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Pithy Summary – Bulletin #47
The Non-fiction Feature: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Memoir Spot: The Undying by Anne Boyer
The Product Spot: Cancer screening tests
Cancer screening tests
Cancer screening tests aim to find cancer when it may be easier to treat successfully.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Tracing cancer’s evolution throughout history and through the body.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #46
The Non-fiction Feature: When McKinsey Comes to Town by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe
The Memoir Spot: The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart
The Product Spot: ProPublica – McKinsey’s Rules
ProPublica – McKinsey’s Rules
ProPublica’s series of investigative reporting on McKinsey’s secrets.
The Management Myth: Debunking Modern Business Philosophy
A fascinating look into the history of management, why management theory is pseudoscience, and why we are wrong to cling to it so desperately.
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm
How the powerful and secretive consulting company, McKinsey, has influenced huge companies and government entities around the world.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #45
The Non-fiction Feature: Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan
The Children’s Spot: The Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick & Woollcott Smith
The Product Spot: Khan Academy
Khan Academy
A super helpful free resource for learning the basics of almost any subject you can think of.