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An alternative to traditional publishing, The Pergola is a digital gateway to career advice, gender issues, work facts and figures, movie and book reviews, and other interesting or funny stuff. A busy professional can quickly check out the bi-monthly roundup and click through to read, watch or listen when something strikes his or her fancy. The Pergola is a resting place to pause and reflect. Subscriptions are free.
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The Books Issue
NOVEMBER 2018
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For some reason, I woke up this morning freaking out about how much we would lose with the people who were going to die today — their knowledge, experience, intelligence, and character. Some of it isn't that interesting, like how to unclog the coffee maker that their kids are going to throw away anyway, but what about everything else? Their oceanography expertise, their best pie crust recipe, what they know about stamps, their skill in throwing a boomerang, their comic genius... How is that knowledge preserved? How will it be shared? And then I thought,
this is why books are so important.
This issue is dedicated to books and the preservation of knowledge.
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News Roundup
[click blue title to read]
Because I have read widely about women and leadership, gender issues, language, communication and soft skills, I started to keep notes about what I was finding. After many years, I have decided to share those reviews on my website. I hope that they are helpful. New books include: "Simplify Work," "Speak with Impact," and "Take the Work out of Networking."
Book Reviews – Fiction
Since I'm gym rat and race through audiobooks, here are a bunch of fiction reviews. In case you didn't already know, Tana French is the queen of Irish literary crime fiction. Richard Price rules. The Goldfinch was a masterpiece. And Alice Munro is the best short story writer in the world. Not that I'm opinionated or anything.
Recommended Books on Writing
On the Whistling Rabbit Press website.
Apps for Book Lovers
This includes book reading apps but some that help you keep track of books you've read or would like to.
You can sign up on Net Galley to review new and forthcoming books for free.
The History of Books – Thanks to Wikipedia
Wikipedia... one of my favorite things about being alive now.
SAVE THE DATE: THE EASTERN SIERRA BOOK FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE JULY 14, 2019
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The audio version of "You Not I: Exceptional Presence Through the Eyes of Others" is out! Here is the link to Amazon and Audible.
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Books are a uniquely portable magic.
~ Stephen King
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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them.
~ Ray Bradbury
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PRO TIP:
Despite the many dumb business books that are published each year, it's worth keeping up with the literature on the off chance that you encounter a well-written and useful book.
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Recommended Book
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
by Roz Chast
Yes, it’s a humorous cartoon book, but Roz so touchingly explains the experience of a child who watches her parents age, it feels like the most intimate memoir ever. Extraordinary.
[link to Amazon]
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You may be interested in...
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Creating Exceptional Presence
New challenges,
New behaviors,
New you
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by Jennifer K. Crittenden
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AUDIOBOOK
Custom Flash Drive -
MP3 Files -
USB Thumbdrive
Narrated by the author
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SONG: "Everyday I Write the Book"
by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
[click to listen]
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Recommended TV Series
Poldark
(2015-ongoing)
Historical drama set in Cornwall in the late 1700s
[link to Amazon]
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Your American Voice
Fluency, accent reduction,
understandability
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by Jennifer K. Crittenden
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TEST YOURSELF: EXECUTIVE PRESENCE QUESTIONNAIRE
includes scoring guide
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Video Clip
Jimmy Kimmel
Can You Name a Book? ANY book?
[click to watch]
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Recommended Audiobook
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
Intoxicating tale, memorable characters, a tour de force. Incomparable. Best narration ever.
[link to Amazon]
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Click on image for more information
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Career Advancement
Decision-making, opportunity assessment, negotiation
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by Jennifer K. Crittenden
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EXECUTIVE PRESENCE QUESTIONNAIRE REVIEW SESSION
30 minutes one-on-one
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