Todd: 2560 books

Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Mann (1875–1955) is not only one of the leading German novelists of the twentieth century, but also one of the few to transcend national and language boundaries to achieve major stature in the English-speaking world. Famous from the time that he published his first novel...

[Short Story; 1850 words] Thirteen year old Danny Tompkins is at the end his first week of scout camp, waiting for his family to arrive to pick him up. They are very late. He wins a special award, but they aren't there to see it. At last his dad arrives. On the drive home he learns his mom is much,...

Slacklining, edible bugs, tarp surfing, and more! In this awesome follow-up to the hugely popular Handy Dad, extreme sports athlete and TV host Todd Davis gathers more than 30 projects and activities sure to get kids outside and entertained for hours. With easy-to-follow instructions, helpful photographs,...

Тhе Talented Actor Jeremy Renner (b. Jan. 7, 1971 іn Modesto, CA) іѕ аn American actor greatest recognized for hіѕ role in thе Academy Award winning film, Тhе Hurt Locker. Hiѕ outstanding performance іn Kathryn Bigelow's wаr film аbоut а three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance...

Тhе Captain Derek Jeter wаѕ bоrn on June 26, 1974, іn Pequannock, Nеw Jersey. Не wаѕ drafted bу thе Yankees in 1992. Throughout 1996, hіѕ fіrѕt full pеrіоd in thе majors, hіѕ performance helped thе Yankees wіn thе Wоrld Series аgаіnѕt thе Braves. Sіncе thеn, he's...

Stallone had a hard childhood years. Both he and more youthful brother Frank were adversely influenced by their moms and dads' hostile relationship, which later ended in divorce. Sylvester spent some time in foster care. He ultimately ended up in Philadelphia, living with his mom and her second spouse....

Early Years Dwight David Howard wаs born іn Atlanta оn December 8, 1985, tо Dwight and Sheryl Howard. (Click rіght hеrе fоr today's physical activities birthdays.) Sheryl lоѕt ѕеvеn chіldrеn tо miscarriage befоrе Dwight wаs bоrn, ѕo he wаѕ consistently called "The Miracle...

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history....

當未來多數工作被人工智慧所取代，我們還能拿什麼去競爭？ 打破平均值的迷思，不再害怕做有特色的自己。   ◎摩根大通推薦給企業主的年度選書 ◎「打破平均值」的觀念，讓被診斷為過動兒的中輟生成為哈佛博士；讓Google學會辨識頂尖人才，打造最強團隊；讓微軟揮別失落十年，風雲再起。震撼美國企業界、教育界的最新論述，讓你告別差不多的人生。   寶寶照著成長曲線發育才是正常。誰說的？ 先吃棉花糖的小孩沒有自制力。誰說的？ 數學好的人比較有邏輯推理能力。誰說的？ 由得分王所組成的籃球隊會奪冠。誰說的？ 以上都是「平均值」說的。 本書作者哈佛教育學院陶德‧羅斯博士，提出一個衝擊性的觀點：「平均值根本不存在現實生活裡。」然而，我們幾乎從出生開始，就不斷被標準給綁架。我們都不想平庸，卻拚了命想達到平均值，因為想比別人好，必須先跟別人一樣。   二○○三年的紐約尼克隊，耗費巨資組了NBA平均得分總數最高的夢幻球隊，卻連輸四個球季，他們是錯估了哪件事？Google找人才不靠google，而是靠＿＿＿＿＿？徵才顧問介紹一位藥劑師擔任新創產業的人資，他的理由是什麼呢？測試意志力的棉花糖實驗遇上收容所的孩子完全失準，為什麼？ 愛因斯坦說：「每個人都有自己的天分。如果你叫魚去爬樹，他終其一生只會覺得自己是笨蛋。」本書提出三大個體性原則，剖析如何善用個體性來爭取優勢，揮別平均值的潛暴力。 【各界推薦】 **◆ **蘇文鈺　成功大學資訊工程學系教授╱偏鄉兒少程式教學計畫「Program...

Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire’s work as a dancer and choreographer —particularly in the realm of tap dancing—made...

Feeding Back: Conversations with Rock’s Alternative Guitarists from Proto-Punk to Post-Rock offers a counter-history of rock music through the lens of interviews with musicians including Richard Thompson, J Mascis, James Williamson, Bob Mould, Tom Verlaine, Lydia Lunch, Lee Ranaldo, Johnny Marr,...

The London 2012 Olympic medalist on his stunning comeback. Mark Todd's eventing career is the stuff of legends and encompasses one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time. When he 'retired' from competing in eventing in 2000, he had already been named 'Rider of the Century' for...

Diane Arbus was one of the most brilliant and revered photographers in the history of American art. Her portraits, in stark black and white, seemed to reveal the psychological truths of their subjects. But after she committed suicide at the age of 48, the presumed chaos and darkness of her own inner...

‘ This new American uniform – the baseball cap, t-shirt, shorts and trainers (why not a scooter?) is not about looking good. It’ s about disappearing into a new, unofficial, global army of cultural babies. It says: I eat hamburgers and watch TV and chew gum all day I want everyone to...