Lisa Bu: Como os livros podem abrir sua mente
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Lisa Bu |
TED2013
• February 2013
O que acontece quando um sonho que você teve desde a infância ... não se realiza? Enquanto Lisa Bu se adaptava a uma nova vida nos Estados Unidos, ela se voltou para os livros a fim de expandir sua mente e criar um novo caminho para si mesma. Ela compartilha sua abordagem única sobre leitura nesta palestra pessoal adorável sobre a magia dos livros.
O que acontece quando um sonho que você teve desde a infância ... não se realiza? Enquanto Lisa Bu se adaptava a uma nova vida nos Estados Unidos, ela se voltou para os livros a fim de expandir sua mente e criar um novo caminho para si mesma. Ela compartilha sua abordagem única sobre leitura nesta palestra pessoal adorável sobre a magia dos livros.
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About the speaker
Lisa Bu has built a career helping people find great stories to listen to. Now she tells her own story.
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