Book Title: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Author: Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison Book Review by: Jim Whitcomb, global finance executive An Unquiet Mind is a fascinating […]
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Books 2018: Civil War History in One Painting
Book: Near Andersonville Author: Peter H. Wood Review by: Philip P. Bolton, publisher of Global Atlanta Northern victory in the U.S. Civil War during the summer months of 1864 was […]
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Books 2018: Music’s True Function Found in Old Greece
Book: Lament From Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe’s Oldest Surviving Folk Music Author: Christopher C. King Reviewed by: Glenn P. Hendrix, Chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP I’m a fan of […]
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Books 2018: Japanese Secrets to Long Life — Good Diet, Passionate Pursuits and Never Retiring
Book: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Authors: Héctor García and Francesc Miralles Review by: Sucheta Rawal, author, travel writer and founder of Go Eat Give, a nonprofit This […]
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Books 2018: Coates on What It Really Means to Be Black in America
Book: We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates Reviewed by Cedric L. Suzman, retired founding EVP & Program Director, World Affairs Council of Atlanta Ta-Nehisi […]
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Books 2018: How Ordinary People Can Make Extraordinary CEOs
Book: The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors that Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders Authors: Elena Botelho and Kim R. Powell Review by: Doug Shipman, CEO of the Woodruff […]
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Books 2018: In Pessimistic Age, Surprisingly Refreshing Facts About Human Progress
Book: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Author: Steven Pinker Review by: Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, CEO and President of AGCO Corp., a Duluth-based Fortune 500 agricultural […]
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Atlanta Celebrates Peru’s ‘National Spirit’ With Several Rounds of Pisco Sours and Punches
Pisco Punch is the drink “that can make a gnat fight an elephant,” as one journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle put it in 1912. Or more rapturously as the drink […]
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In Third Year, Atlanta’s German Christmas Market Looks to Deepen Economic Impact
The Atlanta Christkindl Market is mainly a cultural endeavor, a monthlong display of German culture that warms the hearts of expatriates and introduces locals to the country’s traditions. But given the […]
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Irish Diaspora Heritage Series: From Donegal to Dual Citizenship
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in the Irish Consulate General’s November 2018 newsletter as part of its ongoing Diaspora Heritage Series. The Atlanta-based consulate highly prizes engaging with all members of its […]