by Gregory Maguire "Hardly more than a kitten . . . I had thought to call it Prrr, but it shivers more often than it purrs, so I call it Brrr instead." —From Wicked Since Wicked was first published in 1995, millions of readers have discovered Gregory Maguire's fantastically encyclopedic Oz, a world filled with […]
"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
[Via the Psychology Today blog] ... Of course the big news in the brain training biz this week is that Dr. Gary Small, at UCLA, has shown that surfing the web is good for the aging brain, too. After scanning a group of seniors some of whom had been reading and others web-surfing, “The researchers […]
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Inspirational Adventurer Warren Macdonald. Motivational Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Warren is the worlds first and only double above knee amputee mountain climber. Warren has climbed both Kilimanjaro and El Capitan, has appeared on Larry King Live and Oprah, and continues to lead a life of extreme adventure. http://www.warren-macdonald.com/ Click on the picture to get […]
The nominees for the 2008-2009 Stellar Teen Book Award, British Columbia's Teen Reader's Choice Award have been announced. Among the many titles nominated are The Bonemender's Oath and Tell, both from Orca Soundings. The winner will be announced in May after teen readers across the province vote. For a complete list of nominees, visit the […]
by Marilynne Robinson Set in the same time and place of Robinson's 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winner Gilead, this companion piece examines the parallel story of the dying Reverend Boughton, his dutiful daughter Glory, and prodigal son Jack. It is a beautiful novel, an elegant variation on the parable of the prodigal son's return. In giving an […]
"All major mystical traditions have recognized that there is a paradox at the heart of the journey of return to Origin. ...Put simply, this is that we are already what we seek, and that what we are looking for on the Path with such an intensity of striving and passion and discipline is already within […]
Have you talked in front of many people? Have you wondered what to do in order to get your ideas across? Any public speaker who has faced a crowd of listeners knows that humor has a great effect and brings out a point like nothing else. I have talked to many presenters and all of […]
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