Advertisement
coffe shop cool math: Chasing Cool Noah Kerner, Gene Pressman, 2007-05-01 Cool isn't just a state of mind, a celebrity fad, or an American obsession -- it's a business. In boardrooms across America, product managers are examining vodka bottles and candy bars, tissue boxes and hamburgers, wondering how do we make this thing cool? How do we make this gadget into the iPod of our industry? How do we do what Nike did? How do we get what Target got? How do we infuse this product with that very desirable, nearly unattainable it factor? In this wide-ranging exploration the authors Noah Kerner, a celebrated marketing maverick, and Gene Pressman, legendary creative visionary and former co-CEO of Barneys New York, have uncovered surprising and universal patterns and trends. They systematically parse the successes and failures of the last few decades -- in music and fashion, magazines and food, spirits and hip-hop culture. Their discoveries are pulled together in this definitive book on the commerce of cool. Nike and Target endure as relevant brands not because of a shortsighted and gimmicky campaign. A dash of bling and a viral website don't amass long-term value. Brands are effectively developed when companies take substantial risk -- and face the possibility of real failure -- in order to open up the opportunity for real success. Chasing Cool includes interviews with more than seventy of today's most respected innovators from Tom Ford and Russell Simmons to Ian Schrager and Christina Aguilera. And through this accomplished assemblage, Pressman and Kerner dig beneath the surface and reveal how emphasizing long-lasting relevance trumps a fleeting preoccupation with what's hot and what's not. In a multidimensional, entertaining, and eminently readable book that redefines how to appeal to today's savvy consumer, Kerner and Pressman explore the lessons to be learned by America's ongoing search for the ever-changing concept of cool. Readers will learn how to apply these lessons to their own businesses and creative projects in order to stand out in today's cluttered marketplace. Simply chasing cool is really a bad idea; inspired by cool is a great idea. Walk the street, see what's going on, and spit it out in your own way. Don't do it because you research it, do it because you breathe it. -- Russell Simmons, chairman and CEO of Rush Communications I can't imagine having to hire a so-called Cool Hunter. If I had to go to someone else to be cool, I'd just pack up my bags and find a new profession. -- Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder It's possible to be both mainstream and edgy. You can be the Goliath but you always have to think and behave like the David. -- Scott Bedbury, former Nike and Starbucks marketing executive I love looking at trend reports because then I know exactly what I shouldn't be doing. -- John Demsey, group president, Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Prescriptives, Sean John, and Tom Ford Beauty I don't believe in creation by committee. I think it's impossible. -- Bonnie Fuller, chief editorial director and executive vice president of American Media Inc. We had to make a big decision at MTV when I was there. Do we grow old with our audience or are we going to be the voice of young America? We made the decision to be the voice of young America, which meant we had to let people grow out of MTV. -- Bob Pittman, cofounder of MTV, former president of AOL |
coffe shop cool math: Prick J.R. Hamilton, 2019-03-31 Prick is my first book, written for National Novel Writing Month in 2011, though I did To be quite honest, it is a sort of low brow piece of meta-fiction, as in the subject or topic of the book is the book's writing, and the book is simply my day to day: written often in the food court of a dying mall where silver haired people ate cheeseburgers with glazed over eyes; typed late into the night after getting home late from work, after a day of literary theory and cleaning up junk at the behest of managers with hooves just so Santa and his unholy denizens of hell will return to help our year end sales; written at a time when I really didn't have any friends, just one self-professed ?degenerate? drinking whiskey while I drank iced tea; written over the years where I would feel compelled by women, but my past, my diagnosis, my economic status, and my morbid introversion just left me tongue tied with my wishes, my longings in mute chaos, as I would pepper my book with descriptions of porn scenes. Memoir. |
coffe shop cool math: The Westing Game Ellen Raskin, 2020-10-13 A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny. —Booklist, starred review Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. —The New York Times Book Review A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book. —The Horn Book |
coffe shop cool math: Cool Colleges 101 National Edition Peterson's, 2011-10-15 Peterson's Cool Colleges 101 is an undergraduate guide featuring colorful, easy-to-read profiles of hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States and abroad. You're about to make one of the most important decisions of your life, and you need the best information possible. Peterson's guide can help you make that choice with hundreds of school photos that provide a preview of campus and student life, enlightening articles on applying to the cool college that's right for you, and information on what life is really like on campus-from sports arenas to dining facilities. |
coffe shop cool math: Messy A. J. Swoboda, 2012-04-13 Christianity is messy. Unanswered prayers. Painful choices. Unresolved regrets. We’re called to have faith, and yet we doubt. We try to be perfect, but we fall short. This is the chaos. It’s all around us. There’s no limit to it. And there’s no quick fix for it.Both annoyingly honest and refreshingly humorous, Messy reassures Christians that God can reveal Himself in their clutter. Author and pastor A.J. Swoboda offers biblical insight and vivid, personal stories to redefine faith from something that must be perfect to something that is imperfect, but can still give beauty, meaning, and purpose to a messy life. As entertaining as it is challenging, this book teaches Christians what it means to trust in each other, in grace, in hope, and in a Savior who defied the rules of death. Here’s to finding joy in your chaos! |
coffe shop cool math: Formula for Friends Julie Bowe, 2015 Victoria Torres is not the best math student, so when her older sister, Sofia, captain of their middle school math team, co-opts her to fill in for a team member who quit Vicka is not sure how to feel--she would certainly like to help the team win the conference trophy, but first she must get Sophia to see that it is her aggressive bossiness that is alienating the other team members. |
coffe shop cool math: U.G.L.Y. Brandelyn N. Castine, 2008-10-22 Meet Blair Hughes, a beautiful, intelligent, and talented young woman who believes her identity is defined by her size 22 waistline. With constant scrutiny about her weight and a pattern of failed diets, Blair has given up trying to be the perfect size six and has allowed herself to fade into the background. Blair's unforeseen romance with Salim Martin, a talented young writer begins to chip away at her insecurity and forces her to look at herself differently. As Salim works overtime to show her how beautiful she truly is, his best efforts are not strong enough to keep Blair from waiting for the other shoe to drop. When an unexpected betrayal rocks her world, Blair flees from her friends and family to get a fresh start in the unpredictable streets of New York City. However this new life gives Blair a lot more to deal with than she bargained for. Suddenly forced to recreate her personal definition, Blair travels through a series of right and wrong turns, chance encounters and unimaginable situations that ultimately lead her to a place where she is able to look past the physical and discover what it truly means to be U.G.L.Y. |
coffe shop cool math: Cool Colleges 101: The Eastern Region of the United States Peterson's, 2011-10-15 Peterson's Cool Colleges 101: The Eastern Region of the United States features colorful, easy-to-read undergraduate profiles of dozens of colleges and universities on the east coast of the United States. You're about to make one of the most important decisions of your life, and you need the best information possible. Peterson's guide can help you make that choice with dozens of school photos that provide a preview of campus and student life. For more information see Peterson's Cool Colleges 101. |
coffe shop cool math: Everything 101 Lisa T.E. Sonne, 2011-07-11 Is a shooting star a meteor or meteorite? What inventions did the ancient Sumerians contribute that affect you daily? Everything 101 is filled with a little bit of information about a lot of fascinating subjects—all in one easily accessed place. And best of all, there’s no school tuition required and class is in session anytime you like. Check out the concise, fun-to-read entries that cover musicals to sing about, psychology that won’t drive you crazy, grammar tips to write home about, and so much more. Whether you want to impress friends and family, entertain party guests, or simply satisfy a thirst for knowledge, Everything 101 has the perfect curriculum for your needs. Quick Courses In: · Math · Literature and Grammar · Science · History · Arts · Social Studies · Religion and Philosophy · Psychology |
coffe shop cool math: Cool Colleges 101: The Western Region of the United States Peterson's, 2011-10-15 Peterson's Cool Colleges 101: The Western Region of the United States features colorful, easy-to-read undergraduate profiles of dozens of colleges and universities on the west coast of the United States. You're about to make one of the most important decisions of your life, and you need the best information possible. Peterson's guide can help you make that choice with dozens of school photos that provide a preview of campus and student life. For more information see Peterson's Cool Colleges 101. |
coffe shop cool math: , |
coffe shop cool math: Everyday Calculus Oscar E. Fernandez, 2017-03-07 A fun look at calculus in our everyday lives Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun and accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. In Everyday Calculus, Oscar Fernandez demonstrates that calculus can be used to explore practically any aspect of our lives, including the most effective number of hours to sleep and the fastest route to get to work. He also shows that calculus can be both useful—determining which seat at the theater leads to the best viewing experience, for instance—and fascinating—exploring topics such as time travel and the age of the universe. Throughout, Fernandez presents straightforward concepts, and no prior mathematical knowledge is required. For advanced math fans, the mathematical derivations are included in the appendixes. The book features a new preface that alerts readers to new interactive online content, including demonstrations linked to specific figures in the book as well as an online supplement. Whether you're new to mathematics or already a curious math enthusiast, Everyday Calculus will convince even die-hard skeptics to view this area of math in a whole new way. |
coffe shop cool math: Super Humans T.M. Franklin, 2020-07-21 Get swept away in this action-packed supernatural adventure from Young Adult author T.M. Franklin... When your living room window starts giving you visions of the future... you better pay attention. Chloe Blake’s campus rental has it all: a retro Victorian vibe, a beautiful picture window, and a perfect view of Ethan Reynolds—the guy who broke her heart and lives across the street. But when disturbing visions of death slide across the panes, she’s convinced she’s glimpsed Ethan’s future. She’ll stop at nothing to change fate and save him… even if it means everyone thinks she’s crazy. Then, one by one, others appear at the house, drawn by an ancient power to seek out the powerful talismans hidden in the attic. Together, they must discover the house’s secrets and unlock their hidden powers to take down the shadowy specter that haunts their premonitions and leaves chaos in its wake. And soon, they learn it’s not only about saving Ethan. It’s about saving EVERYONE. Super Humans is the first book in The New Super Humans, an edge-of-your-seat contemporary fantasy series. If you like original magic systems, startling suspense, and fast-paced action, then you’ll love TM Franklin’s riveting thrill ride. Download Super Humans to unlock an imaginative fantasy adventure today! *** Keywords: young adult urban fantasy, ya urban fantasy series, contemporary fantasy, coming of age fantasy, people with powers, super powers fantasy, young adult urban fantasy books, clean teen fantasy romance, action adventure fantasy with magical powers, superhuman abilities, magical gifts, strong ya heroine, complete series Perfect for fans of X-Men, The New Mutants, Titans, Shadow and Bone, Demigods Academy, Charmed, Heroes, and Legends of Tomorrow, and readers of Martha Carr, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Stephenie Meyer, Isla Frost, G.K. DeRosa, A.L. Knorr, Alexandra Bracken, Julie Hall, Caroline Peckham, Annabel Chase, Veronica Roth, Shannon Mayer, Kami Garcia, and Cassandra Clare. |
coffe shop cool math: Confessions of a Teenage Psychic Pamela Woods-Jackson, 2010-03-12 Caryn Alderson just wants to be a normal teenager. Moving from Houston to Indianapolis and trying to make new friends is hard enough, but when she meets Quince Adams, Rosslyn High School's star athlete, she wants more than friendship. Unfortunately, two obstacles stand in her way: Quince's girlfriend, cheerleader Kensington Marlow, and Caryn's Uncle Omar. So what's the problem? Kensington's cheating on Quince, and Uncle Omar died in Vietnam at age 20! Imagine hearing voices, seeing spirits no one else can see, and knowing things about people they never told you. No wonder Quince and all her new friends think she's weird! Then just when Caryn thinks her psychic abilities are under wraps, her friend Megan blurts out the truth on television. Can Caryn finally admit her secret and just be herself? Does she really have a choice? |
coffe shop cool math: Your Gravity 1 L.G. Castillo, 2015-10-11 Falling for my chemistry professor was not part of the plan. Neglected by parents who care more about their music career and reputation, Nicole Ashford breaks free from their demands and heads to college in Texas. Ready for a fresh start in life, she runs into Professor Cooper, and her world tilts off its axis. There's something about the brooding professor that pulls her in like gravity. A teacher-student affair is the last thing on Nicole’s mind. She tries to keep Cooper out of her head, but his hypnotic blue eyes follow her every move, and she can’t shake the feeling that she knows him. Cooper keeps his distance, until one night when he drives her home, and she’s suddenly hurtled to a place she never thought possible—1984. Dive into a delightful teacher-student romance with a time-travel twist, blending nostalgia, passion, and hidden secrets. Picture it as a mix of the heartwarming charm of Never Been Kissed and the time-twisting excitement of Back to the Future, spiced with laughter-inducing humor. Don't be a square, get your 80s groove on and download the first installment of this captivating serial today. Topics: free Campus romance, free college campus romance, free campus love story, free contemporary romance, coming of age, free new adult romance, contemporary women, free new adult, free teacher student romance, professor student romance, free romance ebook, free romance book, free romance novel, free forbidden romance, free time travel romance, free 80s romance, free 1980s romance. |
coffe shop cool math: Your Gravity L.G. Castillo, Falling for her chemistry professor was not part of the plan. Neglected by parents who care more about their music career and reputation, Nicole Ashford breaks free from their demands and heads to college in Texas. Ready for a fresh start in life, she runs into Professor Cooper, and her world tilts off its axis. There's something about the sexy professor that pulls her in like gravity. A teacher-student affair is the last thing on Nicole’s mind. She tries to keep Cooper out of her head, but his hypnotic blue eyes follow her every move, and she can’t shake the feeling that she knows him. Cooper keeps his distance, until one night when he drives her home, and she’s suddenly hurtled to a place she never thought possible—1984. Dive into a delightful teacher-student romance with a time-travel twist, blending nostalgia, passion, and hidden secrets. Picture it as a mix of the heartwarming charm of Never Been Kissed and the time-twisting excitement of Back to the Future, spiced with laughter-inducing humor. Don't be a square, get your 80s groove on and download today. |
coffe shop cool math: Bombshell Joseph Albright, Marcia Kunstel, 1997 Ted Hall was a physics prodigy so gifted that he was asked to join the Manhattan Project when he was only eighteen years old. There, in wartime Los Alamos, working under Robert Oppenheimer and Bruno Rossi, Hall helped build the atomic bomb. To his friends and coworkers he was a brilliant young rebel with a boundless future in atomic science. To his Soviet spymasters, he was something else: Mlad, their mole within Los Alamos, a most hidden and valuable asset and the men who first slipped them the secrets to the making of the atomic bomb. In a book that will force the revision of fifty years of scholarship and reporting on the Cold War, award-winning journalists Joseph Albright and Marcia Kunstel reveal for the first time a devastatingly effective Soviet spy network that infiltrated the Manhattan Project and ferried America's top atomic secrets to Stalin. At the heart of the network was Hall, who was so secret an operative that even Klaus Fuchs, his fellow Manhattan Project scientist and Soviet agent, had no idea they were comrades. Bombshell tracks Hall from his days as a brilliant schoolboy in New York City, when he came under the influence of his older brother's radical tracts, and on to Harvard, Los Alamos, and Chicago, where Hall continued to spy even after the war was over, passing more secrets while the Soviets were trying to build the Hydrogen bomb. For forty years only a few Russians knew what Ted Hall really did. Now Joseph Albright and Marcia Kunstel reveal the astonishing true story of the atomic spies who got away. Bombshell is history at its most explosive. |
coffe shop cool math: I Know This Much Is True Wally Lamb, 1998-06-03 With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful monkey; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle bunny. From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. Rendered with touches of magic realism, Domenico's fablelike tale--in which monkeys enchant and religious statues weep--becomes the old man's confession--an unwitting legacy of contrition that reveals the truth's of Domenico's life, Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions, and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his twin. Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched. |
coffe shop cool math: Guns and Roses Toni McGee Causey, Allison Brennan, Sylvia Day, Laura Griffin, Sophie Littlefield, Lori G Armstrong, Lorelei James, Josie Brown, Karin Tabke, Roxanne St Claire, 2012-02-21 Murder She Writes presents a one-of-a-kind romantic suspense anthology with ten all-new short stories and novellas that promise thrills, chills, romance, intrigue, passion, danger, murder...and love. Penned by New York Times and award winning authors, some stories in this exclusive collection will make you laugh out loud while others will force you to sleep with the lights on. These never-before-published stories were penned by: Lori Armstrong, Allison Brennan, Josie Brown, Toni McGee Causey, Sylvia Day, Laura Griffin, Lorelei James, Sophie Littlefield, Roxanne St. Claire, and Karin Tabke. MurderSheWrites.com is a six-year-old blog of suspense and romance writers who collectively have more than 150 books published, nearly two years on the NYT best seller list, and are the recipients of several major awards, including the RITA, the Shamus, the Anthony, and the Daphne. |
coffe shop cool math: Making it in High Heels 3: Innovators and Trailblazers Kimberlee MacDonald, 2018-10-09 With bullying and suicide becoming a prevalent issue for young girls, the need for mentors is stronger than ever. Making it in High Heels 3 brings together women from all different backgrounds and careers, providing advice, inspiration and motivation through personal life stories about the ups and downs of life and lessons in perseverance. Making it in High Heels 3 dares women of all ages to be inspired and motivated, not only to better their lives but the world as a whole. |
coffe shop cool math: Final Draft David Carr, 2020 A career-spanning selection of the legendary reporter David Carr's writing for the New York Times, Washington City Paper, New York Magazine, the Atlantic, and more. Throughout his 25-year journalistic career, David Carr was noted for his sharp and fearless observations, his uncanny sense of fairness and justice, and his remarkable compassion and wit. His writing was informed both by his own hardships as an addict, and his intense love of the journalist's craft. His range--from media politics to national politics, from rock 'n' roll celebrities to the unknown civil servants who make our daily lives function--was broad and often timeless. Whether he was breaking exclusives about Amazon or mourning Philip Seymour Hoffman's death or taking aim at editors who valued political trivia over substance, Carr's voice and concerns remain enormously influential and relevant. In these hundred or so articles, from a range of publications, we read his stories with fresh eyes. Edited by his widow, Jill Rooney Carr, and with an introduction written by one of the many journalists David Carr mentored and promoted, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Final Draft is a singular event in the world of writing news, an art increasingly endangered in these troubled times. |
coffe shop cool math: The Fourth Age Byron Reese, 2020-03-17 As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species. “If you only read just one book about the AI revolution, make it this one” (John Mackey, cofounder and CEO, Whole Foods Market). In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in history: 100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to language; 10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to cities and warfare; 5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and writing, which lead to the nation state. We are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics. “Timely, highly informative, and certainly optimistic” (Booklist), The Fourth Age provides an essential background on how we got to this point, and how—rather than what—we should think about the topics we’ll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, automation, changes in employment, creative computers, radical life extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare, superintelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity. By asking questions like “Are you a machine?” and “Could a computer feel anything?”, Reese leads you through a discussion along the cutting edge in robotics and AI, and provides a framework by which we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth Age and how they’ll transform humanity. |
coffe shop cool math: Wings of Gold Wesley Phillips Newton, Robert R. Rea, 2015-04-15 Wings of Gold presents the personal account of the experiences and reactions of an individual cadet preparing for war in the naval aviation training program at its peak during World War II. |
coffe shop cool math: The New Super Humans, Books One and Two T.M. Franklin, A mysterious chest. A terrifying vision. Are their newfound powers enough to take down an unspeakable evil? Chloe Blake’s campus rental has it all: a retro Victorian vibe, a beautiful picture window, and a perfect view of Ethan Reynolds—the guy who broke her heart and lives across the street. But when disturbing visions of death slide across the panes, Chloe’s convinced she’s glimpsed Ethan’s future. She’ll stop at nothing to change fate and save him… even if it means everyone thinks she’s crazy. Then, one by one, others appear at the house, drawn by an ancient power to seek out the powerful talismans concealed in the attic. Together, they must discover the house’s secrets and unlock their hidden powers to take down the shadowy specter that haunts their premonitions and leaves chaos in its wake. And soon, they learn it’s not only about saving Ethan. It’s about saving EVERYONE. |
coffe shop cool math: Beyond Learning-As-Usual Lindsey “Luka” Carfagna, 2014-09-19 Open learning has emerged within the public imagination as a potentially disruptive force in higher education. It has attracted the attention of policy makers, venture capitalists and the technology sector, key functionaries in higher education, teachers, students, activists, progressives, futurists, and researchers. Despite the amount of attention it has received in popular media, there has been very little research on open learning from the perspective of learners. This case study was designed to provide that vantage point. Open learning pairs well with the core contexts and properties of connected learning. It is an analysis of connected learning within open learning, providing insight on how educators, designers, and technologists can continue to assess and design learning ecologies that promote the framework, designed with access and equity as foundational, of connected learning. |
coffe shop cool math: Billboard , 2007-11-10 In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. |
coffe shop cool math: JavaScript Allongé Reginald Braithwaite, 2013-10-04 JavaScript Allongé solves two important problems for the ambitious JavaScript programmer. First, JavaScript Allongé gives you the tools to deal with JavaScript bugs, hitches, edge cases, and other potential pitfalls. There are plenty of good directions for how to write JavaScript programs. If you follow them without alteration or deviation, you will be satisfied. Unfortunately, software is a complex thing, full of interactions and side-effects. Two perfectly reasonable pieces of advice when taken separately may conflict with each other when taken together. An approach may seem sound at the outset of a project, but need to be revised when new requirements are discovered. When you “leave the path” of the directions, you discover their limitations. In order to solve the problems that occur at the edges, in order to adapt and deal with changes, in order to refactor and rewrite as needed, you need to understand the underlying principles of the JavaScript programming language in detail. You need to understand why the directions work so that you can understand how to modify them to work properly at or beyond their original limitations. That’s where JavaScript Allongé comes in. JavaScript Allongé is a book about programming with functions, because JavaScript is a programming language built on flexible and powerful functions. JavaScript Allongé begins at the beginning, with values and expressions, and builds from there to discuss types, identity, functions, closures, scopes, and many more subjects up to working with classes and instances. In each case, JavaScript Allongé takes care to explain exactly how things work so that when you encounter a problem, you’ll know exactly what is happening and how to fix it. Second, JavaScript Allongé provides recipes for using functions to write software that is simpler, cleaner, and less complicated than alternative approaches that are object-centric or code-centric. JavaScript idioms like function combinators and decorators leverage JavaScript’s power to make code easier to read, modify, debug and refactor, thus avoiding problems before they happen. JavaScript Allongé teaches you how to handle complex code, and it also teaches you how to simplify code without dumbing it down. As a result, JavaScript Allongé is a rich read releasing many of JavaScript’s subtleties, much like the Café Allongé beloved by coffee enthusiasts everywhere. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source is available from Github * https://github.com/justinkelly/javascript-allonge |
coffe shop cool math: Too Cool for School Debra Mostow Zakarin, 1997 Claudia and her best friend Jody decide to cut class to listen to the radio in an attempt at winning tickets to a very hot concert. Jody told Claudia that they'd miss two days of school--max. And since no one is ever home in the Salinger household, Claudia goes for it. The whole thing seems like no big deal-until they get caught! |
coffe shop cool math: SPIN , 1999-11 From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks. |
coffe shop cool math: The Infatuation Calculation Susannah Nix, 2024-03-01 Mia has had her whole life mapped out since she was 18. She’s supposed to follow up her math PhD with a research position and become a professor, but her 20-year plan takes a surprise deviation when she’s forced to settle for a temporary teaching job at a small-town university in the middle of nowhere. It’s not easy adapting to rural life when you’re a city girl, but Mia tries to make the best of it. Things finally start to look up after a run-in with some terrifying local wildlife sends her careening into the arms of a sexy local farmer. Mia finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Josh’s gruff charms, especially after she learns what lies behind the thick walls he’s built around his heart. But while their connection grows, Mia can’t afford to stay. Not unless she’s willing to give up on her dream - or trade it in for a new one. A Stem Rom Com, book six in the Chemistry Lessons Series, originally published as Elementary Romantic Calculus. Each book in the series features a brand new couple with their own HEA and can be read in any order. |
coffe shop cool math: The Practical Guide To Consulting Interviews Mario El Feghali, The most practical book for consulting interview preparation! Written by an ex MBB consultant with experience coaching 200+ candidates, this book consolidates practical tips, real life case studies and detailed solutions. It is the perfect reference for anyone looking to get into consulting as it does not dwell too much on theory but focuses on the practical guidance that most candidates look for, be it behavioral or technical. Loaded with 100 practical and comprehensive interview tips as well as 12 full case studies, the book offers the key insights needed to crack consulting interviews. While some candidates memorize thousands of frameworks and practice a million case studies, the readers of this book will learn a series of intuitive tips and guidelines ensuring they excel in any given consulting interview, without overwhelming themselves with unnecessary details. |
coffe shop cool math: The Cambridge Caper Thomas Underhill, 2005-11 What do Chopin, law school parties, and drugs have in common? When Charlie Witherspoon, a Chicago lawyer, returns to Harvard for his tenth Law School reunion, he doesn't expect anything more than boozy parties with nephew Tom Endicott and former classmate Sidney Rosenblatt. Instead, he encounters an exam-cheating scheme, a dead lawyer, and odd transactions at local bookstores that are tied to drug dealing on a massive scale. After a mysterious guest dies during a party at Tom Endicott's apartment, Tom finds himself embroiled in a police inquiry about the dead man's tutoring business and cheating on a true-false test given by Professor Rosenblatt. Meanwhile, John Rogers, a law school buddy of Tom's who moonlights as a classical music disc jockey, is beaten up for playing the wrong piano piece on his radio show. At the request of Tom and the Dean of Harvard Law School, Uncle Charlie postpones his return to Chicago. Charlie uses his knowledge of music and the law to help the police unravel a complicated drug distribution system involving four banks, a liquor store, and a Puerto Rican connection. |
coffe shop cool math: Yearning Gun Brooke, 2021-07-13 What is it about the sleepy town of Dennamore that causes an irresistible pull on those who’ve moved away? LA cop Darian Tennen follows her all-consuming yearning back to Dennamore. Set on renovating her grandmother’s home, Darian needs the original blueprints and meets beautiful and aloof librarian Samantha Pike at the town hall. A history buff with a keen interest in genealogy, Samantha has long researched mysterious discrepancies in Dennamore’s archives and census records, and together they begin to unravel centuries-old secrets that could affect not just their lives, but the world as they know it. Stumbling upon clues that don’t add up and supernatural accounts that can’t possibly be accurate, they’re forced to face their true identities and an ancient pact that must never be broken. What they uncover will change them forever, but the love they find along the way just might be the key to saving themselves. |
coffe shop cool math: The Jewish Cookbook Leah Koenig, 2019-09-11 A rich trove of contemporary global Jewish cuisine, featuring hundreds of stories and recipes for home cooks everywhere The Jewish Cookbook is an inspiring celebration of the diversity and breadth of this venerable culinary tradition. A true fusion cuisine, Jewish food evolves constantly to reflect the changing geographies and ingredients of its cooks. Featuring more than 400 home-cooking recipes for everyday and holiday foods from the Middle East to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa - as well as contemporary interpretations by renowned chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi, Michael Solomonov, and Alex Raij - this definitive compendium of Jewish cuisine introduces readers to recipes and culinary traditions from Jewish communities the world over, and is perfect for anyone looking to add international tastes to their table. |
coffe shop cool math: There's Money Where Your Mouth Is Elaine A. Clark, 2011-12-01 Voices are increasingly in demand for commercials, cartoon characters, announcements, and other spots. This outstanding handbook explains how to launch a career and ?nd work. Along with sample commercials and script copy, the author gives advice on vocal exercises, self-promotion, and business matters. Chapters include: getting started, voice-over aerobics, copy basics, melody and tempo, layering techniques, believing what you say, commercial and stylized characters, corporate narration, animation, video games and toys, getting an agent, marketing your talent, and staying on top of the business. This expanded edition features new tips on making a demo CD, vocal modulation and breath techniques, advanced copy-reading strategies, and a section on how copywriters see the job of the voice artists for whom they write. If you’ve ever been interested in voice-over acting, you need this book! |
coffe shop cool math: When I Started Smoking Weed for Real J. Guzmán, 2023-09-12 When I Started Smoking Weed for Real is volume 5 of the series On Being, a self-referential, metaphysical case history where the author J. Guzmán, as the protagonist Ana, psychoanalyzes her own consciousness throughout Time, uses tools like astrology to facilitate the investigation, and documents the entire process. On Being is a life-long, narrative, archival data set of her life in the form of diaries, whose purpose is to assist astrologers and other researchers in the detailed demonstration of how their respective theories, methods, techniques, and practices function in a real life. Volume 5 is Ana’s documentation of her year 2013, when she was 22 years old. In it she finishes university before leaving for South America. That year Pluto was conjunct her natal Moon. When Venus conjoined Pluto on the degree of her Moon she began a relationship with a man that eventually became unbearably, emotionally toxic, in classic archetypal fashion. That man, called Alex, taught Ana how to truly enjoy marijuana, hence the name of this volume. Yet it was not this drug’s influence that she became addicted to. It was Alex’s poetic, self-deprecating, cabalistic charm that she began to obsessively consume, even when the mask came off and she found anger, mania, and gaslighting. She found herself chasing the high she got from Alex through rabbit hole portals to the Underworld. But the Underworld sounds sexy only until you go there. Unfortunately, because Ana started smoking weed for real and didn’t know at the time she was writing an astrological, self-psychoanalytic case history, she didn’t document all the intricate nuances of her and Alex’s relationship in as detailed a manner as was possible. Luckily she saved email correspondence with him. With the help of extensive commentary on the matter by J., the reader can get a clearer picture of what happened. |
coffe shop cool math: The Mom Test Rob Fitzpatrick, 2013-10-09 The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn't ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It's a bad question and everyone will lie to you at least a little . As a matter of fact, it's not their responsibility to tell you the truth. It's your responsibility to find it and it's worth doing right . Talking to customers is one of the foundational skills of both Customer Development and Lean Startup. We all know we're supposed to do it, but nobody seems willing to admit that it's easy to screw up and hard to do right. This book is going to show you how customer conversations go wrong and how you can do better. |
coffe shop cool math: Children of Hope David Feintuch, 2013-01-08 DIVThe Seafort Saga continues with the shocking return of the predatory aliens and a powerful and unexpected new ally for Nick Seafort/divDIV The planet of Hope Nation has always loomed large in Nicholas Seafort’s life. It was there that he built a name for himself, saving the planet from civil war and from the insatiable, fishlike aliens. But not everyone in that colony appreciated Seafort’s efforts. Randy Carr, son of Seafort’s old friend Derek Carr, blames him for his father’s death and wants Seafort to pay for this bitter loss./divDIV /divDIVTrouble brews for Seafort on Earth and on Hope Nation. A religious group called the Patriarchs fight to gain political control of Earth. The aliens suddenly reappear with an astonishing claim: They have peaceful intentions. As the aliens and their new human allies advance on Earth, hoping to calm its civil unrest, Nick Seafort must fight for the planet’s future one final time./div |
coffe shop cool math: We Were the Universe Kimberly King Parsons, 2024-07-04 'Feral' Jenny Offill, author of Weather 'Horny' Jean Kyoung Frazier , author of Pizza Girl 'Hilarious' Chelsea Bieker, author of Mad Woman The trip was supposed to be fun. When Kit's best friend gets dumped by his boyfriend, he begs her to ditch her family responsibilities for a quick, idyllic weekend away. They'll soak in hot springs, then drink too much, like old times. Instead, their getaway only reminds Kit of everything she's lost lately: her wildness, her independence and - most heartbreakingly of all - her sister, Julie, who died a few years ago. When she returns home, Kit tries to settle the routine of caring for her irrepressible young daughter. But in the secret recesses of Kit's mind, she's fantasizing about the hot playground mum and reminiscing about the band she used to be in with her sister - and how they'd go out to the desert after shows and drop acid. Keyed into everything that might distract her from her surfacing grief, Kit begins to spiral, and as her already thin boundaries between reality and fantasty blur, she starts to wonder: is Julie really gone? |
coffe shop cool math: The Good Friends Guide to Money Lucinda Atwood, Ann Leckie, Marina Glass, 2011-09-29 Many women experience money as a source of worry, jealousy, frustration or sadness. They want to be responsible but feel out of control with their money. In The Good Friends Guide to Money, authors Lucinda Atwood, Ann Leckie and Marina Glass show women how to develop a great relationship with money. With humor and personal anecdotes, and in easily accessible language, they provide the tools to help women change unhealthy and negative thoughts about money. The Good Friends Guide to Money teaches women how to clarify their personal values, develop their own financial goals and action plans, and spend and save in alignment with those values. In addition, financial experts provide advice on topics such as starting a new job, insurance, job loss, and bankruptcy. The Good Friends Guide to Money is not about budgeting or deprivation. It is about thoughtfully aligning saving and spending with personal values. With clear values, women can set financial goals and action plans that fit like a well worn pair of jeans. |
Starbucks Coffee Company
More than just great coffee. Explore the menu, sign up for Starbucks® Rewards, manage your gift card and more.
The Best Coffee from Starbucks Coffee: Starbucks Coffee Company
Find your favorite at-home coffee From K-Cup pods to Starbucks® Premium Instant, we offer a wide selection of coffee to fill your cup.
Instant Coffees | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
Made with the same 100% arabica beans, Starbucks ® delivers the coffee you love, instantly. In a range of styles to suit any palate, it’s easy to stir up your next favorite cup.
Menu - Starbucks Coffee Company
About Us Our Company Our Coffee About Starbucks Starbucks Archive Investor Relations Customer Service Contact Us
Introducing Starbucks Sunsera Blend coffee - About Starbucks
Feb 27, 2025 · It’s a smooth, flavorful hot brewed coffee in Starbucks cafés both when it’s served black or customized at the condiment bar with milk and sugar. And it produces a beautiful cup …
Caramel Syrup Recipe | Starbucks®️ Coffee at Home
If you’d like to add the exciting sweetness of caramel to your coffee, use this delicious recipe for caramel syrup from Starbucks®️ Coffee at Home.
Cups & Merch - About Starbucks
Introducing Starbucks Sunsera Blend coffee Starbucks is adding a new flavorful light-roast coffee with sunshine vibes to its core coffee lineup.
Starbucks® Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel …
Discover an instant uplift from Starbucks ® Crema Collection Premium Instant Coffee. Hot or iced, you can make a smooth and frothy delicious cup in an instant.
Starbucks celebrates Ethiopia's coffee legacy with new single …
Jan 22, 2025 · Ethiopia is now Africa’s largest coffee producer and coffee is critical to the economy and livelihood. Roughly one in four people in Ethiopia are reliant in some way on …
Ground Coffees | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
Bring home the fresh taste you love with ground coffees from Starbucks® Coffee at Home. Choose from Organic Yukon Blend®, House Blend and more!
Starbucks Coffee Company
More than just great coffee. Explore the menu, sign up for Starbucks® Rewards, manage your gift card and more.
The Best Coffee from Starbucks Coffee: Starbucks Coffee Company
Find your favorite at-home coffee From K-Cup pods to Starbucks® Premium Instant, we offer a wide selection of coffee to fill your cup.
Instant Coffees | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
Made with the same 100% arabica beans, Starbucks ® delivers the coffee you love, instantly. In a range of styles to suit any palate, it’s easy to stir up your next favorite cup.
Menu - Starbucks Coffee Company
About Us Our Company Our Coffee About Starbucks Starbucks Archive Investor Relations Customer Service Contact Us
Introducing Starbucks Sunsera Blend coffee - About Starbucks
Feb 27, 2025 · It’s a smooth, flavorful hot brewed coffee in Starbucks cafés both when it’s served black or customized at the condiment bar with milk and sugar. And it produces a beautiful cup …
Caramel Syrup Recipe | Starbucks®️ Coffee at Home
If you’d like to add the exciting sweetness of caramel to your coffee, use this delicious recipe for caramel syrup from Starbucks®️ Coffee at Home.
Cups & Merch - About Starbucks
Introducing Starbucks Sunsera Blend coffee Starbucks is adding a new flavorful light-roast coffee with sunshine vibes to its core coffee lineup.
Starbucks® Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel …
Discover an instant uplift from Starbucks ® Crema Collection Premium Instant Coffee. Hot or iced, you can make a smooth and frothy delicious cup in an instant.
Starbucks celebrates Ethiopia's coffee legacy with new single …
Jan 22, 2025 · Ethiopia is now Africa’s largest coffee producer and coffee is critical to the economy and livelihood. Roughly one in four people in Ethiopia are reliant in some way on …
Ground Coffees | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
Bring home the fresh taste you love with ground coffees from Starbucks® Coffee at Home. Choose from Organic Yukon Blend®, House Blend and more!