May, 2011

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Christine Lagarde – At the IMF, Could She Bring Some of that Change for the Better?

First Friday Book Synopsis

The chorus is support is growing for Christine Lagarde to lead the IMF. I think it is safe to say that a woman might be a wise choice after the apparently criminal, and despicable, inexcusable, utterly depraved behavior of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Yes, I know that he is innocent until proven guilty. But I’ve read the [.].

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Where Have All The Jobs Gone? – Automation Has Replaced Them One By One

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So, the problem is a serious problem. Not for most of those with college degrees, and not for those, with or without a degree, who are creative, innovative, serious self-starters. But our society will not thrive if those are the only people with work to do and money to spend. Here is the passage that [.].

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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson – A Big Book

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Our mattresses were made of corn shucks and soft gray Spanish moss that hung from the trees…. From the swamps we got soup turtles and baby alligators And from the woods we got raccoon, rabbit and possum. • Mahalia Jackson, Movin’ On Up Richard Wright, the bard of the Great Migration, defected to the receiving station [.].

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The 15 Universal Attributes Of Winners – Insight From Win by Frank Luntz

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In Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary, the third book I have read and presented (after Friday) by Frank Luntz, we read his “conclusions&# at the very beginning of the book. Here they are: • The 15 universal attributes of winners (Luntz’s summary of his “conclusions”)… 1) the ability to grasp the [.].

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On Books And Libraries – Dr. Seuss Has The Best Advice

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As happens almost everyday, Andrew Sullivan points us to a gem. This gem is from Letters of Note, which I had not yet discovered. It is a rich treasure! In 1971, Troy, Michigan opened its new library. The heroes are the librarian (Marguerite Hart — children’s librarian) who asked people to write to the children [.].

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What should we remember on Memorial Day?

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Deaths throughout U.S. history from Independence Day to Iraqi Freedom Here is a listing of the estimates or totals thus far of U.S. casualties in the various conflicts that have been a part of our country’s history provided by the U.S. Army Military History Institute. The statistics reflect only reported war deaths and exclude those [.].

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I’m A Convert – I’m Now Reading Books On My iPad, And Loving It

First Friday Book Synopsis

Last night, I curled up in bed, and read three sample downloads of books on my iPad. Two of them were business books: Little Things and The Corner Office. The music was playing, I learned a lot, and I loved the experience. I’m ready to weigh in… The iPad is the way to go for [.].

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