Warren Buffett's Favorite Business Books 50 Sophisticated Words You Should Start Using Instead Your New Year's resolutions might have included getting more exercise, or going back to school to get your degree. Might we humbly suggest you also take this time of starting things anew by phasing out some of the played-out words in your vocabulary and replacing them with creative alternatives? Don’t feel bad; everyone you know has been guilty of letting a "fail" or an "LOL" slip at least once in a while. But those words are tired. They need a long rest. Here are 50 sophisticated utterances to deploy instead. Cyber Substitutes Supreme: Epic doesn’t mean what you think it means. Better Buzzwords Donjon: Men, have you been relegated to a small segment of the house referred to as your "man cave?" Underage Upgrades Alas: "Oh, snap" is so out. Professional Pick-me-ups Demiurgic: "Innovative" is the second-most overused resume filler word. Romantic Retools Cherish: Take a lesson from The Association and discover another way to say "I love you." Dignified Descriptors
Amazon Best Books A List of Books | 623 of the Best Books Ever Written Los 10 libros que una mujer no puede dejar de leer | Hola es Lola Lola Escoge A ver, no quiero sonar pretenciosa, pero leer es lo mío. No bajo de 12 libros al año, llueva o truene. Reviso las listas de libros vendidos, los comentarios de lectores, las críticas más malvadas y escucho a mis amigas contarme sobre sus propios descubrimientos. Precisamente, tomé como punto de partida una mezcla de literatura barata pero cautivante y literatura de buen ver y que resulta aún más maravillosa. Este es el ranking de los libros que se leen hasta que amanece, de los que solo se dejan de leer cuando se empieza a ver doble. La trilogía de Sarah Lark (En el país de la nube blanca, El canto de los maoríes y El grito de la tierra). El corazón es un cazador solitario de Carson McCullers. Es una de las historias más tristes y enternecedoras, donde expone las profundidades del alma humana de una forma sencilla. La trilogía de La chica del dragón tatuado o Los Hombres que no amaban a las mujeres de Stieg Larsson. El conde de Montecristo de Alejandro Dumas.
The Chip Bag Fold Learn this chip bag fold and you will never need a clamp ever again! Have you ever had a bag of unfinished potato chips which you want to keep fresh? These simple steps will allow you to close the potato chip bag without using a clip or clamp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Book Recommendations From Charlie Munger “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time—none. Zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads—and how much I read. My children laugh at me. That comment is what really kickstarted my own reading habits. Munger, of course, is the billionaire business parter of Warren Buffett and the Vice Chairman at Berkshire Hathaway. Not only is Munger one of the smartest people on the planet—his lecture on the psychology of human misjudgment is the best 45 minutes you might spend this year—but he’s put all of those brains to use in a practical way. If you’re looking for a book to read this summer, this list of books recommended by Munger is a great place to start. 1. It’s a combination of scientific biography and explanation of the physics, particularly relating to electricity. 2. … it’s pretty hard to understand everything, but if you can’t understand it, you can always give it to a more intelligent friend. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LiveAndTell, A Crowdsourced Quest To Save Native American Languages While you won't have any trouble finding a way to learn Spanish, French, or German in the United States, brushing up on your Lakota or Navajo isn't so easy. The Endangered Language Fund projects that half of the languages spoken on earth will disappear in the next century, and Native American tongues are among them. The Administration for Native Americans reports that when the U.S. was founded, more than 300 Native American languages were spoken. That number has since dropped to 175, and only 20 are taught to children. In an attempt to preserve endangered indigenous dialects such as Lakota and Ho Chunk, South Dakota-based programmer Biagio Arobba has built LiveAndTell, a user-generated content site for sharing and learning Native languages. Arobba, 32, is a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. LiveAndTell lets users create "audio tags" for pictures, similar to tagging on Facebook or Flickr. But the opportunities are fewer for indigenous languages.