Friday , March 29 2024

Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘A Million Drops’ by Víctor del Árbol

a million drops victor del arbol

In this novel the prizewinning Spanish author skillfully weaves minutely imagined personal stories into the wide sweep of history. One gets the sense Árbol has gazed long and deeply into the human soul, found little redeeming there, and nonetheless felt compelled to lay it all out for us in glorious, gritty, and sometimes gory detail.

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Book Review: ‘Ramayana: An Illustrated Retelling’ by Arshia Sattar, Illustrations by Sonali Zohra

Illustration by Sonali Zohra from Ramayana: An Illustrated Retelling

Sattar captures the enormous foundational Indian epic in a package written for older children and young adult readers. But it's accessible for all ages, and many adults ignorant of Indian legends, like me, will find it of interest, as well as visually striking.

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Book Review: ‘Machines That Think: The Future of Artificial Intelligence’ by Toby Walsh

Many of us are worried that our jobs may be replaced by Artificial Intelligence, but the bigger question is this: Will thinking machines be the last innovation that the human race has to make for itself?

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Book Review: ‘The Shift: How Seeing People as People Changes Everything’ by Kimberly White 

Kimberly White's remarkable book, 'The Shift,' is about changing our perspective and seeing people as people, not humans. It had its genesis in a nursing home of all places — but the profound lessons there have been translated into an empowering, inspiring guide to finding happiness.

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Book Review: ‘Topple: The End of Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth,’ by Ralph Welborn, PhD and Sajan Pillai

To survive in today's disruptive business environment, companies have to start working together, say Ralph Welborn and Sajan Pillai, authors of the compelling new book, 'Topple: The End of Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth.'

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