Author: Leonard Edward Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781630697006
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society."-from verso.
I, Pencil
Author: Leonard Edward Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781630697006
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society."-from verso.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781630697006
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society."-from verso.
The Promise of a Pencil
Author: Adam Braun
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476730636
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This the story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. The author began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, "A pencil." This small request led to a staggering series of events that took the author backpacking through dozens of countries before eventually leaving one of the world's most prestigious jobs at Bain & Company to found Pencils of Promise, the organization he started with just $25 that has since built more than 200 schools around the world. This book chronicles the author's journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn your biggest ambitions into reality, even if you start with as little as $25. His story takes readers behind the scenes with business moguls and village chiefs, world-famous celebrities and hometown heroes. It is filled with compelling stories and shareable insights. All proceeds from this book support Pencils of Promise.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476730636
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This the story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. The author began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, "A pencil." This small request led to a staggering series of events that took the author backpacking through dozens of countries before eventually leaving one of the world's most prestigious jobs at Bain & Company to found Pencils of Promise, the organization he started with just $25 that has since built more than 200 schools around the world. This book chronicles the author's journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn your biggest ambitions into reality, even if you start with as little as $25. His story takes readers behind the scenes with business moguls and village chiefs, world-famous celebrities and hometown heroes. It is filled with compelling stories and shareable insights. All proceeds from this book support Pencils of Promise.
Colored Pencil Solution Book
Author: Janie Gildow
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9781581800265
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artists and teachers Bildow and Newton provide about 20 step-by-step demonstrations that reveal the secrets of working with colored pencil. They answer the most commonly-asked questions about the medium, from basic techniques and proper tool selection to creating realistic colors, light, and textur
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9781581800265
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artists and teachers Bildow and Newton provide about 20 step-by-step demonstrations that reveal the secrets of working with colored pencil. They answer the most commonly-asked questions about the medium, from basic techniques and proper tool selection to creating realistic colors, light, and textur
I Am a Pencil
Author: Sam Swope
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805078510
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A children's book author relates how a workshop for a group of third graders grew into a three-year relationship with the class of mostly new Americans as he taught them to write stories and poems and learned of their hopes and lives.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805078510
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A children's book author relates how a workshop for a group of third graders grew into a three-year relationship with the class of mostly new Americans as he taught them to write stories and poems and learned of their hopes and lives.
Malala's Magic Pencil
Author: Malala Yousafzai
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241322553
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. She would use it to give gifts to her family, to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. As she grew older, Malala wished for bigger and bigger things. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells Malala's story, in her own words, for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed her to hold on to hope and to make her voice heard even in the most difficult of times.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241322553
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. She would use it to give gifts to her family, to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. As she grew older, Malala wished for bigger and bigger things. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells Malala's story, in her own words, for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed her to hold on to hope and to make her voice heard even in the most difficult of times.
When Pencil Met Eraser
Author: Karen Kilpatrick
Publisher: Imprint
ISBN: 9781250309396
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Ever wonder why there’s a little pink eraser on every pencil? Find out in this funny, clever picture book that tells the true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends. When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, Eraser erases parts of Pencil’s work, and the book itself becomes a canvas for their different takes on creativity—until the two discover their artwork is even better when they work together. From Karen Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos, and illustrator Germán Blanco, When Pencil Met Eraser brings to life something kids use every day at school and at home. Engaging art, adorable characters, and a clever ending create a memorable message about friendship and creativity.
Publisher: Imprint
ISBN: 9781250309396
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Ever wonder why there’s a little pink eraser on every pencil? Find out in this funny, clever picture book that tells the true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends. When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, Eraser erases parts of Pencil’s work, and the book itself becomes a canvas for their different takes on creativity—until the two discover their artwork is even better when they work together. From Karen Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos, and illustrator Germán Blanco, When Pencil Met Eraser brings to life something kids use every day at school and at home. Engaging art, adorable characters, and a clever ending create a memorable message about friendship and creativity.
The Pencil
Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536400007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog and other items, but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536400007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog and other items, but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.
I Miss My Pencil
Author: Kara Walker
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811860758
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What if doorbells used smell instead of sound? What if watches told time more slowly on weekends? Designers at the ground-breaking firm IDEOthe most innovative design company in the worldpush themselves to ask seemingly outrageous questions like these daily as they work to construct the products that shape our lives. Following 12 design experiments conceived by designers at IDEO, I Miss My Pencil takes a voyeuristic look at what designers do daily, might get to do once, and sometimes only hope to do. Each experiment is made real through collaboration, sketching, prototyping, fabrication, and photographing to go beyond the conceptual to the curiously concrete.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811860758
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What if doorbells used smell instead of sound? What if watches told time more slowly on weekends? Designers at the ground-breaking firm IDEOthe most innovative design company in the worldpush themselves to ask seemingly outrageous questions like these daily as they work to construct the products that shape our lives. Following 12 design experiments conceived by designers at IDEO, I Miss My Pencil takes a voyeuristic look at what designers do daily, might get to do once, and sometimes only hope to do. Each experiment is made real through collaboration, sketching, prototyping, fabrication, and photographing to go beyond the conceptual to the curiously concrete.
Fun with a Pencil
Author: Andrew Loomis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An introduction to drawing, cartooning, and capturing the essence of a subject all while having fun. It features step-by-step instruction from Professor Blook, Loomis' alter ego on the page.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An introduction to drawing, cartooning, and capturing the essence of a subject all while having fun. It features step-by-step instruction from Professor Blook, Loomis' alter ego on the page.
Pencil and Paper Activity Book
Author: James Maclaine
Publisher: Activity Book
ISBN: 9781805074144
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Put your tactics to the test with a variety of classic "pencil and paper" games and new ones, too. Then, take a line for a walk, turn pencil shavings into pictures and discover simple but effective shading techniques. Join dots and fill in squares to reveal surprising scenes, then complete posters and signs using your own imagination and words. You'll also find shape puzzles, codes to crack, patterns activities and a mini golf course you can play with just a pencil.
Publisher: Activity Book
ISBN: 9781805074144
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Put your tactics to the test with a variety of classic "pencil and paper" games and new ones, too. Then, take a line for a walk, turn pencil shavings into pictures and discover simple but effective shading techniques. Join dots and fill in squares to reveal surprising scenes, then complete posters and signs using your own imagination and words. You'll also find shape puzzles, codes to crack, patterns activities and a mini golf course you can play with just a pencil.