Book: Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Author: Cokie Roberts Review by: Michael Manely, family law attorney at The Manely Firm P.C. As it turns out, women of the […]
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Books 2021: Literature’s Power to Provide Perspective Across Race, Gender
Book: The Other Black Girl Author: Zakiya Dalila Harris Review by: Oliver Gorf, executive director of the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta Literature can either make you recognize yourself in others, or it […]
Books 2021: Soccer as a Prism for Understanding Global Politics
Book: The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century Author: David Goldblatt Review by: Kirk Bowman, Rise Up & Care Professor of Global Development and Identity, Sam Nunn School of […]
Books 2021: ‘He Travels Alone’ to Restore Indigenous Dignity
Book: Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity Author: Darrel J. McLeod Review by: Kirk Duguid, acting consul general of Canada in Atlanta In “Peyakow,” award-winning Cree author Darrel J. McLeod shares weaves […]
Books 2021: Finding a Shared Sense of Calm Across Turbulent Generations
Book: We Took To The Woods Author: Louise Dickinson Rich Review by: Gene Kansas, cultural developer at Gene Kansas | Commercial Real Estate and founder of Constellations culturally inspired workspace, […]
Books 2021: How South Africa’s Booker Prize-Winning Novel Promotes a Culture of Reading
Book: The Promise: A Novel Author: Damon Galgut Review by: Patrick Plonski, PhD, executive director, Books for Africa At our Books For Africa warehouse in Atlanta, we go through a […]
Books 2021: How Classical Music Became a 20th Century Ideological Battleground
Book: Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America From the Great War Through the Cold War Author: Jonathan Rosenberg Review by: Rickey Bevington, former Georgia Public Broadcasting journalist and newly appointed […]
Books 2021: Training the Mind to Drive Growth and Achievement
Book: Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds Author: David Goggins Review by: Jim Whitcomb, longtime global banker in Atlanta “Can’t Hurt Me” is a truly inspirational […]
Books 2021: How Nigeria’s ‘Man With Nine Lives’ Stays Motivated, Focused
Book: Serial Survivor: The Autobiography of a Man With Nine Lives Author: Gershon Ogbuluijah Review by: Ambassador Amina Smaila, consul general for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Atlanta Serial […]
Books 2021: A Quest to Discover the World’s Original Wines — and Grapes
Book: Tasting the Past: One Man’s Quest to Discover (and Drink!) the World’s Original Wines Author: Kevin Begos Review by: Pat Wilson, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development […]