4 min read ⌚ Dolly and the Age of Biological Control In 1996, Dolly the sheep became the first mammal cloned from a single adult somatic cell; and, suddenly, human cloning wasn’t the stuff of SF anymore. “The Second Creation” is an account of the events which led to the creation of Dolly. Written by the […]
4 min read ⌚ The Startling Effect Other People Have on You, From the Boardroom to the Bedroom and Beyond – and What to Do About It Behind every great man, they say, there’s a great woman. Well, in “The Power of the Other,” Dr. Henry Cloud, says that there are also parents, siblings, and numerous […]
4 min read ⌚ The Making of Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs is the most powerful investment bank in the world. It generates revenue of almost $40 billion on a yearly basis, and, in 2016, its total assets worth almost $1 trillion. In “The Partnership,” Charles D. Ellis tells its story from the very beginning. About Charles […]
4 min read ⌚ How to Motivate, Encourage and Achieve Success Unlike poets – explains John Adair in “The Inspirational Leader” – leaders are not born, but made. Hence, the need for this book, in which Adair gives future leaders many philosophically sound lessons on how to motivate and encourage people and, subsequently, achieve success. About […]
4 min read ⌚ Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future If you’re not prepared to find out how your future will look like, you’re not prepared to read Kevin Kelly. Because, unlike others, he’s not talking in conditionals or adverbs of probability. He’s talking about “The Inevitable.” Or, better yet, about the […]
3 min read ⌚ How Our Computers Are Changing Us Undoubtedly, you use computers on a daily basis. Frighteningly, you are not aware of the many ways they have altered your very biology. Nicholas G. Carr is here to explain that to you in his “elegant” bestseller “The Glass Cage.” About Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr is […]
3 min read ⌚ If we don’t resurrect the “The Dying Art of Disagreement” – says renowned American journalist Bret Stephens – the polarization of our society will reach unmanageable heights. And he explains how we should stop this poisonous process. About Bret Stephens Bret Stephens is an American journalist and political commentator, winner of the […]
4 min read ⌚ How the Coming Shift from Information to Imagination Will Transform Your Business If you’re still adapting to the information age, you better stop doing that right now. Because, the Information Society is a last year’s business. Rolf Jensen introduces the next phase of human development: “The Dream Society.” About Rolf Jensen Rolf […]
4 min read ⌚ What if you work for a company, the goal of which is to make your dream – your personal dream, that is – come true? Wouldn’t you want to work for that company as long as you live? Matthew Kelly is fairly certain that you would. So, he advises companies to hire […]
4 min read ⌚ Causes, Consequences, Cures Economics is both an extremely important part of our lives and a notoriously unpredictable one. However, Richard Duncan’s “The Dollar Crisis” has proven a prophetic book so far. The problem is that there it includes many other predictions; and some of them are downright apocalyptic. About Richard Duncan Richard […]
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