Book: Johnny Cash: The Life Author: Robert Hilburn Reviewed by: Chris Carr, commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development I am a big fan of music. I have been fortunate to see many of...
Author Archives: Trevor Williams
As managing editor of Global Atlanta, Trevor has spent 15+ years reporting on Atlanta’s ties with the world.
An avid traveler, he has undertaken trips to 30+ countries to uncover stories on the perils and promise of globalization.
A lifelong Bulldog, Trevor earned degrees from the University of Georgia in Magazine Journalism and Religion, with a minor in Chinese.
He is the father of three sons and editor of the book "Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up."
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Books 2013: Don Keough’s Rules for Business Failure
Book: The Ten Commandments for Business Failure Author: Don Keough, former Coca-Cola Co. chairman Review: Kevin Conboy, retired partner from Paul Hastings and president of the Irish Chamber of Atlanta Anyone...
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Books 2013: Are America’s Best Days Over or Ahead?
Book: The Coming Jobs War Author: Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO, Gallup Review by: John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO, Operation HOPE This is simply the best book I have read, not...
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Books 2013: Rise and Fall of a Wall Street Swindler
Book: The Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Review by: Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President & CEO, AGCO Corporation “The Wolf of Wall Street” is not your run-of-the-mill memoir. It tells the story...
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Books 2013: A Tale of Two Presidents, the Press and a Polarized Nation
Book: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and The Golden Age of Journalism Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Review by: Bruce Allen, honorary consul of Liechtenstein in Georgia I...
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Books 2013: ‘We Are More Than Our Job Titles’
Book: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife Author: Dr. Eben Alexander Review by: Anisa Telwar, founder and CEO of makeup brush manufacturer Anisa International, which has a...
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Books 2013: Connecting, not Creating, Innovative Leaders
Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t Author: Jim Collins Review by: Faruq Hunter, CEO of GeniusCorps and founder of Geeks Gone Global, which leads innovation...
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Books 2013: Assessing Our Powers of Prediction
Book: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – but Some Don’t Author: Nate Silver Review by: Paul Gleeson, Irish consul general in Atlanta Nate Silver came to national and international...
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Atlanta’s Kids ‘R’ Kids Academies to Open in China, India and Turkey
Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academies, founded in Duluth in 1985, will open its first international location in Beijing in 2014 as part of an global expansion that includes planned locations in India, Turkey and Chile. The private company has...
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Israeli Ambassador: ‘Stand Strong, Stand Firm’ on Iran Sanctions
Despite apparent progress in talks with Iran, the United States should keep pushing for new sanctions that would further cripple the nation’s economy, eventually persuade the country to give up...