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Josh Bazell visits Google's San Francisco office to present his book "Beat the Reaper". This event took place on October 21, 2009, as par...
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Josh Bazell visits Google's San Francisco office to present his book "Beat the Reaper". This event took place on October 21, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series.
Making a hit man turned medical intern a sympathetic figure would be a tall order for most authors, but first-time novelist Bazell makes it look easy in this breezy and darkly comic suspense novel. The Locanos, a mob family, take in 14-year-old Pietro Brwna (pronounced Browna) after a couple of thugs gun down the grandparents who raised him in their New Jersey home. Bent on revenge, Pietro pursues the killers and executes them a year later. Impressed by Pietros performance, David Locano recruits Pietro as a hit man. After more traumas, Pietro tries to make a break from his past by entering the witness protection program. Now known as Peter Brown, he eventually lands a position as a doctor at a decrepit Manhattan hospital, where by chance a former Mafia associate turns up as a patient and threatens to rat him out. The hero's wry narrative voice, coupled with Bazells artful use of flashbacks to sustain tension and fill in Pietro's past, are a winning combination.
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The @Google program welcomed Ngahi Bidois to Google's New York office to speak on, "Ancient Wisdom and Modern Solutions"
"Ngahihi o t...
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The @Google program welcomed Ngahi Bidois to Google's New York office to speak on, "Ancient Wisdom and Modern Solutions"
"Ngahihi o te ra Bidois is an Indigenous Native Maori from New Zealand. He is the author of the brand new book Ancient Wisdom Modern Solutions, his inspirational story of his quest to become a Modern Day Warrior. His book tells how a moment of insight reduced him to tears and set the one time corporate high flyer on the path to rediscovering who he really was. From a high flying career to the ranks of the unemployed to relearn his native Maori language, Ngahihi reconnected with his Maori heritage, culminating in his decision to receive the gift of Ta Moko (Traditional Maori Tatoo) from his ancestors. Along the way, his struggles to reclaim his identity and embrace the rich culture of his people taught him many valuable lessons which will resonate with us all. Drawing on his many leadership experiences and knowledge his book has inspired readers to become the best leaders possible."
"Leaders come in all shapes and sizes and Ngahihi o te ra Bidois provides leadership keys to develop their professional and personal Leadership. He has helped many Business Leaders, Educational Leaders, Sports Leaders and Community Leaders to increase their spheres of influence. His tagline of Ancient Wisdom Modern solutions ensures Ngahihi offers pieces of wisdom from his indigenous Maori culture in an informative and inspiring manner. Ngahihi o te ra says I believe the most important resource in many organizations are their people. If people feel valued and are appropriately developed their continued contribution is priceless. One of our Maori proverbs outlines this: He aha te mea nui?, He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. What is the most important thing? It is people, people, people. I help organizations to develop their people. "
This event took place on October 19, 2009.
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David Plouffe visits Google's San Francisco office to present his book "The Audacity to Win". This event took place on November 11, 2009,...
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David Plouffe visits Google's San Francisco office to present his book "The Audacity to Win". This event took place on November 11, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series.
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Disclaimer: This talk may contain adult content.
Flying hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet above ground strapped into a motorized paraglider tha...
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Disclaimer: This talk may contain adult content.
Flying hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet above ground strapped into a motorized paraglider that is little more than a parachute with a small motor, National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz has spent more than twenty years photographing some of the most remote and spectacular environments around the world. In African Air, Steinmetz captures stunning panoramas in more than fourteen countries in Africa, giving readers captivating and intimate views of areas that have rarely, if ever before, been photographed.
From densely packed urban centers to small, remote villages, from migrating herds of wildebeests and elephants to infinite miles of desert, African Air is a compelling testament and celebration of the majesty and splendor of Africas most breathtaking landscapes. With extraordinary vision and a unique perspective, Steinmetz portrays sky, land, and water in ways that have never been expressed before.
Best known for his exploration photography, George Steinmetz has been a regular contributor to National Geographic and GEO magazines for more than twenty years. He has won numerous awards for photography including two first prizes in science and technology from World Press Photo, as well as awards and citations from Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, and the Eisenstadt Awards. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children.
George Steinmetz visists Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters as part of the Authors@Google series.
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The Authors@Google program welcomed Katherine Howe to Google's New York office to discuss her book, "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"...
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The Authors@Google program welcomed Katherine Howe to Google's New York office to discuss her book, "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane".
"Katherine Howe's ancestors settled Essex County, Massachusetts in the 1620s, and stayed there through the twentieth century. Family members included Elizabeth Proctor, who survived the Salem witch trials, and Elizabeth Howe, who did not. Katherine Howe is completing a PhD in American and New England Studies at Boston University, which included teaching a research seminar on New England witchcraft. The idea for this novel developed while she was studying for her doctoral qualifying exams, walking her dog through the woods between Marblehead and Salem. She lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with her husband and assorted animals."
"A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history the Salem witch trials.
Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connies grandmothers abandoned home near Salem, she cant refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest—to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.
As the pieces of Deliverances harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salems dark past then she could have ever imagined.
Written with astonishing conviction and grace, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane travels seamlessly between the witch trials in the 1690s and a modern womans story of mystery, intrigue and revelation."
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