Lectures tagged "inspiration"

Steve Almond 101
Steve Almond
February 16, 2010
01:16:00
Author Steve Almond reads from his new book, This Won't Take but a Minute, Honey, and discusses his unique take on the art and craft of creative writing. This lecture is particularly geared towards creative writing students and beginning writers.
How to Stay a Passionate and Creative Educator
Nancy Rappaport
January 30, 2010
00:29:16
Nancy Rappaport, Harvard psychiatrist and author of the memoir In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide, discusses ways that self-reflection can help educators to remain passionate and creative over time when working in schools.
The Gratitude Girls: 30 Days of Gratitude
The Gratitude Girls: 30 Days of Gratitude
Carolyn Buttram
November 22, 2009
00:58:29
Carolyn Buttram, Vanessa Lowry, and Robin Kirby, authors of the online book, 30 Days of Gratitude, explain how increasing gratitude can displace unwanted malice and other faults, thereby bringing peace and contentment to life. Their book can be downloaded at www.daysofgratitude.com.
Audio-only
Letters About Literature
Pooja Manor
May 19, 2007
00:43:41
The Georgia Center for the Book honors the Georgia finalists of the 2007 "Letters About Literature" competition, sponsored by Target. These young writers read their inspirational letters written to a writer about his or her book, and describe how that book has changed their lives.