Editor's Note: Yes, it's no coincidence that I'm sharing this article the same month I'm featuring "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on the bookshelf. Meacham reminds us at the end of his article that mankind continues to trend toward more liberty, not less, and that a totalitarian appraoch led by Nazis in the Third Reich, Christians in the Crusades or Muslims in the current Jihad, will pass in time. [more]

February Song: Freedom
Artist: Amos Lee [more]

Published: January 03, 2007 in Knowledge@W.P. Carey
http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1352

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Written by William L. Shirer [more]

Good ideas in business are just the beginning.  To be successful, one must add flexible planning and tremendous attention to detail.  [more]

A Taste of Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Poem from The Power of Mindfulness on page 4. [more]

In the end, great lives are a product of dedication to life balance and healthy, close relationships. [more]

Editor's Note: This article is fairly broad and yet covers difficult development issues, such as corruption, head on. My experience is not only that Africa is 52 distinctly different countries but also that each country in Africa is distinctly different among its states and tribes. Most developing economies are, as stated, resource rich, bi-polar demographically and are completely misunderstood by we who might help the most. I especially like the idea here that to some degree, we are looking at our own economy in the 1950's, one that needs focus on the "critical middle." [more]

January Song: The Pretender
Artist: Jackson Browne [more]

By Masha Goncharova
Published: The Orange County Register on September 06, 2009
http://www.ocregister.com/news/ramsey-132802-kids-krochet.html