Review: Orbiting the Giant Hairball–A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace

Over the Top on Cute, Profound Insights, No Solutions September 4, 2001 Gordon MacKenzieI would never have bought this book off the shelf, because it is way over the top with cutesy child-like drawings, hard to read type, and other affectations–it goes beyond charming toward excessive cosmetics. It was, however, recommended by someone I trust, …

Review: Global Brain–The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century

5 out of 5 Stars Live and Let Die Group Dynamics, Bacteria Are Winning July 13, 2001 Very very few books actually need to be read word for word, beginning with the bibliography and ending with the footnotes. This is one of those books. While there are some giant leaps of faith and unexplained challenges …

Review: Citizenship Today – Global Perspectives and Practices

Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Douglas B. Klusmeyer 4.0 out of 5 stars All About Rights–Very Little About Loyalty or Duties, June 2, 2001 I have mixed feelings about this book. On the most positive side, it is the only, and therefore the best, treatment of the issues of citizenship that I could identify, and that is …