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About: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life by Steven Pinker examines the concept of common knowledge. Mr. Pinker is a Canadian thinker, scientist, psychologist and author. My rating for When Everyone Knows […]
About: From Malice to Ashes: Forest of No Mercy by Gary W. Toyn is a World War II historical fiction novel following two families whose members have been dispersed between nations in war torn Europe. Mr. Toyn is an award-winning author who […]
About: Stuntman: A Jason Colson Story by Ace Atkins is a very short story part of The Ranger Universe, this time focusing on Quinn Colson’s father, Hollywood stuntman Jason Colson. Mr. Atkins is a published author, and former crime reporter. My rating […]
I enjoyed this book very much, not from the franchising or business perspective as much as the way Mr. Kroc managed and led the company to have consistent standards he called “OSCV” which stands for Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.
In the Burger King, Mr. Mclamore traces his rise to riches from his humble beginnings, with lessons he learned in life and business along the way
As a book, License to Kill by James Gardner is not bad at all. I’m not sure when the overlap between the script/production and the novel happened
The strength of While Israel Slept is the few pages at the end. A hard look at where Israel screwed up and did not realize that an attack was imminent.
Fever covers a lot of areas, the iconic dancing at Brooklyn’s disco, disco floor, excellent choreography, soundtrack and the effect it had on pop culture
There are many interesting ideas in Technofeudalism , including how traditional capitalists are going to simply be vassals to big tech
The whole series is very clever, and sweeping epic of tradition, faith and its disillusionment, as well as a good dose of humor and banter.
