Book review

People use chemicals every day.  We use synthetic (man-made) and natural chemicals. According to the BBC, my body is made up chemicals http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/the-making-of-me-and-you#/results/top To stay alive, your body is full of toxic arsenic, mercury, radioactive uranium, and the precious metals of silver and gold.  You also carry oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, chlorine, … Read more

Upstream: HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN Dan Heath has written the book that anyone serious about bringing about change should read. I’d hope that every Commissioner, official, Politicians, NGO, and Foundation would read it. You’d think that we would focus our resources on preventing problems, rather than cleaning up the impacts. It seems that … Read more

“In the Shadow of the Dome. Chronicles of a Capitol Hill Aide”.  By Mark Bisnow Amazon link This book looks at who really runs the US Congress and the influence of Congressional aides – staffers – and the influence they have. If you are about to work for a politician or deal with politicians you should read … Read more

Ray Dalio has shared the principles that made him a successful businessman. A lobbyist will learn a lot from this book or this one. If you don’t want to read, you can watch the video.     Think for yourself while being radically open-minded “Good decision will reward you with good outcomes and bad decisions will … Read more