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May 13, 2024 · 4/5: "It is impossible to realize our goals while discriminating against half the human race. As study after study has taught us, there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General in 2006 I read this book some years ago, likely before 2012 when I began this blog. It was first recommended to me by a friend who is a former ...
- Anne Gardepe
May 13, 2024 · CHALLENGER: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space | By Adam Higginbotham | Avid Reader | 547 pp. | $35. An earlier version of this review referred incorrectly to the Apollo 11 ...
Apr 30, 2024 · In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on American soil. Maj. Robert Anderson in 1860. George S. Cook, via ...
- Alexis Coe
6 days ago · NEW COLD WARS. Rewind. Rage of Ages. Compound Problems. French Connections. Second Chances. A Warhol Wonder. Whose Folk Tale Is It Anyway? NIGHT STORIES. PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID. Editors’ Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review. UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A JEW, AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY, 8 THE WAGER, BRAIDING ...
May 1, 2024 · Hoping for good weather. In St. George, Utah, I rented a car and headed southeast, the Pine Valley Mountains hovering to the north. The second half of the two-hour drive was on Route 89, which ...
6 days ago · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-1201. About the Author: NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, where he was previously bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He is the coauthor, with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, of five previous books: Tightrope , A Path Appears , Half the Sky , Thunder from the East, and China Wakes.
May 10, 2024 · Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn’s book published in 2009 — “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” — was the inspiration for MDM’s 2011 founding. The book’s title, according to its authors, comes from a Chinese proverb: “Women hold up half the sky.”
