Category Archives: Books

Thank You for Being Late

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of AccelerationsBy Thomas L. FriedmanFarrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2016 It’s a good thing Tom Friedman is an optimist. Reading his latest book, Thank You for … Continue reading →

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How Will You Measure Your Life?

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

How Will You Measure Your Life?By Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth & Karen DillonHarperCollins, New York, 2012 Clayton Christensen is best known for his groundbreaking book The Innovator’s Dilemma, probably one of the most important business books ever written. First … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Reading

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisBy J. D. VanceHarperCollins, New York, 2016 The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott WalkerBy Katherine J. CramerUniversity of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2016 Before … Continue reading →

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The Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy Future

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

The Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy FutureBy Gretchen BakkeBloomsbury, New York, 2016 A PhD in cultural anthropology might seem like an odd background for someone writing a book about our national electricity grid. But Gretchen Bakke … Continue reading →

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Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto

Posted on May 21, 2016 by

Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto By Lesley Hazleton Riverhead Books, New York, 2016 Lesley Hazleton does not like the word “the”. At least not when it’s used in discussing matters of religion, faith, or spirituality, such as the meaning of life, … Continue reading →

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The Court and The World

Posted on January 3, 2016 by

The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global RealitiesBy Stephen BreyerAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 2015 This book is about the increasing interplay between the Supreme Court of the United States and the people, laws and courts … Continue reading →

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Mindset

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessBy Carol S. Dweck, PhDBallantine Books, New York, 2006 Everyone knows there are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who do not. … Continue reading →

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