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John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal

December 16, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Dwight Garner for The New York Times in which he discusses one of the most popular novelists who ever lived, John le Carré. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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Twelve Excellent Quotations from Military Leaders Throughout History

July 25, 2017

I am grateful to Bill Murphy Jr. for gathering dozens of quotations from great military leaders throughout history. Here are eight of Bill’s: “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter…

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Why “1984” Is a 2017 Must-Read

January 30, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michio Kakutani featured in The New York Times (January 26, 2017), one of the media sources reviled daily by the current occupant of the Oval Office. To read the complete article…

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Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

May 1, 2016

Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor Jeremy C. Miller HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (April 2016) “Here’s how to invest, here’s how I did it; this is the road I took.…

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50 Politics Classics: A book review by Bob Morris

May 27, 2015

50 Politics Classics: Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishing (2015) “The world is a dangerous place to live…because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Albert Einstein Actually, the…

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War, Peace, and Listicles: Leo Tolstoy on Money, Fame, and Writing for the Wrong Reasons

November 29, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from another thought-provoking article by Maria Popova for her website, Brain Pickings, during which she provides a lament on being “self-confident and self-satisfied as only those can be who are quite holy or who do…

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Why do writers write?

October 30, 2013

As you would expect, the answer depends on which writer is asked. Ernest Hemingway once responded, “to get it out.” However, you may be interested in what is provided in Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/16/13)

September 22, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS A Life In Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography John Whitehead The Art of Business: In the Footsteps of…

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A Writing Coach Becomes a Listener

May 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dan Barry for The New York Times. In it, he discusses arguably the best source of insights, information, and counsel on how to write effectively. William Zinsser is the author…

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The Yale Book of Quotations: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2012

The Yale Book of Quotations Fred R. Shapiro, Editor Yale University Press (2006) A treasury of “highly quotatious” insights During the past 25-30 years, I have purchased and then made frequent use of dozens of anthologies of quotations (including revised…

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