![]() No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. ![]() “Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. ![]() The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho Synopsis: Get the audiobook on Audible □ (affiliate link) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Building and maintaining candor is hard and must be actively worked at.This is akin to the idea of an independent review group from Jim Collins’ Good to great.It is similar to the concept that “you are not your project”. Its (and more generally within the organisation) core theme is candor that people can talk to anyone openly and truthfully without feeling personally hurt. ![]() Pixar had a “brain trust” that reviews all ideas/projects.It then needs a constants process of refinement and re-design to maintain that state. The key take home is that it takes a carefully designed of practices to develop a culture of creativity. One of the best leaderships I have ever read. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace is about the ideas, management, and leadership behind Pixar, and more broadly about how to create a culture of creativity. How to breathe creative life into your organisation.Ĭreativity Inc. ![]() ![]() Equiano continued to travel, making several voyages aboard trading vessels to Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Jamaica, Grenada, and North America. He settled in England in 1767, attending school and working as an assistant to scientist Dr. Equiano, who was allowed to engage in his own minor trade exchanges, was able to save enough money to purchase his freedom in 1766. He was purchased in 1763 by Robert King, a Quaker merchant from Philadelphia, for whom he served as a clerk. ![]() ![]() In service to Captain Pascal and subsequent merchant masters, Equiano traveled extensively, visiting England, Holland, Scotland, Gibraltar, Nova Scotia, the Caribbean, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and South Carolina. One of his masters, Henry Pascal, the captain of a British trading vessel, gave Equiano the name Gustavas Vassa, which he used throughout his life, though he published his autobiography under his African name. Though he spent a brief period in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time in slavery was spent serving the captains of slave ships and British navy vessels. ![]() When he was about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed to the West Indies. ![]() Olaudah Equiano was born in 1745 in Eboe, in what is now Nigeria. ![]() ![]() I had a happy childhood, lots of friends, and loving parents. The book went through massive changes, including throwing out all the plots, but one thing remained true and ended up in the final version. I wrote an entire novel about an 11-year old who solved problems for adults. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2003), came out of a two-word joke. ![]() My first book, Millicent Min, Girl Genius ( Arthur A. What was your inspiration for creating these books? Then his parents are fighting, his grandmother Yin-Yin hates her new nursing home, he’s being “tutored” by the world’s biggest nerdball Millicent Min–and he’s not sure his ballpoint “Emily” tattoo is ever going to wash off.” Read excerpt. And if THAT happens, his life will be over. If *that* happens, his friends will abandon him and Emily Ebers won’t like him anymore. If that happens, he won’t start on the A-team. If he flunks his summer-school English class, he won’t pass sixth grade. From the catalog copy: “Stanford Wong is having a bad summer. ![]() Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee ( Arthur A. But when she finally puts her mind to it, she realizes just what it will take to make her first friend.” Winner of the winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor from SCBWI. ![]() From the catalog copy: “Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee ( Arthur A. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was just gross and I believe I will stick to reading these on Kindle from now on. ![]() Published: When Londoner Alexander Tate is thrown from his horse, his vision that suffers most.The noises that she made almost sounded like chewing or like she was swishing the spit in her mouth around. Lori Wicks bestselling English Garden series (more than 720,000 copies sold) is filled with endearing characters and engaging stories. The Visitor (English Garden 3) by Lori Wick. ![]() ![]() At one point during this book, it got so bad that I almost gave up on the entire series when I realized she read all the books. Every time she made one of those noise I wanted to cringe. Now don't get me wrong, her style of reading was good for the most part, and the various voices that she used for the different characters was also good, it was the noises that she kept making with her mouth while she was reading that drove me insane. However, the performance by Virginia Leishman left a lot to be desired. I love this series! I love Lori Wick! I have never read a book of hers that I haven't liked. Lori Wick is known as one of the most versatile Christian fiction writers on the market today. Is there anything you would change about this book? I enjoyed the book, but detested the performance ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bourdieu finds a world of social meaning in the decision to order bouillabaisse, in our contemporary cult of thinness, in the “California sports” such as jogging and cross-country skiing. Bourdieu plays the empiricist to Kants disinterested philosopher deducing notions of taste within his own mind, pointing to how a society-dependent concept like aesthetic taste is inextricably tied to the realities of a class-based industrial society and its means of reproducing itself. This perspective is challenged by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu (1930 2002). ![]() The different aesthetic choices people make are all distinctions―that is, choices made in opposition to those made by other classes. From a commonsense perspective, taste is a purely subjective, private matter. What emerges from his analysis is that social snobbery is everywhere in the bourgeois world. ![]() Bourdieu bases his study on surveys that took into account the multitude of social factors that play a part in a French person’s choice of clothing, furniture, leisure activities, dinner menus for guests, and many other matters of taste. In the course of everyday life people constantly choose between what they find aesthetically pleasing and what they consider tacky, merely trendy, or ugly. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste Pierre Bourdieu Routledge, Social Science - 640 pages 1 Review Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, (1984). ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve fallen arse over tit in love with Ciara Smyth’s hilarious writing style. Pretty soon, Aideen’s monotonous semester is filled with traded favors, hare-brained shenanigans and an unplanned, budding romance.Ĭan Aideen solve any of her problems without ruining her own life in the process? Pros And My Favourite Parts But when another student finds out about Aideen’s “good deed”, her problem solving skills are suddenly in high demand among her peers. Aideen and Meabh assumed that their little scheme went unnoticed. Thanks to her sprained ankle, Meabh has more free time to pursue the things that really matter to her. Is there a problem? Nope, everything is just fine and dandy now. ![]() Aideen decides to help her out by pushing her down the stairs. Meabh wants to run away from her hectic schedule because she has way too many extracurricular activities to do. When Aideen accidently walks in on “know-it-all” Meabh Kowalski while she is having an embarrassing meltdown in the girls’ bathroom, she realizes that she can help Meabh with her problem. But here’s the tricky part-she really doesn’t know how to solve any of them. Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth is a heart-tugging, coming of age novel that deals with alcohol addiction, loneliness, unexpected love and the deep bonds that go hand in hand with true friendship.Īideen has a ton of problems that will take a lifetime to fix. ![]() ![]() The narration on both were great, and the music didn’t bother me a bit. □ I found The Golden Compass and this book wonderful stories. I guess we have some literary critics who haunt. This and Golden Compass received great ratings except for those who wrote a review. Review 2: His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife audiobook by Graham S. You’ll enjoy taking the journey with them, and the narration -by author Philip Pullman and a full cast- helps pull you into the story. Lyra & Will also find other types of beings in this world, angels and witches some are helpful, some not so. ![]() ![]() In the second book, Lyra’s adventure continues, as she finds herself in another world and discovers Will, a young boy who becomes her companion through the rest of the series. While aimed at younger readers, the series holds up brilliantly for adults, as well. His Dark Materials, of which this is the second book, is a terrific fantasy. Review 1: His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife audiobook by Geoffrey The second book in a fantastic trilogy! Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book. We invite you to listen to this fascinating story. A new world, soul-eating ghosts roam the streets and witches share the sky with an army of angels. Lyra finds Will, a young boy on the run from a killer. The content of the book is about Lyra getting lost in a new world. His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife is the second book in the His Dark Materials series by renowned author Philip Pullman. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.īut I have no idea how this one is going to end… A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.īut that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. ![]() But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.” ![]() I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. ![]() It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Amazon’s #1 Most Unputdownable Book of the Year.įrom New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances… ![]() ![]() ![]() Pinkalicious: School Rules! by Victoria Kann 993 copies, 7 reviews Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! by Victoria Kann 83 copies Pinkalicious and Aqua, The Mini-Mermaid by Victoria Kann 58 copies Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly by Victoria Kann 69 copies Pinkalicious and the Snow Globe by Victoria Kann 74 copies ![]() Pinkalicious: School Lunch by Victoria Kann 35 copies Pinkalicious: Mother's Day Surprise by Victoria Kann 38 copies Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper by Victoria Kann 156 copies Pinkalicious and the New Teacher by Victoria Kann 91 copies Pinkalicious: Crazy Hair Day by Victoria Kann 131 copies ![]() Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter by Victoria Kann 173 copies ![]() Pinkalicious: Merry Pinkmas! by Victoria Kann 175 copies, 1 review Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat! by Victoria Kann 179 copies Pinkalicious: Flower Girl by Victoria Kann 140 copies Pinkalicious and the Pink Hat Parade by Victoria Kann 56 copies Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts by Victoria Kann 138 copies Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin by Victoria Kann 178 copies, 2 reviews Pinkalicious: Tickled Pink by Victoria Kann 466 copies, 4 reviews Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink by Victoria Kann 405 copies, 3 reviews ![]() |