http://strongbrains.com A reading list of great books for homeschooling and self education, with references to Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. en-us Andrew Layman, 2011 Andrew Layman's HTMLDB Database Publishing Program 1440 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://strongbrains.com/index.html A reading list of great books for homeschooling and self education, with references to Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. http://strongbrains.com Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:16:28 PST 2011-10-08 17:16:28 Andrew Layman http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_thinking_skills,_october_2011.htm New Books in Thinking Skills, October 2011 http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_thinking_skills,_october_2011.htm Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:10:30 PST 2011-10-08 17:10:30 http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_investing,_october_2011.htm New Books in Investing, October 2011 http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_investing,_october_2011.htm Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:08:38 PST 2011-10-08 17:08:38 http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_business,_october_2011.htm New Books in Business, October 2011 http://strongbrains.com/new_books_in_business,_october_2011.htm Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:53:18 PST 2011-10-08 16:53:18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ml4Ob1s3o An art film by Strand and Charles Sheeler, <i>Manhatta</i> shows the beauty and vitality of New York in 1920, the dynamic energy and freedom of the world's greatest city. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ml4Ob1s3o Sun, 08 May 2011 19:56:13 PST 2011-05-08 19:56:13 http://strongbrains.com/newbooksdecember2010.htm http://strongbrains.com/newbooksdecember2010.htm Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:51:48 PST 2010-12-30 12:51:48 http://strongbrains.com/the_trump_card.htm Review of The Trump Card http://strongbrains.com/the_trump_card.htm Sat, 29 May 2010 20:39:12 PST 2010-05-29 20:39:12 http://strongbrains.com/essays_on_ayn_rand's_atlas_shrugged.htm Review of Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged http://strongbrains.com/essays_on_ayn_rand's_atlas_shrugged.htm Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:14:24 PST 2010-04-04 10:14:24 http://strongbrains.com/the_checklist_manifesto.htm Checklists provide a reliable method of overcoming omissions in applying available knowledge. http://strongbrains.com/the_checklist_manifesto.htm Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:08:00 PST 2010-04-03 21:08:00 http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15577528 "It has already been established that those who siesta are less likely to die of heart disease. Now, Matthew Walker and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that they probably have better memory, too. A post-prandial snooze, Dr Walker has discovered, sets the brain up for learning." http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15577528 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:20:28 PST 2010-02-28 08:20:28 http://strongbrains.com/egypt_and_assyria.htm Egypt and Assyria reading recommendations from Scott Powell http://strongbrains.com/egypt_and_assyria.htm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:12:00 PST 2009-08-21 20:12:00 http://strongbrains.com/powell08122009.htm History reading recommendations from Scott Powell http://strongbrains.com/powell08122009.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:37:47 PST 2009-08-12 10:37:47 http://strongbrains.com/hold_that_thought!.htm Don't let thoughts slip away. Capture them immediately. Here's how. http://strongbrains.com/hold_that_thought!.htm Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:28:01 PST 2009-07-26 11:28:01 http://strongbrains.com/physical_science_by_david_harriman.htm http://strongbrains.com/physical_science_by_david_harriman.htm Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:33:31 PST 2006-10-31 16:33:31 http://strongbrains.com/thinking_tactics.htm The "Tackling Hard Thinking" workshop has been re- organized and re-titled as "Thinking Tactics." It now consists of two 3-hour sections, "Part 1: Concentration," and "Part 2: Efficiency." http://strongbrains.com/thinking_tactics.htm Sat, 20 May 2006 08:19:00 PST 2006-05-20 08:19:00 http://strongbrains.com/ohaus_primer_balance.htm A simple, durable balance for children to learn physics from. http://strongbrains.com/ohaus_primer_balance.htm Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:34:18 PST 2005-06-26 18:34:18 http://strongbrains.com/summer_education,_first_grade.htm Curriculum plan for post-first-grade summer education http://strongbrains.com/summer_education,_first_grade.htm Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:44:57 PST 2005-06-26 14:44:57 http://strongbrains.com/powerful_minds_created.htm Powerful Minds Website Created http://strongbrains.com/powerful_minds_created.htm Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:49:08 PST 2005-03-25 07:49:08 http://strongbrains.com/why_the_grid_failed.htm The Physics of the Power Grid and How Government Regulation caused the Blackout http://strongbrains.com/why_the_grid_failed.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2003 10:34:52 PST 2003-10-12 10:34:52 http://strongbrains.com/y2k.htm http://strongbrains.com/y2k.htm Mon, 19 May 2003 19:57:56 PST 2003-05-19 19:57:56 http://strongbrains.com/beggingthequestion.htm http://strongbrains.com/beggingthequestion.htm Sat, 17 May 2003 20:52:52 PST 2003-05-17 20:52:52