The biggest question I have is “Did that Bionic Bunnybook predate Arthur as a show?”
It is officially LeVar Burton day over here at the LJ tumblr.
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SLJ’s Karyn Peterson chatted with LeVar Burton about Reading Rainbow’s new initiatives.
Stay tuned for the article!
Swoon. Seriously. I don’t think I could handle meeting LeVar. I tried to explain this to some of my coworkers yesterday and ended up describing for like five minutes the scene in Star Trek: Insurrection where Geordi sees a sunset for the first time. So, basically:
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Strand Books: Book Briefs: Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation* →
From the author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun comes another Star Trek-themed business book, this time from the perspective of Captain Picard. Yes.
- When you are asked for approval of an action, you should find every reason to respond with, “Permission granted.” Make it so.
- In space, it is rarely better to act quickly and err than to tarry until the time of action has past, as the time of action for any one thing is rarely absolute and many errors are fatal.
- It is impossible to master any art or science at once. Instead, to excel at anything one must patiently wrestle with it until it gives up its secret.
Mark Brown writes: “I bought this book based on how much I love Star Trek. Big mistake. It’s not at all insightfull, or true to the spirit of Star Trek. Each chapter is mostly a summary of a particular episode, written from the perspective of Captain Picard. Disapointingly, the account doesn’t sound at all like Picard, and doesn’t add anything that we didn’t see in the episode.”
Anne Degeorge disagrees. “This book is an excellent tool for learning about being a leader even if you’re not a STAR TREK fan. I loved reading this book - every time.”
*Whoa. Colon overload. Amazon actually lists it with three. Terrible.
This book exists.
