An engaging study of the nerd in American popular culture and throughout history discussed in such contexts as the rise of online gaming, the science fiction club, ethnicity, Asperger's syndrome, autism, and high school and college debating.

At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Ken Robinson argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system. He proposes instead a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today's unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and...

¡LLegó el momento de que siga adelante! Uno de los mayores regalos que el SEÑOR nos da es la capacidad de reconocer cuándo esperar en una posición o circunstancia en particular, y cuándo avanzar a la siguiente etapa de nuestro destino. Las Escrituras siempre nos hacen saber que hay tiempo para todo. Hay un momento para quedarse y otro para avanzar. El momento para quedarse es cuando Dios le dice específicamente que lo haga, o cuando usted no...

For those who have attempted to overcome your concerns about making art, about creating, about being creative and about finding a better part of yourself in this process. This is a book for you.

Escape Velocity: Ignite Your Inner Drive and Propel Yourself to Greatness" is a transformative guide that empowers readers to tap into their untapped potential and achieve extraordinary success. Drawing on the principles of personal development, this book provides practical strategies, insightful advice, and inspiring stories to help individuals unleash their true potential and propel themselves towards greatness. Whether you're seeking professional...

Lennon and McCartney, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Pierre and Marie Curie. Throughout history, partners have buoyed each other to better work - though often one member is little known to the general public. (See Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, or Vincent and Theo van Gogh.) In Powers of Two, Joshua Wolf Shenk draws on neuroscience, social psychology, and cultural history to present the social foundations of creativity, with the pair as its primary...

The author of Conversations with God explores how ordinary people can work in direct collaboration with God to transform their everyday lives into extraordinary experiences. Included here is a program that Walsch calls ''17 Steps to being Happier Than God,'' a plan that combines the best of the conceptual truths of his 9-book Conversations with God series with the clearest description yet of how to turn those concepts into practical tools for altering...

"Building a Second Brain is Getting Things Done for the digital age. It's a revolutionary new productivity method for consuming, synthesizing, and remembering the vast amount of information we take in, allowing us to become more effective and creative and harness the unprecedented amount of technology we have at our disposal"--

Meesha loves making things, but struggles to make friends until her mother takes her to a party where she meets Josh, a boy who wants to make friends, too.