AppearÂing at the TED ConÂferÂence in 2008, Pulitzer-Prize WinÂning hisÂtoÂriÂan Doris Kearns GoodÂwin talks about what we can all learn from AmerÂiÂcan presÂiÂdents, includÂing parÂticÂuÂlarÂly AbraÂham LinÂcoln and LynÂdon JohnÂson. This is not anothÂer talk about what makes presÂiÂdents great. It’s more about the balÂance between work, love, and play, and how we can genÂerÂalÂly be proÂducÂtive, shiny, hapÂpy peoÂple.
Quite the stat notÂed over on Seth GodÂin’s blog: “AmaÂzon’s KinÂdle is cool and it’s gainÂing in tracÂtion and peoÂple who have one buy a lot of books. 10% of AmaÂzon’s book sales are now on the KinÂdle. [For books where both verÂsions are availÂable].”
Who knew that many e‑books were being sold on AmaÂzon?
Last week, we creÂatÂed a handy list of blogs & podÂcasts that regÂuÂlarÂly covÂer the finanÂcial criÂsis. And so it seemed worth flagÂging the latÂest episode of This AmerÂiÂcan Life. It’s called “Bad Bank” (MP3 — iTunes — Feed). It just came out this weekÂend. And it takes a close and enterÂtainÂing look at what hapÂpens when a bank goes bad/insolvent. The show gets into the real nitÂty gritÂty of the criÂsis and, once you’ve lisÂtened, you’ll betÂter underÂstand betÂter the pros and cons of soluÂtions being tried out by the govÂernÂment.
The episode folÂlows two othÂer insightÂful proÂgrams by This AmerÂiÂcan Life: The Giant Pool of MonÂey (May 2008), and AnothÂer FrightÂenÂing Show about the EconÂoÂmy (NovemÂber 2008). All three proÂgrams are now added to our list of finanÂcial criÂsis blogs and podÂcasts.
DefÂiÂniteÂly worth a menÂtion. CraveonÂline has pulled togethÂer some clasÂsic HitchÂcock films. The list includes The 39 Steps, The Secret Agent, The Man Who Knew Too Much (above), Young and InnoÂcent, and BlackÂmail. And from what I can tell, they’re all availÂable in full (surÂprisÂingÂly) and can be watched in full screen forÂmat. If you’re havÂing probÂlems viewÂing these films, you can find them in our colÂlecÂtion of Free Movies Online.
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