I recently finished listening to (at least first pass done, maybe revisit it later – most of Great Courses titles worth revisiting/more than one listen) of 24 lectures series from The Great Courses on conflict management – “The Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work, and Beyond” by Professor Michael Dues from University of Arizona. … The Art of Conflict Management by Professor Michael Dues
Not so long ago I discovered very good blog about serious literature where the author tries to give his own interpretations to the great works of literary classics, posts there are dense and try to uncover main ideas contained in literary works and what was possible meant by their authors. And more over each post accompanied … Nietzsche & Bodybuilding 🙂
Recently I watched a nice video on language learning (How to learn any language in six months by Chris Lonsdale) – man claims that you can start talking in a new language in 6 months if you approach this problem right. I would say that this is overly optimistic and he means just some good conversational … What does it take to learn a second language?
Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson\nMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a good mix of (mostly short-form) writing: from a little bit unexpected (like introductory piece about perils of sedentary lifestyle) to proper “Neal’s style” things. By “Neal’s style” I mean “extremely rich in details, festooned with brilliant and … Review: Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing
Oracle 12c For Dummies (For Dummies by Chris Ruel\nMy rating: 4 of 5 stars For Dummies series does amazing job in explaining everything in plain language without dramatic loss of depth or excessive oversimplification. They are very good to get you started with the subject.\nMy first tech book long time ago was Networking for Dummies … Review: Oracle 12c For Dummies (For Dummies
