The Driver in the Driverless Car by Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever is a fascinating look at the consequences of wholeheartedly adopting new technologies as a society. What do we gain, and what might we lose?
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Book Review: ‘Transforming Memories: Sharing Spontaneous Writing Using Loaded Words,’ by Liz Crocker, Polly Bennell, and Holly Book
'Transforming Memories' by Liz Crocker, Polly Bennell, and Holly Book celebrates the power of spontaneous writing to unlock and unburden. It's a powerful guidebook on healing — using the power of words.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Ultimate Business Tune Up: A Simple Yet Powerful Business Model That Will Transform the Lives of Small Business Owners’ by Rich Allen
'The Ultimate Business Tune Up' by Rich Allen is a savvy, no-nonsense guidebook to making sure your business survives. It's a welcome addition to any entrepreneur's library, and well worth the read.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Becoming Relentless: In Pursuit of Your Life Passions, Fitness Goals & Mental Toughness’ by Egan Inoue
Eleven-time world champion Egan Inoue shares success secrets in new book, 'Becoming Relentless'
Read More »Book Review: ‘Time to Talk: What You Need to Know About Your Child’s Speech and Language Development,’ by Michelle MacRoy-Higgins, Ph.D., and Carlyn Kolker
Time to Talk is a practical and proactive guide for parents about how children learn to talk. From milestones to warning signs, it tracks the developmental journey.
Read More »Book Review: ‘You and Me: The Neuroscience of Identity’ by Susan Greenfield
Greenfield's notions of the actions of subjective experience are based on something external to itself: “While the mind makes sense of the world about you, identity enables the world to make sense of you.”
Read More »‘The Souls of Black Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois – An Appreciation
Gone for over half a century, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois lives on through his thought and his prose. A new edition from Restless Books offers an excellent opportunity to broaden our perspective on questions of race in America by increasing our understanding of racism's history and sociology, enlightened by one of the country's most creative minds.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz’ by Göran Rosenberg
Railroad cars brought the author's father and mother to Auschwitz, but railroad cars also brought them from Auschwitz, eventually to the town where they would try to start fresh and raise a family. His book is a loving, questioning, aching letter from a onetime little boy to the father the Nazis took from him.
Read More »Interview: Christopher Zoukis – Author of ‘Federal Prison Guide’ – Incarcerated Writer Pens Prison Survival Handbook
Interview with Christopher Zoukis, author of 'Federal Prison Handbook'.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean’ by Jonathan White
The ocean holds mystery, wonder, and amazement. In 'Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean' Jonathan White wants to show you just a taste of that.
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