9) Ugly
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"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his "ugly" stop him from focusing on what truly mattered."--
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LearningExpress, LLC
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[2021]
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1 online resource
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English
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"This is the second of two sets of suspect comparison questions designed to help you prepare for a police officer exam. In this second set, a suspect's side view profile is presented, and you will be asked to select the photo of the same suspect looking straight at you, which is often referred to as a headshot. Check with your municipality to determine the types of questions you may encounter on your police officer exam." --
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LearningExpress, LLC
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[2021]
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1 online resource
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"This is the first of two sets of suspect comparison questions designed to help you prepare for a police officer exam. In this first set, you are tasked with recognizing a suspect's face that has gone through appearance modifications, such as changes to hair length, hair style, head covering, eye or sunglasses, facial hair, jewelry, and piercings, etc. Check with your municipality to determine the types of questions you may encounter on your police...
12) The face
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1998
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374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
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English
14) Face painting
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Klutz Press
Pub. Date
1990
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65 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
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English
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Describes the materials needed for face painting and provides step-by-step instructions for producing several designs. Includes related activities
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Sixth & Spring Books
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2014.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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"Make a face--a funny face! The personality of a cartoon character begins with the face: the head, the features, the expressions. Get that right and you can create a memorable personality. Bestselling how-to-draw author Christopher Hart presents the ultimate tutorial on the topic in masterful detail, covering characters both male and female, from babies to adults, in all shapes and sizes. His accessible, step-by-step demonstrations go through all...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2010
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xviii, 305 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
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"What makes a face attractive? Why are we attracted to certain faces and not others? In this fascinating and exuberant account from the frontiers of science, David Perrett, a winner of the prestigious Golden Brain award and one of the world's foremost experts in face perception, and Louise Barrett, an evolutionary psychologist, tell the amazing story of where the human face came from, and how our perceptions of the face affect the way we judge an...
18) Making faces
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Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1994
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44 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
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English
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