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Category Archives: Books
Principles
Principlesby Ray DalioSimon & Schuster, New York, 2017 I don’t often read books by celebrity CEOs. They can be jejune; more a testament to the author’s ego and less about providing any real insight or substance. Principles by Ray Dalio … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, personal development, principles, ray dalio
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Seven Books in Seven Days
I recently did one of those social media challenges where you’re supposed to post one thing each day for seven days. In this case, the “one thing” was the cover of a book you love. I thought I’d recap my … Continue reading
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Tagged book challenge, book review, book reviews, books, favorite books
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Fascism: A Warning
Fascism: A WarningBy Madeleine AlbrightHarperCollins, New York, 2018 When she spoke to an adoring, packed house at Seattle’s Paramount Theater on the evening of April, 24, 2018, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stated clearly that she was not accusing … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, democracy, Donald Trump, fascism, foreign policy, Madeleine Albright, politics, trump
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See By Anthony Doerr Scribner, New York, 2014 I’m not quite sure what to make of this book. It’s beautifully constructed, like an intricate puzzle box. All the pieces fit together with precision and artistry. … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, book review, book reviews, books, fiction, novels, Saint Malo, World War II
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Tom Wolfe: A Tribute
I first encountered Tom Wolfe’s writing, or at least his books, as a young child, when a hardback copy of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby arrived at our house in Oakville, Ontario, about 25 miles west of Toronto. If I … Continue reading
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Tagged essays, journalism, obituary, The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe, writing
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Factfulness
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why things Are Better Than We Think By Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund Flatiron Books, New York, 2018 First things first: if you’ve never seen any … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, critical thinking, development, Factfulness, global health, Hans Rosling, health care, progress, public health, thinkng
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Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and ProgressBy Steven PinkerViking, New York, 2018 We seem to be living in a time of perpetual crisis. It feels like the whole world is going off the rails. Everything decent seems … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, development, enlightenment, Enlightenment Now, humanism, progress, reason, science, Steven Pinker
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