Lone Cone Library

"A man and a woman are seated next to each other on a plane. They get to talking--about their destination, their careers, their families. Grievances are aired, family tragedies discussed, marriages and divorces analyzed. An intimacy is established as twostrangers contrast their own fictions about their lives. Rachel Cusk's Outline is a novel in ten conversations. Spare and stark, it follows a novelist teaching a course in creative writing during...

This report provides the court in Colorado with essential information about training evaluation with which to create an effective system for evaluating the training component of the Court Improvement Program (CIP). It is important to acknowledge here the differences in cultures between the various stakeholders that make up the audience for this multi-disciplinary training. The approaches to evaluation described here are the ideal for measuring effectiveness...

" Join 14 very special artists on a Creative Pilgrimage as they share exciting projects that they teach through the various art retreat venues from across the nation. As they teach their special projects, we experience what it's like to learn from this celebrated cohort of talented artists. Hear their unique perspectives about the importance of teaching--a process where through sharing knowledge, they also gain knowledge and develop community. Peppered...

Interaction with strangers cultivates creativity and provides opportunities for joining forces to achieve great ends. However most people tend to avoid talking or working with people they do not know, whether in the library, a classroom, or in academic and nonprofit settings. And to do so is to short-circuit much of the creative potential that is so necessary for innovation, and that organizational stakeholders crave. Enter CoLAB. Developed and presented...

The traditional American devices contained in this intriguing compilation date from an era long before milking machines, pesticide sprayers, and industrial hay bailers. Yet the simple inventions described for doing everything from managing young bulls to protecting drain outlets can be just as useful for today's farmer as they were for the homesteaders of over a century ago. Discover how to make such items as a movable nest for hens, a ribless boat,...

"Your practical, hands-on guide to engineering benchwork. For apprentices and amateur metalworkers looking for a no-nonsense guide. Learn skills and procedures for files, punches, hand filers, and more. Helpful diagrams, concise tables, and illustrative photography. Begin a career in metalwork engineering and know the proper practices early on to avoid common mistakes. For apprentices and amateur metalworkers, this book is your practical, hands-on...

As if being small and having S. Horten as his name isn't bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends. But on his very first day in his new home, Stuart's swept up in an extraordinary adventure: the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tony's marvelous, long-lost workshop.