Month: August 2014
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Gregory Hickok for The New York Times during which he discusses two myths that are old, another that is new. He explains why all of them need to be debunked. To…
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Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Belfer Center Studies in International Security) Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, with Ali Wyne The MIT Press (2013) Unique and invaluable perspectives on global…
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I have just read and am now re-reading a book written by John Brooks (1920-1993), Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street, prior to reviewing it for various Amazon websites as well as my own. As…
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Linda Henman is one of those rare experts who can say she’s a coach, consultant, speaker, and author. For more than 30 years, she has worked with Fortune 500 Companies and small businesses that want to think strategically, grow dramatically,…
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In addition to book reviews, interviews, and commentaries, I also re-read several classics each calendar year. My perennials include Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament) and St. Paul’s…
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What happens when a dream you’ve held since childhood … doesn’t come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself.…
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David Remnick discusses his recent article in The New Yorker, “The Imperial Putin,” with Charlie Rose. Remnick was a reporter for The Washington Post for ten years, including four in Moscow. He joined The New Yorker in 1992 and has…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kellye Whitney for Talent Management magazine. She points out that, according to Sharon Salzberg, author of a recently published book, it might be time to reconsider the power of mindfulness to…
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In addition to book reviews, interviews, and commentaries, I also re-read several classics each calendar year. My perennials include Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament) and St. Paul’s…
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Jonathan Winters & Robin Williams on “60 Minutes”
In 1986, Ed Bradley and his team from CBS’s 60 Minutes visited Jonathan Winters in his Beverly Hills home and, at one point, were joined by Robin Williams. Here is a link to what happened. Manic comic moments, to be…
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