Feliz Ano Novo / Happy New Year

Quem diz que não há livros no presépio? / Nativity scene with a book

Eva Montanari 

Feliz Natal! / Merry Christmas!

Histórias de encantar à moda do Sócrates

Henrique Monteiro

Agasalhem os livros! / Bring this book a jacket!

s.id.

Está frrrrrrrrio!

A ler online / Reading online

:)

Resumindo o ambiente natalício / This is Christmas time

Cathy Thorne

O livro enquanto magia / Books are magic

JOÃO VAZ DE CARVALHO

“A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called "leaves") imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and silently, inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another. Books break the shackles of time ― proof that humans can work magic.”

Carl Sagan

7 truques para pesquisar melhor no Google

1. Quando procurar uma frase específica, ponha-a entre aspas. Desta forma, as páginas apresentadas serão apenas as que contiverem aquela frase, com as palavras naquela ordem.

2. Coloque um asterisco numa frase para especificar uma palavra que não conhece ou que não tem a certeza de qual é. Imagine, por exemplo, que procura a letra de uma música mas não se lembra de todas as palavras (“All I want for * is you”) ou que quer descobrir as variadas formas de uma expressão (“* do que dois a voar”).

3. Use o sinal de menos (-) para eliminar palavras que não quer que sejam apresentadas. Por exemplo, se estiver à procura de ‘jaguar’ mas não quer que lhe apareça o carro (jaguar –carro).

4. Coloque ‘site:’ para procurar apenas sites. Se quiser encontrar o site do Cristiano Ronaldo, por exemplo, coloca 'site: Cristiano Ronaldo'.

5. Pode encontrar arquivos com ficheiros com mais de 100 anos aqui.

6. Use ‘significado:’ ou ‘definir:’ para descobrir o significado de alguma palavra, sigla ou expressão.

7. Não sabe de onde veio uma imagem? Pode guardá-la no seu computador e depois procura-la no Google Images, usando o ícone da câmara. O Google vai mostrar-lhe imagens semelhantes.

Fonte

Uma lei da natureza para os livros / A law of nature for books

Harold's Planet

Como usar a biblioteca segundo Ray Bradbury / How to use a library, by Ray Bradbury

Vieira da Silva, 

La bibliothèque en feu [A biblioteca em fogo], 1974

"I use a library the same way I’ve been describing the creative process as a writer — I don’t go in with lists of things to read, I go in blindly and reach up on shelves and take down books and open them and fall in love immediately. And if I don’t fall in love that quickly, shut the book, back on the shelf, find another book, and fall in love with it. You can only go with loves in this life".

Ray Bradbury (August 22, 1920–June 5, 2012) 

A ciência da produtividade em 2 vídeos / The science of productivity and procrastination, animated

Mais aqui

Nunca está frio demais para ler / It's never too cold to read

Laura Pacheco

Melanie Mikecz

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O Pai Natal lê histórias às crianças / Santa reads to the children

Steve Henderson

Dá um livro (ou dois, ou três) neste Natal / Give the gift of a book this Christmas

Oh yes, it was!

4 razões para oferecer/receber livros neste Natal / 4 reasons to offer/receive books for Christmas

1. Um livro é um presente que proporciona um prazer prolongado.

2. Ler sabe sempre bem, mas no Inverno, com o frio e a chuva, debaixo das mantas...ui!

3. Os livros alimentam mas não engordam (ao contrário dos fritos de Natal e dos chocolates que nos gostam de dar).

4. E são tão fáceis de embrulhar!

As 4 fases da vida em relação ao Pai Natal / The 4 stages of life concerning Santa Claus

Mais um cão que come livros / This dog was an editor in a former life

Eu em versão Jane Austen / Me in Jane Austen's version

Uma caricatura minha feita com a aplicação MomentCam.

Qual casamento?! Ah sim, já vou, é só chegar ao fim deste capítulo. / Which wedding?! Oh yes, I'm coming, after I finish this chapter.

Dmitry KIiplik I. 1865-1942

:D

16 citações de Natal com ilustrações de Janet Hill / 16 Christmas quotes with Janet Hill's illustrations

1. "People say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents".

Bryce Courtenay

2. "It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul".

Caroline Kennedy

3. "The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value".

Charles Dudley Warner

4. "Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection".

Pindar

5. "Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store".

Dr. Seuss

6. "Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"

Charles Dickens

7. "The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live".

George Carlin

8. "I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season".

Ashley Tisdale

9. "Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip".

Gary Allan

10. "A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together".

Garrison Keillor

11. "I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness".

Carrie Fisher

12. "Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice".

Dave Barry

13. "I love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence and just about everything that goes along with Christmas".

Hillary Scott

14. "Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year".

Victor Borge

15. "Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity".

Chris Van Allsburg

16. "As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving".

Gordon B. Hinckley

Fonte: brainyquote
Ilustrações de Janet Hill