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Al Faroby Virginia WolfISBN 8420655279 (84-206-5527-9)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firmby Jonathan Littman, Tom Kelley, Tom PetersISBN 0385499841 (0-385-49984-1)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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IDEO, the world's leading design firm, is the brain trust that's behind some of the more brilliant innovations of the past 20 years -- from the Apple mouse, the Polaroid i-Zone instant camera, and the Palm V to the "fat" toothbrush for kids and a self-sealing water bottle for dirt bikers. Not surprisingly, companies all over the world have long wondered what they could learn from IDEO, to come up with better ideas for their own products, services, and operations.In this terrific book from IDEO general manager Tom Kelley (brother of founder David Kelley), IDEO finally delivers -- but thankfully not in the step-by-step, flow-chart-filled "process speak" of most how-you-can-do-what-we-do business books. Sure, there are some good bulleted lists to be found here -- such as the secrets of successful brainstorming, the qualities of "hot teams," and, toward the end, 10 key ingredients for "How to Create Great Products and Services," including "One Click Is Better Than Two" (the simpler, the better) and "Goof Proof" (no bugs).
But The Art of Innovation really teaches indirectly (not to mention enlightens and entertains) by telling great stories -- mainly, of how the best ideas for creating or improving products or processes come not from laboriously organized focus groups, but from keen observations of how regular people work and play on a daily basis. On nearly every page, we learn the backstories of some now-well-established consumer goods, from recent inventions like the Palm Pilot and the in-car beverage holder to things we nearly take for granted -- like Ivory soap (created when a P&G worker went to lunch without turning off his soap mixer, and returned to discover his batch overwhipped into 99.44 percent buoyancy) and Kleenex, which transcended its original purpose as a cosmetics remover when people started using the soft paper to wipe and blow their noses. Best of all, Kelley opens wide the doors to IDEO's vibrant, sometimes wacky office environment, and takes us on a vivid tour of how staffers tackle a design challenge: they start not with their ideas of what a new product should offer, but with the existing gaps of need, convenience, and pleasure with which people live on a daily basis, and that IDEO should fill. (Hence, a one-piece children's fishing rod that spares fathers the embarrassment of not knowing how to teach their kids to fish, or Crest toothpaste tubes that don't "gunk up" at the mouth.)
Granted, some of their ideas -- like the crucial process of "prototyping," or incorporating dummy drafts of the actual product into the planning, to work out bugs as you go-lend themselves more easily to the making of actual things than to the more common organizational challenge of streamlining services or operations. But, if this big book of bright ideas doesn't get you thinking of how to build a better mousetrap for everything from your whole business process to your personal filing system, you probably deserve to be stuck with the mousetrap you already have. --Timothy Murphy [via]
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CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, And About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADDby Edward HallowellISBN 0345482433 (0-345-48243-3)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handing Your Fast-Paced Lifeby Edward HallowellISBN 0345482441 (0-345-48244-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Inventionby Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiISBN 0060928204 (0-06-092820-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention'Book summary:Drawing on hundreds of interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists to politicians and business leaders to poets and artists, the author uses his famous "flow" theory to explain the creative process. Csikszentmihalyi's objective is to offer readers an understanding of what leads to creative moments so that they can use that knowledge to enrich their own lives. [via]
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Creativity: From Potential to Realizationby Robert J. Sternberg, Jerome L. Singer, Elena L. GrigorenkoISBN 1591471206 (1-59147-120-6)
Hardcover, Amer Psychological Assn
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The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Milleniumby Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiISBN 0060921927 (0-06-092192-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Expert Spring Mvc And Web Flowby Colin Yates, Seth Ladd, Steven Devijver, Darren DavisonISBN 159059584X (1-59059-584-X)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen A Study of Gurusby Anthony StorrISBN 0684834952 (0-684-83495-2)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen A Study of Gurus'Book summary:Every generation has its charismatic spiritual leaders, its gurus. Some are true saints while others conceal unspeakable depravity. Anthony Storr, Oxford professor of psychiatry, analyzes an interesting array of gurus and finds many commonalities among them--an isolated childhood, a need for certainty, a demand for obedience. He also elucidates aspects of this psychological profile in various intellectual, artistic, and political figures of history. This eye-opening book invokes a larger issue: in our search for guidance and truth, when and why do we cross the line from reasoned inquirer to unquestioning follower? [via]
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Feet of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurusby Anthony StorrISBN 0684828189 (0-684-82818-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feet of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus'Book summary:In his classic work, Solitude, internationally acclaimed author and psychiatrist Anthony Storr probed our basic and often unmet need for solitude, especially emphasizing its relation to creativity. In Music and the Mind, Storr explored the fundamental human need for music, demonstrating its ability to reunite the mind and body. Now, in Feet of Clay, Storr again provides a fresh perspective into one of the most potentially dangerous human needs, the need for certitude. In vivid portraits of some of history's most intriguing gurus, from David Koresh to Freud and Jung to Jesus, Storr examines why we are so enthralled with certain dogmatic figures who play on our need for certainty. Gurus are extraordinary individuals who cast doubt upon current psychiatric distinctions between sanity and madness. Because gurus are charismatic figures who are gifted teachers, they recruit disciples who adopt the guru's vision as their own. The guru convinces others that he knows, a persuasive capacity which can bring illumination but which may end in disaster. Storr demonstrates that most of us harbor irrational beliefs, and he discusses how the human wish for certainty in an insecure world leads to our confusing delusion with truth. Storr reveals how the adoration for the guru can so easily corrupt him and explains why certain gurus become moral parasites while others become spiritual beacons. [via]
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Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Lifeby Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiISBN 0465024114 (0-465-02411-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experienceby Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiISBN 0060920432 (0-06-092043-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience'Book summary:You have heard about how a musician loses herself in her music, how a painter becomes one with the process of painting. In work, sport, conversation or hobby, you have experienced, yourself, the suspension of time, the freedom of complete absorption in activity. This is "flow," an experience that is at once demanding and rewarding--an experience that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates is one of the most enjoyable and valuable experiences a person can have. The exhaustive case studies, controlled experiments and innumerable references to historical figures, philosophers and scientists through the ages prove Csikszentmihalyi's point that flow is a singularly productive and desirable state. But the implications for its application to society are what make the book revolutionary. [via]
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Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experienceby CsikszentmihalyiISBN 1428800271 (1-4288-0027-1)
Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experience'Book summary:Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9780060920432 [via]
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Good Business: Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaningby Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiISBN 014200409X (0-14-200409-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meetby William Damon, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Howard GardnerISBN 0465026087 (0-465-02608-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet'Book summary:What does it mean to carry out "good work"? What strategies allow people to maintain moral and ethical standards at a time when market forces have unprecedented power and work life is being radically altered by technological innovation? These questions lie at the heart of this eagerly awaited new book. Focusing on genetics and journalism-two fields that generate and manipulate information and thus affect our lives in myriad ways-the authors show how in their quest to build meaningful careers successful professionals exhibit "humane creativity," high-level performance coupled with social responsibility. Over the last five years the authors have interviewed over 100 people in each field who are engaged in cutting-edge work, probing their goals and visions, their obstacles and fears, and how they pass on their most cherished practices and values. They found sharp contrasts between the two fields. Until now, geneticists' values have not been seriously challenged by the demands of their work world, while journalists are deeply disillusioned by the conflict between commerce and ethics. The dilemmas these professionals face and the strategies they choose in their search for a moral compass offer valuable guidance on how all persons can transform their professions and their lives. Enlivened with stories of real people facing hard decisions, Good Work offers powerful insight into one of the most important issues of our time and, indeed, into the future course of science, technology, and communication.[via]More editions of Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet:
In the Zone : Transcendent Experience in Sportsby Michael Murphy, Rhea A. WhiteISBN 0140194924 (0-14-019492-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Lighthousesby Virginia Woolf, Valerie E. KenneyISBN 1586631489 (1-58663-148-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lighthouses'Book summary:A visual celebration of the magnificent and romantic structures that have guided seafarers for generations. Introduction by the founder of the Lighthouse Preservation Society. 75 photos. [via]
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No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 daysby Chris BatyISBN 0811845052 (0-8118-4505-2)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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No Plot? No Problem! Novel-writing Kitby Chris BatyISBN 0811854833 (0-8118-5483-3)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No Plot? No Problem! Novel-writing Kit'Book summary:Aspiring novelists don't need an MFA in creative writing, a book agent, an airtight plot, or a winsome cast of characters to get a novel writtenthey don't even need to know what they're doing. All that's needed is a little determination and this high-octane kit to kick motivation into overdrive and inspire users to produce a 50,000-word book in an exhilarating, invigorating month long Noveling Adventure.
Includes:
48-page booklet
31 Daily Noveling Briefsrecommended allowances of writing advice and activities for every day of the noveling month
Guided, month long, displayable log for keeping track of progress
Motivational materials, pep-talking letters, and commitment coupons
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Optimal Experience : Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousnessby Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Isabella Selega CsikszentmihalyiISBN 0521438098 (0-521-43809-8)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Selfby Rosalene GlickmanISBN 0471414646 (0-471-41464-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenmentby Eckhart TolleISBN 1577314808 (1-57731-480-8)
Softcover, New World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment'Book summary:Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.
Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into The Power of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightened relationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence, and the cycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolize "break time." This is when readers should close the book and mull over what they just read. As a result, The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Hardcover, New World Library - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment: ISBN 0968236405 (0-9682364-0-5)
Hardcover, Namaste Pr - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment: ISBN 1577314808 (1-57731-480-8)
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The Secret Language of Signs: How to Interpret the Coincidences and Symbols in Your Lifeby Denise LinnISBN 0345406931 (0-345-40693-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Shake Loose My Skinby Sonia SanchezISBN 0807068535 (0-8070-6853-5)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shake Loose My Skin'Book summary:An extraordinary retrospective covering over thiry years of work, SHAKE LOOSE MY SKIN is a stunning testament to the literary, sensual, and political powers of the award-winning Sonia Sanchez. [via]
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To the Lighthouseby Virginia WoolfISBN 140679239X (1-4067-9239-X)
Softcover, Read Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To the Lighthouse'Book summary:To the Lighthouse is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf's novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children's perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War. [via]
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Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0156030470 (0-15-603047-0)
Softcover, Harvest Books - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0156907399 (0-15-690739-9)
Softcover, Harcourt - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0151907374 (0-15-190737-4)
Hardcover, Harcourt - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0192818163 (0-19-281816-3)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0679405372 (0-679-40537-2)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0415016630 (0-415-01663-0)
Softcover, Routledge - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0582097142 (0-582-09714-2)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0151907366 (0-15-190736-6)
Hardcover, Harcourt - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0701202777 (0-7012-0277-7)
Hardcover, Hogarth Press - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 0701209968 (0-7012-0996-8)
Hardcover, Hogarth Press - To the Lighthouse: ISBN 140679239X (1-4067-9239-X)
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To the Lighthouseby Susan DickISBN 0802055249 (0-8020-5524-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Toronto Pr
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West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, And the Origin of Beliefby Steven KotlerISBN 1596910518 (1-59691-051-8)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Writing in Flow: Keys to Enhanced Creativityby Susan K. PerryISBN 1582970866 (1-58297-086-6)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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El poder del ahora :Un camino hacia la realizacion espiritual / The Power Of Now: UN Camino Hacia LA Realizacion Espiritualby Eckhart Tolle, Margarita MatarranzISBN 157731185X (1-57731-185-X)
Softcover, New World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El poder del ahora :Un camino hacia la realizacion espiritual / The Power Of Now: UN Camino Hacia LA Realizacion Espiritual'Book summary:Eckhart Tolle begins this best-selling spiritual guide with his own story a tale of early despair that culminated in a tremendous experience of awakening one night soon after his 29th birthday. Tolles galvanizing realization was that the mind is the enemy of enlightenment, and that individuals contain the source of their own pain. The Power of Now explores these issues in depth and uncovers fresh ways of living a more fulfilling life. Now available to Spanish-language readers, the book shows how a combination of Buddhist principles, relaxation techniques, and meditation theory can connect the reader to the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.[via]More editions of El poder del ahora :Un camino hacia la realizacion espiritual / The Power Of Now: UN Camino Hacia LA Realizacion Espiritual:
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