New York Times Bestseller“What, What? is a welcome—and joyful—reminder that true wisdom comes from asking the right questions. Should you read this book? Absolutely.”—Clayton Christensen, bestselling author of How Will You Measure Your Life?Based on the wildly popular commencement address, this guide to the art of asking (and answering) good questions comes from the former Dean of Harvard ...

Una guía innovadora que revela el secreto de la búsqueda de una vida llena y abundante: el arte de hacer (y responder) buenas preguntas.En su discurso de ceremonia de graduación, dirigido a la clase graduada del año 2016, James E. Ryan, decano de la Escuela Superior de Educación de la Universidad de Harvard, brindó consejos a aquel grupo de hombres y mujeres esperanzados y ansiosos por dejar su huella en el mundo. La clave para lograr las conexiones emocionales y e...

Joining the ranks of Tina Seelig’s What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, Clayton Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Life, Mary Karr’s Now Go Out There, and George Saunders’ Congratulations, By the Way comes an insightful guide that reveals the secret to pursuing a rich, fulfilling life: the art of asking (and answering) good questions.In his commencement address to the graduating class of 2016, James E. Ryan, dean of the Harvard University Gradu...

How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In his important new book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart, James E. Ryan answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia--one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how court rulings in the 1970s, limiting the scope of desegregation, laid the ground...

The organization of Shakespeare's plays has challenged, even baffled audiences and critics since the 17th century. Cymbeline has been dismissed as "incoherent." Hamlet "is of no clear shape." And Antony and Cleopatra "bewilders the mind."These judgments result from an incomplete understanding of Shakespeare's constructive practice. It is not the narrative arc alone that organizes the plays but a complex structure of interwoven narrative and thematic actio...

哈佛大學畢業典禮上最打動人心的演講，以5個關鍵提問克服生涯關卡，打造完美人生！★愛因斯坦說，他會用五十五分鐘思考問題，再利用最後五分鐘來想解答。★小兒麻痺疫苗發明人沙克說，所有重大發現被揭露的那一刻，其實就是問題被揭露的那一刻。不論你所處的領域為何，提出好問題都是生涯成功的關鍵。問問題比想像得還要難。不過維吉尼亞大學校長詹姆斯．萊恩告訴我們，其實人生最重要的基本問題只有五個：「等等，你說什麼？」是所有了解的根源。「我想知道……？」是所有好奇心的核心。「至少，我們是不是能夠……？」是所有進展的開始。「我能夠幫什麼忙？」是所有良好關係的基礎。「真正重要的是什麼？」能夠幫助我們找到生命的核心。...

Time is fleeting. Days become months. Months become years. And years turn into decades. Significant moments in our eternity that are marked by love, lust, fashion, and memories, which can never be replaced.Welcome to Devious, Delicious Decades! A collection of stories that span time to entertain you. Set in the past, present, and maybe the future, the SaSS26 anthology will take you on a journey never seen before.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Series, Book 3Are you constantly plagued by negative thoughts about yourself and others? Do you wish that you could finally be free of these issues, or at least learn how to manage them and live a more normal life? With our step-by-step guide to retrain your brain, you can learn to look at life with an entirely different perspective. There will be no more need to hide your feelings or escape your negative thoughts. Instead, you'll learn how to embrace y...

Unmask the savagery behind Carl Panzram with this morbidly fascinating true crime story.Providing a chilling glimpse into the twisted psychology of the infamous serial killer Carl Panzram, this disturbing true crime book offers readers an unparalleled look at what makes a murderer. Expertly recounting Panzram's gruesome killing spree and the cruel ideas that drove his grisly murders, this story sheds light on his tragic upbringing and adolescence, his frequent clas...

Accelerated Learning Series, Book 1Still wondering how some people can remember information in great detail? In Photographic Memory, you won't just learn about the concept of photographic memory, but you'll also discover the secret to expanding your retention capacity. Learn more about how your memory works and what makes a person remember things clearly.If you are one of those people who still memorize things through repeating them over and over u...

Have you ever wondered why there are some people you take an instant dislike to and others to whom you gravitate? Obviously, there's something else happening besides their verbal communications that are attracting or repelling you, right? You might just discover what that is by reading our book. Within the pages of this book, you'll learn about the four main personality types and even determine what personality type fits you. You'll also learn how to adjust and monitor your behaviors, gest...

Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren’t able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with Stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness.In this complete guidebook, we are going to take you from the very ba...