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The Social Life of Information
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John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid
To see the future we can build with information technology, we must look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. For years, pundits have predicted that information technology will obliterate the need for almost everything - from travel to supermarkets to business organizations to social life itself. ...
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Communities of Practice
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Etienne Wenger, Roy Pea (Editor), John Seely Brown (Editor)
This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions, but the informal 'communities of practice' that ...
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Color Magic for Quilters: Absolutely the Easiest, Most Successful Method for Choosing Colors and Fabrics to Create Quilts You'll Love
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Ann Seely, Joyce Stewart
Using the color wheel as a starting point, quilters can explore color relationships to create show-stopping quilts. Just a few simple guidelines and techniques help quilters choose and use colors effectively. More than 800 fabrics plus 24 color wheel relationships work like formulas for combining colors for more than 250 quilt blocks. 200 ...
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His Promised Land
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John P Parker, Stuart Seely Sprague (Preface by)
Risking his own life on many occasions, John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad, helped fugitive slaves to cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. In his autobiography, Parker tells his compelling story, "as a slave seeking escape and then as a free man aiding others, fighting (his) own personal ...
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Signals and Systems
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Alexander D Poularikas
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Analytical mechanics for engineers
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Fred B. Seely
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His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
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John Parker, Stuart Seely Sprague (Editor)
This is an autobiographical account of how John Parker risked his life to escape from slavery, and then became a fervent abolitionist, working on a border railroad where hundreds of runaway slaves were helped to freedom. At the age of eight Parker was forced from his family and sold. He tried to escape but was found by his master, then sold again. ...
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Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Hart Seely (Compiled by)
Until now, the poetry of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been hidden, "embedded" within comments made at press briefings and in interviews. His preferred medium is the spoken word, and his audience has been limited to hard-bitten reporters and hard-core watchers of C-SPAN. Just as "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" were spoken aloud by many ...
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The Only Sustainable Edge: Why Business Strategy Depends on Productive Friction and Dynamic Specialization
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John Hagel, III, John Seely Brown
Offshoring and outsourcing have generated substantial savings and often controversial news coverage for many companies. But these technologies aren't even close to being the real story. Two of business' leading strategy thinkers argue that the only sustainable advantage will come not from using technology to cut costs - but to get better faster ...
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Solomon's Temple: Myth and History
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William Hamblin, David Seely
Solomon's Temple has been a source of fascination and profound spiritual reverence for the world's major religious faiths for over 3,000 years. It was described in the "Dead Sea Scrolls"; it was visited by Alexander the Great; and it has inspired artists through the ages. Here, the authors unravel both scholarly and speculative histories, guiding ...
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Storytelling in Organizations: Why Storytelling Is Transforming 21st Century Organizations and Management
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John Seely Brown, Stephen Denning, Katalina Groh
This book is the story of how four busy executives, from different backgrounds and different perspectives, were surprised to find themselves converging on the idea of narrative as an extraordinarily valuable lens for understanding and managing organizations in the twenty-first century. The idea that narrative and storytelling could be so powerful ...
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Fight Like a Girl: How to Be a Fearless Feminist
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Megan Seely
"Fight Like A Girl" offers a fearless vision for the future of feminism. By boldly detailing what is at stake for women and girls today, Megan Seely outlines the necessary steps to achieve true political, social and economic equity for all. Reclaiming feminism for a new generation, "Fight Like A Girl" speaks to young women who embrace feminism in ...
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Tidewater Dynasty: The Lees of Stratford Hall
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Carey Roberts, Rebecca Seely
From Tom Lee to Robert E. Lee, who made the fateful decision to turn from the nation he loved to defend the state he loved more, the Lees of Virginia dominated both their local and our national landscape.
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Web Services: A Manager's Guide
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Anne Thomas Manes, John III Hagel (Foreword by), John Seely Brown (Foreword by)
"This book performs a valuable service for managers seeking to harness the business potential of Web services technology. Bringing a real practitioner's experience to the task, Anne carefully walks managers through the fundamentals of Web services technology. She does a superb job of helping managers understand this technology so that they can ...
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Electron-tube circuits.
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Samuel Seely
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O Holy Cow
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Phil Rizzuto, Hart Seely (Editor), Tom Peyer (Editor)
There has never been a baseball announcer like Phil Rizzuto. Gathered from over 25 years of broadcasts, "O Holy Cow!" captures the verse-inherent of Rizzuto's banter, his humor, and, indeed, his wisdom.
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Grasslands
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Debra Seely
A 13-year-old boy named Thomas reconnects with his father as he experiences life in the American west of the early 1880s.
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Mrs. Goose Goes to Washington: Nursery Rhymes for the Political Barnyard
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Hart Seely
In the tradition of the bestselling "George W. Bushisms" and "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories," Seelys book revises dozens of famous nursery rhymes to hilarious effect as he aims his razor wit at everything from the latest Washington scandal to presidential hopefuls.
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The Slaying of Meghanada: A Ramayana from Colonial Bengal
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Michael Madhusudan Datta, Clinton B Seely (Translator)
"The poem is rising into splendid popularity. Some say it is better than Milton-but that is all bosh-nothing can be better than Milton; many say it licks Kalidasa; I have no objection to that. I don't think it impossible to equal Virgil, Kalidasa, and Tasso." Michael Madhusudan Datta wrote this in a letter to a friend about his verse narrative, ...
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2007-Eleven: And Other American Comedies
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Hart Seely, Frank Cammuso
In this hilarious collection of spoofs of the way people live, David Mamet sells chinos, Quentin Tarantino directs "The Three Little Pigs, " and Martha Stewart sets the table for a certain Last Supper. Seely and Cammuso skewer everything from James Bond to J.D. Salinger.
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Fluency Through Tpr Storytelling
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Contee Seely, Blaine Ray
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Out of the Box: Strategies for Achieving Profits Today and Growth Tomorrow Through Web Services
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John Hagel, III, John Seely Brown
Managers today are understandably skeptical of the promises of new technologies. During the 1990s, vendors of both enterprise applications and Internet platforms promised enormous benefits. Companies invested large sums, but the benefits either failed to materialize, or came at a high price. Managers sacrificed flexibility and struggled to ...
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Changing Classes
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Martin J Packer, Roy Pea (Editor), John Seely Brown (Editor)
How do schools help to create the kind of person a child becomes? Changing Classes tells the story of a small, poor, ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt, a community in turmoil over the announced closing of a nearby auto assembly plant. As teachers and administrators found ways to make schooling more relevant to working-class ...
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The Iron and Steel Industry in the 20th Century
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Edited by Bruce E Steely, Bruce E Seely (Editor)
This landmark reference chronicles the story of many major U.S. industries from their beginnings to the present day and offers a wealth of information on each industry, including key figures, corporations, inventions, technologies, historical background, marketing concepts, regulations, and legislation. This comprehensive volume provides entries ...
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The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking
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John Seely
"The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking" is the essential guide for everyone who needs to communicate in clear and effective English, both written and spoken. In the first section on communicating in everyday life, chapters cover everything from writing email to giving presentations and preparing reports. John Seely also offers ...
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