Marcus K. rated Home Before Dark: 4 stars
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020
“A haunted house story—with a …
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020
“A haunted house story—with a …
xxi, 246 pages : 25 cm
Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve-year-old with an exceptional gift, is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and …
A good fun thriller, I enjoyed it. There is not as much on the horror and vampires, a few good scenes, but mostly about the families and what happens when a vampire comes to the prim-and-proper suburbs in the South.
Initially seeing the book I loved the premise, and it lived up to it. A really fun book, an homage to horror movies with a similar fun style as Scream or even Cabin in the Woods. I blew through it in two days, if you enjoy horror movies, I definitely recommend it.
In one sense it is your typical business book talking about innovation, collaboration, and creativity. However, what sets this book apart is that the stories and anecdotes are told through music and the artists and producers that create it. This book connects the innovation and creativity in music as sources of inspiration for how businesses can change and adapt.
Two Beats Ahea is a refreshing business book in a saturated market stuck retelling the same stories of innovation and start-ups.
Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien worlds. A nearby alien society …
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape. A residential programme for bright high-schoolers seems …
A good overview of the design process used at IDEO and Stanford's design school. The main tenet is that everyone is creative and tapping into this can unleash great gains.
I'm not sure how much new I got out of it, human-centered design and fast prototyping aren't new concepts for me. It's good to reinforce and one of the last chapters includes some exercises that might be useful.
> Creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you.
> Belief in your creative capacity lies at the heart of innovation.
> Doubts in one’s creative ability can be cured by guiding people through a series of small successes.