Most young women her age would love nothing more than an extended trip to Bath, but Marianne Daventry is not like most young women. She’s a true country woman, unhappy in a crowded city — especially when one member of that crowd is her philandering, wealth-hungry cousin. Her father dropped her unceremoniously with relatives upon…
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The Long Drive: Mostly True Stuff
Non-fiction November 2015 is drawing to a close, and I should finish my last audiobook during my Thanksgiving travels. These are the books that kept me busy during my work commute this month. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (By Jenny Lawson, read by Jenny Lawson) I read Lawson’s memoir in “dead tree” form when it…
Review: The Unpublished David Ogilvy
Just like Harry Gordon Selfridge, David Ogilvy is one of the greatest marketing men you’ve never heard of. Ogilvy’s actions did not immediately take the world of retail by storm, but his philosophies on writing, leadership, and company culture have changed the way many — including myself — look at marketing, writing, and life. Ogilvy…
Review: Long Walk to Freedom
Anytime we’re asked to list them, Nelson Mandela is inevitably numbered as one of history’s greatest political leaders. But like many of my contemporaries who were still children when apartheid fell, most of what I know about Mandela comes from films like 2009’s Invictus, or 2013’s Mandela. I love a good primary source, so this…
Review: Smile at Strangers
Susan Schorn began taking karate in order to conquer her temper and anxiety; along the way, she discovered that her studies were bleeding into her personal and professional life. Smile at Strangers: And Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly is an exploration of how discovering a way to empower one part of your…