Table of Contents: “…Leading and learning for a lifetime -- Geezers : the era of limits -- Geeks : the era of options -- Crucibles of leadership --- The alchemy of leadership -- A passion for the promises of life.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Seat of future empire, home of the Armadillo (hippies) -- City of the Violet Crown, the Gay Place (scribes) -- Willie Nelson in groover's paradise (pickers) -- Austin City Limits (vid heads) -- Whole Foods Market (veg heads) -- South by Southwest (conventioneers) -- Austin Film Society (slackers) -- Dell, Lord British, RvB, Capital Factory, and the translator (geeks) -- The Franklin line (cool kids) -- Keeping Austin weird (the looky-loos) -- Onward through the fog (going mainstream) -- On the road again.…”
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Table of Contents: “…-- Bringing the plants home alive -- Bringing themselves home alive -- Plant superstars -- Contemporary plant geeks -- Time line -- Author's note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.…”

Table of Contents: “…Liar's poker -- Never mention money -- Learning to love your corporate culture -- Adult education -- A brotherhood of hoods -- The fat men and their marvelous money machine -- The Salomon diet -- From geek to man -- The art of war -- How can we make you happier? …”

Table of Contents: “…/ Youth from Horse Lake First Nation ; Sokolum on the small screen / Heather Hills ; Art outside the box / Louie Gong ; The power of sport / Waneek Horn-Miller ; Modern warrior / Bunky Echo-Hawk -- Part 4: Dreamcatchers : Life lessons / Jade Willoughby ; Adventure in art / Ruthie, Sierra, Chamisa and Santana Edd ; Reunited / Sharai Mustatia ; The road to the red carpet / Michelle Thrush ; Tips from the musical trenches / Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk ; Idle no more / Kelli Clifton, Raquel Simard, Kris Statnyk ; Salish geek / Jeffrey Veregge ; First nation flavor / Aaron Joseph Bear Robe ; Hoop breaking / James Jones ; Grad: just the beginning / Tenille Campbell ; Weaving dreams / Patricia Stein.…”

Table of Contents: “…Bungle, costume-wearing band played "bizarre" music -- Bebo Norman, rising star in Christian music -- Po' Girl, female Canadian folk band -- The Pursuit of Happiness, canadian geek-chic rock band -- Jon Randall, country musician wrote "Whiskey Lullaby" -- Fred Rose, publisher made Nashville central to music scene -- The Samples, songwriting and fan-focused rock band -- Juelz Santana, rapper used music to escape streets -- Ashlee Simpson, edgy pop singer and actress -- Willie the Lion Smith, roaring 1920s pianist -- Angela Strehli, "First Lady of Texas Blues" -- Taking Back Sunday, rock group combines punk and emo -- Tegan and Sara, twin sisters form classic style duo -- Anibal Troilo, Argentinean tango music legend -- Robin Trower, atistic and bluesy rock guitarist -- Benny Waters, jazz master performed for decades -- Ronny Weiser, record label owner revived American rockabilly -- Kanye West, socially conscious hip-hop star -- Chris Whitley, creative blues and rock performer -- Johnny Winter, blues-loving guitarist -- Bernard Wrigley, British folk singer and actor -- Young Dubliners, Irish band combines tradition and rock.…”
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