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Author Archives: Harry Katz
Origin Story
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything By David Christian Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2018 Every religion, every culture, and every nation has its origin story. Origin stories tell us who we are, where we come from, how … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged Big Bang, book review, book reviews, books, climate change, complexity, creation, David Christian, Environment, Origin Story, science
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On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft By Stephen King Scribner, New York, 2000 I’ve posted before that there are two kinds of books about writing: those that focus mainly on the craft of writing, and those focused on the … Continue reading
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthBy Richard FlanaganAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 2014 The Narrow Road to the Deep North is brilliantly written and utterly harrowing. During World War II, an estimated 200,000 Asian civilian laborers and 60,000 Allied … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, book review, book reviews, books, burma railway, fiction, novels, richard flanagan, World War II
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Informal Leadership: Leading Without Authority
During a lunchroom conversation at work the other day, a colleague asked how you can lead without authority. How can you be an effective leader without having the formal or positional authority of a VP, director or manger? It’s a … Continue reading
We Don’t Say Goodbye Anymore
A while ago I was watching an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, a detective series set in Toronto in the late 1890’s. At the end of the episode our hero, Detective William Murdoch, says goodbye to the visiting Egyptologist who was … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet
Tagged connection, friends, friendship, goodbye, internet, murdoch mysteries, parting, relationships
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Blackfish City
Blackfish CityBy Sam J. MillerHarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear. Who is she? Why has she come? What’s her plan? That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blackfish city, book review, book reviews, books, climate change, fiction, immigration, miller, novels, science fiction
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Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (2nd Edition)By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al SwitzlerMcGraw-Hill, New York, 2012 Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they suddenly got defensive? Maybe you were talking with … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, crucial conversations, personal development, relationships
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