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A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion says, “Because…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker during which he explains how Italian mobsters climbed up the so-called “social ladder” by way of crime. For black criminals, the story has changed.…
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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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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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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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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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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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John Wooden, affectionately known as Coach, led UCLA to record wins that are still unmatched in the world of basketball. Throughout his long life, he shared the values and life lessons he passed to his players, emphasizing success that’s about…
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Isaiah Berlin on “The Hedgehog and the Fox”
In The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History, Isaiah Berlin observes: “There is a line among the fragments of the Greek poet Archilochus which says: ‘The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one…
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