I’ve had my nose in a book since I could read (well before then if I’m being honest). I’ve been lost in books and transported to other worlds through them. Books have bored me and bored into me. But never before has a book recalibrated my brain—and the way I understand and care for it—like Your Brain on Art.
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Books 2024: A Psychedelic Trip Into the Culture Clash at the Core of Mexican History
You Dreamed of Empires is an extraordinary trip into a psychedelic, hilarious, violent and surreal culture clash in Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City) between Moctezuma and Hérnan Cortés in a single day in 1519.
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Books 2024: Lights, Camera, Action — Atlanta as a Stage
Book: Mike Nichols: A Life Author: Mark Harris Reviewed by: Gene Kansas, founder and CEO of Gene Kansas | Commercial Real Estate and author of the forthcoming book Civil Sights: […]
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Review: A Frustrating, Intimate History of Parkinson’s Disease
Book: Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson’s Disease Author: Jon Palfreman Review by: Review by: Kevin Conboy, retired partner, Paul Hastings LLP; former president, Irish Chamber […]
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Books 2023: A Courageous Transcontinental Journey
Book: The Ride of Her Life Author: Elizabeth Letts Review by: Jorge Fernandez, consultant at The Pendleton Group, retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former vice president for global commerce […]
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Books 2023: Making the Pie Bigger by Cultivating a Generosity Mindset
Book: The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success By Raising Your Confidence, Value and Prices Author: John Ray Review by: Soumaya Khalifa, president of intercultural and DEI consultancy Khalifa Consulting […]
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Books 2023: South Africa’s Racial Reckonings
Book: The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckonings Author: Eve Fairbanks Review by: Cedric Suzman, retired director of programming at the World Affairs Council of Atlanta As […]
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Books 2023: Armenia as an Ancient Civilization and a Modern Republic
Book: The History of Armenia: From the Origins to the Present Author: Simon Payaslian Reviewed by: John Mulholland, retired manufacturing executive Like many Americans, my knowledge of Armenians has been […]
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Books 2023: Macon Music, Known Around the World
Book: Something in the Water: A History of Music in Macon, Georgia, 1823-1980 Author: Ben Wynne Reviewed by: Jonathan Addleton, President, Forman Christian College, former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia Macon […]
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Books 2023: ‘Emil and the Detectives’ — A Shared Literary Adventure
Book: Emil and the Detectives Author: Erich Kästner Reviewed by: Martin Richenhagen, retired CEO, AGCO Corp., with current board positions at PPG Industries, Linde PLC, Daimler Truck Holding AG and […]