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May 3, 2022
The Hidden Brain by Shankar Vedantam
The author addresses the power of the unconscious mind, specifically unconscious biases and prejudices. This is an awareness issue where we need to acknowledge our biases and then focus on the positive: compassion and fair treatment. What this really comes down to is the embodiment of our core value, Respect.
The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower by Michael Pillsbury
One of the U.S. government’s leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country’s rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world’s leading superpower. The Hundred-Year Marathon is a wake-up call as we face the greatest national security challenge of the twenty-first century.
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey by Dr. Spencer Wells
Dr. Spencer Wells traces human evolution back to our very first ancestor in The Journey of Man. Along the way, he sums up the explosive effect of new techniques in genetics on the field of evolutionary biology and all available evidence from the fossil record.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The Knowledge Illusion by Philip Pernbach and Steven Sloman
The authors challenge how much we actually know about things. We take for granted how much we actually don’t know about how things work in a complex society and that the power of intelligence lies in a community.
The Last of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer
Nonfiction telling of The Battle Off Samar during WWII. While the combatants were Navy ships, the involved ships were similar in size to many Coast Guard Cutters. A gripping description of Naval warfare and life aboard small ships.
The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative by Stephen Denning
The narrative shows how storytelling is one of the few available ways to handle the principal – and most difficult – challenges of leadership: sparking action, getting people to work together, and leading people into the future.
The Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
The Metal Life Car: The Inventor, the Imposter, and the Business of Lifesaving by George Buker
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is based on methods clinically proven to reduce the recurrence of chronic unhappiness.