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100 Must Read Books: The Man's Essential Library. Internet Book List :: About. The Internet Book List (IBList) was a hobby project started by Patrik Roos in early 2003. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive and easily accessible database of books, since Patrik considers the Book to be humanity's greatest creation.

In early 2004, the project was transitioned from Patrik Roos to Steven Jeffery, the current owner. The Internet Book List is an online database that was created in March, 2003 by Patrik Roos. The goal at that time was to enter as many fiction titles in the English language as possible. Steven Jeffery took over the site in December, 2003. The site does not produce any profit from its activities, and its mandate is to provide as complete and accurate information about authors and their works of fiction as possible. The site is entirely volunteer-based and currently boasts entries on over 19,000 authors and over 63,000 books. Other features of the site include search capabilities for books by title, authors by name, and books/authors by genre or rating. 101 Books To Read This Summer Instead of '50 Shades of Grey'. If you read only one book by Orhan Pamuk. Implementing.Cisco.Unified.Communications.Manager.Part2.2nd.Edit.

Implementing.Cisco.Unified.Communications.Manager.Part2.2nd.Edit Type: Other > E-books Files: Size: 13.04 MiB (13676185 Bytes) Tag(s): cipt2 cisco unified ccnp 642-457 Uploaded: By: medossa Seeders: Leechers: Comments Info Hash: (Problems with magnets links are fixed by upgrading your torrent client !) Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2) Foundation Learning Guide: (CCNP Voice CIPT2 642-457) (2nd Edition) (Foundation Learning Guides) Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (September 2, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1587142538 ISBN-13: 978-1587142536 \' Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2), Second Edition is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNP Voice® foundation learning. The 20 best books of the decade. 30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30. In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives.

I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so.

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world. What are your favorite books? Photo by: Katie Harris. 30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30. » 50 Amazing and Essential Novels to Enrich Your Library. Post written by Leo Babauta. I recently ran into a couple of reading lists (I’ll share them at the end) and realized that I LOVE reading book recommendations. I can’t get enough of them. So I decided to compile my own (somewhat eclectic) list of novels I think are amazing and essential to every library. I hope you enjoy it. I should make some notes before diving in. First, this isn’t a comprehensive list of classics.

Another note: there are actually many more books listed here than 50 — a number of those listed are actually series of books, in a couple cases series that include 20 or more books. There are classics here, but there are cheap thrillers and popular fiction and even a few “kids” books. If you could fill your library with only 50 books, you could do much worse than choose these 50.

Not in any order but just in the order they came to me: King Lear, by Shakespeare. Some other lists of books I’ve enjoyed recently: Awards. To kill a mockingbird. A List of Books | 623 of the Best Books Ever Written. 5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School.

5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School One of the biggest reasons that people are denied the privilege of education is because they can’t afford it. However, today we live in a world where knowledge and information are at our finger tips like never before. Technology has leveled the playing field so that anybody with an interest and an internet connection can receive a world class education. Bloggers, podcasters, search engines and digital content creators of all types of have made it possible for us to learn virtually anything we want to even if we don’t have the money.

If you want to learn anything chances are there is somebody creating content about the subject and sharing it with the world at no cost. Self Motivation is Not Optional Taking this kind of approach to educating yourself requires an extremely high degree of self motivation. 1. 2. Want to learn how to get in shape? 3. 4. 5. Education as we know it is changing rapidly. Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia. Manage your vitual bookshelf: add, view and sort through your favorite books. What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years? Book Club Buddy - Where authors list their books for the benefit of readers and book clubs.

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow... I can truthfully say that Jordan is the King of Fantasy, if not in complexity, then in page count. This monstrously big series spans over 13 massive books (each at least 700 pages). Including "A Wheel of Time" on this list invariably riles certain people and it's probably, for some, the most controversial addition to this list. Robert Jordan harkens back to the old school days where village boys and dark lords chase each other endlessly across a landscape.

Jordan takes the classic fantasy trappings laid out by Tolkien, and weaves together a massively complex tapestry of politics, kingdoms, and magic. You might also try Raymond E. Give George R.R. FullBooks.com - Thousands of Full-Text Free Books. 30 Very Funny Books--Seriously. It's a dreary day, so I thought I'd indulge myself and come up with a list of my favorite comedies.

A caveat, however: this is not a fancy English-professor-y list of the finest, most exquisitely crafted, most erudite or intellectually sophisticated works on paper in the language. This is a list of the books that make me laugh until my mascara starts to run. These are books to read over your first cup of coffee or just before you go to sleep . Remember: a day you've laughed is day you haven't wasted--even if you didn't get out of bed.

Some days you need a jump-start to get to the funny parts of life. You've probably heard of most of these titles, and maybe you've already read several of them. You ready? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. And of course this is just the beginning. The Top 10 Banned books of all time - ShortLists. Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes. (Photo: Dustin Diaz) How much more could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time? Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movement—period. This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the “PX Project.”

The below was written several years ago, so it’s worded like Ivy Leaguer pompous-ass prose, but the results are substantial. In fact, while on an airplane in China two weeks ago, I helped Glenn McElhose increase his reading speed 34% in less than 5 minutes. I have never seen the method fail. Here’s how it works… The PX Project The PX Project, a single 3-hour cognitive experiment, produced an average increase in reading speed of 386%. It was tested with speakers of five languages, and even dyslexics were conditioned to read technical material at more than 3,000 words-per-minute (wpm), or 10 pages per minute. The Protocol First – Determining Baseline. 30 Books I'm Glad I Read Before 30 - StumbleUpon.