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Books to Read (2) – The Great War for Civilisation
This daunting 1,100+ page book had been on my bookshelf ever since I had bought it in early 2006, only a few months after its release, and it was patiently waiting for me to give it the attention it...
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Major Taylor
An amazing story is the one of Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor, the second black World Champion in any sport and the first one in cycling. I’ve been wanting to read the story of this forgotten American...
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Creativity as Freedom
Creativity as freedom does not here imply the liberty of artistic expression but something more profoundly linked to human development and how one might affect the other, or vice-versa. The thoughts...
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Think, Again.
As someone who was stimulated by Public Enemy albums, and more specifically by Chuck D’s lyrics, to think about issues I was not necessarily confronted with myself in my teenage years, I was pleased...
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In the locker room
My line mate and usual center shared with our team this interesting article from the Globe and Mail. If you don’t play hockey, this might provide some insight into why those who do love it so much. If...
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Books to Read (3) – The Black Swan
A fierce critic of portfolio theory, Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s investment company is rumored to have made about 500 Million during the peak of the financial crisis of the Fall 2008. And this, in his...
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Books to Read (4) – The Conscience of a Libral
I’ve been told many people did not know New York Times’ columnist Paul Krugman was a renowned economist until there was much made this past year about his Nobel Memorial Prize. One could be excused I...
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Books to Read (5) – Angler
The Imperial Vice Presidency Shadow President Co-President Deputy President Many variations of the above have been used over the years to describe Cheney’s Vice-Presidency and whichever you might...
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Books to Read (6) – Cockroach
I already wrote about Rawi Hage’s award winning first book, DeNiro’s Game, and although it took me longer than I had expected to get around to his sophmore literary work, I’m glad I did at last. Going...
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Books to Read (7) – Bad Money
Subtitled “Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism”, Kevin Phillips’ ‘Bad Money’ opens up with a quote from a chief investment strategist: The “crack cocaine” of...
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