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The Golden Compass (Northern Lights)

by Philip Pullman

"SUPERB . . . WONDER-FILLED." --The Washington Post Book World It was no ordinary life for a young girl: living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College and tearing unsupervised through Oxford's motley streets on mad quests for adventure. But Lyra's greatest adventure would begin closer to home, the day she heard hushed talk of an extraordinary particle. Microscopic in size, the magical dust--found... (more)

His Dark Materials: Book 3

The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy. Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, come a host of new characters: the Mulefa, mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust;... (more)

Purple Cow

Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

by Seth Godin

You're either a Purple Cow or you're not. You're either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice. What do Starbucks and JetBlue and KrispyKreme and Apple and DutchBoy and Kensington and Zespri and Hard Candy have that you don't? How do they continue to confound critics and achieve spectacular growth, leaving behind former tried-and true brands to gasp their last? Face it, the checklist of tired... (more)

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary

by Joseph A. Michelli

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same time. The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed... (more)

Repossessed

by A. M. Jenkins

Don't call me a demon. I prefer the term Fallen Angel. Everybody deserves a vacation, right? Especially if you have a pointless job like tormenting the damned. So who could blame me for blowing off my duties and taking a small, unauthorized break? Besides, I've always wanted to see what physical existence is like. That's why I "borrowed" the slightly used body of a slacker teen. Believe me, he wasn't going... (more)

SharePoint 2007 MVP

by Scot Hillier, Andrew Connell

Microsoft recognizes key individuals who contribute significantly to the community of technologists through the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. These individuals are active authors, speakers, bloggers, and innovators. They are also skilled network engineers, developers, trainers, designers, and architects. In the SharePoint community, these MVPs are recognized for their expertise in either... (more)

The Experience Economy a new perspectiveAlbert Boswijk; Thomas Thijssen; Ed Peelen

The Experience Economy a new perspective

by Albert Boswijk; Thomas Thijssen; Ed Peelen

Ultima noapte de dragoste, întîia noapte de razboiCamil Petrescu

Ultima noapte de dragoste, întîia noapte de razboi

by Camil Petrescu

Text: Romanian

Coach: 25 Writers Reflect on People Who Made a Difference

Coach: 25 Writers Reflect on People Who Made a Difference

by Andrew Blauner

"Coach" is one of the most endearing words in the English language. From childhood on, everyone remembers the names of their mentors and coaches--and the powerful advice and encouragement they provided. In this unique collection of original and previously published essays, notable authors and writers Jonathan Ames, Thomas Beller, Ira Berkow, Buzz Bissinger, Christine Brennan, Benjamin Cheever, Bud Collins, Pat... (more)

Technology as Experience

by John McCarthy

In Technology as Experience , John McCarthy and Peter Wright argue that any account of what is often called the user experience must take into consideration the emotional, intellectual, and sensual aspects of our interactions with technology. We don't just use technology, they point out; we live with it. They offer a new approach to understanding human-computer interaction through examining the felt experience of... (more)

Die weiße Massai

by Hofmann

Fuck Vision: La Vision de La Fucktory: El Libro Que Cambiara Para Siempre Tu Vision del Mundo (Rompeolas)Jm Jose Maria Martinez

Fuck Vision: La Vision de La Fucktory: El Libro Que Cambiara Para Siempre Tu Vision del Mundo (Rompeolas)

by jm Jose? Mari?a Marti?nez

The Boundless Deep

by Kate Brallier

Philosophers have said that we travel through our lives, past and present, surrounded by the same souls, that we spend each new life trying to mend the hurts we’ve done to one another in the past. In The Boundless Deep , Kate Brallier explores this idea in a combination of strong storytelling and gifted characterization. Grad student Liza has long been plagued by vivid dreams of whaling. Offered the chance to... (more)

Disjunctivism: Perception, Action, Knowledge

Disjunctivism: Perception, Action, Knowledge

Winning entry, Professional Cover/Jacket Category, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston. A central debate in contemporary philosophy of perception concerns the disjunctive theory of perceptual experience. Until the 1960s, philosophers of perception generally assumed that a veridical perception (a perceptual experience that presents the world as it really is) and a... (more)

Little Bee

by Chris Cleave

WE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS BOOK. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn't. And it's what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you... (more)

Delinquent AngelDiana Georgeff

Delinquent Angel

by Diana Georgeff

Describing Inner Experience?: Proponent Meets Skeptic (Bradford Books)

Describing Inner Experience?: Proponent Meets Skeptic (Bradford Books)

by Russell T. Hurlburt

Can conscious experience be described accurately? Can we give reliable accounts of our sensory experiences and pains, our inner speech and imagery, our felt emotions? The question is central not only to our humanistic understanding of who we are but also to the burgeoning scientific field of consciousness studies. The two authors of Describing Inner Experience? disagree on the answer: Russell Hurlburt, a... (more)