52 books and 365 articles: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

BOOK : TALK LIKE TED

http://www.amazon.com/Talk-Like-TED-Public-Speaking-Secrets/dp/1250041120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409503758&sr=8-1&keywords=speak+like+ted

Saturday, August 30, 2014

POLICE INTERROGATION

http://www.businessinsider.com/police-interrogation-advice-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

STASH PAD

http://nymag.com/news/features/foreigners-hiding-money-new-york-real-estate-2014-6/?src=longreads

WHY IS THE TEEN BIRTH RATE FALLING?

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/20/5987845/the-mystery-of-the-falling-teen-birth-rate

WHY ROTISSERIE CHICKEN IS CHEAP

http://www.kcet.org/living/food/the-nosh/grocery-store-rotisserie-chickens.html

SINGLE TASKING MAKES YOU SMARTER

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/05/08/why-single-tasking-makes-you-smarter/

COST OF LIVING IS ALL ABOUT HOUSING

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/07/cost-of-living-is-really-all-about-housing/373128/

RISKY STREETS

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/15/more-on-risk-compensation.html#.VAJD-u7n9PE

WHY GOVERNMENT FAILS

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/07/14-cascade-failures-why-government-fails-light?rssid=LatestFromBrookings

THREE REASONS YOU UNDERESTIMATE RISK

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/3-reasons-you-underestimate-risk/?utm_source=feedburner

THE ZEIGARNIK EFFECT AND PRODUCTIVITY

http://blog.sandglaz.com/zeigarnik-effect-scientific-key-to-better-work/

WHY COLLEGE TUITION KEEPS GOING UP

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/08/colleges_are_full_of_it_behind_the_three_decade_scheme_to_raise_tuition_bankrupt_generations_and_hypnotize_the_media/?src=longreads

WHY POOR SCHOOLS CAN'T WIN AT STANDARDIZED TESTING

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/07/why-poor-schools-cant-win-at-standardized-testing/374287/?src=longreads

THE FUTURE OF ICED COFFEE

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-iced-coffee/375114/?src=longreads

WHY DENVER IS TRUCKING ITS HOMELESS TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/08/why-denver-is-trucking-its-homeless-to-the-middle-of-nowhere/

WHO GETS TO GRADUATE

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/magazine/who-gets-to-graduate.html?ref=magazine

TED: EXPLORING THE OCEANS

Robert Ballard: The astonishing hidden world of the deep ocean #TED : http://on.ted.com/p04rO

TED: CROP INSURANCE FOR POOR FARMERS

Rose Goslinga: Crop insurance, an idea worth seeding #TED : http://on.ted.com/a0OnR

TED: THE ART OF ASKING

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking #TED : http://on.ted.com/b0Orh

LOUISIANA IS DROWNING

http://grist.org/climate-energy/louisiana-is-drowning-quickly/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%2520Aug%252029&utm_campaign=daily

Friday, August 29, 2014

TED: BODY LANGUAGE

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are #TED : http://on.ted.com/g0QJJ

TED: HOW IDEAS SPREAD

Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread #TED : http://on.ted.com/d0Oje

TED: CHOICE AND HAPPINESS

Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce #TED : http://on.ted.com/h0Qek

TED: HOW SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY

Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity #TED : http://on.ted.com/b0OmG

BOOK THE CURMUDGEON'S GUIDE TO GETTING AHEAD

http://www.amazon.com/Curmudgeons-Guide-Getting-Ahead-Behavior/dp/0804141444/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409334619&sr=1-1&keywords=curmudgeons+guide+to+getting+ahead

BOOK ASTORIA

http://www.amazon.com/Astoria-Jeffersons-Pacific-Ambition-Survival/dp/0062218298/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409334493&sr=1-1&keywords=astoria

Sunday, August 24, 2014

WHY LOS ANGELES HOUSING COSTS SO MUCH

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-housing-all-across-la-costs-so-much-2014-8?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

BOOK YOU ARE NOW LESS DUMB

http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Now-Less-Dumb/dp/1592408796/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408545294&sr=1-1&keywords=you+are+now+less+dumb

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-least-profitable-industry-in-america-is-also-one-of-its-fastest-growing-2014-8?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

BOOK A MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION

http://www.amazon.com/More-Beautiful-Question-Inquiry-Breakthrough/dp/1620401452/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407297476&sr=1-1&keywords=a+more+beautiful+question

BOOK AUSTERITY: THE HISTORY OF A DANGEROUS IDEA

http://www.amazon.com/Austerity-History-Dangerous-Mark-Blyth/dp/019982830X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407297302&sr=1-1&keywords=austerity+the+history+of+a+dangerous+idea

WHY THE SOUTH IS GROWING

http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/12/04/how-the-south-rose-again-massive-keynesian-stimulus/