National Public Radio

In The British Are Coming, Rick Atkinson Turns His Gaze To The American Revolution

May 28, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transcript of an interview of Rick Atkinson by Scott Simon for National Public Radio during which they discusses his latest book, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777…

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MacArthur “genius” Angela Duckworth Responds to a New Critique of Grit

August 15, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Anya Kazmentz for National Public Radio in which Angela Duckworth responds to criticism of her best-seller, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, published by Scribner (May 2016). To read the…

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Matthew E. May on “winning the brain game”: An interview by Bob Morris

May 29, 2016

Matt May is author of Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Fatal Flaws of Thinking (May 2016), as well as four previous award-winning books: The Laws of Subtraction (2012), The Shibumi Strategy (2010), In Pursuit of Elegance (2009), and…

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Sherry Turkle on “Making The Case For Face To Face In An Era Of Digital Conversation”

March 29, 2016

Steven Wright once asked, “If Barbie is so popular, why do we have to buy her friends?” Hello Barbie, shown to the right at the North American International Toy Fair in New York, is an interactive doll designed to have…

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A different perspective on Selma and Ferguson in 2015

March 16, 2015

Self-anointed “experts” on race relations and economic inequality continue to blog (i.e. bloviate) about what happened in Selma, Alabama (on March 9, 1965), and what lessons can be learned from it that apply to race relations today, there and elsewhere,…

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43 On 41: A President Traces The Life of His Father

November 14, 2014

Only twice in American history has a son followed his father into the presidency. The first was John Quincy Adams. The second, George W. Bush, has now written a biography of his father, George H.W. Bush. It’s called 41: A…

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How to create or increase demand for what you offer with the power of consumer engagement ideas

November 4, 2014

In the first chapter of Twitter is Not a Strategy: Rediscovering the Art of Brand Marketing, to be published by Palgrave Macmillan (November 2014), Tom Doctoroff observes, ” For those of you now associated with an organization that is struggling…

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Matthew Stewart: Founders Claimed A Subversive Right To “Nature’s God”

August 15, 2014

Here is a brief interview of Matthew Stewart by Arun Rath for National Public Radio. According to Stewart, the U.S. was not founded as a Christian nation. He discusses his book, Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic,…

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The Failure Myth

April 29, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Aubrey Daniels for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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