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Overlooked No More: Lau Sing Kee, War Hero Jailed for Helping Immigrants

August 26, 2019

Lau Sing Kee was the first Chinese-American to win a United States combat medal. But most news coverage of him at the time made reference to his race, sometimes in disparaging ways. Credit:  History San José Here is an excerpt…

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The Success Equation: A book review by Bob Morris

August 24, 2019

The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing Michael J. Mauboussin Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How and why to “untangle” skill and luck to improve at “the art of good guesswork” when making decisions Note:…

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How Women Can Escape the Likability Trap

August 23, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Joan C. Williams for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain a deep-discount subscription, please click here. Credit:  Kelsey Dake * * *  …

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Vas Narasimhan of Novartis: ‘We Are Not at All Prepared for a Pandemic’

August 8, 2019

Here is an excerpt from David Gelles’ interview of Vas Narasimhan for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * *…

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Reid Hoffman: “You Can’t Just Sit on the Sidelines”

June 5, 2019

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Reid Hoffman for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * Reid Hoffman’s fingerprints are all over Silicon Valley. A Bay Area…

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Why We Still Care About America’s Founders

May 16, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Rick Atkinson for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain deep-discount subscription information, please click here. Credit: Stock Montage, via Getty Images * *…

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Leana Wen of Planned Parenthood Wants to Tackle the “Fundamental Unfairness in Our System”

May 10, 2019

Here is an excerpt from David Gelles’ interview of Leana Wen for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * *…

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David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee: “The Devil Can’t Have the Best Tunes”

April 30, 2019

Here is David Gelles’ interview of David Miliband (right) for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Guerin Blask for The New York Times * * * The son of…

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Where the Girls Aren’t

April 18, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from a column by Gail Collins, featured in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * America loves to…

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Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect

March 26, 2019

Here is an article by Alexandra Lange that is part of a series initiated by The New York Times to recognize extraordinary women who had not been honored in a Times obituary.  To read the complete article and others in…

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