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...Gist: Imagine a world where pirates run amok, blowing themselves up in European city centers; where wars are ignited over lack of drinking water; where a global face-off between Islam and Christianity makes World War II look like a water-balloon fight. According to economist and political scientist Jacques Attali, that is what the future has in store for us by 2025. In the belief that past experiences are indicative future events, Attali combs through the history of human kind, all the way back to Homo Habilis, separating the past into nine distinct periods to isolate "what is possible...
...Gist: For months, financial forecasters have been doing everything short of suggesting we don gas masks and stockpile canned goods. But according to the sixth installment in the Boston Consulting Group's "Collateral Damage" series, the drumbeat of grim prognoses is failing to "instill a sense of urgency" into many corporations. In their survey of 439 companies with sales above $1 billion (including 86 with sales above $20 billion), the authors found that "too many companies are reacting late and with insufficient purpose." Many also show signs of inflated expectations: while 65% of companies said their industry's fortunes would...
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...Gist: "This is a book about dismembered toes," Georgetown professor Peter Manseau writes by way of introduction. "But it is not a book about death." From Damascus to Jerusalem to Philadelphia (oddly, one of the relic capitals of the world), Manseau recounts his journey to find religious objects that have captivated the faithful for centuries and his encounters with modern pilgrims along the way. This includes a French mortician who analyzes the charred remains of Joan of Arc; a Sri Lankan tour guide who makes his living at the Temple of the Holy Tooth; a Syrian boy whose playground includes...
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