January 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen.
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling.
Related: The Deathly Hallows and The Tale of The Three Brothers.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho.
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, [...]
December 22, 2007 – 11:24 pm
From the book, The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Meditation is not imitation, but creation. Meditators who only imitate their instructors cannot go far. The same is true of cooking, or anything. A good cook is someone with a creative spirit. You can enter the Meditation on the Interdependence of All Phenomena through many [...]
November 29, 2007 – 12:20 am
From Physorg.
The Million Book Project, an international venture led by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, Zhejiang University in China, the Indian Institute of Science in India and the Library at Alexandria in Egypt, has completed the digitization of more than 1.5 million books, which are now available online.
All of the books are available [...]
October 28, 2007 – 12:36 pm
From designboom. (photos)
the natural environment still manages to fill us with a sense
of awe and amazement. despite the amount of scientific
knowledge mankind has gathered, nature still holds great
mysteries that we may never be able to unravel.
this complexity has continually daunted man. in frustration, we
try to control nature by enforcing order. as a result,
we have distanced [...]
October 24, 2007 – 9:16 pm
View at Young Gallery.
Beautiful photos in black & white
Nick Brandt’s first book of photographs, “On This Earth“, was published in October 2005, by Chronicle Books.
October 20, 2007 – 2:23 pm
From Good Experience by Mark Hurst.
Chip Conley is CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the world’s second- largest boutique hotel company. After a severe downturn in his business after 9/11, Conley read Abraham Maslow’s works as inspiration for his turnaround plan. It worked: Joie de Vivre is again thriving, and Conley has written a book [...]
September 22, 2007 – 10:12 pm
The Arctic - Photo Essays - TIME.
The book, ‘Nordmeer’ by Gueorgui Pinkhassov.
The Arctic Sea. Despite its geographical proximity to the North Pole, this most northern sea is full of both mystery and colour. Life-threatening sub-zero temperatures, permanent ice cover, glaringly bright summer nights and fiercely dark winters combine to create both magical moments and extreme [...]