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Comment on Free Advanced Reader’s Copy of Word Hero! by Dr. Marjo Mitsutomi

Dr. Marjo Mitsutomi — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:38:50 +0000

I am professor at Akita International University in Japan where all instruction takes place in English. Our students have little experience in English speaking — let alone effective communication — so I would like to try your book with them.

Comment on UMass Amherst Selects Ready Player One for 2012 Common Reading by cynthia guider

cynthia guider — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:27:23 +0000

The Book Ready Player one

Comment on UMass Amherst Selects Ready Player One for 2012 Common Reading by cynthia guider

cynthia guider — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:26:54 +0000

I have read the box six times and it only get better

Comment on Free Advanced Reader’s Copy of Susan Cain’s Quiet by rhacademic

rhacademic — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:18:30 +0000

It’s never too late! We should be happy to send you an advanced reader’s copy of QUIET. Please email rhacademic@randomhouse.com with your street address for mailing, thank you.

Comment on A Message from the Author of The Night Wanderers by wojciech

wojciech — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:17:01 +0000

One of the best books I ever red. Truly in the great tradition of polish jurnalizm (vide: Kapuscinski, Wankowicz etc….. ) I am lucky enough to be able to read it in original, polish lenguage….

Comment on A Message from Author Teju Cole by Belinda Wheeler

Belinda Wheeler — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:50:42 +0000

Another approach in the classroom might be to teach “Open City” alongside Junot Diaz’s “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” How characters from both stories seem to belong “everywhere and nowhere,” enables them to take “in the world in an intelligent and detached way” and it might prompt students to consider “race,” “belonging,” and “New York” in different ways.

I am also looking forward to reading this book.

Comment on Free Advanced Reader’s Copy of Susan Cain’s Quiet by Tabitha

Tabitha — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:23:14 +0000

Is it too late to participate?

Comment on A Message for Empowering Introverts by Katherine Lawrence

Katherine Lawrence — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:09:21 +0000

My introvert husband pointed out Susan’s New York Times article about collaboration and the importance of alone time for creativity. I thought that, too, was insightful, and I am eager to read and share this book. As an extrovert living with an introvert, I have come to appreciate (and learn to accommodate) the different way that introverts experience the world.

Comment on A Message for Empowering Introverts by Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur

Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:18 +0000

Hmmm…sounds very thought-provoking–I will have to read more. What strikes me immediately in contemplating this message is the distinction you draw between the lecture where you can soak up knowledge and the class in which you are asked to perform it. Indeed, the lecture where you can soak up knowledge is seen as passe in many circles today–it is an example of the “sage on the stage” model, whereas today’s faculty should be “guides on the side,” helping students learn by doing. I personally see the value in both models–though I don’t think of classes in which students are asked to try out their skills, puzzle through questions out loud, etc. as necessarily asking for performance. Rather, as a faculty member, I find that courses in which few or no students are willing to engage in the discussion are much worse experiences–for me as well as for all the students, even the introverts.

Comment on A Message for Empowering Introverts by Jennifer Miller (@jmiller1222)

Jennifer Miller (@jmiller1222) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:49:38 +0000

I can’t wait to read this book, I am an ISTJ on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and a Career Counselor! I hope that it will help me with my work counseling and teaching students.