Book title: Grant Author: Ron Chernow, published by Penguin Press Review by: Professor Jeff Rosensweig, director, Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and Government, Goizueta Business School, Emory University Ron Chernow is the leading biographer […]
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Books 2017: A Gold Star Family’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Living the American Dream
Book: An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice Author: Khizr Khan Review by: Soumaya Khalifa, president, Khalifa Consulting and founder of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta In an […]
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Books 2017: How the Irish and American Supreme Courts Grew Up Together
Book: The Supreme Court Author: Ruadhán Mac Cormaic Review by: Shane Stephens, consul general of Ireland in Atlanta I picked up this worthy-looking book during my summer holidays in the […]
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Books 2017: Getting Acquainted With Atlanta Through Andy Young’s Eyes
Book: Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta Authors: Andrew Young, Harvey Newman and Andrea Young Review by: Kayode Laro, Consul General of Nigeria in Atlanta The title of […]
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Books 2017: Trade War – America’s Early, ‘Forgotten’ Mediterranean Conflict
Book: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History Authors: Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger Review by: William De Baets, consul general of Belgium in the […]
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Books 2017: A Diary of Life’s Unpredictable Journey
Book: Any Human Heart Author: William Boyd Review by: Glenn Hendrix, chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP “That’s all your life amounts to in the end: the aggregate of all the […]
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Books 2017: Western Liberalism Under Threat
Book: The Retreat of Western Liberalism Author: Edward Luce Review by: Shelby Grubbs, outgoing executive director of the Atlanta Center for Arbitration and Mediation; managing member, Miller & Martin PLLC. […]
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Books 2017: The History of ‘Sapiens’, or Us
Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Author: Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Collins, 2015 Review by: Cedric Suzman, retired founder and director of programming, World Affairs Council of Atlanta An Israeli […]
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Books 2017: How to Use Intuition for Decision-Making
Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell Review by Parmeet Grover, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta ‘Blink’ is not a new book, but I just happened […]
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Books 2017: Mastering the Art of Suffering, On Peaks and In Life
Book: How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle Author: Matt Fitzgerald Review by: Mark Becker, president, Georgia State University People who have challenged themselves physically, which […]