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Author Archives: Carlen

The Monthly Bulletin: August 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: The Master Switch by Tim Wu
The Memoir Spot: Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark;
The Product Spot: Internet History Podcast

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built

Technology and entrepreneurship, seemingly always intertwined, are prominently featured in this insider’s look at the founder of the giant e-commerce website, Alibaba.

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Internet History Podcast

A fun podcast about the history of the internet!

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024Posted inArchives, Products

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

A sweeping look at our technological eras, and what our past eras tell us about the one we exist in today.

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024September 6, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Mama’s Nightingale

The sad, beautiful story about a family separated, and how immigration policies affect children.

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper

A newspaper, boasting bold journalists, that tells the stories about Latin America that nobody else dares.

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Products

The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail

The horrors that Central American migrants face, caused in part by U.S. policies, when fleeing north.

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Monthly Bulletin: July 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: The Beast by Oscar Martinez;
The Children’s Spot: Mama’s Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat;
The Product Spot: El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Bulletins

The Monthly Bulletin: June 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer;
The Fiction Spot: Still Alice by Lisa Genova;
The Product Spot: Lumosity Brain Games

Posted byCarlenJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024Posted inArchives, Bulletins

Still Alice

Still Alice is the story of a highly accomplished woman slowly sinking into early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and how it affects her thoughts, feelings, and relationships with friends and family.

Posted byCarlenJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024Posted inArchives, Fiction

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