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Endeavour
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World By Peter Moore Chatto & Windus, London, 2018 Pop quiz: What does “endeavour” mean to you? a) To attempt, to strive, to exert oneself towards achieving some goal, b) The … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, captain cook, endeavour, exploration, history, joseph banks, peter moore
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The Palace of Illusions
The Palace of Illusions By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Anchor Books, New York, 2008 Reading The Palace of Illusions felt like seeing the ocean for the first time. It’s beautiful and vast and awe-inspiring. It’s unexpected and unforgettable. And it beckons … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, chitra divakaruni, fiction, india, mahabharat
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Who Can You Trust?
Who Can You Trust? How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart By Rachel Botsman Public Affairs, New York, 2017 Trust is like engine oil: when it’s present everything runs smoothly, but when it’s not they … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Computers and Internet
Tagged bnook reviews, book review, books, internet, online trust, rachel botsman, reputation, reputation systems, technology, trust, trust platform
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Radical Candor
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your HumanityBy Kim ScottSt. Martin’s Press, New York, 2017 Search the web for “top 10 reasons people quit their jobs” and you’ll find “bad boss”, “terrible boss”, or “relationship with boss” at … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, kim scott, leadership, management, radical candor, team building, teams
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Dare to Lead
Brené Brown’s latest book, Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts, is about courage. The book is pitched towards managers and executives to help them build the courage they need to lead their organizations. But I think the book could just as easily have been titled Dare to Live because it applies to many aspects of our lives. Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, brené brown, courage, dare to lead, empathy, leadership, shame, vulnerability
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The Deepest Well
The Deepest Well is a book about the life-long health impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Continue reading
Posted in Books, Health and wellness
Tagged ACE, book review, book reviews, books, child wellness, childhood adversity, Deepest Well, epigenetics, health, Nadine Burke Harris, stress, toxic stress
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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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