Book: “In The Garden of the Beasts” Author: Erik Larson Review: Paul Varian, retired journalist, CNN Though it has the narrative force and dramatic rush of a novel, this work of...
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Diplomatic Digest: Turnover in Atlanta’s Consular Corps in 2013
The revolving door of the Atlanta consular corps kept turning in 2013, with new heads at some of the largest offices and some major diplomatic developments for Africa. Perhaps the biggest news was...
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Our 13 Most-Read Stories of 2013
There’s an irony in the ever-changing world of online media: Feedback comes quickly after clicking “publish”, but it’s very difficult to predict beforehand which content will best ride the news waves,...
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Books 2013: Covering Atlanta’s Airport City Aspirations
Book: Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next Author(s): John Kasarda, Greg Lindsay Review: Trevor Williams, editor, Global Atlanta Perhaps more than any other city, Atlanta is defined by its international...
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Books 2013: The Travails of Tenant Farming in the Old South
Book(s): “Cotton Tenants: Three Families” by James Agee and “And Their Children After Them: The Legacy of ‘Let Us Now Praise Famous Men’: James Agee, Walker Evans, and the Rise and Fall...
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Books 2013: One Family’s Deep Impression on 20th-Century China
Book: The Soong Dynasty Author: Sterling Seagrave Review: Allen Judd I first read “The Soong Dynasty” in 1987. At the time, I was traveling often to Asia, and this was the best account...
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Books 2013: An African’s View on Being Black in America
Book: Americanah Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Review: DeShawn Dominique Jenkins, managing director, Africa Atlanta 2014 “Americanah” is a colorful love story enveloped in observations on race and ethnicity, class status and mobility, social...
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Books 2013: Business Lessons From China’s Peasants
Book: Will the Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants Author: Chen Guidi & Wu Chuntao Review: Jacobus Boers, international business lecturer, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University Even more than 30...
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Books 2013: Love and Liberation on the Open Road in 1919
Book: Free Air Author: Sinclair Lewis Review: Miriam Bruns, executive director, Goethe-Zentrum (German Cultural Center) Atlanta Published in 1919, “Free Air” is the story of Claire Boltwood, an intrepid...
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Books 2013: Murder, Intrigue and Architecture at the Chicago World’s Fair
Book: The Devil in the White City Author: Erik Larson Review: Jorge Fernandez, Vice President for Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber The tagline for this nonfiction page-turner on Chicago’s world’s...