Working backwards bill carr6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Here are some of the more interesting ones: 17) The company has tried to systematize its practices - or mechanisms - amid its rapid growth. You can read the full list on Amazon's website.īryar and Carr cite a saying repeated at Amazon: "Good intentions don't work. They start with "customer obsession" and taking ownership but also include quirky statements such as "leaders are right a lot" and "leaders do not believe their or their team's body odor smells of perfume." (That's part of a principle about being self-critical.) Amazon job interviews are structured to probe whether the candidates demonstrate aptitude for each of the principles. ![]() (Bryar was preceded in that role by Andy Jassy, the incoming CEO.) Carr was at Amazon for 15 years and played a lead role in its digital media businesses, including Prime Video and Amazon Music.Īt the core of Amazon's approach are 14 leadership principles, first codified in 2005 as 10 principles. It often indicates a user profile.īryar worked at Amazon for 12 years as an executive, including two where he was Bezos's technical advisor, effectively his chief of staff. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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Meg mason sorrow and bliss review6/29/2023 ![]() Martha’s mental health (“Unless I inform you otherwise, at intervals throughout my twenties and most of my thirties, I was depressed,” she narrates) ends her first marriage and jeopardizes the second, to longtime family friend Patrick. Told by a physician that it would be disastrous to get pregnant while on her medication, Martha spends the her adulthood telling her romantic partners-and trying to convince herself-that she doesn’t want to be a mother. ![]() Martha Russell was raised by volatile artists and as a teenager began to be affected by debilitating bouts of depression, for which she’s prescribed an antidepressant. debut, an account of a woman’s self-discovery amid her struggle with mental illness. ![]() English writer Mason excels in her heartbreaking U.S. ![]() Mary choi yolk6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The characters are unlikable in the most authentic way, all individuals who are deeply flawed but relatable in their authenticity. ![]() Until everything begins to fall apart when she is diagnosed with uterine cancer and forced to commit insurance fraud to receive appropriate treatment. June Baek is the successful older sister-the one who attended Columbia, has a high-paying finance job with a nice apartment in New York-the whole nine yards. None of which is made easier when she finds out that her sister has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. On top of that, she attempts to cope with an eating disorder in addition to her depression and anxiety. Jayne Baek is studying fashion at design school in New York, struggling to maintain financial stability with a freeloading not-quite-boyfriend/roommate while surrounded by a shallow circle of friends. ![]() Empireland kindle6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Empire-whether British or otherwise-informs nearly everything we do. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. ![]() With a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon JamesĪ best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. It’ll stay in your head for years.” -John Oliver, Emmy Award-winning host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" " Empireland is brilliantly written, deeply researched and massively important. ![]() A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. ![]() The Amersham Rubies by Rhys Bowen6/29/2023 ![]() Septimus Bean and his Amazing Machine (Parents, 1979), p.b.Benjamin's Balloon ( Parents Magazine, 1978), p.b.Peter Penny's Dance ( Dial Press, 1976), picture book illustrated by Anita Lobel.She now divides her time between Marin County, California, and Arizona. She moved to the United States when she married John Quin-Harkin. ![]() Quin-Harkin graduated from the University of London in 1963. She is also author of the Boyfriend Club series for young adults featuring four freshmen girls in Alta Mesa High School (Arizona): Roni, Ginger, Justine, and Karen. She has written three series under this name: one featuring British aristocrat Lady Georgiana ("Georgie") in 1930s England one featuring Irish immigrant Molly Murphy working as a private detective in early 1900s New York City and one featuring a Welsh police constable named Evan Evans. In the 1990s Quin-Harkin began writing mystery novels for adults under the name Rhys Bowen. In 1981, she wrote one of the first six books with which Bantam launched the Sweet Dreams series. She also worked as a drama teacher and a dance teacher. ![]() Janet Quin-Harkin (born 24 September 1941, Bath, Somerset ) is an author best known for her mystery novels for adults written under the name Rhys Bowen.īefore she began writing novels, Quin-Harkin worked in the drama department of the British Broadcasting Corporation in London and, later, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, Australia. ![]() Tale of beren and luthien6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The last thing you think of when you see a St. Let’s take a walk on the dark side and learn more about Cujo and why so many are terrified at just the sound of his name. Bernard, one of the friendliest dogs around to bring terror and fear to the minds of millions. Oddly enough, Stephen King chose to use a St. For those who haven’t read the book, or seen the movie that was released only a few years later, the question of what kind of dog was Cujo is one of the first they ask when they hear about the story. Readers found themselves cringing at the details included in the pages while simultaneously feeling sorry for the main character in the book, a once caring and loving dog. One of Stephen King’s most popular works is the horror novel, Cujo. Known as Sai King to his legions of followers, the morbid man from Maine has a way with words that can leave you peeping out from under the bed covers when the house gets dark. One of the authors most famous for bringing this kind of reaction to his fan base is Stephen King. Have you ever read a book in the middle of the night that left you terrified? Your mind plays tricks on you and you envision the scenes in your head, hoping to never actually see them play out in real life. ![]() Rachel maddow book oil industry6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() She wanted to know, “what are the forces that are weakening democracy, fueling the rise of authoritarianism?”īefore reading, she polled the audience on their choice of topics from her book: walruses, Alaska or Ukraine. The fact that we are now living through a time … when the pillars of democracy feel soft and vulnerable,” she said. “I’ve been trying to figure out what I can add that is useful to the conversation. Maddow undertook researching and writing the book to learn more about why Russia had taken such a global gamble in meddling in the 2016 elections. “It’s awesome to be home, it’s awesome to be here,” Maddow said, having called western Massachusetts her residence for more than two decades. The national television host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show had come to read from her newly released book, “ Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth” and discuss corruption and politics with Kavita Khory ’84, Ruth Lawson Professor of Politics and Carol Hoffmann Collins Director of the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives. Stepping onto the stage in Chapin Auditorium on November 17, Rachel Maddow received a standing ovation at the sold-out venue before she even spoke. ![]() Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() But Millie realizes that one of them is dealing with problems bigger than what notes to hit when it comes time for their performance. ![]() Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Get instant access to all your favorite books. So when she joins an imitation band of her favorite J-Pop group, she's thrilled to meet a group of misfits who quickly become like family. Generation Misfits audiobook written by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water own voices story about an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl who finds her true friends-through the power of J-Pop!Millie is attending a real school for the first time and dreams of finally having friends and a little bit of freedom. Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water own voices story about an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl who finds her true friendsthrough the power of J-Pop Millie is attending a real school for the first time and dreams of finally having friends and a little bit of freedom. ![]() Susan sontag on photography plato's cave6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() It will always be a knowledge at bargain prices- a semblance of knowledge, a semblance of wisdom: as the act of taking pictures is a semblance of appropriation, a semblance of rape.” (Sontag 24). “The knowledge gained through still photographs will always be some sort of sentimentalism, whether cynical or humanist. “Photographs, which fiddle with the scale of the world, themselves get reduced, blown up, cropped, retouched, doctored, tricked out.” (Sontag, 4) However Sontag goes onto describe how photographs can so easily be edited. Something we hear about, but doubt, seems proven when we’re shown a photograph of it.” (Sontag, 5) This also highlights that photography has become a powerful tool in providing evidence in certain cases. “To collect photographs, is to collect the world.” (Sontag, 3) This is the first piece of information that stood out to me in this particular text, since Photography was invented in 1839, people have been capturing their own experiences of anything and everything for many years over many historical and poignant time periods. ![]() As part of my wider research for this portfolio, I read up on “In Plato’s Cave” a specific chapter from the book On Photography by Susan Sontag. ![]() Turn of the key by ruth ware6/28/2023 ![]() And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten-by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss-a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. Westaway comes this thrilling novel that explores the dark side of technology. ![]() “This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her most menacing mode, unfurling a shocking saga of murder and deception.” - Entertainment Weeklyįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lying Game and The Death of Mrs. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” -Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On “A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. ![]() |