Current Affairs


Tuesday, June 23, 2015

All in: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses and How We Can Fix It Together


Levs, Josh (Get this book)
Using his personal experience as a jumping-off point, journalist and "dad columnist" Levs examines the need for more paternity leave in the United States. Through his straightforward analysis, Levs shows how the male-female dynamics at home have changed significantly over the past 50 years, while those same forces have not changed in the workplace. His scrutiny and evaluation of paid paternity leave leaves no doubt that the entire infrastructure needs a serious renovation. Well-documented and easy-to-comprehend data on why men need more paid time off to be with their newborn children.--Kirkus

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Dealing With China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower

Paulson, Henry M., Jr. (Get this book)
In 2002, as CEO of Goldman Sachs, Paulson escorted Chinese leader Hu Jintao around the New York Stock Exchange to show him how private enterprise works. Four years later, as treasury secretary, he noted with alarm that China had become the world's second largest economy. How did that happen so fast, and how can we compete? Having written the New York Times best-selling On the Brink, Paulson brings not just his expertise but considerable sales clout to his latest endeavor.--Library Journal