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More From Less
More From LessBy Andrew McAfeeScribner, New York, 2019 More From Less is a book about dematerialization Demawhat? No, it’s not some sort of Star Trek transporter technology. Dematerialization is the phenomenon of producing the same goods from less material and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Energy, Environment, Science and technology
Tagged andrew mcafee, book reviews, books, capitalism, climate change, dematerialization, more from less, non-fiction
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Growth
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities By Vaclav Smil The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2019 People used to think growth was a good thing. Politicians, economists and business leaders brag about healthy or robust growth in jobs, GDP, and profits. But … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Energy, Environment, History, Science and technology
Tagged biosphere, book reviews, books, climate change, Energy, growth, population, sustainability, vaclav smil
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Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know By Malcolm Gladwell Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2019 I’ve read most of Malcolm Gladwell’s books and quite a few of his New Yorker articles. I … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, malcolm gladwell, non-fiction, talking to strangers
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing By Delia Owens G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 2018 I don’t read much fiction these days, but it’s summertime and the last book I read was about the history of calculus, so I figured I’d try … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, delis owens, fiction, mystery, novels, summer reading, where the crawdads sing
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Losing Earth
Losing Earth By Nathaniel Rich Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 2019 The Sunday New York Times Magazine devoted its entire August 1, 2018 issue to a single article called Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged book review, book reviews, books, carbon dioxide, climate change, Environment, global warming, losing earth, nathaniel rich
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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
Posted in Books, History
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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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
Posted in Books, Management
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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