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What I'm reading 9 September

Did love really die in 2015? Does it really matter?
How to stay strong during uncertain times. I like the point which says that some things are really not in our control. It reminds me of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Peak Performance, where Captain Picard tells Data "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life."
London, World War II and the German assault.
Never underestimate how small things can have a large impact.
Want to improve your résumé?
Britain's mafia state? Britain and mafia in the same sentence...let me think that over, but nevertheless, an interesting article. "Property in this country is a haven for the proceeds of international crime."
The book This Changes Everything — Naomi Klein’s opus on how climate change could be our greatest opportunity to reinvent the world before we destroy it — is now becoming the movie This Changes Everything. You should also read Earth in the Balance by Al Gore.

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