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Introduction

Introduction

“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” — Yogi Berra
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PART 1: PERSONAL DEMONS | GETTING STARTED | LUCKY BREAKS
The Invention of the Folding Chair

The Invention of the Folding Chair

Ideas should be portable, foldable, and passed on
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Chairman Mao, Thriller

Chairman Mao, Thriller

Good ideas germinate and percolate
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Outside My Window

Outside My Window

How the answers to one question have driven my career
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Meeting Jane

Meeting Jane

Sharpshooters on the corners, frogmen in the East River, Secret Service talking into their shoulders. And Jane Goodall, howling.
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PART II: EDUCATION and DEVELOPMENT 101
Nacho Man

Nacho Man

A maître d’ in Texas thinks fast and symbolizes how ideas travel well.
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I am Not a Stranger Here

I am Not a Stranger Here

“It is education that sustains one’s future. It cannot be forcibly taken away by enraged kings and ministers. It cannot be plundered by…
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Why Inequality Should Piss you Off

Why Inequality Should Piss you Off

…and why you should do something about it
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PART III: DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?
Jihad and the Jew

Jihad and the Jew

Collaboration means making new friends in unlikely places
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Shall We Stay the Same?

Shall We Stay the Same?

Leaders aren’t born or made; they just show up
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