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Trump - The Presidential campaign and the first 180 days in office

There is a book that just came out in January 2018, with a lot of funfairs, which painted the US president in a very negative light. The impression that the book gave was the person who had the most effect on President Trump was whoever spoke to him last. So, Steve Bannon until his removal from the job in the White House, was always around the President, to put in the last word. I had the opportunity to listen to it on audio. The book is very controversial, and according to Micheal Wolff, Donald Trump did not believe that he would win the election. The book came as a result of his many conversations with the senior members of the Trump White House.  In the Author's note at the beginning of the book, he indicated although the Trump White House had hostility to the press as a policy, it was more open than any other White House to the media. There were constant leaks to the press, and even the President answered almost all questions openly, allowed reporters into the White House as n...

Abundance, Asia and Automation - A whole new mind

I have just finished listening to a book that I had tried to read for about 5 years now. I had bought it twice but either misplaced it or had given it to someone. If it were not for www.audible.co.uk  that enable me to download an audio version of the book on to my smartphone, I would still be waiting to read it. What the audiobooks and technology have been able to do, is to give me the advantage of reading books while, running, walking, in the gym, cooking, taking care of the kids, etc. It is narrated by Daniel H. Pink the author and lasts for 6 hours 19 minutes. The book tells the story of the battle between man and machine. It is not an Arnold Schwarzenegger "Terminator" like apocalypse but it is still something that we should be concern about. It tells the story of changing job market and the future. The skills that are necessary for the future especially in this ever-changing world brought by Abundance, Asia, and Automation. The book tells the story of man's...