This page contains links to a number of resources that I hope you will find interesting and useful. First, there are links to a number of articles that I have written on a variety of topics.
Since there are so many things to be discovered in the world beyond our own shores, I'm also providing links to some web sites, and books that I like—some because they're interesting, some because the content is wonderful and others just because they're fun.
Links to some books I like:
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Take
This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead
Politics Are Selling Out America by Senator Byron Dorgan: In this comprehensive look at the real, human toll of America’s unsound trade policy, Senator Byron Dorgan exposes the myth of “free trade.” Indeed, free trade is not free; it is something that is slowly but surely draining away American prosperity. Sure, Chinese labor can drive down prices at Wal-Mart; at the same time, however, those saved wages—dollars that would have gone to buy these cheaper goods—are gone. Too soon, it will all come crashing down. |
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White
Collar Sweatshop: The Deterioriation of Work
and Its Rewards in Corporate America by Jill Andresky Fraser: Are you permanently tethered to you office by a cell phone, pager and laptop computer? Has your job become incredibly stressful? This sobering book discusses these topics and more. While the book is heavy on discussing the problem, it is light on solutions—mostly hoping corporations will discover it is good business to support rather than abuse their workforce. The book also discusses some actions taken by employees of a number of companies to preserve some of their benefits. It also notes that some institutional investors are including “good workplace practices” in their investment decisions. |
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The
Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional
and Personal Life by Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander: A wonderful book about creativity, leadership and life. |
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Selling
the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith: A great book on marketing—especially marketing something non-tangible like a service. |
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The
E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses
Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber: A wonderful book about developing a business. Gerber has some great ideas about organizing your business so you can run it rather than it running you. |
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Transitions:
Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges: A number of years ago, I read this book twice. It's insightful, enlightening and worthwhile for anyone who is in transition or close to someone who is in transition. |
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The
Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff & Ernest Shepard: Serious thoughts on life presented in a light, easy-to-read way. |
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Round
Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks: This book is just fun—and funny. It's the true story of Tony Hawks losing a bet and hitchhiking in Ireland with a refrigerator for a month. |
Links to other sites:
- Astronomy Picture of the Day: I've always been fascinated by Astronomy. Some of the scenes from space are breathtakingly beautiful.
- Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: Where do you put quotation marks relative to punctuation? This is a good guide for writers.
- Town of Lexington: OK, I'm being chauvinistic, but I've lived here since 1980 and I like the town. Besides, we had the first battle of the American Revolution and “the shot heard ’round the world” was fired here.
- Mr. Smith: Write to your congressman—or mine.
- Quoteland: A good site for quotes.
- CEO Express: This page has a lot of links to all kinds of things. In fact that's all it is, a page of links.
- topten.org: Find nuggets of information: top ten lists, coaching tips, quotations and more. You may find new perspectives, ideas or solutions from the articles on this site.
- Eliezer Segal: This site has a lot of thing of interest for people who are interested in biblical history, Judaism, or Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism).