Ken Robinson

Lou Aronica

A guide to self-improvement, happiness, and creativity outlines practical steps for identifying personal talents, merging one's passions with inherent abilities, and transforming interests into income.

How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life

Finding Your Element

In a book filled with anecdotes, observations and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories and groundbreaking research, the author ofThe Element argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today's unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning and enable them to face the real challenges of the 21st century.

The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Creative Schools

Chris Astor and his fourteen-year-old daughter Becky must find the answer to a secret which will explain why the fantasy land they created when Becky was young has developed a life of its own and is now intersecting with their real lives.

Blue

With a crackling wit and a deep humanity, (Ken Robinson) urges us to ignore the naysayers, bypass the crowd and find the place where our talents and desires intersect

How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

The Element

Lory S. Kaufman

BOOK #1 of The Verona Trilogy:Young Adult, Post-Dystopian FictionIt's the 24th century and humans, with the help of artificial intelligences (A.I.s), have finally created the perfect post-dystopian society. To make equally perfect citizens for this world, the elders have created History Camps, full sized recreations of cities from Earth's distant pasts. Here teens live the way their ancestors did, doing the same dirty jobs and experiencing the same degradations. History Camps teach youths not to repeat the mistakes that almost caused the planet to die. But not everything goes to plan.In this first of a trilogy, we meet three spoiled teens in the year 2347. Hansum almost 17, is good looking and athletic. Shamira, 15, is sassy, independent and an artistic genius. Lincoln, 14, is the smart-aleck. But you don't have to scratch too far beneath the surface to find his insecurities.These three “hard cases” refuse the valuable lessons History Camps teach. But when they are kidnapped and taken back in time to 1347 Verona, Italy, they only have two choices; adapt to the harsh medieval ways or die. The dangers are many, their enemies are powerful, and safety is a long way away. It's hardly the ideal environment to fall in love – but that's exactly what happens. In an attempt to survive, the trio risks introducing technology from the future. It could save them – or it could change history.Series Overview:The Lens and the Looker is the first book of The Verona Trilogy. It's followed by The Bronze and the Brimstone and The Loved and the Lost. The series takes readers along on the life-changing journey of three 24th century teens. While the three protagonists appear quite immature in the first half of The Lens and the Looker, this is not a series aimed exclusively at young teens. Lory Kaufman says he writes for readers 13 to 113, (and precocious 12-year-olds) This is borne out by the fact that about half the readership of the series is adult.What many readers say they love about this series is its wonderful mix of science fiction (the future) and historical fiction (the past). While there's time travel, there are also sword fights, and while there are detailed descriptions of ancient technologies, the story also includes many colorful characters who just happen to be artificial intelligences. There's allusions to a Romeo and Juliet love story and also characters who have murderous intentions toward the lovers. And the setting? Many readers are praising the accurately described historical setting of 14th century Verona Italy, where much of the story takes place.

The Lens and the Looker

Sir Ken Robinson

El libro que ha revolucionado el campo de la creatividad, la innovación y el aprendizaje ¿Qué tienen en común Matt Groening, el creador de Los Simpsons, el empresario Richard Branson, o la periodista Arianna Huffington? Más allá de su enorme éxito profesional, todos ellos son personas que muestran una extraordinaria pasión por lo que hacen y que han encontrado lo que Ken Robinson denomina su Elemento, es decir, el lugar donde la persona hace aquello que realmente quiere hacer y donde es quien siempre ha querido ser. Ken Robinson consigue en este libro transmitir la importancia de encontrar ese punto, motiva al lector a buscarlo y le recuerda que nunca es tarde para alcanzarlo. El Elemento es un libro especialmente necesario en unos momentos en los que el éxito parece medirse exclusivamente mediante parámetros económicos, porque nos demuestra que la clave reside en hacer especialmente bien aquello que nos apasiona. La clave delelemento reside en hacer especialmente bien aquello que nos apasiona. Reseñas: «Existe una poderosa fuerza motriz dentro de cada ser humano que, una vez liberada, puede hacer realidad cualquier visión, cualquier sueño. El Elemento captura esta fuerza con pasión y perspicacia.» Anthony Robbins, autor del bestseller internacional Poder sin límites «El Elemento ofrece una perspectiva capaz de descubrir lo mejor del lector. Contiene fascinantes anécdotas y casos reales de personas que han encontrado su tesoro más profundo.» Stephen R. Covey, autor de Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva «Ken Robinson es una persona excepcional, capaz de acercarse a ti de una forma que te hace sentir feliz. Estoy orgullosa de aparecer en su libro como alguien que ha encontrado su Elemento. Este libro guiará al lector para encontrar lo mejor de sí mismo.» Gillian Lynne, coreógrafa de Cats y El fantasma de la ópera

El Elemento

Michael Baron

Heartfelt praise for When You Went Away: "Michael Baron writes with deep sensitivity of the power of love to transform and heal in the face of overwhelming tragedy.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs "It is rare that a talent like this comes along. This will be a classic.” - Book Reviews R Us And for Crossing the Bridge: "Mr. Baron touches my heart and soul with his book.” - Coffee Time Romance "Michael Baron is an exceptionally gifted writer.” - Fresh Fiction And for The Journey Home: "I was unprepared for the talent and depth that Michael writes from.” - Romance Writers Reviews "I didn’t think he could get any better after reading When You Went Away but I was wrong.” - Cheryl’s Book Nook Dylan Hunter has it made. At 29, he has great friends, a huge job, all the women he can handle, and no commitments. A public relations executive, Dylan has dashed up the ladder of success by mastering the art of the spin - bending the truth to his and his clients’ needs. But when a former lover steps back into his life with a three-year-old girl by her side (no, she’s not his), Dylan suddenly finds himself in a place he can’t spin himself out of. And when Dylan unexpectedly becomes the child’s sole guardian, he finds himself to be like a circus performer trying to keep all of his spinning plates from crashing to the ground. In what seems like a blink of the eye, Dylan Hunter’s life has changed completely...whether he’s ready for it or not. Alternately humorous and poignant, romantic and tragic, playful and dramatic, Spinning is the kind of wise, touching, emotion-packed novel readers have come to expect from Michael Baron.

Spinning

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Element has inspired readers all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element. Among the questions that this new book answers are: • How do I find out what my talents and passions are? • What if I love something I’m not good at? • What if I’m good at something I don’t love? • What if I can’t make a living from my Element? • How do I do help my children find their Element? Finding Your Element comes at a critical time as concerns about the economy, education and the environment continue to grow. The need to connect to our personal talents and passions has never been greater. As Robinson writes in his introduction, wherever you are, whatever you do, and no matter how old you are, if you’re searching for your Element, this book is for you.

El libro que ha revolucionado el campo de la creatividad, la innovación y el aprendizaje. ¿Qué tienen en común Matt Groening, el creador de Los Simpsons, el empresario Richard Branson, o la periodista Arianna Huffington? Más allá de su enorme éxito profesional, todos ellos son personas que muestran una extraordinaria pasión por lo que hacen y que han encontrado lo que Ken Robinson denomina su Elemento, es decir, el lugar donde la persona hace aquello que realmente quiere hacer y donde es quien siempre ha querido ser. Ken Robinson consigue en este libro transmitir la importancia de encontrar ese punto, motiva al lector a buscarlo y le recuerda que nunca es tarde para alcanzarlo. El Elemento es un libro especialmente necesario en unos momentos en los que el éxito parece medirse exclusivamente mediante parámetros económicos, porque nos demuestra que la clave reside en hacer especialmente bien aquello que nos apasiona. La clave del elemento reside en hacer especialmente bien aquello que nos apasiona. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons; from Meg Ryan to Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera; and from writer Arianna Huffington to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and others, including business leaders and athletes. It explores the components of this new paradigm: The diversity of intelligence, the power of imagination and creativity, and the importance of commitment to our own capabilities. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the element and those that stifle that possibility. He shows that age and occupation are no barrier, and that once we have found our path we can help others to do so as well. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is also an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century.

El Elemento: Descubrir tu pasión lo cambia todo / The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

Sir Ken Robinson PhD

Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

You, Your Child, and School

Amy Stout

Presents short stories of science fiction and fantasy from Ursula K. LeGuin, Gregory Benford, Poul Anderson, Nancy Willard, Michael Bishop, James Morrow, and other notable writers

Full Spectrum 3

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking. Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Element has inspired readers all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element. Among the questions that this new book answers are: • How do I find out what my talents and passions are? • What if I love something I’m not good at? • What if I’m good at something I don’t love? • What if I can’t make a living from my Element? • How do I do help my children find their Element? Finding Your Element comes at a critical time as concerns about the economy, education and the environment continue to grow. The need to connect to our personal talents and passions has never been greater. As Robinson writes in his introduction, wherever you are, whatever you do, and no matter how old you are, if you’re searching for your Element, this book is for you.

Julian Iragorri

This evocative, moving, and gorgeously detailed novel is the story of Alex Soberano, a contemporary man in crisis. A tremendously successful New York businessman, Alex finds it difficult to embrace joy and accept love. When his life threatens to boil over, he escapes for a brief respite on the West Coast. What waits for him there is something he never could have imagined. Intertwined with Alex's story are the stories of three people from different times and places whose lives affect him in surprising ways: • A woman from the South American city of Anhelo in 1928 that everyone knows as "Vidente." For decades, Vidente, has been one of Anhelo's most celebrated citizens because she has the ability to read colors that speak of a person's fate. However, during one such reading, she sees her own future – a future that includes her imminent death. • A man named Khaled who left his home in Bethlehem in 1920 to seek fortune in the South American town of Joya de la Costa. He has barely begun to gain a foothold when he learns that the wife and three children he left behind have been murdered. When a magical woman enters his life, he believes that destiny has smiled on him. However, destiny has only just begun to deal with Khaled. • A nineteen-year-old student named Dro who flies from the South American country of Legado to Boston in 1985 and immediately walks onto the campus of MIT expecting instant admission. Dro's skills at mastering complex, ever-changing differential equations intrigues the associate admissions director. However, the person he intrigues the most is the celebrated US ambassador from his country, and his relationship with her will define his life. How the stories of these four people merge is the central mystery of this arresting work of imagination. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS is a story that will sweep you up in its magic, enrich you with its wisdom, and compel you with its deep humanity.

Differential Equations

Miea es la joven reina de un mundo de fantasía que Becky y su padre Chris crearon cuando Becky era pequeña. Un mundo de fantasía que ha desarrollado una vida propia y ahora se encuentra en gran peligro, tal vez fatal. Ahora juntos, Chris, Becky, y Miea ne

Azul

The Element is the point where your personal passions and natural talents meet. But how do you find this formula for happiness? Ken Robinson's international bestseller The Element has inspired readers all over the world to change their lives. This new companion is a practical guide containing all the tools, techniques and resources you need to discover the depth of your abilities and unlock your potential. Among the questions it answers are: * *How do I find out what my talents and passions are? *What if I love something I'm not good at - or I'm good at something I don't love? *What if I can't make a living from my Element? *How do I do help my children find their Element? No matter what you do, or where you are in life, if you're searching for your Element, this book will help you find it. 'Happiness really is within your grasp.' Guardian 'Leads readers to a place where natural aptitudes and abilities converge with one's passions.' Kirkus Reviews

Presents a collection of science fiction tales by acknowledged masters and exciting new voices in the field, among them David Brin, Edward Bryant, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Michael Swanwick

Full Spectrum 2

Bob Deutsch, Ph.D.

Raise the bar to become the best version of you Most of us set the bar too low in our lives, both personally and professionally. Bob Deutsch, a cognitive neuroscientist/anthropologist turned entrepreneur, has spent a lifetime studying people and found that we choose not to pursue our greatest ambitions because we feel we are incapable of reaching them. But he has also found that we are each born with the fundamental abilities to live the full, creative, dynamic lives we dream about. Curiosity, Openness, Sensuality, Paradox, and Self-Story—these are our five inner resources. Through interviews with inspiring people, including Wynton Marsalis and Richard Feynman, and case studies of personalities like Bruce Springsteen and Anna Quindlen, Deutsch shows us how to access and use these resources to open our lives to unimagined possibilities.

Using Your Inborn Resources to Create a Fulfilling Life

The 5 Essentials

Chris Astor é um homem maduro, um botânico bem-sucedido, mas, especialmente, um pai amoroso. Sua filha - Becky - é, para ele, seu maior e melhor projeto. Mas a garota, tão amada, tem câncer. O que pode um pai quando sua filha foi acometida por uma doença assim, nociva? Como diminuir o sofrimento de uma criança tão amada? Apesar de sua agonia, Chris encontra uma maneira mágica de acolher sua menininha. Para que ela se recupere bem, e mais rapidamente, ele cria um mundo paralelo, cheio de fantasias, e histórias, e personagens maravilhosos que parecem ter o poder milagroso da convalescência. E nada no mundo, nem sua sanidade, nem seu trabalho, nem mesmo sua mulher serão obstáculos para a determinação deste pai que só tem o propósito de ver sua filha feliz. Uma história sobre desespero, esperança, invenção e descoberta que ultrapassa qualquer razão, qualquer limite, enquanto você revê tudo aquilo em que acredita.

A Menina que Semeava

Ismerd meg önmagad, fedezd fel rejtett képességeidet! Sir Ken Robinson, a kreativitás, az innováció és a humán erőforrások szakértője új kötetében szellemes és inspiráló történeteket mesél olyan emberekről, akiknek sikert és hírnevet hozott alkotó elemük megtalálása: Ellen McArthur például megdöntötte az egyszemélyes Föld körüli vitorlázás világcsúcsát, David Oligvy pedig skóciai tűzhelyárusból lett „a reklámszakma atyja”. Rengeteg tanulsággal szolgálhat a hétköznapi emberek élete is, például azé a férfié, aki feladta informatikusi karrierjét, hogy szenvedélyének, a bűvészetnek hódoljon, vagy azé a fejletlen karokkal született asszonyé, aki sportmasszázs-terapeutaként dolgozik, a lábával gyúrva pácienseit. E történetek szereplőnek természet adta tehetsége és kreativitása összhangban áll azzal, amiért lelkesedni tudnak, és mindezeket személyes céljaik szolgálatába állították. Példájukat te is követheted. Mindegy, hány éves vagy, mivel foglalkozol, és milyen helyzetben vagy éppen, a könyv hasznos eszközei, technikái, tanácsai és gyakorlatai segíthetnek az önmegvalósításban és a boldogság elérésében.

Elemedben vagy?

Elizabeth Mitchell

Betsy Mitchell

Twenty stories deal with scientific obsession, the loneliness of a space station, a secret language for the oppressed, and alien worlds

Lou Aronica

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