by Maryann Kerr (June 2, 2020) Taking a Break from Saving the World, A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance, Stephen Legault, Rocky Mountain Books, May 5, 2020, Paperback, 168 pp., $19.80 I was not looking forward to reading Stephen Legault’s Taking a Break from Saving the World, A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance. … [Read more...] about Taking a Break: For people who’ve spent their careers trying to ‘mend the world’
Power Shift: Gender inequality costs us all
By Joanne Linka (May 15, 2020) Power Shift: The Longest Revolution, Sally Armstrong, House of Anansi Press, September 17, 2019, 304 pp., $19.95 So let me be clear from the outset: I loved this book. It is not often that I read a non-fiction book about feminism (or any other work-related topic) that I really love. I … [Read more...] about Power Shift: Gender inequality costs us all
Crisis Ahead: An asset to any group’s recovery strategy
Reviewed by Sharon Broughton (May 12, 2020) Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways to Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals, and Other Emergencies, Edward Segal, Nicholas Brealey, June 16, 2020, 256 pp., $25.95 From the perspective of a COVID-19 global pandemic-influenced world, this book landed on my desk with both a sense of urgency and a rueful, half-hearted … [Read more...] about Crisis Ahead: An asset to any group’s recovery strategy
Rachel Maddow: On the biggest stories of the day
By Gail Picco, May 8, 2020 Rachel Maddow: A Biography, Lisa Rogak, Thomas Dunne Books, January 7, 2020, 288 pp., $37.10 TV ratings are a cruel sport. The Ad Age Wednesday, May 6 Scoreboard for Cable News Shows detailed that Fox News won total viewers and adults 25-54 every hour, for every show, from 4-11 p.m. And, like everything … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow: On the biggest stories of the day
A for Anonymous: The rise of hacktivism and the Anonymous collective
By Evan Adamson, May 4, 2020 A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World, David Kushner, Koren Shadmi (artist), Bold Type Books, March 31, 2020, 128 pp., $19.85 The birth and metamorphosis of what we now know as the hacking collective Anonymous is Rolling Stone contributing editor David Kushner’s most recent work. Koren … [Read more...] about A for Anonymous: The rise of hacktivism and the Anonymous collective