mgliv's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:33:53 -0700 60 mgliv's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Spirit of Kaizen: Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time]]> 15854744 ―Masaaki Imai, Chariman, Kaizen Institute KAIZEN : The Small-Step Step Solution for You and Your Company Today’s businesses love the idea of revolutionary, immediate change. But major “disruptive� efforts often fail because radical change sets off alarms in our brains and shuts down our power to think clearly and creatively. There is, however, a more effective path to change. Change that is lasting and powerful. Change that begins with one small step . . . It’s The Spirit of Kaizen ―a proven system for implementing small, incremental steps that can have a big impact in reaching your goals. This step-by-step guide from renowned psychologist and consultant Dr. Robert Maurer shows you how to:]]> 192 Robert Maurer 0071796177 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.07 2012 The Spirit of Kaizen: Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time
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<![CDATA[Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)]]> 201952716 true calling" � feeling adrift without a clear sense of direction?Does procrastination or a lack of motivation prevent you from getting stuff done?Has your life journey been stunted by self-doubt or a fear of failure?

Indeed, failure is the unfortunate result of most human endeavors. Eighty percent of New Year's Resolutions fail by February. For many people, surrender feels like the easiest option.

But what if there was a solution to your goal-achievement problems?

What if I told you that the Japanese have found this solution?

In this book, we'll reveal three concepts from the

Ikigai - A strategy to discover one's purpose, meaning, and "true calling" in life.Hansei - The ancient art of honest self-reflection.Kaizen - An incrementalist approach to goal achievement developed by Japanese engineers and scientists.

When utilized individually, each discipline is a powerful tool for growth. But when combined together, they can improve your productivity by a factor of TEN! Best of all, it doesn't matter if you're a student, a busy mom, or an entrepreneur; all of these techniques still apply!

The methodology can be useful

Enhancing your career aspirations,Getting better grades in school,Starting a new business,Learning a new skill,Losing weight,Building muscle,Improving your relationships,Or, for any endeavor that calls upon you to set, accomplish, and focus on a new goal.

Once you grasp the effectiveness of this system, you'll have trouble recalling how you ever managed to get anything done without it.

In the book you will

What it takes to discover your own personal "ikigai" (your "true calling" in life), so that every step you take is in harmony with your deepest passions and values.The secret principle that makes the chore of "habit-forming" seem easy—hence enabling you to defeat the crippling vice of procrastination.How to focus (How to REALLY focus!) on your daily objectives—thus enhancing your ability to tune out the many distractions that prevent us from getting stuff done.How to motivate yourself to get your work done, even when every fiber in your brain is begging you to quit.How to achieve the coveted "flow state" � the mental plateau of peak performance where time seems to disappear and creativity thrives.How to discover meaning and passion in the chore of living, turning everyday routines into opportunities for lifelong growth and success.And much, much more...

Sometimes, we all need a refreshing change of pace.]]>
239 Anthony Raymond mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.12 Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
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<![CDATA[Kaizen: The Japanese Method for Transforming Habits, One Small Step at a Time]]> 53007534
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF 'KAIZEN' - THE JAPANESE WAY TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. . .

Lifestyle changes can be overwhelming: It's hard to take on major goals without falling prey to self-doubt. But with 'KAIZEN', big goals become small, approachable steps. This Japanese method first made waves in the business world by launching Toyota to success; it also adds magic to Marie Kondo's life-changing method of tidying up. As Kondo puts it: "You can take the first small step toward your dream today, and keep taking small steps to grow your passions".

Now, Sarah Harvey unlocks 'KAIZEN'S' amazing potential to enhance our everyday lives. Even the boldest intention (I should run a marathon someday) begins with the simplest step (Today, I'll research local running groups). 'KAIZEN' is the key to improving our health, work, finances, relationships, habits, and - yes - homes!

RUNNING TIME � 5hrs. and 4mins.

©2019, 2020 by Sarah Harvey (P)2019 by Blackstone Publishing]]>
272 Sarah Harvey 1529005353 mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.56 2019 Kaizen: The Japanese Method for Transforming Habits, One Small Step at a Time
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<![CDATA[One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way]]> 266621
The philosophy is simple: Great change is made through small steps. And the science is irrefutable: Small steps circumvent the brain's built-in resistance to new behavior.

No matter what the goal—losing weight, quitting smoking, writing a novel, starting an exercise program, or meeting the love of your life—the powerful technique of kaizen is the way to achieve it.Written by psychologist and kaizen expert Dr. Robert Maurer, One Small Step Can Change Your Life is the simple but potent guide to easing into new habits—and turning your life around. Learn how to overcome fear and procrastination with his 7 Small Steps—including how to Think Small Thoughts, Take Small Actions, and Solve Small Problems—to steadily build your confidence and make insurmountable-seeming goals suddenly feel doable.

Dr. Maurer also shows how to visualize virtual change so that real change can come more easily. Why small rewards lead to big returns. And how great discoveries are made by paying attention to the little details most of us overlook. His simple regiment is your path to continuous improvement for anything from losing weight to quitting smoking, paying off debt, or conquering shyness and meeting new people. Rooted in the two-thousand-year-old wisdom of the Tao Te Ching—“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”—here is the way to change your life without fear, without failure, and start on a new path of easy, continuous improvement.]]>
228 Robert Maurer mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.94 2009 One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
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<![CDATA[JavaScript: The Definitive Guide - Master the World's Most-Used Programming Language, Seventh Edition]]> 61157620 687 David Flanagan 9352139968 mgliv 0 to-read, engineer 4.88 1996 JavaScript: The Definitive Guide - Master the World's Most-Used Programming Language, Seventh Edition
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<![CDATA[Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Guide to Calming Hormone Chaos and Restoring Your Body’s Natural Blueprint for Well-Being―A 6-Week Program for Hormonal Health]]> 52616496 Extended references, a complete index, and additional resources for Hormone Intelligence can be found at the author's website.]]> 400 Aviva Romm 0062796216 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.17 Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Guide to Calming Hormone Chaos and Restoring Your Body’s Natural Blueprint for Well-Being―A 6-Week Program for Hormonal Health
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<![CDATA[The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture]]> 58537332 In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal� when it comes to health?

Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal� as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.]]>
576 Gabor Maté 0593083881 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.30 2022 The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
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<![CDATA[NEW-The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition]]> 122933326 496 Josh Kaufman mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.18 NEW-The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition
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<![CDATA[Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People]]> 31868165
As a human behavior hacker, Vanessa Van Edwards created a research lab to study the hidden forces that drive us. And she’s cracked the code. In Captivate, she shares shortcuts, systems, and secrets for taking charge of your interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation. These aren’t the people skills you learned in school. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on how to captivate anyone—and a completely new approach to building connections.

Just like knowing the formulas to use in a chemistry lab, or the right programming language to build an app, Captivate provides simple ways to solve people problems. ۴dz’l learn, for example�

· How to work a room: Every party, networking event, and social situation has a predictable map. Discover the sweet spot for making the most connections.
· How to read faces: It’s easier than you think to speed-read facial expressions and use them to predict people’s emotions.
· How to talk to anyone: Every conversation can be memorable—once you learn how certain words generate the pleasure hormone dopamine in listeners.

When you understand the laws of human behavior, your influence, impact, and income will increase significantly. What’s more, you will improve your interpersonal intelligence, make a killer first impression, and build rapport quickly and authentically in any situation—negotiations, interviews, parties, and pitches. ۴dz’l never interact the same way again.]]>
320 Vanessa Van Edwards 0399564489 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.11 2017 Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
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<![CDATA[Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking]]> 721564
Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sharpen one’s own skills and to protect against incoherent, or deliberately misleading, reasoning.

Elegant, pithy, and precise, Being Logical breaks logic down to its essentials through clear analysis, accessible examples, and focused insights. D. Q. McInerney covers the sources of illogical thinking, from naïve optimism to narrow-mindedness, before dissecting the various tactics—red herrings, diversions, and simplistic reasoning—the illogical use in place of effective reasoning.

An indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life, this is a concise, crisply readable book. Written explicitly for the layperson, McInerny’s Being Logical promises to take its place beside Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style as a classic of lucid, invaluable advice.

Praise for Being Logical

“Highly readable . . . D. Q. McInerny offers an introduction to symbolic logic in plain English, so you can finally be clear on what is deductive reasoning and what is inductive. And you’ll see how deductive arguments are constructed.� � Detroit Free Press

“McInerny’s explanatory outline of sound thinking will be eminently beneficial to expository writers, debaters, and public speakers.� � Booklist

“Given the shortage of logical thinking,
And the fact that mankind is adrift, if not sinking,
It is vital that all of us learn to think straight.
And this small book by D.Q. McInerny is great.
It follows therefore since we so badly need it,
Everybody should not only but it, but read it.�
—Charles Osgood]]>
160 D.Q. McInerny 0812971159 mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.72 2004 Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
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<![CDATA[Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life]]> 49994260 Unlock the full potential of your brain, learn faster, and achieve your goals with this instant New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller from Jim Kwik, the world’s #1 brain coach. This ultimate brain training book is packed with practical techniques to help you level-up your mental performance and transform your life. “There’s no genius pill, but Jim gives you the process for unlocking your best brain and brightest future. Just like you want a healthy body, you want a flexible, strong, energized, and fit brain. That’s what Jim does for a living—he is the personal trainer for the mind.� � Mark Hyman, M.D., Head of Strategy and Innovation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, author of 12 New York Times best-selling books For over 25 years, Jim Kwik has worked closely with successful men and women who are at the top in their fields as actors, athletes, CEOs, and business leaders from all walks of life to unlock their true potential. In Limitless, he reveals the science-based practices and field-tested tips to accelerate self-learning, communication, memory, focus, recall, and speed reading, to create amazing results. Limitless is the ultimate transformation book and gives people the ability to accomplish more--more productivity, more transformation, more personal success and business achievement--by changing their Mindset, Motivation, and Methods. These �3 M’s� live in the pages of Limitless along with practical techniques that unlock the superpowers of your brain and change your habits. Learn how FLIP YOUR MINDSET Identify and challenge the assumptions, habits, and procrastinations that limit you and expand the boundaries of what you believe is possible. IGNITE YOUR MOTIVATION By uncovering your passions, purposes, and sources of energy, you can stay focused and clear on your goals. Uncovering what motivates you is the key that opens up limitless mental capacity. This is where Passion + Purpose + Energy meet to move you closer to your goals, while staying focused and clear. MASTER THE METHOD Accelerate learning, improve memory, and enhance brain performance Jim Kwik applies the latest neuroscience for accelerated learning, and will help you finish a book 3x faster through speed reading (and remember every part of it), learn a new language in record time, and master new skills with ease. “What you’ll get within these pages is a series of tools that will help you cast off your perceived restrictions. You’re going to learn how to unlimit your brain. You’re going to learn how to unlimit your drive. You’re going to learn how to unlimit your memory, your focus, and your habits. If I am your mentor in your hero’s journey, then this book is your map to master your mind, motivation, and methods to learn how to learn. And once you’ve done that, you will be limitless.� –Jim Kwik Packed with tips and techniques to improve memory, focus, recall, and speed reading, this brain training book is the perfect gift for anyone looking to transform their life."]]> 343 Jim Kwik 1401958249 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.07 Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
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<![CDATA[beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds (Beyond Suffering Book 2)]]> 63122650 Beyond Thoughts is a poetry collection that explores the root cause of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, negative thinking, and emotional suffering to help you heal.

This book will take you on a beautiful journey of self-discovery, self-love, happiness, hope, and deep healing to help you find inner peace in a simple, yet profound way.

Here’s What ۴dz’l

How to let go of negative thinking, anxiety, guilt, and shameHow to hold space for yourself and all emotions so that you are less affected by themHow to heal from the past and let go of the fear of the futureHow to end the vicious cycle of self-judgmentHow to love yourself and others unconditionallyHow to find yourself and discover who you truly areHow to let go of self-limiting beliefsHow to find happiness and peace in the present moment no matter what you are going throughHow to trust yourself and develop strength, confidence, and courage in yourself againHow to become conscious of the subconscious, so that it stops controlling you and you can finally be liberatedHow to not only be okay in the unknown, but to thrive in it to create an abundant life filled with love and joy
There is something within you that is greater than everything you’ve ever been through. There is a deep part of you that knows this, which is what drew you here.

Beyond everything you think is your true essence that has been patiently waiting to be discovered.

Welcome home. ]]>
160 Joseph Nguyen mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.16 beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds (Beyond Suffering Book 2)
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<![CDATA[Don't Believe Everything You Think]]> 60726415
In this book, you'll discover the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to achieve freedom of mind to effortlessly create the life you've always wanted to live.

Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

This book offers a completely new paradigm and understanding of where our human experience comes from, allowing us to end our own suffering and create how we want to feel at any moment.

No matter what has happened to you, where you are from, or what you have done, you can still find total peace, unconditional love, complete fulfillment, and an abundance of joy in your life.

No person is an exception to this. Darkness only exists because of the light, which means even in our darkest hour, light must exist.

Within the pages of this book, contains timeless wisdom to empower you with the understanding of our mind’s infinite potential to create any experience of life that we want no matter the external circumstances.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think is not about rewiring your brain, rewriting your past, positive thinking or anything of the sort.

We cannot solve our problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. Tactics are temporary. An expansion of consciousness is permanent.

This book was written to help you go beyond your thinking and discover the truth of what you already intuitively know deep inside your soul.]]>
99 Joseph Nguyen mgliv 0 to-read 3.79 2022 Don't Believe Everything You Think
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<![CDATA[How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading]]> 567610 How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.

You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them � from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780671212094

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442 Mortimer J. Adler mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.98 1940 How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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<![CDATA[Somatic Therapy Workbook: Healing Trauma Through Mind-Body Connection and Somatic Exercises]]> 210680860
Inside, you'll

Innovative Exercises for Body Elevate your understanding of how bodily awareness can transform mental health.Guided Practices for Mind-Body Step-by-step meditations and movements to harmonize your inner and outer worlds.Neuroscience Gain clarity on how somatic practices influence your brain's healing processes.Cultural and Ethical Learn how to approach somatic therapy with respect for all backgrounds and identities.Explorations of Advanced Dive into sophisticated methods, like the Hakomi Method, for nuanced healing.
Whether you're new to somatic therapy or looking to deepen your practice, this guide will illuminate the path to a more integrated and healed self. Begin a transformative journey that doesn’t just promise theoretical knowledge but offers a practical roadmap to embodying wellness.

If you are ready to embark on a journey towards a more connected and resilient self, Click ‘Add to Cart� NOW and begin your journey to healing, self-discovery, and profound well-being.]]>
159 Clarissa Powers mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.00 Somatic Therapy Workbook: Healing Trauma Through Mind-Body Connection and Somatic Exercises
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<![CDATA[Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity]]> 61153739 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert

Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting.

This is not “biohacking,� it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, readers will discover:

� Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.
� That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging.
� Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity “drug”—and how to begin training for the “Centenarian Decathlon.�
� Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern.
� Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all.

Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.]]>
496 Peter Attia 0593236599 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.33 2023 Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
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<![CDATA[Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body]]> 59121046 Heal painful joints, prevent injuries, and rebuild your body from the ground up.(If mainstream fitness advice has left you broken down and beat up, it’s time for a new strategy.)Most middle-aged fitness enthusiasts and athletes have been dragged down by joint pain, injuries, and other ailments commonly accepted as “part of getting older.”But it doesn’t have to be this way.In fact, anyone can conquer joint pain and rebuild their body.It simply requires understanding the hidden causes and a road map (this book) that leads to the solution.Built from Broken presents a paradigm shift in how to think about corrective exercise, sports nutrition, and joint health.Once you see how the system works, you’ll never look at exercise or joint health the same way again.Part 1 lays the foundation for understanding why your joints are breaking down.۴dz’l

The 5 primary causes of joint pain.

How to prevent the “Big 3� injuries that trap you in the Pain/Injury Cycle.

Why conventional pain management merely masks symptoms (and 3 natural pain relief techniques that actually work).

How to identify and fix muscle imbalances that lead to tension, pain, and injuries.

Natural injury recovery strategies that improve healing time and tissue repair quality.

Part 2 gives you a step-by-step corrective exercise guide and list of action steps to rebuild your body from the ground up.

The ideal training schedule to maximize muscle recovery and connective tissue repair (in as little as 2 days per week, at any age).

Illustrated corrective exercise instructions (with several home workout options).

How to strengthen joints with cutting-edge connective tissue training techniques.

A step-by-step training program complete with workout routines.

Whether you have been training for a few years, a few decades, or have never stepped foot in a weight room, it’s not too late to overhaul your body.If the conventional path of lifting and stretching has left you broken down, why not try a new strategy?This book is your way out of the pain/injury cycle.All you have to do is follow three simple steps.

Read the book.

Follow the action steps inside to resolve your pain.

Implement the 4-week corrective training program outlined in the book.

Just imagine, in 4-8 weeks from now, you could be in a pain-free, mobile, strong, and functional body.One that allows you to do the activities you love, push the limits of your capabilities, and achieve your true physical potential.This process can start for you right now.All you have to do is click the “buy� button and order your copy of Built from Broken.]]>
614 Scott H Hogan 1735728519 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.43 Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
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<![CDATA[A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present]]> 2767 Zinn portrays a side of American history that can largely be seen as the exploitation and manipulation of the majority by rigged systems that hugely favor a small aggregate of elite rulers from across the orthodox political parties.
A People's History has been assigned as reading in many high schools and colleges across the United States. It has also resulted in a change in the focus of historical work, which now includes stories that previously were ignored

Library Journal calls Howard Zinn’s book “a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those…whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories.”]]>
729 Howard Zinn 0060838655 mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.07 1980 A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
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<![CDATA[On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)]]> 97412 106 Seneca 0143036327 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.20 49 On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)
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On the Good Life 84597 Librarian Note: See Alternate Cover Edition HERE.

This volume brings together his tentative and undogmatic reflections on the good life, in which he discusses duty, friendship, the training of a statesman, and the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness.

1. discussions at Tusculum (V)- 2. on duties (Ii) --
3. Laelius: On Friendship --
4. on the orator (I) --
5. the dream of Scipio--
Appendices: --
1. the philosophical works of Cicero --
2. the rhetorical works of Cicero --
3. principal Dates --
4. some books about Cicero.]]>
384 Marcus Tullius Cicero mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.00 -46 On the Good Life
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<![CDATA[Discourses and Selected Writings]]> 4143812 Enchiridion, a manual of his main ideas, and the fragments collected here, The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.

In the introduction that accompanies his lively new translation, Robert Dobbin discusses Epictetus' life, his place in the Stoic tradition, his influence on world philosophies and his relevance in the modern day. This edition also includes a bibliography, notes and a glossary of names.]]>
276 Epictetus 0140449469 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.41 108 Discourses and Selected Writings
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<![CDATA[The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity]]> 615570 The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. Still as vital today—or perhaps even more so—than it was when it was first published one decade ago, it is a powerfully provocative and inspiring work. In a new introduction to the book, Julia Cameron reflects upon the impact of The Artist’s Way and describes the work she has done during the last decade and the new insights into the creative process that she has gained. Updated and expanded, this anniversary edition reframes The Artist’s Way for a new century.]]> 237 Julia Cameron 1585421464 mgliv 0 to-read, artist 3.93 2002 The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
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<![CDATA[The Office of Historical Corrections]]> 51777605 The award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self brings her signature voice and insight to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history.

Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and multiracial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief—all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history—about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight.

In "Boys Go to Jupiter," a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral. In "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain," a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a black scholar from Washington, DC, is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.]]>
269 Danielle Evans 1594487332 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.15 2020 The Office of Historical Corrections
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The Complete Poetry 186393 The Black Heralds (1918), Trilce (1922), Human Poems (1939), and Spain, Take This Cup from Me (1939).

Vallejo's poetry takes the Spanish language to an unprecedented level of emotional rawness and stretches its grammatical possibilities. Striking against theology with the very rhetoric of the Christian faith, Vallejo's is a tragic vision--perhaps the only one in the canon of Spanish-language literature--in which salvation and sin are one and the same. This edition includes notes on the translation and a fascinating translation memoir that traces Eshleman's long relationship with Vallejo's poetry. An introduction and chronology provide further insights into Vallejo's life and work.]]>
732 César Vallejo 0520245520 mgliv 0 to-read, spanish 4.53 1953 The Complete Poetry
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Normal People 41057294
A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years in college, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. Then, as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.

Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.]]>
273 Sally Rooney 1984822179 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 3.81 2018 Normal People
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Trilce 167425 252 César Vallejo 0907562728 mgliv 0 to-read, spanish 4.27 1922 Trilce
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Los ríos profundos 257191 320 José María Arguedas 9500393271 mgliv 0 to-read, spanish 3.89 1958 Los ríos profundos
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<![CDATA[Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery]]> 195853498 304 Scott H. Young 0063256673 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.68 Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery
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Human Acts 30091914 A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian.

In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.

The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho’s best friend, who meets his own fateful end, to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.

An award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of a historic event with reverberations still being felt today, by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding, extraordinary poetry of humanity.]]>
218 Han Kang 1101906723 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.26 2014 Human Acts
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<![CDATA[The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work]]> 9484114 Our most commonly held formula for success is broken.

Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formula is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work. This isn’t just an empty mantra. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigorous research in psychology and neuroscience, management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.

In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, who spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS and KPMG—to fix this broken formula. Using stories and case studies from his work with thousands of Fortune 500 executives in 42 countries, Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive edge at work.

Isolating seven practical, actionable principles that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms, stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe, he shows us how we can capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential. Among the principles he outlines:


•The Tetris Effect: how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility, so we can see—and seize—opportunities wherever we look.
•The Zorro Circle: how to channel our efforts on small, manageable goals, to gain the leverage to gradually conquer bigger and bigger ones.
•Social Investment: how to reap the dividends of investing in one of the greatest predictors of success and happiness—our social support network


A must-read for everyone trying to excel in a world of increasing workloads, stress, and negativity, The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to reap the benefits of a happier and more positive mind-set to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.


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272 Shawn Achor 0307591565 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.11 2010 The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
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<![CDATA[Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative]]> 13099738 160 Austin Kleon 0761169253 mgliv 0 to-read, artist 3.95 2012 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
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<![CDATA[The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness]]> 43306206
The Courage to Be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best and truest self, change your future and find lasting happiness. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 19th-century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, the authors explain how we are all free to determine our own future free of the shackles of past experiences, doubts and the expectations of others. It’s a philosophy that’s profoundly liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and those around us can place on ourselves.

The result is a book that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefited from its wisdom. Now that The Courage to Be Disliked has been published for the first time in English, so can you.]]>
288 Ichiro Kishimi mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.90 2013 The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
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<![CDATA[Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life]]> 944267 314 Henry Cloud mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.20 1992 Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
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<![CDATA[How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius]]> 39863499 The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian—taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day—through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives.

Combining remarkable stories from Marcus’s life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.]]>
304 Donald J. Robertson mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.34 2019 How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
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<![CDATA[Siete Ensayos de Interpretación de la Realidad Peruana]]> 13236562 280 José Carlos Mariátegui 1921235098 mgliv 0 to-read, spanish 4.12 1928 Siete Ensayos de Interpretación de la Realidad Peruana
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<![CDATA[Stretching for a Pain-Free Life: Simple At-Home Exercises to Solve the Root Cause of Low Back, Neck, Knee, Shoulder and Ankle Tension for Good]]> 62107344
Your body is designed to move without pain. But a sedentary lifestyle can cause tightness, loss of motion and a lack of mobility. Here to reverse this trend so you can get back to operating in the agile, easy way you once did, are chiropractors John Cybulski and Bobby Riley. In this breakthrough book, they show you their most effective stretching routines, simple enough for anyone to do at home, that strengthen key areas of the body so you can move properly and live pain-free once more.

No matter your age, athleticism or the nature of your injury, John and Bobby make it easy to understand how the body works, why it breaks down and what you can do to stop your pain from worsening. Each stretching regiment has detailed instructions and pictures, so you can follow along with ease and make sure you are moving with care. Best of all, these routines require no equipment―the most you’ll use is your couch! Whether you have shooting pain in your foot when you walk, debilitating sciatica in your lower back, knees that ache when carrying groceries or you want to reverse modern conditions like tech neck and rounded shoulders, these stretches address a variety of critical issues so you can find relief no matter your condition. With these simple and effective movements, you’ll eliminate your pain and build a healthier, more resilient body for long-term wellness.]]>
128 Bobby Riley 1645679624 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 4.36 Stretching for a Pain-Free Life: Simple At-Home Exercises to Solve the Root Cause of Low Back, Neck, Knee, Shoulder and Ankle Tension for Good
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<![CDATA[The Long View: Some Thoughts About One of Life's Most Important Lessons]]> 24754979
Do you take the long view? Do you take the short view? Do you even know? Are you aware when you are taking the long view or the short view? How would your life be different if you became a student of the long view?

At a time when instant gratification no longer seems fast enough, The Long View invites us to step back from the endless hustle of our busy lives and question whether we are on the right path.]]>
96 Matthew Kelly 1937509885 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.03 2014 The Long View: Some Thoughts About One of Life's Most Important Lessons
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<![CDATA[Practically Vegan: More Than 100 Easy, Delicious Vegan Dinners on a Budget: A Cookbook]]> 58133515
Nisha Melvani appreciates that it's hard for many people to commit to being 100% vegan. But committing to one vegan meal a day--dinner--is much more feasible. For those trying to incorporate more vegan meals into your diet, Practically Vegan is your go-to weeknight dinner cookbook and the perfect entry to veganism.

A certified dietitian and nutritionist, Melvani offers solid, tested vegan recipes and a non-militant approach for those wanting to eat less meat. Plant-based cooking will no longer feel intimidating with easy-to-find ingredients that you will use in the kitchen over and over again. Inspired by the flavors she was introduced to while growing up in Jamaica, England, and Canada, as well as her own Indian heritage, Melvani shares over 100 delicious recipes, including Creamy One-Pot Cheesy Broccoli Pasta Soup, Cauliflower Sweet Potato Curry, Sesame Noodle Veggie Stir-Fry, Mushroom Bourguignon, and more, accompanied by a foreword written by bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer, who urged Melvani to write this cookbook after feeding his family her recipes.

With easy-to-follow directions and handy sidebars offering substitutions and culinary tips and tricks, Practically Vegan will be the helping hand you need to prepare a vegan dinner for yourself or your family with confidence.]]>
272 Nisha Melvani 0593233409 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 3.84 Practically Vegan: More Than 100 Easy, Delicious Vegan Dinners on a Budget: A Cookbook
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<![CDATA[Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required]]> 43345855 From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, a bold, contrarian guide to retiring at any age, with a reproducible formula to financial independence

A bull***t-free guide to growing your wealth, retiring early, and living life on your own terms

Kristy Shen retired with a million dollars at the age of thirty-one, and she did it without hitting a home run on the stock market, starting the next Snapchat in her garage, or investing in hot real estate. Learn how to cut down on spending without decreasing your quality of life, build a million-dollar portfolio, fortify your investments to survive bear markets and black-swan events, and use the 4 percent rule and the Yield Shield--so you can quit the rat race forever. Not everyone can become an entrepreneur or a real estate baron; the rest of us need Shen's mathematically proven approach to retire decades before sixty-five.]]>
336 Kristy Shen 0525538690 mgliv 0 to-read, wealthy 4.21 2019 Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required
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The Laws of Human Nature 39330937 From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around youRobert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves.We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.]]> 624 Robert Greene 0698184548 mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.35 2018 The Laws of Human Nature
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<![CDATA[The Construction of Social Reality]]> 51728
"John Searle has a distinctive intellectual style. It combines razor-sharp analysis with a swaggering chip-on-the-shoulder impudence that many of his opponents might find intolerably abrasive were it not for the good humour that pervades all he writes. This is a man who likes a good philosophical brawl." --New Scientist]]>
256 John Rogers Searle 0684831791 mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 3.94 1995 The Construction of Social Reality
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<![CDATA[En busca de la mente: El largo camino para comprender la vida mental (y lo que aún queda por descubrir) (Ciencia que Ladra� serie Mayor) (Spanish Edition)]]> 42960488 Cunde en nuestros días la ilusión de que la neurociencia puede explicarlo todo: los sueños y las adicciones, las dificultades de aprendizaje, nuestras decisiones financieras y nuestros consumos, los trastornos de la alimentación y los sentimientos religiosos. En la vereda de enfrente, los escépticos insisten en que la mente es un misterio demasiado complejo para nuestro limitado entendimiento. ¿Cuánto hay de cierto en estas posiciones?

Para responder esa pregunta sin soluciones mágicas, Stanislas Dehaene, uno de los mayores expertos en la materia, nos propone un atrapante recorrido por las investigaciones de la psicología cognitiva experimental. En estas páginas, sistematiza las evidencias que nos confirman que estamos hechos para conocer y conocernos, así como los experimentos y análisis que permitieron adentrarse en los mecanismos de la mente. Poco a poco, el trabajo conjunto de un ejército de disciplinas –la psicología, la neurobiología, la antropología, la física, la matemática, la computación y la filosofía� logró descubrir y entender procesos fundamentales: cómo hace el cerebro para contar hasta diez, para leer sus primeras palabras, para saber que es parte de un cuerpo que siente, se mueve y se emociona (y cómo todo eso le permite tomar decisiones).

No fue fácil llegar hasta aquí, y falta mucho para dar por resuelto el desafío, pero el optimismo está bien fundado. Los nuevos avances en la comprensión de la vida mental prometen revolucionarias mejoras para la salud y para la educación, lo que redobla la expectativa. Así, este maravilloso libro nos aporta una primera lección para saber dónde está y hacia dónde va el estudio de eso que nos es tan cercano y a la vez tan misterioso: nuestra propia mente.

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112 Stanislas Dehaene 9876298879 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.56 2006 En busca de la mente: El largo camino para comprender la vida mental (y lo que aún queda por descubrir) (Ciencia que Ladra… serie Mayor) (Spanish Edition)
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<![CDATA[Aprender a leer: De las ciencias cognitivas al aula]]> 25058543 Entre los 5 y los 7 años de edad, casi todos los niños aprenden a leer. Aunque a los adultos esto nos parezca un hecho natural, se trata de una verdadera proeza que causa una revolución en el cerebro. Stanislas Dehaene, protagonista de los descubrimientos neurocientíficos más importantes, explica las claves de la ciencia de la lectura y su puesta en práctica en la escuela, para orientar a los padres y los maestros, que acompañan a los niños en su hazaña.

Este libro describe el funcionamiento del cerebro que lee, y explica que aprender a leer consiste en tomar conciencia de las estructuras de la lengua oral y conectarlas eficazmente con el código visual de las letras. Atentos a la aplicación de sus conocimientos en la escuela y en el ámbito familiar, Dehaene y su equipo no se limitan a un único método óptimo: ofrecen una serie de principios educativos que facilitan el descubrimiento de la lectura. Así, los juegos con los sonidos de las palabras, tanto como la atención debidamente concentrada, permiten acelerar la automatización del desciframiento, y liberar recursos en la mente para dedicar a la comprensión de los textos. El avance gradual, la diversidad de ejemplos y la adaptación al nivel de los niños contribuyen a mejorar la enseñanza, garantizando la diversión en el aula. La clara y ágil explicación no pierde de vista las posibles dificultades, como la adquisición de la lectura en medios desfavorecidos y también la dislexia.

Con la convicción de que una política educativa rigurosa y estimulante para los maestros puede traer sus frutos, se presentan aquí experiencias exitosas que aplicaron estas ideas y también una orientación pedagógica basada en las dificultades propias de nuestra lengua. Aprender a leer confirma con creces que es deseable y posible atravesar el puente que lleva de los laboratorios a las aulas.

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117 Stanislas Dehaene mgliv 0 to-read, learner 4.28 2011 Aprender a leer: De las ciencias cognitivas al aula
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<![CDATA[The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics]]> 1120137 288 Stanislas Dehaene 0195132408 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.99 1996 The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics
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<![CDATA[Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts]]> 18079692 336 Stanislas Dehaene 0670025437 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 4.13 2014 Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts
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<![CDATA[Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention]]> 6719017
How can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meanings? In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the ?reading paradox?: Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words? Reading in the Brain describes pioneering research on how we process language, revealing the hidden logic of spelling and the existence of powerful unconscious mechanisms for decoding words of any size, case, or font.

Dehaene?s research will fascinate not only readers interested in science and culture, but also educators concerned with debates on how we learn to read, and who wrestle with pathologies such as dyslexia. Like Steven Pinker, Dehaene argues that the mind is not a blank Writing systems across all cultures rely on the same brain circuits, and reading is only possible insofar as it fits within the limits of a primate brain. Setting cutting-edge science in the context of cultural debate, Reading in the Brain is an unparalleled guide to a uniquely human ability.]]>
388 Stanislas Dehaene 0670021105 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 4.05 2007 Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
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<![CDATA[How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now]]> 46064083
An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them

The human brain is an extraordinary learning machine. Its ability to reprogram itself is unparalleled, and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. But how do we learn? What innate biological foundations underlie our ability to acquire new information, and what principles modulate their efficiency?

In How We Learn , Stanislas Dehaene finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, and cognitive psychology to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain’s learning algorithms in our schools and universities, as well as in everyday life and at any age.]]>
352 Stanislas Dehaene 0525559884 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 4.31 2018 How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now
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<![CDATA[Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe]]> 43685238 From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose

In both time and space, the cosmos is astoundingly vast, and yet is governed by simple, elegant, universal mathematical laws.

On this cosmic timeline, our human era is spectacular but fleeting. Someday, we know, we will all die. And, we know, so too will the universe itself.

Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to understand it. Greene takes us on a journey across time, from our most refined understanding of the universe's beginning, to the closest science can take us to the very end. He explores how life and mind emerged from the initial chaos, and how our minds, in coming to understand their own impermanence, seek in different ways to give meaning to experience: in story, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and our longing for the timeless, or eternal. Through a series of nested stories that explain distinct but interwoven layers of reality-from the quantum mechanics to consciousness to black holes-Greene provides us with a clearer sense of how we came to be, a finer picture of where we are now, and a firmer understanding of where we are headed.

Yet all this understanding, which arose with the emergence of life, will dissolve with its conclusion. Which leaves us with one realization: during our brief moment in the sun, we are tasked with the charge of finding our own meaning.

Let us embark.]]>
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<![CDATA[The Creative Act: A Way of Being]]> 60965426 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.

"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." --Anne Lamott

"I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." --Rick Rubin

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.

The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments--and lifetimes--of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.]]>
406 Rick Rubin 0593652886 mgliv 0 to-read, artist 4.00 2023 The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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The Richest Man in Babylon 43097201 160 George S. Clason 9388118359 mgliv 0 to-read, wealthy 4.15 1926 The Richest Man in Babylon
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 14891 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.]]> 496 Betty Smith 0061120073 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.29 1943 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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No Name in the Street 256105
“It contains truth that cannot be denied.� � The Atlantic Monthly

In this stunningly personal document, James Baldwin remembers in vivid details the Harlem childhood that shaped his early conciousness and the later events that scored his heart with pain—the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his retum to the American South to confront a violent America face-to-face.]]>
208 James Baldwin 0307275922 mgliv 0 nonfiction, to-read 4.50 1972 No Name in the Street
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The Fire Next Time 464260 The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two “letters,� written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as “sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle…all presented in searing, brilliant prose,� The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of our literature.]]> 106 James Baldwin 067974472X mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.55 1963 The Fire Next Time
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Notes of a Native Son 410810 --back cover]]> 192 James Baldwin 0807064319 mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.38 1955 Notes of a Native Son
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<![CDATA[On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous]]> 41880609 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born � a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam � and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard.

With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.]]>
246 Ocean Vuong 0525562028 mgliv 0 fiction, to-read 4.05 2019 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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Big Swiss 60701439
One day, Greta recognizes Big Swiss’s voice in town and they quickly become enmeshed. While Big Swiss is unaware Greta has eavesdropped on her most intimate exchanges, Greta has never been more herself with anyone. Her attraction to Big Swiss overrides her guilt, and she’ll do anything to sustain the relationship…]]>
336 Jen Beagin 1982153083 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 3.69 2023 Big Swiss
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Animal Farm 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]>
141 George Orwell 0451526341 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.07 1945 Animal Farm
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1984 61439040
Alternate cover edition can be found here.]]>
368 George Orwell 0452284236 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.21 1949 1984
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One True Loves 27189194
On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.

Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness.

That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves.

Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?

Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.]]>
352 Taylor Jenkins Reid mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 4.03 2016 One True Loves
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How Not to Diet 43252570
But HOW NOT TO DIET goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. Dr. Greger builds the ultimate weight loss guide from the ground up, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend.]]>
608 Michael Greger 1250199247 mgliv 0 healthy, to-read 4.42 How Not to Diet
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Happy Place 61718053
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.

Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends� hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week� in front of those who know you best?

A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.]]>
400 Emily Henry 0593441273 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 3.95 2023 Happy Place
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<![CDATA[How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back]]> 54614578 How to Write One Song.

Why one song? Because the difference between one song and many songs isn't a cute semantic trick--it's an important distinction that can simplify a notoriously confusing art form. The idea of becoming a capital-S songwriter can seem daunting, but approached as a focused, self-contained event, the mystery and fear subsides, and songwriting becomes an exciting pursuit.

And then there is the energizing, nourishing creativity that can open up. How to Write One Song brings readers into the intimate process of writing one song--lyrics, music, and putting it all together--and accesses the deep sense of wonder that remains at the heart of this curious, yet incredibly fulfilling, artistic act. But it's equally about the importance of making creativity part of your life every day, and of experiencing the hope, inspiration, and joy available to anyone who's willing to get started.]]>
176 Jeff Tweedy 0593183525 mgliv 0 to-read, artist 4.21 2020 How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
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<![CDATA[I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom]]> 203578812 A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin.

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot look inside the box.
He cannot ask questions.
He cannot tell anyone.
They must leave immediately.
He must leave all trackable devices behind.

As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war.

The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.]]>
400 Jason Pargin 125028595X mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.98 2024 I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
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<![CDATA[1100 Short & Useful Korean Phrases For Beginners]]> 53606609 0 TalkToMeInKorean mgliv 0 to-read, polyglot 4.64 1100 Short & Useful Korean Phrases For Beginners
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Hangeul Master 23016252
-Short History of Hangeul
-Quick Guide to Writing Hangeul
-Basic Pronunciation of Hangeul
-Fun Facts
-How to Read Handwritten and Stylized Korean]]>
159 TalkToMeInKorean 8956057192 mgliv 0 to-read, polyglot 4.55 2014 Hangeul Master
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<![CDATA[The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory]]> 12504 -A brand-new CD
-A comprehensive ear-training section
-Musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms
-Aural exercises so readers can test their ear training and transcription skills]]>
336 Michael Miller 1592574378 mgliv 0 currently-reading, artist 4.11 2005 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory
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<![CDATA[The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns]]> 171127 216 John C. Bogle 0470102101 mgliv 0 wealthy, currently-reading 4.11 2007 The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
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<![CDATA[Understanding The Purpose And Power Of Prayer]]> 152415 768 Myles Munroe 088368442X mgliv 0 to-read, spiritual 4.47 2001 Understanding The Purpose And Power Of Prayer
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<![CDATA[The Principles and Power of Vision]]> 832533 236 Myles Munroe 0883689510 mgliv 0 to-read, spiritual 4.45 2003 The Principles and Power of Vision
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<![CDATA[Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow]]> 32899495
By using concrete examples, minimal theory, and two production-ready Python frameworks—Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow—author Aurélien Géron helps you gain an intuitive understanding of the concepts and tools for building intelligent systems. ۴dz’l learn how to use a range of techniques, starting with simple Linear Regression and progressing to Deep Neural Networks. If you have some programming experience and you’re ready to code a machine learning project, this guide is for you.

This hands-on book shows you how to use:

Scikit-Learn, an accessible framework that implements many algorithms efficiently and serves as a great machine learning entry point
TensorFlow, a more complex library for distributed numerical computation, ideal for training and running very large neural networks
Practical code examples that you can apply without learning excessive machine learning theory or algorithm details]]>
450 Aurélien Géron mgliv 0 engineer, to-read 4.55 2017 Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
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<![CDATA[Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences]]> 294035
More than 200,00 copies of earlier editions have been sold; this reissue includes a new introduction by the author to mark the twenty-first birthday of this remarkable book.]]>
496 Howard Gardner 0465025102 mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.99 1983 Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
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<![CDATA[A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing]]> 40242274

The answer: turn to Burton G. Malkiel’s advice in his reassuring, authoritative, gimmick-free, and perennially best-selling guide to investing. Long established as the first book to purchase before starting a portfolio or 401(k), A Random Walk Down Wall Street now features new material on “tax-loss harvesting,� the crown jewel of tax management; the current bitcoin bubble; and automated investment advisers; as well as a brand-new chapter on factor investing and risk parity. And as always, Malkiel’s core insights—on stocks and bonds, as well as real estate investment trusts, home ownership, and tangible assets like gold and collectibles� along with the book’s classic life-cycle guide to investing, will help restore confidence and composure to anyone seeking a calm route through today’s financial markets.]]>
432 Burton G. Malkiel 1324002182 mgliv 0 wealthy, to-read 4.18 1973 A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
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<![CDATA[Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time]]> 19288230
If you’ve ever been startled by how fast the world is changing, Scrum is one of the reasons why. Productivity gains of as much as 1200% have been recorded, and there’s no more lucid � or compelling � explainer of Scrum and its bright promise than Jeff Sutherland, the man who put together the first Scrum team more than twenty years ago.

The thorny problem Jeff began tackling back then boils down to this: people are spectacularly bad at doing things with agility and efficiency. Best laid plans go up in smoke. Teams often work at cross purposes to each other. And when the pressure rises, unhappiness soars. Drawing on his experience as a West Point-educated fighter pilot, biometrics expert, early innovator of ATM technology, and V.P. of engineering or CTO at eleven different technology companies, Jeff began challenging those dysfunctional realities, looking for solutions that would have global impact.

In this book you’ll journey to Scrum’s front lines where Jeff’s system of deep accountability, team interaction, and constant iterative improvement is, among other feats, bringing the FBI into the 21st century, perfecting the design of an affordable 140 mile per hour/100 mile per gallon car, helping NPR report fast-moving action in the Middle East, changing the way pharmacists interact with patients, reducing poverty in the Third World, and even helping people plan their weddings and accomplish weekend chores.

Woven with insights from martial arts, judicial decision making, advanced aerial combat, robotics, and many other disciplines, Scrum is consistently riveting. But the most important reason to read this book is that it may just help you achieve what others consider unachievable � whether it be inventing a trailblazing technology, devising a new system of education, pioneering a way to feed the hungry, or, closer to home, a building a foundation for your family to thrive and prosper.]]>
237 Jeff Sutherland 038534645X mgliv 0 engineer, to-read 4.12 2014 Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
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<![CDATA[iOS 15 Programming Fundamentals with Swift: Swift, Xcode, and Cocoa Basics]]> 59412843
Explore Swift's object-oriented conceptsBecome familiar with built-in Swift typesDive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and genericsTour the life cycle of an Xcode projectLearn how nibs are loadedUnderstand Cocoa's event-driven designCommunicate with C and Objective-CIn this edition, catch up on the latest iOS programming

Structured async/await, tasks, and actorsSwift native formatters and attributed stringsLazy locals and throwing gettersEnhanced collections with the Swift Algorithms and Collections packagesXcode column breakpoints, package collections, and Info.plist build settingsImprovements in Git integration, localization, unit testing, documentation, and distributionAnd more!]]>
708 Matt Neuburg 1098118464 mgliv 0 engineer, to-read 4.14 iOS 15 Programming Fundamentals with Swift: Swift, Xcode, and Cocoa Basics
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<![CDATA[Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days]]> 25814544
The startups that Google Ventures invest in face big questions every day: Where’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your ideas look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution to a problem? Business owners and investors want their companies and the people who lead them to be equipped to answer these questions—and quickly. And now there’s a sure-fire way to solve their problems and test solutions: the sprint.

While working at Google, designer Jake Knapp created a unique problem-solving method that he coined a “design sprint”—a five-day process to help companies answer crucial questions. His ‘sprints� were used on everything from Google Search to Chrome to Google X. When he moved to Google Ventures, he joined Braden Kowitz and John Zeratsky, both designers and partners there who worked on products like YouTube and Gmail. Together Knapp, Zeratsky, and Kowitz have run over 100 sprints with their portfolio companies. They’ve seen firsthand how sprints can overcome challenges in all kinds of companies: healthcare, fitness, finance, retailers, and more.

A practical guide to answering business questions, Sprint is a book for groups of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100s, from teachers to non-profits. It’s for anyone with a big opportunity, problem, or idea who needs to get answers today.]]>
274 Jake Knapp mgliv 0 engineer, to-read 4.18 2016 Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
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<![CDATA[Secrets of a Millionaire Mind in Turbulent Times by T. Harv Eker (2010-01-01)]]> 135874065 T. Harv Eker mgliv 0 to-read, wealthy 4.08 Secrets of a Millionaire Mind in Turbulent Times by T. Harv Eker (2010-01-01)
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<![CDATA[Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life]]> 56990809
For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it's not that in fact, our emotional limbic tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres. Consequently, each hemisphere has both an emotional brain and a thinking brain. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor presents these four distinct modules of cells as four characters that make up who we Character 1, Left Thinking; Character 2, Left Emotion; Character 3, Right Emotion; and Character 4, Right Thinking.

Everything we think, feel, or do is dependent upon brain cells to perform that function. Since each of the Four Characters stems from specific groups of cells that feel unique inside of our body, they each display particular skills, feel specific emotions, or think distinctive thoughts. In Whole Brain Living, Dr. Taylor shows us how to get acquainted with our own Four Characters, observe how they show up in our daily life, and learn to identify and relate to them in others as well. And she introduces a practice called the Brain Huddle--a tool for bringing our Four Characters into conversation with one another so we can tap their respective strengths and choose which one to embody in any situation.

The more we become familiar with each of the characters in ourselves and others, the more power we gain over our thoughts, our feelings, our relationships, and our lives. Indeed, we discover that we have the power to choose who and how we want to be in every moment. And when our Four Characters work together and balance one another as a whole brain, we gain a radical new road map to deep inner peace.]]>
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<![CDATA[New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong]]> 196834601 A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ

Well-being expert and social media sensation Stephanie Harrison of @newhappyco reveals the counterintuitive secrets to happiness and provides a practical guide to help us all learn how to live a happy life.

We all want to be happy, but happiness always seems to be out of reach � until now. In New Happy, happiness expert Stephanie Harrison draws upon hundreds of studies to offer a life-changing guide to finding the happiness you have been looking for, all based on a decade of research and brought to life with beautiful artwork.

It’s not your fault if you are unhappy. You have been told you’re not good enough; you need to achieve fame, wealth, and power; and you need to do it all on your own. This is Old Happy, our society’s false definition of happiness, and it’s making us miserable. In this book, you’ll learn you are enough, you have unique and important gifts, and using them to help other people leads to your happiness.

New Happy is your step-by-step guide to building the life you want. Accompanied by revelatory artwork that explains key concepts, Harrison takes you through the process of unwinding Old Happy, uncovering your own gifts, and using them to both improve your life and the world at the same time. If you have ever asked yourself, “Who am I really?� “When will I be happy?� or “What am I supposed to do with my life?� this book is for you.

Through an inspiring blend of art and science, New Happy will forever change the way that you see yourself and the world. Whether you’re wondering what career you should choose, navigating a life transition, going through a difficult time, teaching your kids what matters most, or simply hoping to experience more joy every day, New Happy offers the proven path to a happier life and a better world.]]>
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<![CDATA[Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career]]> 44770129
Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way. Ultralearning offers nine principles to master hard skills quickly. This is the essential guide to future-proof your career and maximize your competitive advantage through self-education.

In these tumultuous times of economic and technological change, staying ahead depends on continual self-education—a lifelong mastery of fresh ideas, subjects, and skills. If you want to accomplish more and stand apart from everyone else, you need to become an ultralearner.

The challenge of learning new skills is that you think you already know how best to learn, as you did as a student, so you rerun old routines and old ways of solving problems. To counter that, Ultralearning offers powerful strategies to break you out of those mental ruts and introduces new training methods to help you push through to higher levels of retention.

Scott H. Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself—among them Benjamin Franklin, chess grandmaster Judit Polgár, and Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymath Nigel Richards, who won the French World Scrabble Championship—without knowing French.

Young documents the methods he and others have used to acquire knowledge and shows that, far from being an obscure skill limited to aggressive autodidacts, ultralearning is a powerful tool anyone can use to improve their career, studies, and life.

Ultralearning explores this fascinating subculture, shares a proven framework for a successful ultralearning project, and offers insights into how you can organize and exe - cute a plan to learn anything deeply and quickly, without teachers or budget-busting tuition costs.

Whether the goal is to be fluent in a language (or ten languages), earn the equivalent of a college degree in a fraction of the time, or master multiple tools to build a product or business from the ground up, the principles in Ultralearning will guide you to success.]]>
305 Scott H. Young mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.94 2019 Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
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<![CDATA[Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You]]> 142402923 The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy.

We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there’s another way?

Dr Ali Abdaal � the world's most-followed productivity expert � has uncovered an easier and happier path to success. Drawing on decades of psychological research, he has found that the secret to productivity and success isn't grind � it's feeling good. If you can make your work feel good, then productivity takes care of itself.

In this revolutionary book, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden 'energisers' that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three 'blockers' we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three 'sustainers' that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfillment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity. And he introduces the simple, actionable changes that you can use to achieve more and live better, starting today.

Armed with Ali’s insights, you won’t just accomplish more. ۴dz’l feel happier and more fulfilled along the way.]]>
304 Ali Abdaal 1250865034 mgliv 0 to-read, learner 3.95 2023 Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
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<![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 mgliv 0 to-read, fiction 3.82 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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<![CDATA[The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains]]> 9778945 Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?

Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways.

Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection.

Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.]]>
280 Nicholas Carr 0393339750 mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.90 2010 The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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Mere Christianity 11138 191 C.S. Lewis 0684823780 mgliv 0 spiritual 4.32 1952 Mere Christianity
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<![CDATA[The Science of Beauty: Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine]]> 197144586
Can tweakments do me any harm? Does deodorant cause breast cancer? Does eating chocolate give you acne? Do I need to wear sunscreen every day? What exactly is in my serum? Are collagen supplements the fountain of youth? What’s the best way to fade scars? And is “clean beauty� as healthy as it sounds?

The Science of Beauty reveals the truth behind the bold marketing claims and viral TikTok trends and tells you what you really need to know about the products you use every day, form good habits, and learn what really works. Decipher the ingredients that make up your favorite shampoo, find out the facts about tweakments and chemical peels, and discover whether beauty brands can ever be truly sustainable.

Featuring over 100 frequently asked questions, informative graphics, and backed up by the latest research, cosmetic chemist and science educator Dr. Michelle Wong (a.k.a. Lab Muffin Beauty Science) has the answers we need to make the most of our beauty and body-care routines.]]>
256 Michelle Wong 0744092833 mgliv 0 to-read, healthy 3.86 The Science of Beauty: Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine
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<![CDATA[Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection]]> 157981748 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916.

Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant facilitators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?

In this groundbreaking book, Charles Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine sceptic.

Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.]]>
320 Charles Duhigg mgliv 0 to-read, learner 4.00 2024 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
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<![CDATA[From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000]]> 144409
The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore's charismatic, controversial founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism, the devastation of the Second World War, and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces, Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is dramatically recounted by the man who not only lived through it all but who fearlessly forged ahead and brought about most of these changes.

Delving deep into his own meticulous notes, as well as previously unpublished government papers and official records, Lee details the extraordinary efforts it took for an island city–state in Southeast Asia to survive at that time.

Lee explains how he and his cabinet colleagues finished off the communist threat to the fledgling state's security and began the arduous process of nation building: forging basic infrastructural roads through a land that still consisted primarily of swamps, creating an army from a hitherto racially and ideologically divided population, stamping out the last vestiges of colonial–era corruption, providing mass public housing, and establishing a national airline and airport.

In this illuminating account, Lee writes frankly about his trenchant approach to political opponents and his often unorthodox views on human rights, democracy, and inherited intelligence, aiming always "to be correct, not politically correct." Nothing in Singapore escaped his watchful eye: whether choosing shrubs for the greening of the country, restoring the romance of the historic Raffles Hotel, or openly, unabashedly persuading young men to marry women as well educated as themselves. Today's safe, tidy Singapore bears Lee's unmistakable stamp, for which he is unapologetic: "If this is a nanny state, I am proud to have fostered one."

Though Lee's domestic canvas in Singapore was small, his vigor and talent assured him a larger place in world affairs. With inimitable style, he brings history to life with cogent analyses of some of the greatest strategic issues of recent times and reveals how, over the years, he navigated the shifting tides of relations among America, China, and Taiwan, acting as confidant, sounding board, and messenger for them. He also includes candid, sometimes acerbic pen portraits of his political peers, including the indomitable Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, the poetry–spouting Jiang Zemin, and ideologues George Bush and Deng Xiaoping.

Lee also lifts the veil on his family life and writes tenderly of his wife and stalwart partner, Kwa Geok Choo, and of their pride in their three children –� particularly the eldest son, Hsien Loong, who is now Singapore's deputy prime minister.

For more than three decades, Lee Kuan Yew has been praised and vilified in equal measure, and he has established himself as a force impossible to ignore in Asian and international politics. From Third World to First offers readers a compelling glimpse into this visionary's heart, soul, and mind.]]>
752 Lee Kuan Yew 0060197765 mgliv 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.47 2000 From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
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Letters from a Stoic 97411 No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in life, he wrote Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, or Letters from a Stoic, detailing these principles in full.

Seneca’s letters read like a diary or a handbook of philosophical meditations. Often beginning with observations on daily life, the letters focus on many traditional themes of Stoic philosophy, such as the contempt of death, the value of friendship, and virtue as the supreme good.

Using Gummere’s translation from the early twentieth century, this selection of Seneca’s letters shows his belief in the austere, ethical ideals of Stoicism � teachings we can still learn from today.]]>
254 Seneca 0140442103 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.33 64 Letters from a Stoic
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The Mastery of Destiny 3065683 140 James Allen 1602061556 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.08 1909 The Mastery of Destiny
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As You Think 13482 112 James Allen 1577310748 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.16 1987 As You Think
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<![CDATA[The 44 Laws of Peace (The Laws of Peace)]]> 108494941 106 M T L mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.07 The 44 Laws of Peace (The Laws of Peace)
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<![CDATA[The Essence of Success: 163 Life Lessons from the Dean of Self-Development]]> 3564503 Book by Nightingale, Earl 453 Earl Nightingale 155525456X mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.51 1991 The Essence of Success: 163 Life Lessons from the Dean of Self-Development
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Lead the Field 825450 It's probably getting better care. Success is not a matter of luck or circumstance. It's not a matter of fate or the breaks you get or who you know.
Success is a matter of sticking to a set of commonsense principles anyone can master. In Lead the Field Earl Nightingale explains these the magic word in life is ATTITUDE. It determines your actions, as well as the actions of others. It tells the world what you expect from it. When you accept responsibility for your attitude, you accept responsibility for your entire life.
Earl Nightingale -- the "Dean of Development" -- offers you a treasure trove of uplifting and insightful information
* The importance of forgiveness
* How "intelligent objectivity" can improve your professional life
* The usefulness of constructive discontent
Now it's your turn to bring positive changes to your own life, changes that will allow you to lead the field yourself!]]>
0 Earl Nightingale 0743520815 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.01 1976 Lead the Field
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The Strangest Secret 630591
Money? Yes, lots of it. But what's more important, you'll have peace. You'll be in that wonderful minority who lead calm, cheerful, successful lives. Start today. You have nothing to lose, but you have a life to win.]]>
96 Earl Nightingale 9562912671 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.42 1956 The Strangest Secret
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Clean Architecture 18043011 The Clean Coder and Clean Code, legendary software craftsman Robert C. "Uncle Bob" Martin shows how to bring greater professionalism and discipline to application architecture and design.

As with his other books, Martin's Clean Architecture doesn't merely present multiple choices and options, and say "use your best judgment": it tells you what choices to make, and why those choices are critical to your success. Martin offers direct, no-nonsense answers to key architecture and design questions like:

What are the best high level structures for different kinds of applications, including web, database, thick-client, console, and embedded apps?

What are the core principles of software architecture?

What is the role of the architect, and what is he/she really trying to achieve?

What are the core principles of software design?

How do designs and architectures go wrong, and what can you do about it?

What are the disciplines and practices of professional architects and designers?

Clean Architecture is essential reading for every software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager � and for any programmer who aspires to these roles or is impacted by their work.]]>
432 Robert C. Martin 0134494164 mgliv 0 to-read, engineer 4.20 2017 Clean Architecture
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<![CDATA[Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach]]> 44144493
Authors Neal Ford and Mark Richards help you learn through examples in a variety of popular programming languages, such as Java, C#, JavaScript, and others. You'll focus on architecture principles with examples that apply across all technology stacks.]]>
422 Mark Richards 1492043451 mgliv 0 to-read, engineer 4.25 2020 Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach
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<![CDATA[Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software]]> 85009
The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented software. They then go on to systematically name, explain, evaluate, and catalog recurring designs in object-oriented systems. With Design Patterns as your guide, you will learn how these important patterns fit into the software development process, and how you can leverage them to solve your own design problems most efficiently.

Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of using the pattern within a larger design. All patterns are compiled from real systems and are based on real-world examples. Each pattern also includes code that demonstrates how it may be implemented in object-oriented programming languages like C++ or Smalltalk.

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416 Erich Gamma 0201633612 mgliv 0 engineer, to-read 4.19 1994 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
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<![CDATA[내일� 으뜸 1 (The Best of Tomorrow, #1)]]> 59726018 아이� 그룹 ‘감자전� �5� 멤버 류선재의 덕후라는 사실� 숨긴 �
일반� 코스프레 중이�.

<속보> 아이� 그룹 ‘감자전’의 멤버 류선�, 사망!

그러� 어느 �, 불의� 사고� 류선재는 유명� 달리하고
슬픔� 빠져 있던 임솔은 우연� 줍게 � 회중시계� 통해
6� � 과거� 타� 리프� 하게 되는데…�.

회색 바지� � 셔츠, 베이지� 니트 조끼.
눈을 가늘게 하고 봐도, 부릅뜨� 봐도 선재였�.
“선재야, 선재 맞네. 으어어엉. 진짜 있어. 진짜.�
사진으로� 봤던 고등학생 류선재가 지� 눈앞� 있었�.

이건 어쩌� 기회일지� 모른�.
류선재를 비운� �5� 멤버� 감자전에 합류하지 못하� � 기회.
스물� 살에 감기약을 잘못 먹어�
운이 없게� 생을 마감� 류선 재를 살릴 � 있는 기회.

다시 살게 � 열여�, 목표� � 하나.
류선재를 살리� 것이�!

과거에서 으뜸이를 살리� 위해 고군분투하는 임솔� 수난�, <내일� 으뜸>

* * *

고개� 뒤로 젖히� 팔을 � 위에 얹었�.
흘러내린 눈물� 귓바퀴를 스쳤�.
학교가 떠나가� 대성통곡을 했다.
� � 뭐야, 꿈인�.
여기 선재가 있으� � �, 현실� 없는�.

“선재야, 으어어엉. 류선재애애애. 진짜 존나� 사랑한다!!�

선재� 이름� 소리 높여 부르며 울고 있는� 갑자� 입이 � 막혔�.
팔을 내리� 시야� 확보하자 눈앞� 선재가 있었�.
선재� � 손바닥이 � 입을 가리고 소리� 막았�.
선재� 눈썹� 삐뚤어진�.

“한 번만 � � 이름 불러 �.”]]>
356 깶� mgliv 0 fiction 4.37 2020 내일의 으뜸 1 (The Best of Tomorrow, #1)
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<![CDATA[Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life]]> 226226
Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke Blue Devils to five straight Final Four appearances, culminating in back-to-back championships in 1991 and '92. He has received five National Coach of the Year Awards—and many of the players he coached in college have gone on to NBA stardom.

From sportsmanship to respect, Leading with the Heart is a genuine gift from a coach who knows how to lead with heart.]]>
291 Mike Krzyzewski 0446676780 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.19 2000 Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
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<![CDATA[Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect]]> 60018618
Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner of legendary restaurant Eleven Madison Park.

Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world.

How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation? Radical reinvention, a true partnership between the kitchen and the dining room—and memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality. Guidara’s team surprised a family who had never seen snow with a magical sledding trip to Central Park after their dinner; they filled a private dining room with sand, complete with mai-tais and beach chairs, to console a couple with a cancelled vacation. And his hospitality extended beyond those dining at the restaurant to his own team, who learned to deliver praise and criticism with intention; why the answer to some of the most pernicious business dilemmas is to give more—not less; and the magic that can happen when a busser starts thinking like an owner.

Today, every business can choose to be a hospitality business—and we can all transform ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences. Featuring sparkling stories of his journey through restaurants, with the industry’s most famous players like Daniel Boulud and Danny Meyer, Guidara urges us all to find the magic in what we do—for ourselves, the people we work with, and the people we serve.]]>
288 Will Guidara 0593418573 mgliv 0 to-read, master 4.42 Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
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The Power of Mindful Learning 421728 192 Ellen J. Langer 0201339919 mgliv 0 to-read, master 3.77 1997 The Power of Mindful Learning
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