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Amy Chua: World on Fire
In the Malcolm Gladwell/Roger Martin discussion that I posted yesterday, Gladwell recommended Amy Chua’s book (released in December 2002) World on Fire. Below are links to a couple of video interviews she did based on the ideas in that book.
Link to: December 2002 Interview with Brian Lamb
Link to: 2004 Interview with Harry Kreisler
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Links
Elizabeth Holmes on Charlie Rose (video) (LINK) [And the video of her May commencement speech at Pepperdine which is mentioned in the interview, is HERE. "Success is not a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire."] Richard...
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Daniel Pink Talks To Malcolm Gladwell
Link to: Daniel Pink talks to Malcolm Gladwell ………………. Related book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants Related previous posts: TED Talk - Malcolm Gladwell: The unheard story of David and Goliath Imagine...
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Inequality 101: The Picket Fence And The Staircase - By John Cassidy
Found via The Big Picture. When a group of millionaires appear onstage with a Democratic President to call for higher taxes on people like them, you know one of two things: either the President is in Hollywood, or something interesting is happening in...
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Fivebooks Interview: Daron Acemoglu On Inequality
The US, the UK and many other countries have become far less equal over the past 30 years. The MIT economics professor says it's important we understand how and why this happened, and what it means for our societies ………………. Related previous...
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Class Warfare And Revolution (circa 1850) - By Rick Bookstaber
Found via Simoleon Sense. In a recent post I discuss six policies that spurred the Industrial Revolution in England – opening up immigration, weakening the guilds, investing in infrastructure, privatizing agricultural land, forcing a move to new energy...
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