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I‘m slowly making my way through this one in 20-minute bites each night, while my kids do their evening reading time for school. Wow, Henry Ford was such a crank. And SO SO SO on the autism spectrum. Between him, and Dr. Kellogg up at the Battle Creek Sanatarium…what the heck was going on up there, Michigan? Also, Ford reminds me of H. Ross Perot, but with antisemitism and paranoid xenophobia. #readingtheamericas #brazil

I really enjoy nonfiction that reveals the inside story of an institution, and this tale of Ford‘s dance with doom (and ultimate resurrection) in the late 2000s is well-told and full of juicy details about the company‘s ridiculously toxic, dysfunctional corporate culture. The depiction of turnaround expert Alan Mulally borders on hagiography at times. Recommended for anyone interested in the auto industry or leadership in extreme situations.

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Day 8 of the #wintergames photo challenge - Wildlife

I‘m sharing some pictures of animals that showed up in my backyard near the bird feeders.

Photo 1 - This is a Cooper‘s Hawk. This picture is from the day before Thanksgiving this year. My birds saw him and they all flew off.

Photos 2,3 & 4 - These are Black Bellied Whistling Ducks. These pictures are from August.

#GhostsOfXmas

Now I‘m probably not going to read a lot of scary books, but this perfectly ties in with the #24hourreadathon later on in October. Check out @Catsandbooks for more details. #31by31readathon #31by31

I am going to try for 31 hours.

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This is my most recent stop on my quest read a biography of every President. My thought that President Ford, our only unelected President, was amongst our most decent and ethical was bolstered by this book. Very interesting read if this sort if history is your thing.

Guinn's book is about some of America's most popular historic figures from the early 20th century, getting together for both pleasure and publicity. His work is a good read and captures well the personalities of Ford, Edison, Firestone, and Burroughs. It also is a good reminder that historic figures are complex - capable of both genius and folly or charity and hate. I recommend this book.

This was a fantastic read. As a convert to Ford during the Mulally era, it was a very well written and in depth look at how bad it really was at the Blue Oval.

❤️ Grandin. This book explores Ford‘s Midwest-style company town/rubber plantation in the Amazon. Fascinating to read alongside Capital, which my partner & I are currently tackling. He shared this quote with me: “Of course, we have all read, & all do read Capital…every day, transparently, in the dramas & dreams of our history, in its disputes & conflicts, in the defeats & victories of the workers‘ movement...” — Louis Althusser, Reading Capital

Christmas Books! 🎄⛄📚