My favorite way to decompress is straightforward — turn off the phone, get off the Internet, and instead of reading some heavy and complex book, pick up a good old fashioned detective novel. It is even better if it is set in a faraway place — such as Italy or Japan. And this past weekend, … Continue reading [Book Review] Trace Elements by Donna Leon
Pico Iyer is a philosopher who looks at the world from the lens of a travel writer. His books have a certain poetic quality to them. And I have been inspired by his work to travel to distant places. His latest book is not about going somewhere. Instead it is about the journey within. The … Continue reading The Art of Stillness: Adventures in going nowhere
I just finished reading One Great Shoe, a Kindle Single, by Zach Schonbrun. This is story of a once hit basketball shoe brand, And1, which was the last American brand to truly compete with Nike and its recent attempt to make a comeback. This is the story of a company that forgot what made it … Continue reading What I learned from reading “One Great Shoe”
