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Category Archives: Books
Thank You for Being Late
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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Tagged books, climate change, Friedman, global warming, globalization, Moore's Law, technology, Thank You for Being Late
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How Will You Measure Your Life?
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
Post-Election Reading
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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Tagged 2016 election, books, clinton, politics, trump
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The Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy Future
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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Tagged books, clean energy, electricity, Energy, grid
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Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto
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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Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, atheism, books, faith, fundamentalism, Lesley Hazleton, religion, sprirtuality
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The Court and The World
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
Mindset
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
