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Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians

Joe Quirk • 2017

Our planet is suffering from serious environmental problems: coastal flooding due to severe storms caused in part by atmospheric pollution, diminishing natural resources such as clean water, and so on. But while these problems plague Planet Earth, two-thirds of our globe is Planet Ocean. The seas can be home to pioneers, seasteaders, who are willing to homestead the Blue Frontier. Oil platforms and cruise ships already inhabit the waters; now it's time to take the next step to full-fledged ocean civilizations. In their fascinating examination of a practical solution to our earthly problems, Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman profile some of the visionaries who are implementing basic concepts of seasteading: farming the oceans for new sources of nutrition; using the seas as a new sustainable energy source; establishing more equitable economies; reinventing architecture to accommodate the demands of living on the ocean.

The Once and Future Ocean: Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society

Peter Neill • 2016

Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

Paul Hawken • 2017

• New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.” —Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming  “There’s been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.” —David Roberts, Vox “This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook—only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.” —Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth’s warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being—giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.

Autoperfeição Com Hatha Yoga (Em Portuguese do Brasil)

José Hermógenes • 1996

Um guia para o entendimento e a prática do yoga, acompanhado de dicas para educação alimentar, relaxamento e atitude mental. Hatha Yoga, também conhecido como Yoga de força, tem o poder de curar, de erguer, de apaziguar, de libertar. As práticas de ásanas, posturas que nos ajudam a desenvolver mais consciência corporal, e os exercícios respiratórios chamados pranayanas proporcionam flexibilidade, equilíbrio, melhor condicionamento e uma vida de excelente qualidade. O professor Hermógenes, maior nome do Yoga no Brasil, acompanhou milhares de casos, levantou hipóteses, chegou a conclusões e desenvolveu seu método de validade fartamente comprovada: um trabalho de grande potencial terapêutico capaz de reduzir o sofrimento humano. Autoperfeição com Hatha Yoga vai lhe explicar por que Yoga não é ginástica nem religião. É um autotreinamento integral que tem por objetivo maior trazer bem-estar físico e espiritual. Atualmente na 55ª edição, o livro é mais um grande título relançado pela coleção Essenciais BestSeller. Ao lado de Yoga para nervosos, Autoperfeição com Hatha Yoga é um dos maiores clássicos do gênero no Brasil.

Tragedia em Mariana. A historia do maior desastre ambiental do Brasil (Em Portugues do Brasil)

Cristina Serra • 2018

Conheça a história por trás de um dos maiores desastres socioambientais de todos os tempos. Reportagem definitiva sobre um dos eventos mais relevantes, também entre os mais dramáticos, da vida pública brasileira no século XXI: o rompimento devastador da barragem de Fundão, em Mariana, Minas Gerais, em 2015. Este livro revela e esmiúça documentos, procedimentos e condutas sem se afastar da dimensão humana, do componente individual, particular, a memória dos que morreram, a dor dos que restaram, os sonhos – ainda duvidosos – dos que gostariam de recomeçar. O país, afinal, tem muito mais de Bento Rodrigues, o povoado afogado pela lama de rejeitos, do que queremos ver. O rompimento de Fundão não acabou. É possível que jamais termine. Esta obra-prima explica por quê.

The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation

William Hart • 2009

The Ancient Meditation Technique that Brings Real Peace of Mind<br/>Vipassand-bhavand, "the development of insight," embodies the essence of the teaching of the Buddha. As taught by S. N. Goenka, this path to self-awareness is extraordinary in its simplicity, its lack of dogma and, above all, its results. The Vipassana technique can be successfully applied by anyone.<br/>Based on the lectures and writings of S. N. Goenka--and prepared under his direct guidance--The Art of Living shows how this technique can be used to solve problems, develop unused potential, and lead a peaceful, productive life. It includes stories by S. N. Goenka, as well as answers to students' questions, that convey a vivid sense of his teaching.<br/>S. N. Goenka's Vipassana courses have attracted thousands of people of every background. Unique among teachers of meditation, Goenka is a retired industrialist and former leader of the Indian Community in Burma. Although a layman, his teaching has won the approval of senior Buddhist monks in Burma, India, and Sri Lanka, a number of whom have taken courses under his guidance. Despite his magnetism, he has no wish to be a "guru" --instead he teaches self-responsibility. This is the first systematic study of his teachings to appear in English.

TOMORROW ANEW - WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT TOMORROW?

Gabriel Kozlowski • 2023

10% Human

Alanna Collen • 2015

An evolutionary biologist and science writer explores the widely-ignored role our gut microbes play in our health and well-being. You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony. Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies; remaining a healthy human is impossible without them. In this riveting, shocking, and beautifully written book, biologist Alanna Collen draws on the latest scientific research to show how our personal colony of microbes influences our weight, immune system, mental health, and even our choice of partner. She argues that so many of our modern diseases—obesity, autism, mental illness, digestive disorders, allergies, autoimmune afflictions, and even cancer—have their root in our failure to cherish our most fundamental and enduring relationship: that with our individual colony of microbes. The good news is that unlike our human cells, we can change our microbes for the better. Life—and your body—will never seem the same again.

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World

Andrea Wulf • 2015

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels.  "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten.  In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

Suzanne Simard • 2021

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery<br/><br/>“Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and bears--and of a human being listening in on the conversation. The interplay of personal narrative, scientific insights and the amazing revelations about the life of the forest make a compelling story.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass<br/><br/>Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.<br/><br/>In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own.<br/><br/>Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them.<br/><br/>And Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world.

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)

Peter Wohlleben • 2016

A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.<br/><br/>“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded their language. Now he speaks for them.”—The New York Review of Books<br/><br/>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BRAINPICKINGS • HONORABLE MENTION: SEJ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award • Shortlisted: Audible International Book of the Year Award • Books For a Better Life Award • Indie Choice Award—Nonfiction Book of the Year<br/><br/>Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration that he has observed in his woodland.<br/><br/>“A declaration of love and an engrossing primer on trees, brimming with facts and an unashamed awe for nature.”—Washington Post<br/><br/>“Heavily dusted with the glitter of wonderment.”—The New Yorker<br/><br/>Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist by Dr.Suzanne Simard<br/><br/>Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

Blue Mind

Wallace J. Nichols • 2018

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Grounded in cutting-edge studies in neurobiology, cognitive psychology, economics, and medicine, and made real by stories of innovative scientists, doctors, athletes, artists, environmentalists, businesspeople and lovers of nature - stories that fascinate the mind and touch the heart - Blue Mind will awaken readers to the vital importance of water to the health and happiness of us all.

Forrest Gump

Winston Groom • 2012

The modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks.<br/><br/>Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabama’s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong player, from wrestler to entrepreneur. With a voice all his own, Forrest is telling all in a madcap romp through three decades of American history.

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien • 2012

The journey through Middle-earth begins here with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy.<br/>“A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible... All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.”—The New York Times Book Review<br/>"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language—Tolkien's prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels.<br/>Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Unfinished Tales Of Númenor And Middle-Earth

J.R.R. Tolkien • 2014

"The tone is heroic, both the heroes and the villains greater than life-size." -- New York Times Book Review<br/><br/>Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as palantíri, and about the legend of Amroth.<br/><br/>Edited and with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien.<br/><br/>"An indispensable volume illuminating many unknown stories and details of Middle-earth unavailable elsewhere." -- Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit

Silmarilion

Dz.R.R. Tolkin • 1993

The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien • 2012

<p>Begin your journey into Middle-earth.<br></p><p>The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<br></p><p>The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.<br></p><p>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<br></p><p>The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.<br></p><p>To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo's time is running out.<br></p><p>Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?<br></p>

The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien • 2012

<p>Begin your journey into Middle-earth... The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<br></p><p>The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.<br></p><p>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<br></p><p>Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.<br></p><p>This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King.<br></p>

Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien • 1972

With The Ringwraiths In Pursuit, Frodo Baggins Attempts To Get The Ring Of Power To Mount Doom Where The Ring Can Be Destroyed Before Middle-earth Falls Victim To The Evil Sauron.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams • 2009

‘Sheer delight’ – The Times This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies. ***** An international phenomenon and pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, novel, stage play, comic book and film. Following the galactic (mis)adventures of Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker’s in its various incarnations has captured the imaginations of curious minds around the world . . . It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun . . . Continue Arthur Dent's intergalactic adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. ***** Praise for Douglas Adams: ‘One of the world’s sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices’ – Independent on Sunday ‘Magical . . . read this book’ – Sunday Express 'A pleasure to read' - New York Times

Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition

George Orwell • 2004

1984

George Orwell • 1961

<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.

The Sea around Us

Rachel L. Carson • 1954

ربما تكون البدايات غامضة، وكذلك الحال مع بدايات ذلك المنبع العظيم للحياة، أَلَا وهو البحر. لقد تباحثَ الكثيرُ من الناسِ في كيف ومتى احتوتْ الأرضُ مُحيطَها، كما أنه ليس من المستغرب ألَّا تتفق تفسيراتهم دائمًا. والحقيقة التي لا مناص منها هي أنه لم يكن أحدٌ – وقتئذٍ – ليرى ماذا حدث بالفعل، وفي غياب روايات شهود العيان، فلا بُدَّ مِن أن يكون هناك قدر معين من الاختلاف في الآراء. وبالتالي؛ فإذا أخبرتُكم هنا بقصة كيف احتوى كوكبُ الأرضِ (حديث النشأة) محيطَه، فيجب أن تكون القصة قد جُمِعَتْ من العديد من المصادر، وأن تحتوي على فصولٍ كاملةٍ لا يمكننا إلَّا أن نتخيلها. وتستند هذه القصة إلى شهادة أقدم صخور الأرض، والتي كانت حديثة النشأة عندما كان كوكب الأرض كذلك؛ أي تستند إلى دليل آخر مكتوب على سطح القمر الاصطناعي للأرض، وهو القمر، وتستند إلى الآثار المشمولة في تاريخ الشمس والكون كله من الفضاء المشحون بالنجوم. ولأنه مع أن غياب الإنسان أثناء الولادة الكونية، إلَّا أن النجوم والقمر والصخور كانت هي الحاضرة والشاهدة، وحقًّا كان لها بالفعل علاقة كبيرة بحقيقة وجود المحيط.

Cognitive Surplus

Clay Shirkey • 2010

In the last century, a host of factors forced us to grapple with something we've never had to deal with on a national scale before: free time. And for much of the second half of the century, we spent billions of hours watching TV. Is this the best we can do with our time? As Clay Shirky's groundbreaking new book shows, things are changing. Free time creates what Shirky terms a 'cognitive surplus'. And now we are starting to use it in different ways. For the first time in the history of the medium, young people are watching less TV than their elders, turning away from passive consumption towards active participation. In Cognitive Surplus, Shirky documents this shift through a mixture of telling examples, analysis and social theory, and explores the human motivations that lie behind it. The television industry has been shocked to see alternative use3s of free time, especially among young people, because it believed that watching TV was society's official Best Use of Free Time. This view of society though, misunderstands how people actually make choices. Cognitive Surplus will show you how we do.

Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)

Ed Catmull • 2023

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All

Tom Kelley • 2013

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types."  But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every  one of us is creative.  In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, the Stanford d.school, and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems.  It is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers.

Blockchain Revolution

Alex Tapscott Don Tapscott • 2017

The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it’s not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence.<br/>It’s called the blockchain.<br/><br/>The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better.<br/><br/>Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolutionary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it’s the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital currencies, the underlying framework has the potential to go far beyond these and record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certificates to insurance claims and even votes.<br/><br/>Why should you care? Maybe you’re a music lover who wants artists to make a living off their art. Or a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from. Perhaps you’re an immigrant who’s sick of paying big fees to send money home to loved ones. Or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business.<br/><br/>And those examples are barely the tip of the iceberg. This technology is public, encrypted, and readily available for anyone to use. It’s already seeing widespread adoption in a number of areas. For example, forty-two (and counting) of the world’s biggest financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Credit Suisse, have formed a consortium to investigate the blockchain for speedier and more secure transactions.<br/><br/>As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, the blockchain will create winners and losers. And while opportunities abound, the risks of disruption and dislocation must not be ignored.<br/><br/>Don Tapscott, the bestselling author of Wikinomics, and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, bring us a brilliantly researched, highly readable, and utterly foundational book about the future of the modern economy. Blockchain Revolution is the business leaders’ playbook for the next decade and beyond.

Wikinomics

Don Tapscott • 2008

In just the last few years, traditional collaboration-in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center-has been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale. Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success. A brilliant guide to one of the most profound changes of our time, Wikinomics challenges our most deeply rooted assumptions about business and will prove indispensable to anyone who wants to understand competitiveness in the twenty-first century. Based on a $9 million research project led by bestselling author Don Tapscott, Wikinomics shows how masses of people can participate in the economy like never before. They are creating TV news stories, sequencing the human genome, remixing their favorite music, designing software, finding a cure for disease, editing school texts, inventing new cosmetics, or even building motorcycles. You'll read about: -Rob McEwen, the Goldcorp, Inc., CEO who used open source tactics and an online competition to save his company and breathe new life into an old-fashioned industry. -Flickr, Second Life, YouTube, and other thriving online communities that transcend social networking to pioneer a new form of collaborative production. -Mature companies like Procter & Gamble that cultivate nimble, trust-based relationships with external collaborators to form vibrant business ecosystems. An important look into the future, Wikinomics will be your road map for doing business in the twenty-first century.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell • 2006

O Alquimista (Portuguese Edition)

Paulo Coelho • 2016

“Quando você quer alguma coisa, todo o Universo conspira para que você realize seu desejo.” De tempos em tempos, surge um livro que muda para sempre a vida de seus leitores. O Alquimista é um deles. Com mais de 85 milhões de exemplares vendidos no mundo inteiro, o mais famoso título de Paulo Coelho já se estabeleceu como um clássico moderno, atemporal e universal. Mais de 25 anos após seu lançamento, segue fascinando públicos cada vez maiores, de diferentes gerações. Simples, sábia e inspiradora, esta história refaz os passos de um pastor da Andaluzia que viaja para o deserto egípcio em busca de um tesouro enterrado nas Pirâmides. O que começa como uma jornada para encontrar bens mate¬riais torna-se uma descoberta das riquezas que escondemos dentro de nós mesmos. As belas lições que Santiago aprende pelo caminho nos falam da sabedoria de ouvir o que diz nosso coração, ler os sinais com que deparamos ao longo da vida e, acima de tudo, seguir os nossos sonhos.

As Veias Abertas Da America Latina

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Grande Sertao: Veredas (Em Portugues do Brasil)

João Guimarães Rosa • 2001

A estilizacao das peculiaridades das falas sertanejas, sempre recorrente na obra de Guimaraes Rosa, atinge seu auge neste consagrado romance. Rosa reinventa a lingua e eleva o sertao ao contexto da literatura universal, compondo o cenario de uma narrativa lirica e epica, uma licao de luta e valorizacao do homem. Eleito um dos cem livros mais importantes de todos os tempos pelo Circulo do Livro da Noruega. Eleito um dos melhores livros do seculo pela revista Epoca. Premio Jabuti de Producao Grafica (mencao honrosa) em 2002.

Casa Grande & Senzala (Portuguese)

Gilberto Freyre • 1992

Casa Grande & Senzala (Portuguese)

Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

Muhammad Yunus • 1999

The author discusses his efforts to help the poor in Bangladesh with micro-loans, which led to his establishing the Grameen Bank