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August 11, 2020

Off the Page: Meghan Elizabeth Kallman on The Death of Idealism: Development and Anti-Politics in the Peace Corps

“The Death of Idealism confronts the consequences of this void, and makes important contributions to theories of organizations, the history of American volunteering, and the history of the Peace Corps in particular.” ~Nina Eliasoph, author of Making Volunteers: Civic...

August 11, 2020

Zakiya Hanafi on Translating Works of Philosophy

“This is a powerful and paradigm-shifting aesthetics of society, by a great philosophical talent.” ~Simon Critchley, author of Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us It’s the second week of Women in Translation Month! This week’s #WITMONTH feature comes to us from...

August 11, 2020

Video: Larry Cunningham on Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Model

“To truly understand Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, one needs to look beyond the extraordinary numbers and absorb the unique culture of Berkshire Hathaway. Every Berkshire shareholder—or investor of any other company, for that matter—should read Margin of Trust to better understand what makes...

August 11, 2020

New Book Tuesday! A College of Her Own and Common Sense

Our weekly list of new books is now available! A College of Her Own The History of Barnard Robert McCaughey A College of Her Own offers a comprehensive and lively narrative of Barnard from its beginnings to the present day. Through...

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Daily Archive: August 11, 2020

Off the Page: Meghan Elizabeth Kallman on The Death of Idealism: Development and Anti-Politics in the Peace Corps

Zakiya Hanafi on Translating Works of Philosophy

Video: Larry Cunningham on Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Model

New Book Tuesday! A College of Her Own and Common Sense