Notable books on Haiti
Recommended reading on Haiti
Category Books
The 7 Steps to Great Projects E-Book
How to start your project off right; build the team that you need, ensure that all will end well. Follow these steps to execute a remarkable project and you will ensure that your next project will come looking for you.
What would it have felt like to live through the Haitian Revolution?
The story of the Haitian revolution is a bizarrely twisted tail. The revolution began as an uprising by the slaves, became a civil war between the French and the mulatos (mixed race, free people) to a slave revolution.…
A Little Guide to making Big Changes
Seth Godin's new book, Poke the Box, is a passionate manifesto to begin something and carry it through. It builds on his earlier work Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?–his guide to committing to making a difference–and the The ShipIt Journal–a workbook for getting a…
Notes to a newly appointed Project Director
Advice to a new Project Director--how to be great, remarkable, and stay employed.
The “To Do No More” List
My workload changed dramatically on January 12th when I stepped in to take over the earthquake response in Haiti. Although I have always felt that I was productive—I set goals based on the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People…
Does the Harlem Children’s Zone hold the key to revolutionalizing the world?
My kids class I recently reread Jared Diamond's excellent book, Guns, Germs, and Steel. It is an excellent overview of how a variety of factors gave some geographic regions the natural advantages that allowed them to dominate the rest of the world.…