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  Multilingual Poetry Collection 009

  Various Various

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  In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).

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  Pound The Stone - 7 Lessons to...

  Joshua Medcalf

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  "There's a secret to mastery that you may have never heard, a single little thing that only the very best in the world know how to do. In fact, I believe it is the only thing anyone can do to gain true mastery at anything, and it's an equal opportunity principle. It can be applied to fulfill your potential in business, in sports, in your relationships, as well as your overall life. Do you want to know what it is?"
  
  In the crowd, Jason leaned forward, laser focused. Kicked off his basketball team after a season-ending fight, his only chance to play ball again was to sell enough books door-to-door over the summer to get back on the team. He never needed wisdom like he needed it now. But little did he know that the answer he was seeking was about to change his life forever. Pound the Stone is the intense and inspiring story of a young man's journey through the obstacles, defeats, and eventual victories that come while developing grit on the path to mastery. Told in the same engaging fable style as Chop Wood Carry Water, this is a deeper dive into the timeless principles that guide and inspire anyone who seeks greatness in life, and covers everything from true success, to the perfection trap, the value of failure, why courage is contagious, and why vulnerability can save your life. Pound the Stone will move you, inspire you, and hopefully encourage you to choose love and courage over fear and shame.
  An Author's Republic audio production.

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  Jim Jam (The College Collection...

  Georgina Jonas

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  Jim Jam likes everything to be neat and tidy and in the right place. But when it comes to spelling, all the letters seem to get in a jumble. What will she do?

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  Roy Orbison

  Wink Martindale

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  Roy Orbison was just one of many legendary performers to come out of the powerhouse that was Sun Records.  In a conversation with Wink Martindale, Orbison discusses how he got his start with Sun and its founder Sam Phillips. Orbison continues to discuss his hectic early days of touring where he would perform anywhere and everywhere including drive-in theaters and backs of flatbed trucks.  Orbison continues to elaborate on those thrilling beginnings and the journey to his later success with Monument Records.

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  The Heart of Higher Education -...

  Mark Nepo, Parker J. Palmer,...

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  A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher  education.       From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to  Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst  College and director of the academic program of the Center for  Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots  and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher  Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that  honors the whole human being--mind, heart, and spirit--an essential  integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time.  The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals  for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to  developing the field of integrative education over the past few  decades.    Presents Parker Palmer's powerful response to critics of  holistic learning and Arthur Zajonc's elucidation of the  relationship between science, the humanities, and the contemplative  traditions  Explores ways to take steps toward making colleges and  universities places that awaken the deepest potential in students,  faculty, and staff  Offers a practical approach to fostering renewal in higher  education through collegiality and conversation    The Heart of Higher Education is for all who are new to  the field of holistic education, all who want to deepen their  understanding of its challenges, and all who want to practice and  promote this vital approach to teaching and learning on their  campuses.

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  Chance Particulars - A Writer's...

  Sara Mansfield Taber

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  “A guide to paying attention to the concrete, sensory details of experience and the process of getting them down on the page.” —James Barilla, author of My Backyard Jungle 
   
  Based on what accomplished nonfiction writer Sara Mansfield Taber learned in her many years of field notebook keeping, Chance Particulars is a unique and handy primer for writers who want to use their experiences to tell a lively, satisfying story. Often, writers try to turn their notes into a memoir, essay, travel piece, or story, only to find that they haven’t recorded enough of details necessary to create evocative description. To help writers overcome this problem, Taber has composed a true “field notebook for field notebook keepers.” Enhanced by beautiful illustrations, this charming and comprehensive guide is a practical manual for anyone who wishes to learn or hone the crafts of writing, ethnography, or journalism. 
   
  Writers of all levels, genres, and ages, as well as teachers of writing, will appreciate this useful tool for learning how to record the details that build vibrant prose. With this book in hand, you will be able to recreate times and places, conjure up intricate character portraits, and paint pictures of particular landscapes, cultures, and locales. 
   
  “At once a delicious read and the distilled wisdom of a long-time teacher and virtuoso of the literary memoir. Her powerful lessons will give you rare and vital skills: to be able to read the world around you, and to read other writers, as a writer, that is, with your beadiest conjurer’s eye and mammoth heart. This is a book to savor, to engage with, and to reread, again and again.” —C. M. Mayo, author of Miraculous Air

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