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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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20 David Letterman Quotes That Are Both Funny and Wise

December 15, 2020

I am grateful to Flavia Medrut for so generously sharing a portion of her collection of memorable observations by David Letterman. * * * Comedian and late-night talk show host David Letterman has been entertaining us for over three decades.…

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The Case for Asking Sensitive Questions

December 15, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Einav Hart, Eric M. VanEpps, and Maurice Schweitzer for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs

December 15, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Carolyn Dewar, Martin Hirt, and Scott Keller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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What Made Leonardo Such a Great Artist? Science, Says a New Book

December 14, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * When testing a new…

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How to Actually Encourage Employee Accountability

December 14, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ron Carucci for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Google’s Project Magenta: Using machine learning to create compelling music

December 13, 2020

In The Artist in the Machine, Arthur I. Miller provides a thorough examination of the world of AI-powered creativity. “Twenty-first century computers equipped with neural networks can learn the rules of baroque music from Bach’s scores and work out for…

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Recommendation Engines: A book review by Bob Morris

December 12, 2020

Recommendation Engines (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Michael Schrage The MIT Press (September 2020) How and why recommendation engines can help to create more valuable people I have not read in recent years a more entertaining or a more…

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Meditations (The Philosophy Classic): A book review by Bob Morris

December 11, 2020

Meditations: The Philosophy Classic Marcus Aurelius Introduction by Donald Robertson; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (February 2020) “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” The statement by Marcus Aurelius (121-180…

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How Francis Ford Coppola Got Pulled Back In to Make ‘The Godfather, Coda’

December 11, 2020

If I were to create a list of what I consider to be the ten all-time greatest films, two of them would be the first two of the three ‘Godfather’ films. In an article written by Dave Itzkoff for The…

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