by Wanda Deschamps (June 9, 2020) The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World, Al Etmanksi, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, February 5, 2020, 216 pp., $23.46 Power and disability conflated by a book title. Our society conditions us to believe that disability renders individuals powerless therefore The Power of … [Read more...] about The Power of Disability: A book about life
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Taking a Break: For people who’ve spent their careers trying to ‘mend the world’
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