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What you may not know about past U.S. presidents
Here is a brief excerpt from an especially interesting article by Li Zhou for Smithsonianmag.com. Think you know all about the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books might make you think twice. President’s Day is February…
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In Author in Chief, one of the most interesting books I have read in recent years, Craig Fehrman “tells the story of how, when, and why America’s presidents began writing books — and why Americans have been been so consistently…
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The Presidents: A book review by Bob Morris
The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America’s Best–and Worst–Chief Executives Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, with special contributions by Douglas Brinkley, Edna Greene Medford, and Richard Norton Smith PublicAffairs (April 2019) Whatever the specific rankings, here is an abundance of valuable…
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Winners: A book review by Bob Morris
Winners: And How They Succeed Alastair Campbell Pegasus Books Ltd (2015) What we can learn from winners’ mindsets as well as from their modus operandi Alistair Campbell carefully organized and then presents his material within four Parts. To his substantial…
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Bolshiness is back
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adrian Wooldridge for The Economist in which he argues that the similarities to the world that produced the Russian revolution are too close for comfort. To read the complete article,…
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A Bloomberg Q&A: Charlie Rose Talks to Henry Kissinger
Here is an abbreviated version of an extended interview of Henry Kissinger by Charlie Rose. To check out the article in BloombergBusinessweek, please clickhere. To watch Rose’s several interviews of Kissinger and other world leaders, please click here. Photograph Credit:…
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The Dark Side of Charisma
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to…
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Slugfest: The Romney-Obama Debates
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James Fallows and featured in The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * This…
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7 signs of a dysfunctional company
Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here.…
Ten Fascinating Presidential Facts You May Not Already Know
Here is a brief article by Li Zhou that I came upon in Smithsonian magazine. To check out others, please click here. * * * Think you’ve got a firm handle on the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books just…
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