Although her consulting business was thriving, Lorri Silvera found herself over-stressed and burned out. She began looking for answers to understand why she was so unhappy in her career.
Books
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This fall, when your students head back to school, make sure they’re well prepared. Nothing fights the “summer slide” like a stack of good books.
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We celebrate Maya Angelou on April 4, which would have been her 91st birthday. Here are some must-reads by the acclaimed author:
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The Oxford English Dictionary has a big year of celebrating in 2019. The timeless resource to the world saw the completion of its first edition 90 years ago.
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How did Destin, Florida, get its name? Why does Tarpon Springs have such good Greek food? What does Atlanta have to do with Florida oysters? Answers to all those questions and more can be found in Jack Davis’ Pulitzer Prize winner “The Gulf.”
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Perfect series for your reading list: “Red Rising,” written by Pierce Brown. The debut, “Red Rising,” introduces readers to the main character, Darrow, a member of the lowest-ranked caste in a color-coded society of the future. Darrow must sacrifice everything to infiltrate the Gold’s society and change the future of civilization.
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Legendary journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson developed a dedicated following throughout his career. Now, fans can learn even more about the author with Eric C. Shoaf’s new book, “Gonzology.”
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Acclaimed author and Great Floridian Zora Neale Hurston is best known for her fiction works, but she was also a skilled anthropologist who was one of the first in her field to record and study African-American folklore. She documented the accounts of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade in 1931.
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The Florida Department of Education teamed up with Florida first lady Ann Scott for the 2018 Summer Literacy Adventure, in partnership with the Florida Lottery and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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In January, Pew Research Center conducted a study, which showed that approximately 24 percent of U.S. adults haven’t read a book in the past 12 months.
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The new book “Treating People Well” is a balm for the spirit of anyone who deeply values civility in public life.
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We can eat local and shop local. Now, we can even read local, too, thanks to Hometown Reads.
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The soon-to-be-launched book by bestselling author John David Mann (“The Go-Giver”), “The Recipe,” is set to be another masterpiece of charming storytelling and profound wisdom.
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Public Affairs
Regulation, Chaos and a Vast Wasteland: New Book Dials in to Past & Present of the Radio Spectrum
My forthcoming book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone, delves into the invisible, odorless and ubiquitous medium through which electronic communications travel – the radio spectrum.
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