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We recently asked our Members to recommend a single summer read, and why, and thought we might share some of their recommendations with you. Here are their choices and their reasoning: *** Different: …
Reading is important. Not only is it one way to fill in the gaps left by formal education but it is a meaningful way to better ourselves. Reading alone, however, isn’t enough. What you read and …
We all want to read more. If reading older books is exponentially more beneficial for acquiring knowledge than reading newer things, then reading the great books is a good place to start. These books …
I read some amazing books this year. Every one of these books changed my worldview and I highly recommend them if you’re looking for inspiring reading. —Bill Gates The Better Angels of Our …
Not my list but that of Publishers Weekly. Some interesting stuff made the cut. I picked up a few for stocking stuffers. My Cross to Bear — Gregg Allman, with Alan Light Like an old bluesman riffing …
(Jan 2017) Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos Solid Book on Interventionism, Should be Mandatory Reading in Foreign Affairs. This is an outstanding book on the side …
Right after Jamie Dimon unveiled his summer reading list for interns, Fortune polled a number of executives to find out what’s on their summer reading list. Brad Alford, Chairman and CEO, Nestlé …
JP Morgan Chase had a town hall for summer interns yesterday. Apparently quite a few people asked Dimon for a reading list. He e-mailed them back the following list of his favorite books “which …