Books read in May 2010

June 4th, 2010

Well, it was better than last month, but still far from the usual average. I’m trying to do better this month :)

Here are the books I read in May:
- ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever, by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
- Between the Assassinations, by Aravind Adiga

Have a Classical Weekend

May 28th, 2010


Rufus Wainwright – Little Sister

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

May 27th, 2010

Sir Ken Robinson has delivered a much praised TED Talk in 2006 about education and creativity. I’ve watched it several times. It’s really worth it. Some time later, he wrote “The Element, where he explores the notion that each one of us is born with an amazing potential that we should tap into, but few of us do. This year he was invited back to TED and delivered another inspiring talk. Here it is:

Books read in April 2010

May 21st, 2010

Well, last month I said my average for books read would drop, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. Only one book read in April. Looks like I’ll have to catch up in May.

The Lover, by Marguerite Duras

Have an Artistic Weekend

April 23rd, 2010


Edith Piaf – L’accordeoniste

Have a Learning Weekend

April 9th, 2010


Patti LaBelle – The Alphabet (with Sesame Street cast)

Have a peaceful Easter Weekend

April 1st, 2010


Lady Gaga – Telephone (Official Explicit Version) ft. Beyoncé
(I realize the embeded area is too big, but I wanted to share this anyway)

Books read in March 2010

April 1st, 2010

Another month, another five books read. The road to a book a week is well under way. In fact, I am doing better. I’ve read fifteen books so far this year. I don’t think this rate will keep up for the whole year, but I’m happy so far. Here are this months’ readings:

- Essays In Love, by Alain de Botton
- Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell
- The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
- Hiroshima Mon Amour, by Marguerite Duras
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

Have a Hopeful Weekend

March 26th, 2010


Rua da Saudade – Canção de Madrugar – Susana Félix

Have a Sacred Weekend

March 19th, 2010


Tanita Tikaram – Cathedral Song