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Breaking it Down and Connecting the Dots (2017)
This book contains a selection of blog posts I have written during the past five years on family life, organization behavior, rhetorical rabbit holes, music, public policy, sports, dogs, diversity, Christianity, President Trump, and a few other things. Each essay contains fewer than 750 words.
Many of these essays focus on lessons drawn from experiences interviewing for jobs, raising stepkids, playing music, training New York City taxi drivers, watching sports, shepherding dogs, finding common ground on abortion, leading diversity programs, and loving my wife. Others are based on my reactions to opinion pieces written by thought leaders from across the political spectrum. A few meander into snarky satire. Most suggest that common ground does exist if we can find the patience, skill, and grace to create it.
The book is divided into nine sections. I encourage you to focus first on those sections that interest you, remembering that if you don’t like some of the content, each essay is short. Most of all, I hope you come away with the idea that we can work across boundaries to accomplish great things.
ISBN 13 (TP): 9781532030390
ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781532030406
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Breaking Barriers
Working and Loving While Blind
By Peter Altschul, MS
For some unknown reason, Peter Altschul was born totally blind. He grew up in a working-class town where, with the help of his persistent mother, he broke through barrier after barrier, determined to live a full life.
This memoir reveals one man’s journey through blindness as he teams with his five guide dogs to overcome personal challenges and eventually discovers love, success, and happiness.
ISBN 13 (TP): 9781469731117
ISBN 13 (HB): 9781469731124
ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781469731131
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Private #property’s Harvest #history
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2020/11/25/private-propertys-harvest-n2580602
What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? #conflict #communication #inclusion
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/style/loretta-ross-smith-college-cancel-culture.html
An #epidemiologist explains how to host a safe #holiday meal during the #coronavirus pandemic #health
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/thanksgiving-2020/
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Yelling At Your #family Won’t Change Their Beliefs. Do This Instead #conflict #comunication #commonground
https://sojo.net/articles/yelling-family-wont-change-mind-misinformation-thanksgiving-christmas-research-conversation
High-Risk, Low-Transparency Environments Present Barriers To A Mentally Healthy #workforce #mentalhealth #culture
https://www.forbes.com/sites/onemind/2020/11/17/high-risk-low-transparency-environments-present-barriers-to-a-mentally-healthy-workforce/?sh=4c4befc55dc9
The #marketing Theory Which Explains Why Trump Owns the GOP #politics #identityloyalty
https://thebulwark.com/the-marketing-theory-which-explains-why-trump-owns-the-gop/
Let teens be vaccinated without parental consent #VaxTeen #health #youth
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-11-16/teen-vaccinations-self-consent-covid
What #KeithRichards Can Teach Us About Beating Our Donald Trump #addiction #politics
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/17/keith-richards-donald-trump-addiction-436860
A Violent War Against the #tech Monopolies is on the Horizon #politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgemullen/2020/11/16/a-violent-war-against-the-tech-monopolies-is-on-the-horizon-n2580126
This Is Why #diversity Programming Doesn’t Work #training #management
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanaredstone/2020/11/18/this-is-why-diversity-programming-doesnt-work/?sh=4a9d16cf66d5
Breaking Barriers - Working and Loving While Blind