Book Review
Deep Thinking The Human Condition
by Andi Diehn
Saving humanity from itself takes both brains and bravery. S.A. Odunsi shows he has both in Deep Thinking the Human Condition. In this first of three volumes Odunsi introduces his readers to the idea that perhaps governments have been...
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DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism
by Andi Diehn
Hindsight is said to be 20/20, but in matters of public health policy our communal vision may be blurred even sixty years later. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichlorethane) has been banned in the U.S. since 1972 but debate about the benefits...
Book Review
Madame President, 1901-1905
by Andi Diehn
Hilary Clinton came within reach of the U.S. presidency this year less than one hundred years after women secured the right to vote. Though women have yet to leap over this major threshold they can be found working hard in the Senate the...
Book Review
Boy A
by Andi Diehn
For some men, the path from boyhood to adulthood is only as difficult as learning how to shave. For the protagonist of Jonathan Trigell’s novel, "Boy A", winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Waverton Award, the journey is...
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Murder at Stacy's Cove Marina
by Andi Diehn
While many people dream of shaking off the dust of the earth by living on their own boat Megan Smith realizes that the “liveaboard” life is not one of continuous sunsets and gently lapping waves. The mystery begins with the discovery...
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Team Art
by Andi Diehn
The oft-quoted line by John Donne “No man is an island” especially holds true in a business setting. No matter the size the industry the level of success or the management style every business is made up of one or more teams large or...
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The Joy of Winning Against the Odds
by Andi Diehn
The self-guided journey from poverty to prosperity is a familiar one in the genre of memoir. While some people who are born into despair and oppression remain downtrodden their whole lives others rise above the fray and beat the odds to...
Book Review
Lesson Plans That Wow!
by Andi Diehn
The best teachers are the ones who inspire their students. This is no secret, but sometimes in the midst of standardized testing, enlarged class sizes, metal detectors, and other daily distractions, schools forget that students learn...