The Rise
Title | The Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Lewis |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2014-03-04 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1451629257 |
From celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors—from innovation to the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—part investigation into a psychological mystery, part an argument about creativity and art, and part a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of the world’s greatest achievements have come from understanding the central importance of failure. Written over the course of four years, this exquisite biography of an idea is about the improbable foundations of a creative human endeavor. Each chapter focuses on the inestimable value of often ignored ideas—the power of surrender, how play is essential for innovation, the “near win” can help propel you on the road to mastery, the importance of grit and creative practice. The Rise shares narratives about figures past and present that range from choreographers, writers, painters, inventors, and entrepreneurs; Frederick Douglass, Samuel F.B. Morse, Diane Arbus, and J.K. Rowling, for example, feature alongside choreographer Paul Taylor, Nobel Prize–winning physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, and Arctic explorer Ben Saunders. With valuable lessons for pedagogy and parenting, for innovation and discovery, and for self-direction and creativity, The Rise prompts deep reflection and sparks inspiration.
Taking Hollywood
Title | Taking Hollywood PDF eBook |
Author | Shari King |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 518 |
Release | 2015-03-25 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781508515364 |
Review Taking Hollywood is a fun romp behind the Hollywood curtain. The guessing game is in full swing! Scandal, sex and secrets galore! - JACKIE COLLINS "It's a real slice of Hollywood and a brilliant read. Ps I'm not Zander Leith!" - GERARD BUTLER A glam, edgy thriller. Just the way I like them. - MARTINA COLE Sexy, dangerous, utterly compelling. Taking Hollywood has you panting for more from page one. - TILLY BAGSHAWE This is a REAL insider's guide to the underbelly of life in Lala land. It's a thriller that's gritty, sexy and a sensational page turner. You won't be able to put it down. I loved it! (LORRAINE KELLY) I LOVED it. So gripping, so gritty and so unputdownable. It really deserves to be huge. (CARMEN REID) From the Back Cover 1993 In front of a galaxy of stars, three young film makers accept their Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Davie Johnston, Zander Leith and Mirren McLean, childhood friends from a rough housing estate in Glasgow, have taken Hollywood by storm. But only they know what they did to get there . . . 2013 Twenty years later, Davie Johnston is the top host and reality show producer in town. Mirren McLean is a respected writer and movie director, and Zander Leith is box office gold. But they haven't spoken to each other in twenty years, their relationships devastated by one horrific secret. Thousands of miles away, in a town where nothing is as it seems, a young ambitious journalist discovers a tantalizing story from the past. Tinsel Town beckons. She is determined to expose the kind of scandalous drama that usually only happens in the movies. You can follow authors Ross King and Shari Low on Twitter @TheRossKing and @sharilow About the Author When a budding radio DJ, and actor, met a young nightclub manager in Glasgow in the 1980s, little did they know that over twenty-five years and thousands of miles later they would still be friends. Los Angeles-based Ross King is a four-time News Emmy award-winning TV and radio host, actor, producer, writer and performer. King has starred in London's West End, appeared in over ten movies and hosted TV shows in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. He has also presented countless radio shows and has his own Sunday newspaper column. UK-based Shari Low has published thirteen novels, including those penned under her pseudonyms, Ronni Cooper and Millie Conway. She is the writer of a newspaper column renowned for its biting humour and straight-talking opinions. Shari has written for television and is a regular radio contributor. Taking Hollywood, an edgy thriller that exposes the dark heart of Hollywood, is Shari and Ross's first novel together.
Rise
Title | Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Patty Azzarello |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2012-05-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1607742616 |
A straight-shooting Silicon Valley executive reveals insider career strategies to becoming a great leader, developing your network, succeeding without wasting time, and managing trade-offs between your work and life so your life works. Patty Azzarello became the youngest general manager at Hewlett-Packard at age thirty-three, ran a $1 billion software business at thirty-five, and became a CEO at thirty-eight-all without turning into a self-centered, miserable jerk. In Rise, Azzarello shares the insider secrets to advancing your career (while having a life) in three practical steps: Do Better: Set ruthless priorities, and work and lead more strategically to deal with frustrating obstacles. Look Better: Build your credibility with the people who can help (or blacklist) you. Connect Better: Develop your network without being political. Get on "the List" of people who get the best opportunities. Whether you are just starting up the corporate ladder, stuck midcareer, transitioning, or eyeing the corner office, Rise shows you the difference between getting ahead and just working hard.
The Rise of the Arab American Left
Title | The Rise of the Arab American Left PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela E. Pennock |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2017-02-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469630990 |
In this first history of Arab American activism in the 1960s, Pamela Pennock brings to the forefront one of the most overlooked minority groups in the history of American social movements. Focusing on the ideas and strategies of key Arab American organizations and examining the emerging alliances between Arab American and other anti-imperialist and antiracist movements, Pennock sheds new light on the role of Arab Americans in the social change of the era. She details how their attempts to mobilize communities in support of Middle Eastern political or humanitarian causes were often met with suspicion by many Americans, including heavy surveillance by the Nixon administration. Cognizant that they would be unable to influence policy by traditional electoral means, Arab Americans, through slow coalition building over the course of decades of activism, brought their central policy concerns and causes into the mainstream of activist consciousness. With the support of new archival and interview evidence, Pennock situates the civil rights struggle of Arab Americans within the story of other political and social change of the 1960s and 1970s. By doing so, she takes a crucial step forward in the study of American social movements of that era.
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
Title | Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book PDF eBook |
Author | Jordan Raphael |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Pages | 389 |
Release | 2004-09-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1613742924 |
Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940s comic books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee's work in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.
The Rise of the Arabic Book
Title | The Rise of the Arabic Book PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Gruendler |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2020-10-13 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0674250265 |
The little-known story of the sophisticated and vibrant Arabic book culture that flourished during the Middle Ages. During the thirteenth century, Europe’s largest library owned fewer than 2,000 volumes. Libraries in the Arab world at the time had exponentially larger collections. Five libraries in Baghdad alone held between 200,000 and 1,000,000 books each, including multiple copies of standard works so that their many patrons could enjoy simultaneous access. How did the Arabic codex become so popular during the Middle Ages, even as the well-established form languished in Europe? Beatrice Gruendler’s The Rise of the Arabic Book answers this question through in-depth stories of bookmakers and book collectors, stationers and librarians, scholars and poets of the ninth century. The history of the book has been written with an outsize focus on Europe. The role books played in shaping the great literary cultures of the world beyond the West has been less known—until now. An internationally renowned expert in classical Arabic literature, Gruendler corrects this oversight and takes us into the rich literary milieu of early Arabic letters.
The Rise of the Computer State
Title | The Rise of the Computer State PDF eBook |
Author | David Burnham |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2015-01-13 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1497696844 |
The Rise of the Computer State is a comprehensive examination of the ways that computers and massive databases are enabling the nation’s corporations and law enforcement agencies to steadily erode our privacy and manipulate and control the American people. This book was written in 1983 as a warning. Today it is a history. Most of its grim scenarios are now part of everyday life. The remedy proposed here, greater public oversight of industry and government, has not occurred, but a better one has not yet been found. While many individuals have willingly surrendered much of their privacy and all of us have lost some of it, the right to keep what remains is still worth protecting.