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En Siete vidas, el autor nos transporta de nuevo a Ford County, Mississippi, donde está ambientada su primera novela, Tiempo de matar.

Listen to the various mutterings, ramblings, and complaints of three high school teens as they try to make sense of school, family, and the world. We hope this makes you a little happier!

School was a struggle for John D. Rodrigues. He knew he was smart, but teachers and classmates didn’t believe him. All they saw was a kid who wore freakish orthopedic shoes, couldn’t sit still in class, and struggled miserably with reading. At age 16, John had had enough. He dropped out, certain he’d never return to school. Thanks to a chance encounter, John discovered ice sculpting. Here, finally, was something the young man was good at, and he took to it passionately. His talent for releasing beauty from massive blocks of ice led to jobs working in famous hotels and on cruise ships.

This is a book that teaches the value of the simplest things, where children can learn respect, courage, and how things can change in the blink of an eye. But when we stand strong in the face of adversity, even bullying can change for the better.

As the friends jumped into the new school year, they felt their experiences over the summer had made them wiser, but their bond remained as strong as ever. They carried the memories of their urban adventures deep in their hearts, and the lessons they had learned continued to guide them. They were tasked with choosing their path through school and after their summer adventures the friends felt they were ready to plan the rest of their lives.

Todos tienen que enfrentarse todos los días a dilemas importantes: ¿Dónde hay que poner las prioridades y por dónde hay que empezar? Ahora ya disponemos de un método seguro para responder: el Sprint. El diseñador Jake Knapp creó este proceso de cinco días en Google, donde los sprints se empleaban para todo tipo de proyectos, desde el Google Search hastaGoogle X. En Google Ventures empezó a trabajar con Braden Kowitz y John Zeratsky y los tres han conducido más de cien sprints con empresas del sector de la telefonía móvil, del comercio electrónico, la sanidad, las finanzas y otros.