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  A Hero Born by Jin Yong review – the gripping world of kung fu chivalry

  The Guardian - Marcel Theroux

  The martial arts epic Legends of the Condor Heroes is the magnum opus of China’s most widely read living writer. The first book has finally been translated into English, and it’s a joy Jin Yong is an unfamiliar name in the English-speaking world but a superstar in the Chinese-speaking one. Since his …

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  Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone’s Mic

  The Wall Street Journal. - Joanna Stern

  “Can I try the Cole Haans in a size 8?” Later that night on Facebook: An advertisement for Cole Haan pumps. OK, maybe a coincidence.

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  26 time-management tricks I wish I'd known at 20

  Business Insider - Shana Lebowitz

  Time-management skills can take a while to learn. Étienne Garbugli, a Montreal-based product and marketing consultant, the author of "Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want," and the creator of a course to help entrepreneurs find their target market, distilled the lessons he wishes he'd known when …

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  13 phrases that salespeople should never use

  Business Insider - Caroline Cakebread

  Cold calling and pitching products are not easy tasks, even for the most experienced sales person. Sometimes it's a matter of saying just the right thing. Other times, it's a matter of what not to say. So sales intelligence platform Gong.io used machine-learning to try and make the art of closing a …

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  James Damore has sued Google. His infamous memo on women in tech is still nonsense.

  Vox - Cynthia Lee

  James Damore, the man fired by Google last year after he wrote a memo arguing that there may be biological reasons why women are underrepresented at Google and other tech companies, has sued his former employer. The suit alleges that Google systematically discriminates against conservative white men, …

• https://heterodoxacademy.org/2017/08/10/the-google-memo-what-does-the-research-say-about-gender-differences/

  Gazza Roonii

  Aug 12, 2017