Archives for October 2009
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Read in Order to Live
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame [...]
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The Drucker Difference
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Title: The Drucker Difference
Authors: Craig L. Pearce, Joseph A. Maciariello, and Hideki Yamamwaki
ISBN: 9780071638005
Peter F. Drucker was one of the most influential business thinkers in history. Considered the father of modern management, he was concerned not only with the human side of management, but also with the larger societal roles played by both companies and [...]
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Will this Book Change Your Life?
16th October 2009
This Diary Will Change Your Life is guaranteed to make the year 2009 stand out.
Where previous Diaries have emphasized social change with tasks such as “Try making the Dalai Lama lose his temper”, or “Spy on MI5 employees as they leave the office”, the latest edition insists on setting everyone’s mental outlook to [...]
Tags: Diary
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Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook
Read Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook online and note the conversations by seven women on the side margins at The Golden Notebook Project. Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.
Here are answers to some common questions:
What is this?It’s an experiment in close-reading in which seven women are reading the book and conducting a conversation [...]
Tags: Doris Lessing, Golden Notebook, Nobel Prize
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Asterix
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Although he does not have the impressive muscle-bound physique of the heroes Albert Uderzo drew at first, Asterix is the only anti-hero to boast such a collection of success stories and heroic feats.
Throughout his adventures, where his legendary wile and the precious magic potion concocted by the druid Getafix allow him to escape from the [...]
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Nelson Mandela’s private diaries auctioned
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15th Oct 2009
“Virtually every major territory” was bidding for the hottest book in Frankfurt, Nelson Mandela’s private diaries. US rights were sold on Wednesday afternoon (14th) to Jonathan Galassi at Macmillan US’ Farrar, Straus and Giroux via Sloan Harris at ICM, with deals also in Portugal, France and Denmark, auctions in Brazil, Sweden and Holland [...]
Tags: Diary, Nelson Mandela
