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The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants. By Christine Durst and Michael Haaren. Career Press.
November 20, 2005 – 4:16 pm | Comments Off
The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants. By Christine Durst and Michael Haaren. Career Press.

Virtual Assistants work from home, providing everything from administrative support to high-end consulting via e-mail, phone, and fax. They don’t commute, they set their own hours, and they get to spend time with their kids.

Collins Atlas of the Night Sky. By Storm Dunlop. Collins.
November 20, 2005 – 4:09 pm | Comments Off
Collins Atlas of the Night Sky. By Storm Dunlop. Collins.

Collins Atlas of the Night Sky covers everything that is visible in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and is suitable for amateur and experienced astronomers alike. The whole of the sky is covered in …

Building on the Promise of Diversity: How We Can Move to the Next Level in Our Workplaces, Our Communities, and Our Society. By R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. American Management Association.
November 20, 2005 – 4:04 pm | Comments Off
Building on the Promise of Diversity: How We Can Move to the Next Level in Our Workplaces, Our Communities, and Our Society. By R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. American Management Association.

The “numbers” were achieved. The workshops attended. Most people in your organization have gotten their “isms” under control. But here you are again, recycling yet another round of costly diversity programs — and still unable …

Neurosphere: The Convergence of Evolution, Group Mind, and the Internet. By Donald P. Dulchinos. Weiser Books.
November 20, 2005 – 3:59 pm | Comments Off
Neurosphere: The Convergence of Evolution, Group Mind, and the Internet. By Donald P. Dulchinos. Weiser Books.

Neurosphere is where science and belief meet. Where do humans end and machines start? Where does “I” end and “we” start? What’s science? What’s fiction? What’s fact? What’s belief? “And, if the electronics inside my …

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. William Morrow.
November 6, 2005 – 8:06 pm | Comments Off
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. William Morrow.

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What …

Ray Kurzweil
November 4, 2005 – 5:07 pm | Comments Off

A Windows Media clip… Ray Kurzweil is interviewed by Charlie Rose on PBS about his new book, The Singularity is Near, When Humans Transcend Biology. [The Singularity is Near]