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Soon — Charlotte Grimshaw
Two very interesting characters inhabit this story: Roza, the Prime Minister’s wife, a creative maverick who still manages to fit in with his circle; and her precocious young son Johnny, who is clever and manipulative and a bit of a … Continue reading
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The Internet of Things Won’t Work:…
The Internet of Things Won’t Work: Connecting things together “will create infinite iterations of failure.” t.co/D1Y9R4Jxzg
The trees think it’s winter but the sky…
The trees think it’s winter but the sky says summer. #auckland t.co/t4H4eOZkbp
“To find new things, take the path you…
“To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.” – John Burroughs via @DogUmwelt #onlooking
Delayed Gratification at @Auckland_Libs…
Delayed Gratification at @Auckland_Libs t.co/nFJs37XOMV
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
The title describes the book: 23 things, some counterintuitive, some perhaps contentious, they you may not have realised about the economic system that the world runs on. The presentation and organisation of this book is inspired partly by Dr Seuss, … Continue reading
“There’s no such thing as a free…
“There’s no such thing as a free market”: Ha-Joon Chang’s 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism www.thersa.org/discover/videos/event-videos/2010/0… #fb
The Well of Loneliness — Radclyffe Hall
This story is about a tomboyish girl called Stephen. It traces her life from her birth and upbringing in a wealthy and genteel English family in the late 1800s, through the first world war and on to a successful career. … Continue reading
Why Don’t Students Like School? — Daniel Willingham
The reason children don’t like going to school is that it interrupts their education. — Jay Griffith at the RSA That quote could serve as a summary of this book. It’s a guide for teachers to make their classroom time … Continue reading