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These Virtues are Formed in Man by His Doing the Actions

Severance by Ling Ma

February 25, 2019 by allisonata 2 Comments

“I couldn’t see myself as a product coordinator forever, coordinating Bibles, shaving razors, Nike sneakers, or whatever, from my desk in New York to various plants across Southeast Asia. Just because you’re adequately good at something doesn’t mean that’s what you should do.” On the surface of it—introverted young woman absorbed by her career struggles to survive a plague-ridden world—this book’s premise isn’t particularly innovative. Turns out it’s all in the execution. This finely crafted novel fully deserves the flotilla of awards it gathered in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: apocalypse, Asian-American, cbr11, globalization, immigrant

allisonata's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: apocalypse, Asian-American, cbr11, globalization, immigrant ·
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Army Chief of Staff Reading List #5

February 20, 2018 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

Here’s another one from the Chief of Staff reading list.  As always, I read it now because it became available.  There’s a lesson here too.  If you put a hold on a dozen or so books at once, several will probably become available at the same time.  Then you have to listen or read fast.  I’m usually a 1.5x guy but I’ve listened to the last few at 2.0x.  It’s great while working out but it can be awkward when you’re doing dishes.  Lesson learned. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: diplomacy, geopolitics, globalization, international relations, Zbigniew Brzezinski

thewheelbarrow's CBR10 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: diplomacy, geopolitics, globalization, international relations, Zbigniew Brzezinski ·
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