Bisa Butler is an American fiber artist born in 1973 that is known for her vibrant, quilted portraits celebrating Black life – from everyday people to notable historical figures. Her quilts present an expansive view of history through their engagement with themes such as family, community, migration, the promise of youth, and artistic and intellectual…

The book is written by Edward D. Hess, who is a professor of business administration and Batten Faculty Fellow at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. His professional experience includes twenty years as a business executive and eighteen years in academia. As stated by the author, the Digital Age will raise the question…

Claude Monet (1840-1926) led a group of artists that used to left the studio to work outdoors and capture scenes from modern life. Together, these artists became known as the Impressionists, and their work seemed shockingly crude to many contemporary viewers back in those years, even though its ‘impressionistic’ effect was the result of careful…

The book, written by the Wharton School’s professor Katy Milkman, is presented as a guide to develop a tailored approach to drive personal change and improvement. The author claims that “by diagnosing the internal obstacles you face and consistently using solutions customized to help you succeed, evidence and experience show that you really can get…

The book is written by professor Yuval Noah Harari, who serves at the University of Jerusalem and specializes in world history. The ten takeaways and highlights that I got out of this book are outlined below: This is an interesting and informative book. While it is based on facts, the author also presents his own…

Part I – What Happened? Was Liverpool over Barcelona the Greatest Upset in Sports History? Measuring Income Inequality with the Gino, Palm, and Atkinson Indices Intergenerational Mobility What’s wrong with the NFL QB Ranking? Some Sports Have All the Luck Part II – What will Happen? Does a Mutual Fund’s Past Performance Predict Future Performance?…

The book is written by Jeremy David Curuksu, who is a data scientist, management consultant, and researcher. He worked at the strategy firm Innosight, at the Chief Analytics Office of IBM, and at Amazon Web Services. He holds a PhD in bioinformatics and was a research scientist for 6 years in applied mathematics at the…

The book is written by Pablo Rivas, who is the founder and CEO of Global Alumni – the first Spanish-American ed-tech company specializing in supporting the world’s best universities. Through this book, Pablo aims to show the reader how the digital revolution is tearing down the traditional education system and transforming the economy and building…

The book, written by New York Times’ Bestselling author Bruce Feiler, is based on 225 life stories that the author gathered including different ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. Feiler asked this people to “tell the story of their lives in fifteen minutes“, and specifies that all answers took more than an hour. He also…

The book was written by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott, and presents a ‘wake-up call’ that describes what to expect and consider the choices and options that we would face under a 100-year life expectancy. The book also presents a call to action for individuals, politicians, firms, and governments under this vision, and aims to…

Overall, this book discusses the roles that higher education can play in the organizational and societal mechanisms by which people can up-skill later in their lives when they do not have the time or resources for a full-time academic experience that results in a degree or certificate. Creating this transformational evolution of higher education requires…

La pregunta de sus ojos es una novela escrita en 2005 por el autor argentino Eduardo Sacheri. La película del año 2009, que lleva el mismo nombre, se basó en esta obra. Las veintiún citas que llamaron mi atención dentro de esta obra son las siguientes: Debería haber aprendido eso. No lo de estar jubilado, sino…

El libro, escrito por Christopher McDougall, presenta un extraordinario relato que permite no solo conocer sobre la cultura, tradiciones y creencias tarahumaras. La obra permite también adentrarse y destacar los enormes placeres y beneficios del correr. Las treinta citas que me parecieron más relevantes e impactantes en esta obra, son las siguientes:  Los tarahumaras quizá…

This book presents a guide to over 100 highlights of the collection of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. The book presents objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Syro-Anatolia, The Levant, Egypt, Nubia and Persia, including valuable information about the history of the collections, photography, and a brief description of each object. The ten main objects…

This book was written in 1988 by Andrew Abbott, who served as Distinguished Service Professor of the Department of Sociology and the College at the University of Chicago. The author explores central questions about the role of professions in modern life: Why should there be occupational groups controlling expert knowledge? Where and why did groups…

The book, written by M. Todd Henderson and Salen Churi – Professor at the University of Chicago Law School, and founder and partner at Trust Ventures, respectively – is about trust, how it has improved the human condition, and how it evolved alongside technological and societal changes. It explains how companies such as Uber are…

El libro está escrito por José Ramón López-Portillo Romano, quien es economista y doctor en ciencia política y pensamiento económico por la Universidad de Oxford, donde fundó y coordinó el Centro de Estudios Mexicanos de la misma universidad. En 2018, fue nombrado por el secretario general de las Naciones Unidas como miembro del grupo de…

The book is written by Stephen M. Stigler, who serves as professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago. Through this book, the author presents what he defines as the Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom, and emphasizes that these are support pillars – the disciplinary foundation, not the whole edifice, of Statistics.…

We live today in an intimately connected world, a world in which celebrities have ardent fans continents away, in which religious leaders can influence millions globally, and in which complex economic, political, cultural, ideological and environmental forces converge across continents. This is globalization. In this book, Manfred B. Steger considers the major causes and consequences…

The book, written by Rolf Dobelli, presents simple, clear and useful thoughts and ideas to shape the way we think – at work, at home, and at our every day lives. The book includes examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking. The author claims that, by knowing what they…

The book is written by Michelle Vazzana and Jason Jordan, founding partners of the sales training firm Vantage Point Performance, which specializes in building research-based management practices that revolutionize sales performance. Through this book, the author’s goal is to provide the reader with a practical, research-based guidance that, as the authors claim, will improve the…

The book is written by David Palfreyman and Paul Temple, director of the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPS) and Reader Emeritus in Higher Education at the UCL Institute of Education, respectively. Through this book, the authors explore the origins and the concept of a university, and explore issues facing the future of…

The book is written by Nick Polson and James Scott, professors at the Chicago Booth School of Business and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively. Overall, authors are optimistic about the use of AI, and they share that these technologies will bring immense benefits. But they will also, inevitably, reflect our weak spots as a…

Today, the vital skill for success includes learning agility – the ability to learn new things quickly. Companies need to create an environment where employees are continuously learning new skills, since learning should be built into the work that they already have, not something that they need to do separate from work. The main principles…

Not long ago, competitive advantage among individuals, organizations and different regions worldwide belonged to those who ‘knew the most‘ – a knowledge economy. Now it accrues to those who know how to learn the most – a learning economy. Through the book Never Stop Learning – Stay relevant, reinvent yourself and thrive, Brad Staats takes…

In this book, written by Erin Meyer, a systematic step-by-step approach is presented to understanding the most common business communication challenges that arise from cultural differences, and offers steps for dealing with them more effectively. The goal of this book is to help us improve our ability to decode different facets of culture and to…

Leaders don’t lead by lecturing, but by acting – Choosing Leadership is a book written by Linda Ginzel – a clinical professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business – that does not ask you to read it – it asks you to participate in it. If you want to sit still while some…

This book presents a short set of essays by a Harry L. Davis, professor and administrator at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He joined this institution in 1963 and became one of the most influential figures in business education in the United States and abroad. He helped develop the first core…

One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. On this book, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College since 1992, presents a deeply researched history of the university. The result is a fascinating…