Book: Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal Authors: Melissa Korn & Jennifer Levitz Reviewer: Christopher N. Smith, Attorney at Law & Honorary Consul of the […]
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Books 2020: Finding Mountains of Strength Amid Vietnam’s Conflict
Book: The Mountains Sing Author: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Review by: Penelope Prime, founding director, China Research Center This moving novel set in Vietnam was inspired by the author’s own […]
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Books 2020: Remembering the Eastern European Bloodlands Between Hitler and Stalin
Book: Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Author: Timothy Snyder Review by: Nancy Hollister, retired, formerly vice president of manufacturing for National Linen Service; current member of the International Club […]
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Books 2020: Conrad’s Magical Realist View of Latin America
Book: Nostromo Author: Joseph Conrad Review by: Jorge Fernandez, consultant, Pendleton Group, and former vice president of global commerce at the Metro Atlanta Chamber I previously came across a very […]
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Mexicans in the South: From Agriculture Diplomacy to Anti-Immigrant Dialogue
Since the early 1900s, Mexicans settling in the Southern United States have always straddled a line between discrimination and assimilation, but the today’s rancorous debate over immigration policy has its roots […]
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‘Myth of Chinese Capitalism’ Author: Reforms Needed to Combat Inequality, Sustain Growth in China
To sustain its success, China will have to undertake deep reforms to an economy that is still leaving too many behind, despite breakneck growth that has brought hundreds of millions out of […]
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Former Obama Protocol Chief: How a ‘Diplomatic Mindset’ Can Enhance Global Business
Protocol is a mainstay of international diplomacy, but its mastery can also be a “super power” for those engaged in global business, according to former White House Chief Protocol Officer […]
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Birds: The Original Globalists, Through the Eyes of a Naturalist
For 30 years Stan Tekiela has been studying the flight patterns of birds around the world. Inspired by the work of living English naturalists Jane Goodall, the anthropologist, and Sir […]
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Books 2019: The Literary Giant Who Valued the Little Man
Book: Samuel Johnson: A Biography Author: Professor John Wain Review by: Phil Bolton, founder, Global Atlanta During a recent Christmas tour of homes in Atlanta, I visited several newly, beautifully […]
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Books 2019: What Ancient DNA Tells Us About Humanity Before History
Book: Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past Author: David Reich Reviewed by: Glenn P. Hendrix, Chair, Arnall Golden Gregory […]