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I was born in Scranton, PA, graduated from Scranton Central H.S., the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia Business School. I currently reside in NYC.

[larry on russia trip]

The last few books I read are:
Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist. by Yossi Klein Helevi (1995, Little Brown, $23). This Jerusalem Report reporter, and former subject of the documentary, "Kaddish" writes about his younger days in Betar and the JDL. Kind of like the Jewish Kerouac.

The Jew in the Lotus. by Rodger Kamenentz (1994, HarperCollins, $12). a bunch of notable Jews go to India to see the Dali Lama.

Time on Fire. by Evan Handler (1996, Little Brown, $23). Evan is a rising star on Broadway and then finds out that he has leukemia. The story of his 7+ year battle unfolds.

Going Up Country: Travel Essays by Peace Corps Writers. edited by John Coyne (1994, Scribners, $21). travel essays by peace corps-niks of the 60's.

Prophets in the Dark: How Xerox Reinvented Itself and Beat Back the Japanese. by Kearn and Nadler. (1992, HarperBusiness, $12). Former Xerox CEO tells how he tried to turn Xerox around. Great history of xerography.

Investment Biker: On the Road with Jim Rogers. by Jim Rogers. (1994, Random House). Jim Rogers of investment fame, rides his motorcycle around the world and discusses worldwide investing.

Real Change Leaders. by John Katzenbach and McKinsey (1996, Time Books/Random House, $25). McKinsey team discusses top CEO's and how they change their organizations.



The last 5 CD's I purchased are:
Chants Mystiques (M. Lazar) - Jewish answer to the chants fad
Rapple Dapple (the Greenberry Woods) - a good band from Maryland
David and Salomon (David D'Or and Shlomo Bar)
Soundtrack to Naked in New York
Soundtrack to Floundering
N'Issi N'Issi (Cheb Khaled) - Algerian pop music

[larry delivering newspapers]

Some favorite books, in no particular order
Manchild in the Promised Land (Claude Brown, growing up in Harlem in the 50's)
Dave Way (Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's autobio)
Made in America (Sam Walton, founder of Walmart's autobio)
Reville for Radicals (Saul Alinsky discusses social organization and demonstrations)
Art and Act (Peter Gay, on art and architecture)
Between Power and Plenty (P. Katzenstein, on Foreign Economic Policies of OECD States)
Exodus / Mila 18 (Leon Uris novels on WW II)
Slaughterhouse 5 (K. Vonnegut)
Pigs for the Ancestors (Rappaport, on anthropology)
Creativity (Silvano Arieti, psychology and creativity)
The Icarus Paradox (Danny Miller, on why top firms fail)
Leadership Secrets of Atilla the Hun (Wess Robert, on Atilla and his adept skills)
The Managerial Mystique (Abraham Zaleznik, HBS professor on mgt)
Ackoff's Fables (Russell Ackoff's fables on organizational management)

Riding the Iron Rooster / Patagonio Express (travel books by Theroux)
Pedaling the Earth (Danny Miller bikes/pedals around the world)
Iron and Silk / Night Train to Turkistan / Malaria Dreams (travel books)
Baghdad without a Map (Horwitz, and his book about Australia, too)
Music in Every Room, Around the World in a Bad Mood (Krich)
East Along The Equator (Helen Winteritz)


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