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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is the most inspiring book on education and self-advancement I have ever read. Buy it. It read it. Now! ( ) Quite a good read, but the format irked me a bit. The self-learning tips were scattered amongst his personal remembrances - previous jobs, tellings off by school teachers etc - which diminished their impact. The author sounds like a very interesting guy, but I'd prefer that element to be separate. Aside from that, some really useful tips on self-propelled learning. The constant buccaneer/pirate lingo became increasingly tiresome though as it went on: frequently thought, "I know there's a point hidden away in this 'set sail for XYZ Cove & gather your booty' nonsense." This book was great fun. As a random pickup at the library, I didn't expect much but it actually spoke to me on several levels. Firstly, the writing was fun and quick to read : the book does not bury the reader under dense text. Secondly, I truly felt a kindred spirit in the author's story. While I did not drop out of school, I very much understood and related to much of his thoughts and feelings (and methodologies) regarding learning and education. What is most interesting is that I didn't even realize that he was involved in software testing when I picked up the book, I just thought a book about well educated pirates would be interesting :-) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Like so many young people, James Bach, the son of the famous author Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull) struggled in school. While he excelled in subjects that interested him, he barely passed the courses that didn't. By the time he was sixteen he had dropped out. He taught himself computer programming and software design and started working as a manager at Apple Computers only four years later - and he never looked back. With The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar, James shows us how he developed his own education on his own terms, how that unorthodox education brought him success, and how the reader can do it too. In his uniquely pithy and anecdotal style James uses the metaphor of a buccaneer to describe anyone whose love of learning and pursuit of knowledge is not bound by institutions or authorities. James outlines the eleven elements of his self-education method and shows how every reader - simply investing time and passion into educating themselves about the things that really interest them - can develop a method for acquiring knowledge and expertise that fits their temperaments and showcases their unique abilities and skills. Particularly well-suited for an audience grappling with the challenges posed by the internet, but also appropriate for parents looking to help and school their children or employees hoping to jumpstart their careers, The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar is a groundbreaking and uplifting work that empowers and inspires its readers. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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