Theodore Roszak
Theodore Roszak The intellectual world in the late 1960s and early 1970s was vibrantly polemic. While their students were taking to the streets in [...]
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09, 2022
Robert Putnam
Robert Putnam In case you haven’t noticed, I am a sucker for ‘big picture’ books (not big ‘picture books’, though I like them, too!). [...]
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07, 2022
Here and There – South Korea
Here and There – South Korea Presenting talks can lead you to some unexpected places. In November 1996 I was in Seoul, taking part [...]
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05, 2022
Max Holland
Max Holland If there’s a category of books that many people find boring, those on the management of manufacturing would rate among the worst, [...]
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05, 2022
Here and There – India
Here and there - India We’re looking at a village somewhere in India. A young man is entering a compound. He is missing part [...]
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04, 2022
John Elkington
John Elkington Some people are able to convey important ideas clearly through outstanding writing. Others who lack the ability to write well make our [...]
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01, 2022
1998 – What Do You Want?
1998 – What Do You Want? I only heard Pink Floyd performing live once in my life. Well, to be honest, I was never [...]
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01, 2022
All Animals Are Equal
All Animals Are Equal For several years I was a member of the Boy Scout Movement, first as a cub, then a scout, and [...]
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12, 2021
Begin Again
Begin again I enjoy reading books about science, about the history of science, about elementary particles and relativity, about stars and galaxies, black holes [...]
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12, 2021
1995 – Disaster
1995 – Disaster A little while ago, I listened to a talk about earthquakes. As is often the case, it was quite a shock [...]