Students and teachers, white collar mavericks, test preppers and hipsters - we aim to have something new and intriguing for each of you on this page. If we miss our mark, please let us know!


Music


Two music sites that live up to the hype:

1. peoplesound may be the best place to discover emerging music on the web. Free MP3's from almost every genre.

2. BMG, the only company on Earth that can bring you 12 CDs for the price of 1, with no additional commitment. Need we say more?


Career

1. FlipDog is the best job research and listing site you've never heard of. A massive job posting area, excellent geo and economic info, and a no-nonsense design to get you in and out happy.

   

2. HotJobs.com is another winner. Good account flexibility and a ton of employer eye balls.

[The more places you have your resume on display, the more likely you are to find what you're looking for quickly.]

Students

The Now Habit
This book can really help you kick those 'it can wait until tomorrow' blues. According to 'The Now Habit', the best way for you to crack procrastination is to make sure that you have blocks of time for whatever you love to do. Efficient work comes from guilt free play!

College Textbooks

Reference


Five Great Books for your Reference Library:

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

• The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology

• The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

• The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

• 2,107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions

Reading List

In the Spring of 1999, The Modern Library released their official take on the 100 most important English language novels written in the 20th Century. Several key authors seem to go unnoticed in the final list, including Ayn Rand and Toni Morrison, but the final list can serve as an excellent check list for curious literature buffs.

Here are the top 10:

1. Ulysses by James Joyce
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce
4. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
5. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
6. The Sound And The Fury by William Faulkner
7. Catch-22 By Joseph Heller
8. Darkness At Noon by Arthur Koestler
9. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
10. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Writing

Poetry.com

$58,000 in prizes waiting for poets of all levels of experience. Try your hand today -- enter for FREE!


Alibris.com

For a long-lost children's book, that cookbook filled with grandmother's favorite recipes, or a first edition of Jane Eyre, Alibris is the online store for rare, used, and out-of- print books.

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The New York Times

The ideal breakfast compliment, and an essential component of a proper lazy Sunday afternoon. Readers rely on 'The Times' for the most comprehensive, engaging coverage of news -- from arts and entertainment to sports and science, business and technology to dining and home design -- all rich with perspective and driven by the highest editorial standards.

Now, for a limited time -- at 50% OFF!

(Carpe Diem.)

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Salon.com

It's like National Public Radio with a libido.

News, Politics, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Books, Sex, Life, People, Comics, Salon Audio. Why, with so much free content available online, should you subscribe to Salon Premium? Because the kind of original journalism Salon offers is like nothing else available, online or off. Because the in-depth investigations and fearless commentary they provide doesn't come cheap. Support independent journalism -- Click Here!



Tech Tools and Toys

NetFlix

The only online movie company for the truly obsessed. Rent ALL the DVD movies you want for only $20 a month -- no late fees.

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Business

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell masterfully describes the anatomy of social trends, fads and epidemics in 'The Tipping Point'. It's a fascinating read, and you close the book one huge step closer to realizing the the company, industry, or social change you're after.



 

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