Weekend Ed. Quote ~ November 12
It is my belief that books are living things…. And as living things, they need to be protected. ~Holly Black
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Nov
12
It is my belief that books are living things…. And as living things, they need to be protected. ~Holly Black
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Oct
21
What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world. ~Anne Lamott
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Jul
23
“The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.”
~André Maurois
Apr
22
This weekend’s quote in honor of School Library Month
There are some works so luminous…so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new undertakings. A book can play this role. ~Hervé Le Tellier
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Nov
14
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May
15
A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors. ~Charles Baudelaire
Singapore Botanic Garden Video
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Jan
7
On Saturday, January 24, join readers nationwide who will be reading in solidarity for literacy from noon to 4 p.m. during the first National Readathon Day.
Find out how you can help raise funds and find a readathon event near you at this link
Learn the simple steps to organize your own even at this link
and at this hashtag: #timetoread
Oct
14
Here is an update to my previous post on worthy books addressing the subject of Innovation.These updates reflect the books choices of my fellow doctoral students.
All of these books have been added to my Innovation Book List on Amazon.
The Innovator’s DNA by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, Clayton M. Christensen (my book choice, see this link for posts)
The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
Innovation Engine by Tina Seelig
ON Innovation by Terry Jones
Design, Make, Play: Next Generation of Science Innovators by Margaret Honey and David Kanter
The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out by Clay Christensen
Exceptional Creativity in Science and Technology: Individuals, Institutions, and Innovations by Andrew Robinson
Digital Storytelling: A creator’s guide to interactive entertainment by Carolyn Handler Miller
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David & Tom Kelley
Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn by Cathy N. Davidson
Reinventing Writing: The 9 Tools That Are Changing Writing, Teaching, and Learning Forever by Vicki Davis
The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good by Stephen Goldsmith, Gigi Georges
The Leader’s Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team by Paul Sloane
The Maker Movement Manifesto by Mark Hatch
Change by Design by Tim Brown (our entire class read this one)
May
11
You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ~Ray Bradbury