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What people subconsciously are interested in is the expression of beauty, something that helps them through the humdrum day, something that shocks them out of themselves and something that makes them believe in the beauty and the glory of
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“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“To be an artist means to invite an occupation into your life that requires commitment and hard work, but the rewards and satisfaction you’ll get make the work seem like play. But you have to do it every day.”
― One Drawing A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media
― One Drawing A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media
“Hope for the Best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed.”
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“central challenge to improving the way we learn is finding a way to interrupt the process of forgetting.2”
― Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
― Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
“The single greatest challenge to leaders today (and that includes thinkers, teachers, managers, presidents, parents, CEOs, designers, salespeople, students—all of us) is this: We have to make more increasingly complex ideas more clear, more quickly and more persuasively than ever, to more audiences who are more informed and have more access to more information than ever.”
― Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work
― Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work
Literatura en Espanol / Books in Spanish
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Un grupo para discutir los libros escritos en espanol. Todos son bienvenidos!
Books on the Nightstand
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A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
readers advisory for all
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life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more
David Bowie's Top 100 Books
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If you're moved by music, join us in remembering a hero, a weirdo, an innovator, a genius, a legend. In 2013 David Bowie posted a list of his 100 favo ...more
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