Set during the 1960s in America's racially divided Deep South, 'The Help' is a beautifully handled story of a white society girl, two black maids and a dangerous secret they share. Here’s a first look at the film trailer for ‘The Help' coming soon.
Kathryn Stockett's The Help is wonderful extension reading for students who love To Kill a Mockingbird and are interested in the American Civil Rights movement. The trailer for the movie has just been released
Mnemonic devices-also called mnemonics-is one of the popular types of memorization techniques known to human kind and PASTE in one such mnemonic that helps to remember some nice words. Use of polite words and kind phrases are some of the vital interpersonal skills--especially for job seekers, corporate trainers => http://bit.ly/glII8k
by Todd Duncan
Productivity. It has been a buzz word in the business world for years. But despite our best attempts and countless self-help books, we still fall behind, work late, juggle our schedules, and become swamped. Time Traps addresses the most common misconceptions we have about time and our use of that time in the marketplace. Duncan has proven remedies for universal time troubles, and he shows readers how to set a schedule that works-not just some days but every day. => http://bit.ly/eciXtd
Everyone uses PowerPoint, but how effective is your presentation at meeting the goals you’ve outlined? A great presentation is more than just a slideshow–it’s about using PowerPoint to its maximum potential to get your message across to your audience. That’s the PowerPoint Predicament. Tom Bunzel reveals how to conceive, plan, develop, and deliver truly effective business, academic, and inspirational communications, not just PowerPoint slideshows.
Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication
by Tom Bunzel
A friend gave me Sylvia Plath's “The Bell Jar” at a sleepover for my fourteenth birthday. After the other girls fell asleep, I stayed up and read the entire novel. A likely choice for a moody teen-ager already contemplating the inexorable passing of her youth.
So when I heard that a study published this month had found that reading books improves the moods of adolescents, I became curious. Did the study’s authors take the types of books into consideration?
Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/04/books-the-new-prozac.html#ixzz1Jop1fisB
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
Witty, entertaining and provocative, this is a unique and important memoir that will transform your perspective of parenting forever. => http://bit.ly/hrjmsg
I was asked to identify the five words or phrases that mattered more than any other. If I was limited to just five recommendations--and these phrases had to work in every aspect of life--what would I say?
Your life is complicated. You have your home life, office life, and travel life. How do you keep them all coordinated easily and with the least headaches? Simple things are daunting — like accessing files on your office computer while on the road; syncing key files with your smartphone, laptop, and office computer; and changing travel arrangements in seconds. . .from the plane.
Sam has researched and mastered important tech tools that every speaker needs to know about. He tells you how to get more out of your tools and introduces you to some amazing time and effort savers.
You will learn how to:
record teleseminars and key client interviews from your cellphone
access the Internet from anywhere
charge BOR sales through your smartphone
use headsets that are noise-canceling and with a mic for use with your phone
allow bureaus to see when you’re booked and where you’ll be
use simple apps to make your life easier
all the details => http://bit.ly/eWI5gh
After 20 years, Tim Winton's classic WA novel Cloudstreet has finally made it to the screen.
But its creator, who has carved an international reputation in the years since the iconic WA novel hit the shelves, was for once left lost for words to mark the occasion. => http://bit.ly/emxsYv
More on Tim winton here => http://bit.ly/fwzmy3
