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Eugenia Cheng Suggests Rethinking Gender with Math

“X + Y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender” Book review by Bland Lawson of Richland Library Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has come up with a fresh way of looking at the age-old debate over gender and its role in shaping…

F-Suite Editorial TeamNovember 28, 2021

Book Reviews Leadership

Book Review: Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown Brené Brown makes the thesis of this book, in her words, “deceptively simple.” What does it mean and what will it require of individuals to be daring leaders?…

F-Suite Editorial TeamAugust 6, 2021

Book Reviews

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

BOOK REVIEW by Bland Lawson In 2013, Anna Wiener faced an uncertain future as an entry-level employee with a New York literary agency. Sensing possibilities in the tech field, she accepted an offer to join an e-book platform startup. The…

F-Suite Editorial TeamMay 23, 2021

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt

The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Bland Lawson In 1937, the year Walt Disney Productions released its groundbreaking feature-length animated film “Snow White,” the creative side of the studio’s…

F-Suite Editorial TeamMarch 1, 2021

Book Reviews

Killing It! by Sheryl O’Loughlin

by Phillip Windsor Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart, and its maxims reflect this: Rise and Grind. Winners Never Quit. This vocation is action-oriented, requires toughness and grit, and leaders who can steer organizations through uncertainty and growth…

F-Suite Editorial TeamApril 8, 2020

Book Reviews Entrepreneurship

Kwame Onwuachi’s Book Shows an Upward Spiral to Success

BOOK REVIEW: "Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir" by Sylvie Golod, courtesy of the Richland Library Business, Careers and Research Center Don’t let the title of this book deceive you. Kwame Onwuachi's memoir, "Notes from a Young Black…

F-Suite Editorial TeamOctober 17, 2019