I was lucky enough to win a gift certificate for dinner for two at the French Laundry at our Vistage All-City Meeting last September. It took several months to schedule this dinner as the reservations open two months in advance to the calendar date. I dutifully called for weeks. When the lady taking reservations kept…
It isn’t often that I open an issue of California Lawyer with anticipation and excitement. But the cover of a recent issue was emblazoned with a charter school issue with these words: “Charter School Fight Rich v. Even Richer.” So when I picked it up to read it I really was genuinely excited. Imagine my…
It’s been fascinating to read (or listen to) so many books this past year and see what kind of writing is out there and what kind of writing actually gets published. I find it extraordinary that some of these books were actually published, that someone thought these books would sell, or that it was a…
I read a lot of books last year. Some of which I wish I hadn’t wasted my time reading and some I wanted to reread. Some of these books have stuck with me and I have recommended them to others. The list here contains the books that made a big impact on me in 2013.…