The Remarkable Revealed…And that title is no joke! Do you feel like being shocked? Do you feel like being grossed out? Do you feel like laughing? This book will make you react–for sure! I’m sure you have never seen a pink cat or backwards marathon runner. And definitely you have never heard of a “lightning lady” or a cream puff dress. This book has something interesting for everyone–or at least something totally shocking for everyone!
Dave Barry is a funny man, therefore whatever he writes ends up being quite funny. Here’s an example of his humor: when you try to find out what he is doing now that he’s retired, you will find that he is running for president! Hmm, he doesn’t seem to be making the press. When trying to discover what he writes about, you will find that ”none of them have useful information!” Dave Barry has won a Pulitzer, has written 30 books, and was a columnist for 25 years. Three of his books are highlighted this week: My Teenage Son’s Goal in Life Is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old, Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys, and Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits. For a laugh, his books are worth checking out…or even his website and blog.
This week three books are being highlighted. Robin Pascoe, who will visit the American School of Bombay on May 6th, is the writer of these three books: Homeward Bound, Raising Global Nomads, and A Moveable Marriage. Robin Pascoe is able to write from experience. Being the wife of a diplomat, she has lived and worked in various Asian countries as well as raised two third culture kids. She writes and presents with humor while offering the needed support for the challenges of living abroad. Aside from reading her books or articles, one may read and learn from her website and blog, Expat Expert.
The following review has been written by guest blogger, 7th grade Regie Cruz who attends the American School of Bombay:
Eclipse is truly an amazing book. It’s the sequel to New Moon which is the sequel to Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. This time, Bella and Edward are back together and happy…until Victoria comes back. But this time, Victoria has help from other newborn vampires. This could cause a war in Forks and expose the vampires’ and werewolves’ identities. The Cullens can’t handle her and her ‘army’ alone, so they ask for help from the werewolf pack. The only reason the pack is helping is because of Jacob. For Jacob and Edward, this is a war for Bella’s safety and a war for her heart.
Richard Florida with his naming of the “Creative Class” has become a popular economist. His talent at forseeing what class has risen and will continue to rise is discussed in The Rise of the Creative Class. At the heart of economics is a city’s center. Florida discusses the vitality of a city and relates this to a city’s economic success. Creative people rely and interact with their city. Florida names the three T’s to depict a successful city: talent, technology, and tolerance. Also to be read and visited is the Creative Class Group; this is a website devoted to the ideas, research, and views around this newly named and emerging class. Linked from this website is also a blog, entitled The Creativity Exchange, written by Florida and other economists.
Six economic and historical classics are contained within this gigantic book: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith; An Essay on the Principle of Population, by Thomas Robert Malthus; Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, by David Ricardo; selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds, by Charles Mackay; The Theory of the Leisure Class: an Economic Study of Institutions, by Thorstein Veblen; and The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, by John Maynard Keynes. These six books, written during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, have influenced the way economists and politicians understand regional, national, and global markets.
